Dehm, G.; Imrich, P. J.; Wimmer, A. C.; Kirchlechner, C.: From idealized bi-crystals towards applied polycrystals: Plastic deformation in small dimensions. TMS2014, 143rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Diego, CA, USA (2014)
Wimmer, A. C.: Plasticity and fatigue of miniaturized Cu structures. Dissertation, Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz-Josef Strasse 18, 8700, Leoben, Austria (2014)
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.