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.
| A01 | Permanent magnets by nanoscale phase decomposition |
Oliver Gutfleisch Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| A02 | Hysteresis design by nanoscale phase composition in rare earth-Co based thin films |
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 | Shell ferromagnetic materials: Tuning the magnetic hysteresis by nanoscale selective phase decomposition |
Natalia Shkodich Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen Michael Farle Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| A05 | Designing 4f-3d permanent magnets by tailoring crystal field |
Hongbin Zhang Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| A06 | Phase-field modeling 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 |
| A09 |
Nano-structural engineering through continuous forming processes (to be completed after the first funding period by 31 Dec 2023) |
Peter Groche Mechanical Engineering, TU Darmstadt |
| A10 | Additive manufacturing of permanent magnets using functionalized 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 | Magnetic MAX phase thin films for smart magnetocalorics |
Ulf Wiedwald Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| B03 | Synthesis and characterization of bulk magnetic MAX phases |
Christina Birkel Chemistry, TU Darmstadt |
| B04 | Short range order and phase transitions in compositionally complex magnetocalorics (CoCoMaCa) |
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 |
| B07 |
Atomistic modelling of Fe-based rare-earth-free nanostructured magnetocaloric materials (to be completed after the first funding period by 31 Dec 2023) |
Karsten Albe Materials Science, TU Darmstadt |
| B08 | Synthesis of compositionally complex alloy nanoparticles: towards formulation of magnetocaloric inks for nanoscale additive manufacturing |
Bilal Gökce Materials Science and Additive Manufacturing, Bergische Universität Wuppertal |
| B09 |
Hierarchical structuring of magnetocaloric materials with nanometer resolution (to be completed after the first funding period by 31 Dec 2023) |
Michael Farle Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Junior Researcher Project I | Tailoring magnetism of High Entropy Alloys (HEA) by high energy ball milling (HEBM) |
Natalia Shkodich Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| Junior Researcher Project II ended 2022 | Revealing the interplay between magnetic domains and microstructure in order to maximize the hysteresis of permanent magnets |
Teresa Weßels Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
| Junior Researcher Project III | Optimizing magnets via revealing, and engineering material inhomogeneities |
Nasim Bazazzadeh Physics, Universität Duisburg-Essen |
