Events of our Research Group
10th International Workshop on Spinel Nitrides and Related Materials, September 2021
With this workshop, we intend to bring together the leading research groups actively working in the field of advanced nitride materials. It is our aim to promote and broaden the scientific community and to provide a forum for discussing the state of the art with respect to practical implementations as well as the underlying concepts and the relevance of nitride-based materials.
News of the Department
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Recently published
2021/01/14
Magnetoelectric Tuning of Pinning-Type Permanent Magnets through Atomic-Scale Engineering of Grain Boundaries
Pinning-type magnets with high coercivity at high temperatures, especially Sm2Co17-type magnets, are at the core of thriving clean-energy technologies. Despite intensive efforts to optimize the intragranular microstructure, the coercivity currently only reaches 20–30% of the theoretical limits.
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Magnetism instead of compression
2021/01/07
TU spin-off MagnoTherm Solutions wants to revolutionise the refrigeration industry
The product ideas have huge market potential, the technology behind them is disruptive: For its climate-friendly and sustainable cooling systems, MagnoTherm Solutions replaces harmful gases with a solid material whose cooling effect is controlled by magnetic fields. The commercial application of this long-researched material is a novelty in the refrigeration industry. The start-up wants to enter the fiercely competitive industry as quickly as possible with “plug-in refrigerated displays” for the retail trade.
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MIT-Germany Lockheed Martin Seed Fund for Professor Molina-Luna
2020/12/11
TU professor Leopoldo Molina-Luna from the Department of Materials and Geosciences is funded for his project “ Investigation of Oxygen Diffusion in HfO2 Based Memristive Devices by Using iDPC STEM ” with the MIT-Germany Lockheed Martin Seed Fund 2019/2020 in the amount of 22,000 US Dollar. The Seed Fund was first announced in 2019 and promotes research projects between scientists from MIT and German, mostly technical universities. A total of five projects from Germany were funded, including the project of Professor Molina-Luna. He collaborates with a MIT working group in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE). The project started this year and will be extended until 2022 due to the current corona pandemic. It deals with a new method to map light elements on the atomic level. mho
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New materials for new challenges
2020/12/11
The highest endowed prize for young researchers at the TU, the Dr. Hans Messer Foundation, is awarded to Dr. Jurij Koruza.
The most valuable prize for young researchers at the TU, the Dr. Hans Messer Foundation, this year will be given to Dr. Jurij Koruza from the Department of Materials and Geosciences. Dr. Koruza researches materials with special electrical properties that play an important role in the course of technology development and the energy transition.
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„Wir brauchen positive Rollenvorbilder“
2020/12/11
Sonderforschungsbereiche der TU beraten über wirkungsvolle Gleichstellung
2020/12/10 von Karin Süß / feu „Gleichstellung im Forschungsalltag – wo betrifft mich das?“ Mit dieser Frage setzten sich Mitglieder von vier Sonderforschungsbereichen (SFB) und SFB-Transregios, die von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft an der TU Darmstadt gefördert werden, im Rahmen einer virtuellen Podiumsdiskussion auseinander.
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Recently published
2020/12/01
Influence of the martensitic transformation kinetics on the magnetocaloric effect in Ni-Mn-In
L. Pfeuffer, T. Gottschall, T. Faske, A. Taubel, F. Scheibel, A. Y. Karpenkov, S. Ener, K. P. Skokov and O. Gutfleisch Phys. Rev. Materials 4, 111401 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.111401
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Double FIF-Success of Materials Science
2020/11/23
FIF sponsors projects of the research groups Functional Materials and Nonmetallic-Inorganic Materials
The Forum for Interdisciplinary Research (FIF) has decided on its meeting on November 18, 2020 to lend financial support to two interdisciplinary projects where the Materials Science division of the Department of Materials and Geo Sciences is involved: “Qualification of Magnetic Materials for Additive Manufacturing (QuamM)” of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver Gutfleisch from the research group Functional Materials and “Additive Manufacturing of Lead-Free Piezoceramics (AblPie)” of Dr. Jurij Koruza from the research group Nonmetallic-Inorganic Materials. Cooperation partner is in both cases Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Weigold from the Institute for Production Management, Technology, and Machine Tools (PTW) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of TU Darmstadt. The financial support amounts in each case to almost 60.000 €, the funding period is the year 2021.
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Next generation of energy storage
2020/11/13
TU Darmstadt: EU supports project „SIMBA“ with eight million euros
A consortium led by the TU is breaking new ground in sustainable energy storage. The “SIMBA” project aims to develop a safe, low-cost and environmentally friendly all-solid-state-sodium battery for stationary use, which could help solve a major problem of the energy revolution. Following a competitive call for proposals, the EU is supporting SIMBA with eight million euros within the "Horizon 2020” program.
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Magnets: Key materials for green energy
2020/10/22
New collaboration between TU Darmstadt and MPIE
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Internationale Master in Materialwissenschaften
2020/10/19
Erneut fließen mehrere Millionen Euro an Fördergeldern für Studiengänge
Im Fachbereich Materialwissenschaften der TU Darmstadt gibt es seit einigen Jahren drei von der Europäischen Union (EU) geförderte internationale Master-Studiengänge: „Functionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering” (FAME+), „Advanced Materials for Innovation and Sustainability“ (AMIS) und „Advanced Materials: Innovative Recycling“ (AMIR). Mit der Bewilligung der letzten beiden Anträge für AMIS und AMIR waren Dr. Joachim Brötz von der TU und seine Kollegen der internationalen Partneruniversitäten bereits zum zehnten Mal erfolgreich.
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Prof. Weidenkaff on the Scientific Advisory Council of the Federal Government
2020/10/14
TU Professor Anke Weidenkaff has been newly appointed to the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) at the suggestion of Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze and Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek.
TU Professor Anke Weidenkaff has been newly appointed to the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) at the suggestion of Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Svenja Schulze and Federal Minister of Education and Research Anja Karliczek.
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Call for Articles: Special Issue „Recent Advances in Polymer-Derived Ceramics and Ceramic Nanocomposites“
2020/08/25
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). will be released. This special issue belongs to the section „Inorganic Chemistry“.
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Internationale Electroceramics-Konferenz – virtuell am Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften
2020/08/24
300 Teilnehmende stellen neue wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse vor
Die diesjährige Electroceramics-Konferenz findet vom 24. bis 28. August zum ersten Mal als Online-Veranstaltung an der TU Darmstadt statt. Die wissenschaftlichen Leiter der Konferenz, Professor Dr. Andreas Klein ( Fachgebiet Elektronenstruktur von Materialien ) und Dr. Jurij Koruza ( Fachgebiet Nichtmetallisch-Anorganische Werkstoffe ), berichten zum Auftakt der Diskussions-Panels darüber, was die Materialwissenschaft der TU an Expertise einbringt und die Herausforderungen, in Zeiten von Corona eine virtuelle Konferenz mit über 300 Teilnehmenden zu veranstalten.
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ProLOEWE-Interview mit FLAME-Professorin Ulrike Kramm
2020/08/20
Auf der Suche nach ressourcenschonenden Lösungen für Energieanwendungen
ProLOEWE , das Netzwerk der LOEWE-Forschungsvorhaben, besuchte FLAME-Professorin Ulrike Kramm an Ihrem Arbeitsplatz an der TU Darmstadt, wo Sie im Rahmen des LOEWE-Schwerpunkts FLAME an ressourcenschonenden Lösungen für Energieanwendungen forscht.
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Call for Articles: Special Issue of Materials “Bioactive Glasses in Tissue Engineering: Design, Processing and Application”
2020/08/19
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944) will be released: This special issue belongs to the section “Biomaterials”.
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Call for Articles: Special Issue of Nanomaterials “Electrochemical Properties and Applications of Ceramic Nanomaterials”
2020/08/11
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991), IF 4.3, is released. This special issue belongs to the section “Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures”.
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Werkzeugkasten für Mikroskopdaten-Analyse
2020/04/28
Proof of Concept: Professor Molina-Luna erhält 150.000 Euro vom Europäischen Forschungsrat
Zwei Wissenschaftler der TU Darmstadt sind vom Europäischen Forschungsrat (ERC) mit einem „Proof of Concept”-Grant in Höhe von 150.000 Euro ausgezeichnet worden. Professor Leopoldo Molina-Luna erhält den Preis für sein Projekt „STARE“.
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Certificate Award for LOEWE project FLAME
2020/02/19
On February 18, Maya I.S. Gradenwitz, representative of the Hessen State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts, presented the certificate for the LOEWE project FLAME to the scientific coordinators Professor Andreas Klein and Professor Karsten Albe.
