Posner, R.; Wapner, K.; Amthor, S.; Roschmann, K. J.; Grundmeier, G.: Electrochemical investigation of the coating/substrate interface stability for styrene/acrylate copolymer films applied on iron. Corrosion Science 52 (1), pp. 37 - 44 (2010)
Santa, M.; Posner, R.; Grundmeier, G.: In-situ study of the deterioration of thiazole/gold and thiazole/silver interfaces during interfacial ion transport processes. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 643 (1-2), pp. 94 - 101 (2010)
Titz, T.; Hoerzenberger, F.; Van den Bergh, K.; Grundmeier, G.: Correlation of interfacial electrode potential and corrosion resistance of plasma polymer coated galvansied steel. Part 1: Ultra-thin plasma polymer films of varying thickness. Corrosion Science 52 (2), pp. 369 - 377 (2010)
Valtiner, M.; Torrelles, X.; Pareek, A.; Borodin, S.; Gies, H.; Grundmeier, G.: In situ Study of the Polar ZnO(0001)–Zn Surface in Alkaline Electrolytes. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114 (36), pp. 15440 - 15447 (2010)
Kundu, S.; Nagaiah, T.C.; Xia, W.; Wang, Y. M.; Van Dommele, S.; Bitter, J. H.; Santa, M.; Grundmeier, G.; Bron, M.; Schuhmann, W.et al.; Muhler, M.: Electrocatalytic Activity and Stability of Nitrogen-Containing Carbon Nanotubes in the Oxygen reduction Reaction. J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (32), pp. 14302 - 14310 (2009)
Michel, B.; Giza, M.; Krumrey, M.; Eichler, M.; Grundmeier, G.; Klages, C. P.: Effects of dielectric barrier discharges on silicon surfaces: Surface roughness, cleaning, and oxidation. Journal of Applied Physics 105 (7), 073302 (9pp) (2009)
Posner, R.; Titz, T.; Wapner, K.; Stratmann, M.; Grundmeier, G.: Transport processes of hydrated ions at polymer/oxide/metal interfaces. Part 2: Transport on oxide covered iron and zinc surfaces. Electrochimica Acta 54 (33), pp. 900 - 908 (2009)
Posner, R.; Wapner, K.; Stratmann, M.; Grundmeier, G.: Transport processes of hydrated ions on oxide covered iron and zinc surfaces and interfaces. Part 1: Transport at polymer/oxide/metal interfaces. Electrochimica Acta 54 (3), pp. 891 - 899 (2009)
Hydrogen in aluminium can cause embrittlement and critical failure. However, the behaviour of hydrogen in aluminium was not yet understood. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung were able to locate hydrogen inside aluminium’s microstructure and designed strategies to trap the hydrogen atoms inside the microstructure. This can…
Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) of iron by marine sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) is studied electrochemically and surfaces of corroded samples have been investigated in a long-term project.
In this project we investigate the hydrogen distribution and desorption behavior in an electrochemically hydrogen-charged binary Ni-Nb model alloy. The aim is to study the role of the delta phase in hydrogen embrittlement of the Ni-base alloy 718.
We plan to investigate the rate-dependent tensile properties of 2D materials such as metal thin films and PbMoO4 (PMO) films by using a combination of a novel plan-view FIB based sample lift out method and a MEMS based in situ tensile testing platform inside a TEM.
This project aims to investigate the influence of grain boundaries on mechanical behavior at ultra-high strain rates and low temperatures. For this micropillar compressions on copper bi-crystals containing different grain boundaries will be performed.
Hydrogen induced embrittlement of metals is one of the long standing unresolved problems in Materials Science. A hierarchical multiscale approach is used to investigate the underlying atomistic mechanisms.
For understanding the underlying hydrogen embrittlement mechanism in transformation-induced plasticity steels, the process of damage evolution in a model austenite/martensite dual-phase microstructure following hydrogenation was investigated through multi-scale electron channelling contrast imaging and in situ optical microscopy.
We will investigate the electrothermomechanical response of individual metallic nanowires as a function of microstructural interfaces from the growth processes. This will be accomplished using in situ SEM 4-point probe-based electrical resistivity measurements and 2-point probe-based impedance measurements, as a function of mechanical strain and…
The project aims to study corrosion, a detrimental process with an enormous impact on global economy, by combining denstiy-functional theory calculations with thermodynamic concepts.