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Overview

Denis Music is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and specializes in research within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work focuses extensively on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Condensed Matter Physics. The scope of their research topics encompasses Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices, Semiconductor materials and devices, Thermal properties of materials, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, High Entropy Alloys Studies, and Ion-surface interactions and analysis.

They have contributed multiple papers to well-known academic venues. Some recent publications include:

  • "Enhanced thermal stability of (Ti,Al)N coatings by oxygen incorporation," 2021, Acta Materialia
  • "Stress-dependent prediction of metastable phase formation for magnetron-sputtered V1−xAlxN and Ti1−xAlxN thin films," 2020, Acta Materialia
  • "Metavalent bonding induced abnormal phonon transport in diamondlike structures: Beyond conventional theory," 2021, Physical Review B
  • "Epitaxial growth and thermoelectric properties of Mg3Bi2 thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering," 2022, Applied Physics Letters
  • "Unravelling the ion-energy-dependent structure evolution and its implications for the elastic properties of (V,Al)N thin films," 2021, Acta Materialia

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jochen M. Schneider
  • Grzegorz Sadowski
  • Pär A.T. Olsson
  • Marcus Hans
  • Daniel Primetzhofer

Denis Music regularly publishes in the following venues:

  • Acta Materialia
  • Materials
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Applied Physics Letters
  • Surface and Coatings Technology

Their research broadly addresses the mechanical, thermal, and electronic properties of thin films and advanced materials, with a significant focus on coating stability, phase formation, phonon transport phenomena, and thermoelectric properties. This interdisciplinary approach links material chemistry and physical engineering concepts to explore material behavior under varying conditions.

Best Publications

  • Theoretical investigation of the bonding and elastic properties of nanolayered ternary nitrides

    Zhimei Sun;Denis Music;Rajeev Ahuja;Jochen M. Schneider;Jochen M. Schneider

  • Ion-assisted physical vapor deposition for enhanced film properties on nonflat surfaces

    Jones Alami;Per O. Å. Persson;Denis Music;J. T. Gudmundsson

  • Bonding and classification of nanolayered ternary carbides

    Zhimei Sun;Denis Music;Rajeev Ahuja;Sa Li

  • Thermal stability of Ti3SiC2 thin films

    Jens Emmerlich;Denis Music;Per Eklund;Ola Wilhelmsson

  • Influence of the Al distribution on the structure, elastic properties, and phase stability of supersaturated Ti1- xAlxN

    P. H. Mayrhofer;D. Music;J. M. Schneider

  • Structure, elastic properties and phase stability of Cr1–xAlxN

    P.H. Mayrhofer;D. Music;Th. Reeswinkel;H.-G. Fuß

  • Low temperature deposition of α-Al2O3 thin films by sputtering using a Cr2O3 template

    P. Jin;G. Xu;M. Tazawa;K. Yoshimura

  • Ab initio study of ductility in M 2 Al C ( M = Ti , V, Cr)

    Denis Music;Andreas Houben;Richard Dronskowski;Jochen M. Schneider

  • Ab initio calculated binodal and spinodal of cubic Ti1−xAlxN

    P. H. Mayrhofer;D. Music;J. M. Schneider

  • Experimental and computational study on the phase stability of Al-containing cubic transition metal nitrides

    Florian Rovere;Florian Rovere;Denis Music;Sergey Ershov;Moritz to Baben

  • A proposal for an unusually stiff and moderately ductile hard coating material: Mo2BC

    J Emmerlich;D Music;M Braun;P Fayek

  • Effect of the Composition on the Structure of Cr‐Al‐C Investigated by Combinatorial Thin Film Synthesis and ab Initio Calculations

    Raphael Mertens;Zhimei Sun;Denis Music;Jochen M. Schneider

  • Combinatorial thin film materials science: From alloy discovery and optimization to alloy design

    Thomas Gebhardt;Denis Music;Tetsuya Takahashi;Jochen M. Schneider

  • Elastic properties of Fe–Mn random alloys studied by ab initio calculations

    Denis Music;Tetsuya Takahashi;Levente Vitos;Christian Asker

  • Elastic properties of Cr2AlC thin films probed by nanoindentation and ab initio molecular dynamics

    Jochen M. Schneider;Darwin P. Sigumonrong;Denis Music;Claudia Walter

  • Elastic properties of MFe3N (M=Ni, Pd, Pt) studied by ab initio calculations

    Denis Music;Jochen M. Schneider

  • Experimental and computational study on the effect of yttrium on the phase stability of sputtered Cr–Al–Y–N hard coatings

    F. Rovere;F. Rovere;D. Music;J.M. Schneider;P.H. Mayrhofer

  • Experimental and ab initio study of the mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite

    R. Snyders;D. Music;D. Sigumonrong;B. Schelnberger

  • Electronic structure and mechanical properties of Cr7C3

    D. Music;U. Kreissig;R. Mertens;J.M. Schneider

  • Systematic study on the pressure dependence of M 2 Al C phases ( M = Ti , V , Cr , Zr , Nb , Mo , Hf , Ta , W )

    J. Emmerlich;D. Music;A. Houben;R. Dronskowski

  • The correlation between the electronic structure and elastic properties of nanolaminates

    Denis Music;Jochen M. Schneider

  • Effect of Ion Energy on Structure and Composition of Cathodic Arc Deposited Alumina Thin Films

    Johanna Rosén;Stanislav Mráz;Ulrich Kreissig;Denis Music

  • Recent progress and new directions in density functional theory based design of hard coatings

    Denis Music;Richard W. Geyer;Jochen M. Schneider

Frequent Co-Authors

Jochen M. Schneider
Jochen M. Schneider RWTH Aachen University
Zhimei Sun
Zhimei Sun Beihang University
Rajeev Ahuja
Rajeev Ahuja Uppsala University
Ulf Helmersson
Ulf Helmersson Linköping University
Bengt Hallstedt
Bengt Hallstedt RWTH Aachen University
Dierk Raabe
Dierk Raabe Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Joachim Mayer
Joachim Mayer RWTH Aachen University
Richard Dronskowski
Richard Dronskowski RWTH Aachen University
Igor A. Abrikosov
Igor A. Abrikosov Linköping University

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