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)
Max Planck scientists design a process that merges metal extraction, alloying and processing into one single, eco-friendly step. Their results are now published in the journal Nature.
Here the focus lies on investigating the temperature dependent deformation of material interfaces down to the individual microstructural length-scales, such as grain/phase boundaries or hetero-interfaces, to understand brittle-ductile transitions in deformation and the role of chemistry or crystallography on it.