ERC Starting Grant · 2025
Efficient power generation/absorption will remain a crucial aspect of disruptive technology in a society with rising energy demands for sustenance (e.g., power generation) to scientific curiosity (e.g., space exploration). Multi-functional shape memory alloys (SMAs) form the core of many such technological breakthroughs. The multi-functionality of SMAs originates from solid-solid phase transformations, i.e., changes in the atomic lattice structure, driven by local mechanical, thermal or magnetic fields. Project MultiPhaseXtrM identifies a radically different and unexplored regime for the operation of SMAs — large, multiaxial dynamic impact and shock stresses (up to 10 GPa) within short time…
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