Research Interests
Atomistic simulations of multiferroics

Expertise
- Chemistry and materials science
- Atomistic simulations, density functional theory (DFT) and Monte-Carlo
- Functional materials (lead-free piezoelectrics, cathode materials for lithium ion batteries, phosphors)
- Structure-property relationships in perovskites
- Thermodynamic stability and point defects in dielectrics
Publications (Highlights)
- P. B. Groszewicz, M. Gröting, H. Breitzke, W. Jo, K. Albe, G. Buntkowsky, J. Rödel, Reconciling Local Structure Disorder and the Relaxor State in (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3- BaTiO3, Scientific Reports, 2016, 6, 31739.
- R. Hausbrand, G. Cherkashinin, H. Ehrenberg, M. Gröting, K. Albe, C. Hess, W. Jaegermann, Fundamental degradation mechanisms of layered oxide Li-ion battery cathode materials: Methodology, insights and novel approaches, Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2015, 192, 3-25.
- S. Li, J. Morasch, A.Klein, C. Chirila, L. Pintilie, L. Jia, K. Ellmer, M. Naderer, K. Reichmann, M. Gröting, K. Albe, Influence of orbital contributions to the valence band alignment of Bi2O3, Fe2O3, BiFeO3, and Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3, Physical Review B, 2013, 88, 045428.
- M. Gröting, I. Kornev, B. Dkhil, K. Albe, Pressure-induced phase transitions and structure of chemically ordered nanoregions in the lead-free relaxor ferroelectric Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3, Physical Review B, 2012, 86, 134118.
- M. Gröting, S. Hayn, K. Albe, Chemical order and local structure of the lead-free relaxor ferroelectric Na1/2Bi1/2TiO3, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2011, 184, 2041-2046.