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
Selection of research projects
- Self-consistent calculations of the electronic structure
- Theoretical studies of magnetic properties
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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]