Prof. Dr. Matthias Scheffler

Research interests

Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation, ab initio DFT, electronic structure theory, density-functional theory, first-principles statistical mechanics

Research Fields in UniCat

Research Field D1
Research Field D2

2007-2011: A1, A2, C3

Selection of research projects

  • Self-consistent calculations of the electronic structure
  • Theoretical studies of magnetic properties
Publications

Relevant News

Wednesday, 11. April 2012
Thursday, 10. March 2011

New UniCat movie: Catalysts for methane conversion

One of our main research topic is the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM). Methane is the main component of biogas and natural gas. During oil extraction, billions of cubic metres of methane are simply burned off unused, because commercial transp[more]


Prof. Dr. Matthias Scheffler

Matthias Scheffler
Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft / Director of the Theory Department
Faradayweg 4-6
Berlin , 14195
Tel:
+49 30 8413-4711


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