Research unit profile

TU-Wien > Institute of Materials Science and Technology >Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering >Institute of Materials Science and Technology >Research Unit of Materials Science

Concept (German)
The focus of our research at the Chair of Materials Science (Paul Mayrhofer) is directed towards developing the science underlying the relationships between synthesis, chemistry, structure, properties and performance in structural, nanoscale and functional materials. To address these relations, we integrate experimental and computational studies with all the aspects of materials science from developing the fundamental understanding to the design, synthesis and testing of new materials. Specifically, our research focuses on a detailed atomic-level understanding of the microstructure-properties relations, kinetic processes, mass transport mechanisms, chemical reaction paths, material thermodynamics and phase transitions. We use a wide variety of in-situ as well as ex-situ characterization tools such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with analytical techniques, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), submicron synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy (SXRTM), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Computational studies involve density functional theory (DFT), molecular dynamics (MD), TEM image simulations, and continuum mechanics.

Concept (English) The focus of our research at the Chair of Materials Science (Paul Mayrhofer) is directed towards developing the science underlying the relationships between synthesis, chemistry, structure, properties and performance in structural, nanoscale and functional materials. To address these relations, we integrate experimental and computational studies with all the aspects of materials science from developing the fundamental understanding to the design, synthesis and testing of new materials. Specifically, our research focuses on a detailed atomic-level understanding of the microstructure-properties relations, kinetic processes, mass transport mechanisms, chemical reaction paths, material thermodynamics and phase transitions. We use a wide variety of in-situ as well as ex-situ characterization tools such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with analytical techniques, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), submicron synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy (SXRTM), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Computational studies involve density functional theory (DFT), molecular dynamics (MD), TEM image simulations, and continuum mechanics.

Website http://wwwt.tuwien.ac.at/forschung/lehrstuhl_fuer_werkstoffwissenschaft/

Research groups

Name
Research Group for Applied Surface and Coating Technology
Research Group for Computational Materials Design
Research Group for Thin Film Materials Science

Area of expertise according to Statistik Austria

Code	Area of expertise (German)	Area of expertise (English)
2122	Werkstoffprüfung, Material-	Materials testing
2619	Thermodynamik (auch: chemische -)	Thermodynamics (also: chemical)
2237	Tribologie	Tribology
2620	Materialchemie	Materials chemistry
1251	Kondensierte Materie	Condensed matter
2117	Metallkunde	Physical metallurgy
1250	Materialphysik	Materials physics
2127	Werkstofftechnik	Materials technology
1210	Festkörperphysik	Solid state physics
1231	Metallphysik	Metal physics
1318	Festkörperchemie	Solid state chemistry

Keywords

Keyword (German)	Keyword (English)
Anorganische Werkstoffe, Hartmetalle	Inorganic Materials, Hardmetal
Oxide	Oxides
Verschleiß	wear
Mikro- und Nanostrukturierung von Oberflächen	micro- and nano structuring of surfaces
Nachhaltige Produktentwicklungsustainable Produktdevelopment	Sustainable product developmen
Micromechanik	Micromechanics
.	solid state physics
Schichtwachstum	Growth of (ultra-)thin films
Oberflächentechnik	surface technology
Oberflächemodifikation	Surface Modification
Nanotechnologie, Materialwissenschaften, Oberflächenchemie, Spektroskopie	Nanotechnology, material sciences, surface chemistry, spectroscopy
Beschichtungen	coatings
Computational Materials Science	computational materials science
Materialien und Strukturen	Materials and Structures
Mechanische Eigenschaften	mechanical properties
Bruchmechanische Werkstoff- und Bauteilprüfung	fracture mechanics test of materials and structures
Werkstoffwissenschaften	Materials science
Boride	borides
Dichtefunktionaltheorie (DFT)	Density Functional Theory (DFT)
Thermische Stabilität	thermal stability
Carbide	carbides
PVD	PVD
Tribologie	tribology
Herstellung amorpher Metalle, poly- und einkristalliner Werkstoffe	preparation of amorphous, poly- and singlecrystalline materials
Nitride	nitrides