Lai, M.; Tasan, C. C.; Zhang, J.; Grabowski, B.; Huang, L.; Springer, H.; Raabe, D.: ω phase accommodated nano-twinning mechanism in Gum Metal: An ab initio study. 3rd International Workshop on Physics Based Material Models and Experimental Observations: Plasticity and Creep, Cesme/Izmir, Turkey (2014)
Springer, H.: A novel roll bonding methodology for the cross-scale analysis of phase properties and interac-tions in multiphase structural materials. MSE 2014, Darmstadt, Germany (2014)
Springer, H.; Kostka, A.: Verbinden von hochfestem Stahl mit einer Aluminiumlegierung durch Rührreibschweißen. 4. GKSS Workshop, Geesthacht, Germany (2009)
Springer, H.: Micromechanics of Materials Design and micromechanics of metal matrix composites and high-throughput mechanical test-ing for alloy design. Lecture: RWTH Aachen, SS 2016, Aachen, Germany, 2016
Springer, H.: Fundamental Research into the Role of Intermetallic Phases in Joining of Aluminium Alloys to Steel. Dissertation, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2011)
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.
Oxides find broad applications as catalysts or in electronic components, however are generally brittle materials where dislocations are difficult to activate in the covalent rigid lattice. Here, the link between plasticity and fracture is critical for wide-scale application of functional oxide materials.