Wang, X.; Grundmeier, G.: Thin multifunctional silver/fluorocarbon plasma polymer nanocomposite films on metals. The 9th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2008)
Wang, X.; Grundmeier, G.: Combined spectroscopic, microscopic and electrochemical analysis of release properties of Ag-nanoparticles embedded in fluorocarbon plasma polymer films. The 58th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Banff, Canada (2007)
Wang, X.; Grundmeier, G.: Understanding of the Barrier and Release Properties of Thin Model Ag/HDFD-Plasma Polymer Nanocomposite Films. International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF), San Diego, CA, USA (2007)
Grundmeier, G.; Wang, X.; Barranco, V.; Ebbinghaus, P.: Structure and barrier properties of thin plasma polymers and metal/plasma polymer nanocomposite film. ACHEMA, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2006)
Wang, X.; Grundmeier, G.: Investigation of Structure and Stability of Silver Nanoparticles in Fluorocarbon Plasma Polymer Films. 13. Bundesdeutsche Fachtagung für Plasmatechnologie, Bochum, Germany (2007)
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…
Hydrogen embrittlement affects high-strength ferrite/martensite dual-phase (DP) steels. The associated micromechanisms which lead to failure have not been fully clarified yet. Here we present a quantitative micromechanical analysis of the microstructural damage phenomena in a model DP steel in the presence of hydrogen.
This project will aim at developing MEMS based nanoforce sensors with capacitive sensing capabilities. The nanoforce sensors will be further incorporated with in situ SEM and TEM small scale testing systems, for allowing simultaneous visualization of the deformation process during mechanical tests
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.
Thermo-chemo-mechanical interactions due to thermally activated and/or mechanically induced processes govern the constitutive behaviour of metallic alloys during production and in service. Understanding these mechanisms and their influence on the material behaviour is of very high relevance for designing new alloys and corresponding…
Nickel-based alloys are a particularly interesting class of materials due to their specific properties such as high-temperature strength, low-temperature ductility and toughness, oxidation resistance, hot-corrosion resistance, and weldability, becoming potential candidates for high-performance components that require corrosion resistance and good…
Understanding hydrogen-assisted embrittlement of advanced structural materials is essential for enabling future hydrogen-based energy industries. A crucially important phenomenon in this context is the delayed fracture in high-strength structural materials. Factors affecting the hydrogen embrittlement are the hydrogen content,...
Understanding hydrogen-assisted embrittlement of advanced high-strength steels is decisive for their application in automotive industry. Ab initio simulations have been employed in studying the hydrogen trapping of Cr/Mn containing iron carbides and the implication for hydrogen embrittlement.
Within this project, we will investigate the micromechanical properties of STO materials with low and higher content of dislocations at a wide range of strain rates (0.001/s-1000/s). Oxide ceramics have increasing importance as superconductors and their dislocation-based electrical functionalities that will affect these electrical properties. Hence…