Theoretical physicist Anna Grünebohm has successfully applied for a DFG Emmy Noether Grant for the project Scale-bridging computational design of multifunctional ferroelectric composites.

Ferroelectric perovskites are widely used in applications and are promising for energy harvesting devices as well as for future efficient solid-state cooling devices based on the electrocaloric effect.

The goal of the group is the design of ferroelectric composites with superior functional properties using scale-bridging simulations based on ab initio parametrization with high predictive power.

The group is hosted at ICAMS and has taken up its work in May 2019.