Saood, S.; Brink, T.; Liebscher, C.; Dehm, G.: Atomic structure of [111] tilt boundaries of Al in relation to their crystallographic parameters. International Microscopy Conference 2023 (IMC-20), Busan, South Korea (2023)
Brink, T.; Milanese, E.; Frérot, L.; Molinari, J.-F.: Simulation of adhesive wear mechanisms at the nanoscale and an approach towards mesoscale models. MSE Congress, Darmstadt, Germany (2022)
Frommeyer, L.; Brink, T.; Dehm, G.; Liebscher, C.: Atomic scale observations of Ag segregation in a high angle grain boundary in Cu. PICO 2022, Kasteel Vaalsbroek, The Netherlands (2022)
Frommeyer, L.; Brink, T.; Freitas, R.; Frolov, T.; Dehm, G.; Liebscher, C.: Characterization of the atomic structure of grain boundary phases in pure Cu. Sixth Conference on Frontiers of Aberration Corrected Electron Microscopy PICO 2021, vitual, Kasteel Vaalsbroek, The Netherlands (2021)
Brink, T.: Thermodynamics. Lecture: Lecture on Thermodynamics, Max Planck Institut für Eisenforschung (demnächst Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials), 4 lectures à 2 h, Düsseldorf, Germany, May 14, 2024 - June 11, 2024
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.
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.
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.
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.
A wide range of steels is nowadays used in Additive Manufacturing (AM). The different matrix microstructure components and phases such as austenite, ferrite, and martensite as well as the various precipitation phases such as intermetallic precipitates and carbides generally equip steels with a huge variability in microstructure and properties.
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.