Joint publication of several CRC/TRR 270 projects

Combined approach of neutron and x-ray diffraction for an analysis of chemical order in Ni(Co)MnTi alloys reveals that no Heusler-typical L2 1 order between Ti and Mn is present, but that the phase transition of Co containing samples can be shifted significantly with proper heat treatment.

Joint publication of CRC/TRR 270 and partners from Hangzhou Dianzi University (China) and IMMM CNRS (France)

Nanocrystalline 2:14:1-type Ce-Fe-B alloy powders show potential application for low-cost hard magnets, but it is still a big challenge to prepare bulk anisotropic Ce-Fe-B magnet.

We congratulate our Functional Materials´ spin-off MagnoTherm Solutions!

New publication: With the goal of simulating the multi-stimuli concept, we propose a multi-physics phase-field model for the simulation of a tetragonal martensite and cubic austenite.

We congratulate our colleague Dominik Ohmer on his successful dissertation defense.

Functional Materials group of Prof. Gutfleisch is involved

The new CRC 1487 Iron, upgraded! with Prof. Ulrike Kramm as the speaker aims at replacing rare, expensive, toxic or polluting materials used for many relevant technical purposes like electromobility or hydrogen technology by precisely manipulated iron, which is a versatile, cheap, easily accessible and non-toxic material. The Functional Materials group of Prof. Gutfleisch is involved with a project in this new Collaborative Research Centre. Read more

The Science Reporter from “Hessen schafft Wissen” visited Prof. Oliver Gutfleisch.

New publication in Applied Physics Letters

An analytical expression for the maximum heat a magnetocaloric material can transfer in one cooling cycle has been derived by investigating the operation of a simplified active magnetic regenerator (AMR).

Functional Materials is part of new DFG-funded research training group (GRK) “LokoAssist” at TU Darmstadt

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the new research training group “LokoAssist – Seamless Integration of Assistance Systems for Natural Human Locomotion” at TU Darmstadt and the University of Heidelberg. The collegium will be funded for four and a half years starting in 2022 with a budget of around 6 million euros.