Dick, A.: Ab initio STM and STS simulations on magnetic and nonmagnetic metallic surfaces. Dissertation, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany (2008)
Hausmann, K.: Cementite in Ferrite from First-Principles: Influence of Substitutional Impurities on Thermodynamic Stability. Diploma, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2011)
Low dimensional electronic systems, featuring charge density waves and collective excitations, are highly interesting from a fundamental point of view. These systems support novel types of interfaces, such as phase boundaries between metals and charge density waves.
About 90% of all mechanical service failures are caused by fatigue. Avoiding fatigue failure requires addressing the wide knowledge gap regarding the micromechanical processes governing damage under cyclic loading, which may be fundamentally different from that under static loading. This is particularly true for deformation-induced martensitic…