Counts, W. A.; Friák, M.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab Initio Guided Design of bcc Ternary Mg–Li–X (X=Ca,Al,Si,Zn,Cu) Alloys for Ultra-Lightweight Applications. Advanced Engineering Materials 12 (7), pp. 572 - 576 (2010)
von Pezold, J.; Dick, A.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Generation and performance of special quasirandom structures for studying the elastic properties of random alloys: Application to Al–Ti. Physical Review B 81 (9), pp. 094203-1 - 094203-7 (2010)
Udyansky, A.; von Pezold, J.; Bugaev, N. V.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Interplay between long-range elastic and short-range chemical interactions in Fe–C martensite formation. Physical Review B 79 (22), pp. 224112-1 - 224112-5 (2009)
Counts, W. A.; Friák, M.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Using ab initio calculations in designing bcc Mg-Li alloys for ultra light-weight applications. Acta Materialia 57 (1), pp. 69 - 76 (2009)
Lymperakis, L.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.: Atomistic calculations on interfaces: Bridging the length and time scales. The European Physics Journal Special Topics 177, pp. 41 - 57 (2009)
Ma, D.; Friák, M.; Neugebauer, J.; Raabe, D.; Roters, F.: Multiscale simulation of polycrystal mechanics of textured β-Ti alloys using ab initio and crystal-based finite element methods. Physica Status Solidi B 245 (12), pp. 2642 - 2648 (2008)
Friák, M.; Counts, W. A.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Error-propagation in multiscale approaches to the elasticity of polycrystals. Physica Status Solidi (B) 245, pp. 2636 - 2641 (2008)
Counts, W. A.; Friak, M.; Battaile, C. C.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: A comparison of polycrystalline elastic constants computed by analytic homogenization schemes and FEM. Physica Status Solidi B 245, pp. 2630 - 2635 (2008)
Sob, M.; Friák, M.; Wang, L. G.; Kuriplach, J.: The role of ab initio electronic structure calculations in contemporary materials science - part 2. Journal of Functional Materials 1 (11), pp. 408 - 418 (2007)
Sob, M.; Friák, M.; Wang, L. G.; Kuriplach, J.: The role of ab initio electronic structure calculations in contemporary materials science - part 1. Journal of Functional Materials 1 (10), pp. 363 - 367 (2007)
Raabe, D.; Sander, B.; Friák, M.; Ma, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Theory-guided bottom-up design of β-titanium alloys as biomaterials based on first principles calculations: Theory and experiments. Acta Materialia 55 (13), pp. 4475 - 4487 (2007)
Friák, M.; Raabe, D.; Neugebauer, J.: Ab Initio Guided Design of Materials. In: Structural Materials and Processes in Transportation, pp. 481 - 495 (Eds. Lehmhus, D.; Busse, M.; Herrmann, A. S.; Kayvantash, K.). Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany (2013)
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.
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.
Enabling a ‘hydrogen economy’ requires developing fuel cells satisfying economic constraints, reasonable operating costs and long-term stability. The fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy into electricity by recombining water from H2 and O2, allowing to generate environmentally-friendly power for e.g. cars or houses…
In this project we study - together with the department of Prof. Neugebauer and Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen - the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for the improved room-temperature ductility in Mg–Y alloys compared to pure Mg.
Efficient harvesting of sunlight and (photo-)electrochemical conversion into solar fuels is an emerging energy technology with enormous promise. Such emerging technologies depend critically on materials systems, in which the integration of dissimilar components and the internal interfaces that arise between them determine the functionality.
In this project, we work on a generic solution to design advanced high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with enhanced magnetic properties. By overturning the concept of stabilizing solid solutions in HEAs, we propose to render the massive solid solutions metastable and trigger spinodal decomposition. The motivation for starting from the HEA for this approach…
The project Hydrogen Embrittlement Protection Coating (HEPCO) addresses the critical aspects of hydrogen permeation and embrittlement by developing novel strategies for coating and characterizing hydrogen permeation barrier layers for valves and pumps used for hydrogen storage and transport applications.