Researchers at the CRC/TRR 270 aim at designing the hysteresis of magnetic materials used for energy conversion. The projects are grouped into the research areas “Maximum hysteresis for permanent magnets”, “Minimum hysteresis for magnetocalorics”. They are supported by central projects.
Projects of funding period 2 (FP2) – 2024 to 2027:
| A01 | Permanent magnets by nanoscale phase decomposition |
Oliver Gutfleisch Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| A02 | Hysteresis design in thin film model systems with reduced critical elements |
Lambert Alff Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| A03 | X-ray absorption spectroscopy under external stimuli – microscopic understanding and tailoring hysteresis |
Katharina Ollefs Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| A04 | Towards rare earth free permanent magnets by nanoscale phase decomposition |
Natalia Shkodich Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen Michael Farle Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| A05 | Designing substitutional 4f-3d permanent magnets via phase decomposition |
Hongbin Zhang Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| A06 | Phase-field modelling of microstructure evolution and properties of magnetic materials by laser powder bed fusion |
Bai-Xiang Xu Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| A07 | Scale-bridging of magneto-mechanical mesostructures of additive manufactured and severe plastically deformed materials |
Jörg Schröder Engineering, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| A08 | Magnetic hardening by severe plastic deformation processes |
Karsten Durst Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| A10 | Additive manufacturing of permanent magnets using functionalised microparticles |
Konstantin Skokov Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| A11 | Nano-functionalization of magnetic microparticles for engineering grain boundaries during additive manufacturing to build magnets with maximized hysteresis |
Anna Ziefuß Chemistry, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| A12 new in FP2 | Spin order and disorder at interfaces in nanoscale magnets probed by neutron scattering |
Sabrina Disch Chemistry, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| B01 | Functional magnetocaloric materials |
Oliver Gutfleisch Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| B02 | Control of magnetocalorics by interface engineering in MAB1 phase and antiperovskite thin film model systems |
Ulf Wiedwald Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| B03 | Unconventional syntheses to manipulate magnetocaloric MAB1 phases and antiperovskites |
Christina Birkel Chemistry, TU Darmstadt |
| B04 | Short range order and phase transitions in compositionally complex alloys |
Wolfgang Donner Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| B05 | Element specific insight into hysteresis |
Heiko Wende Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| B06 | Rational design of narrow-hysteresis materials by tailoring magnetoelastic interactions |
Markus Gruner Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| B08 | Additive manufacturing of intermetallic magnetic materials by electron beam powder bed fusion |
Bilal Gökce Materials Science and Additive Manufacturing, Bergische Universität Wuppertal |
| B11 new in FP2 | Powder-based processing for microstructure and multicaloric hysteresis design |
Franziska Scheibel Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| B12 new in FP2 | Optimizing magnets via revealing and theoretically engineering materials inhomogeneities |
Karin Everschor-Sitte Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| B13 new in FP2 | Machine learning assisted hysteresis design |
Bai-Xiang Xu Materials Science, TU Darmstadt Hongbin Zhang Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| 1MAB – atomically layered, ternary or quaternary transition metal (M) borides, e.g. M2AlB2 |
| T01 new in FP2 | Methodenentwicklung und Validierung der optischen In-situ-Emissionsspektroskopie während des Pulverbett-Laserstrahlschmelzens zur 3D-Rekonstruktion der chemischen Zusammensetzung additiv gefertigter Metallbauteile |
Stephan Barcikowski Chemistry, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| T02 new in FP2 | Maschinelles Lernen für die Atomsondentomographie |
Baptiste Gault Atom Probe Tomography, Max-Planck-Institute for Iron Research |
| T03 new in FP2 | Adaptives Design von Ni-Mn-Ga-X Heusler-Legierungen für die Anwendung als magnetische Formgedächtnislegierung im Hochtemperaturbereich |
Hongbin Zhang Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| Z01 | Advanced analytical electron microscopy and atom probe tomography |
Leopoldo Molina-Luna Materials Science, TU Darmstadt Baptiste Gault Atom Probe Tomography, Max-Planck-Institute for Iron Research |
| Z02 | High resolution magnetic contrast imaging and 3D tomography |
Michael Farle Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen Rafal Dunin-Borkowski Ernst Ruska-Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich |
| Z-MGK | Integrated Research Training Group and Graduate College “Junior Hommage” |
Heiko Wende Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen Lambert Alff Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| Z-INF | Management of data obtained in experimental and in silico investigations |
Jörg Schröder Engineering, Universität Duisburg-Essen Oliver Gutfleisch Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| Z-V | Central tasks of the Collaborative Research Centre |
Oliver Gutfleisch Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
