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<strong>Material</strong>s Modelling<br />
The research activities of the <strong>Material</strong>s Modelling Division are directed towards the<br />
investigation of materials properties and processing by atomic scale computer simulations.<br />
<strong>Material</strong>s of interest include functional nanoparticles, ferroelectrics, transparent and<br />
organic semiconductors as well as nanostructured metals. We are combining a variety of<br />
methods depending on time and length scales involved in the corresponding problem.<br />
Quantum mechanical calculations based on density functional theory are used for<br />
electronic structure calculations. Large-scale molecular dynamics with analytical<br />
interatomic potentials are the method of choice for studying kinetic processes and plastic<br />
deformation. Kinetic lattice Monte-Carlo simulations are extensively used for simulations of<br />
diffusional and transport processes on long time scales. The group is operating two<br />
parallel PC-clusters and has access to the Hessian High Performance Computers in<br />
Frankfurt and Darmstadt.<br />
The current research areas are:<br />
• Structure and mobility of point defects in transparent conducting oxides and<br />
ferroelectrics<br />
• Thermodynamic and kinetic properties of functional nanoparticles<br />
• Charge carrier transport in organic light-emitting devices<br />
• Mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials<br />
• Development of reactive interatomic potentials for compo<strong>und</strong> systems<br />
Besides the mandatory teaching of an <strong>und</strong>ergraduate course the <strong>Material</strong>s Modelling<br />
Division is currently offering a 2-semester course on atomic scale methods for materials<br />
simulations and is contributing to the practical course. In 2006 Paul Erhart graduated as<br />
first PhD-student of the <strong>Material</strong>s Modelling division. He was awarded with the Graduate<br />
Student Award Gold Medal at the MRS 2006 Fall Meeting in Boston and now has joined<br />
Lawrence Livermore Lab as a postdoctoral fellow.<br />
Staff Members<br />
Head<br />
Dr. Karsten Albe, Assistant Professor<br />
PhD Students Dipl.-.Ing. Michael Müller<br />
Dipl.-.Ing. Paul Erhart<br />
Diploma Students Johan Pohl<br />
Peter Agoston<br />
Technical Personnel Andreas Hönl (Trainee) Dennis Ratley (apprentice)<br />
Kathleen Feustel (apprentice)<br />
Secretary<br />
Renate Hernichel<br />
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