Combined Ab Initio and Experimental Study of Hydrogen Sorption in Dual-Phase Steels

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for giving me the opportunity to work on this thesis and the guidance and support that I received throughout my work. I would also like to thank Pascal Kömmelt for sharing his expertise and enthusiasm on the subject. I extend my gratitude towards Dr. Yaiza Gonzalez Garcia for the insightful discussions on electrochemical aspects of this work. I am also grateful to Agnieszka Koojiman for her invaluable guidance and support in conducting the electrochemical experiments. I would also like to thank Ruud Hendrikx for his support on the XRD experiments, and Sander van Asperen and Kees Kwakernaak for their guidance on microscopy techniques. Last but not the least, I am grateful to my parents for their love, support and patience.