Schwan, M.; Naikade, M. K.; Raabe, D.; Ratke, L.: From hard to rubber-like: mechanical properties of resorcinol-formaldehyde aerogels. Journal of Materials Science 50 (16), pp. 5482 - 5493 (2015)
In this project we conduct together with Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen and the department of Prof. Neugebauer ab initio calculations for designing new Mg – Li alloys. Ab initio calculations can accurately predict basic structural, mechanical, and functional properties using only the atomic composition as a basis.
The wide tunability of the fundamental electronic bandgap by size control is a key attribute of semiconductor nanocrystals, enabling applications spanning from biomedical imaging to optoelectronic devices. At finite temperature, exciton-phonon interactions are shown to exhibit a strong impact on this fundamental property.