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)
Lai, M.: Experimental-theoretical study of the interplay between deformation mechanisms and secondary phases in metastable β titanium alloys. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2016)
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.
We simulate the ionization contrast in field ion microscopy arising from the electronic structure of the imaged surface. For this DFT calculations of the electrified surface are combined with the Tersoff-Hamann approximation to electron tunneling. The approach allows to explain the chemical contrast observed for NiRe alloys.