Löffler, F.; Sauthoff, G.; Palm, M.: Determination of phase equilibria in the Fe–Mg–Si system. International Journal of Materials Research 102 (8), pp. 1042 - 1047 (2011)
Rojas, D.; Prat, O.; Garcia, J.; Carrasco, C.; Sauthoff, G.; Kaysser-Pyzalla, A. R.: Design and Characterization of microstructure evolution during creep of 12%Cr heat resistant steels. Materials Science and Engineering A 527, pp. 3864 - 3876 (2010)
Eumann, M.; Sauthoff, G.; Palm, M.: Phase equilibria in the Fe–Al–Mo system - Part II: Isothermal sections at 1000 and 1150 °C. Intermetallics 16 (6), pp. 834 - 846 (2008)
Eumann, M.; Sauthoff, G.; Palm, M.: Phase equilibria in the Fe–Al–Mo system - Part I: Stability of the Laves phase Fe2Mo and isothermal section at 800 °C. Intermetallics 16 (5), pp. 706 - 716 (2008)
Isaac, A.; Sket, F.; Borbély, A.; Sauthoff, G.; Pyzalla, A. R.: Study of cavity evolution during creep by synchrotron microtomography using a volume correlation method. Praktische Metallographie/Practical Metllography 45 (5), pp. 242 - 245 (2008)
Isaac, A.; Sket, F.; Sauthoff, G.; Pyzalla, A.: In-situ 3D Quantification of the Evolution of Creep Cavity Size, Shape and Spatial Orientation using Synchrotron X-ray Tomography. Materials Science and Engineering A 478, pp. 108 - 118 (2008)
Eumann, M.; Sauthoff, G.; Palm, M.: Re-evaluation of phase equilibria in the Al–Mo system. International Journal of Materials Research 97 (11), pp. 1502 - 1511 (2006)
Stallybrass, C.; Schneider, A.; Sauthoff, G.: The strengthening effect of (Ni, Fe)Al precipitates on the mechanical properties at high temperatures of ferritic Fe–Al–Ni–Cr alloys. Intermetallics 13 (12), pp. 1263 - 1268 (2005)
Stein, F.; Palm, M.; Sauthoff, G.: Mechanical Properties and Oxidation Behaviour of Two-Phase Iron Aluminium Alloys with Zr(Fe,Al)2 Laves Phase or Zr(Fe,Al)12 τ1 Phase. Intermetallics 13 (12), pp. 1275 - 1285 (2005)
Stein, F.; Palm, M.; Sauthoff, G.: Structure and stability of Laves phases. Part II: Structure type variations in binary and ternary systems. Intermetallics 13 (10), pp. 1056 - 1074 (2005)
Wasilkowska, A.; Bartsch, M.; Stein, F.; Palm, M.; Sauthoff, G.; Messerschmidt, U.: Plastic deformation of Fe–Al polycrystals strengthened with Zr-containing Laves phases: Part II. Mechanical properties. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing 381 (1-2), pp. 1 - 15 (2004)
Stein, F.; Palm, M.; Sauthoff, G.: Structure and stability of Laves phases. Part I - Critical assessment of factors controlling Laves phase stability. Intermetallics 12 (7-9), pp. 713 - 720 (2004)
The mission of our group is to uncover the fundamental mechanisms of deformation and degradation in battery systems and to leverage mechanical principles to design damage-resilient energy storage systems.
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.
The group aims at unraveling the inner workings of ion batteries, with a focus on probing the microstructural and interfacial character of electrodes and electrolytes that control ionic transport and insertion into the electrode.
The full potential of energy materials can only be exploited if the interplay between mechanics and chemistry at the interfaces is well known. This leads to more sustainable and efficient energy solutions.