Choi, P.; Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Wuerz, R.: Compositional gradients and impurity distributions in CuInSe2 thin-film solar cells studied by atom probe tomography. Surface and Interface Analysis 44 (11-12), pp. 1386 - 1388 (2012)
Tytko, D.; Choi, P.-P.; Klöwer, J.; Inden, G.; Raabe, D.: Microstructural evolution of a Ni-based superalloy (617B) at 700 °C studied by electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. Acta Materialia 60 (4), pp. 1731 - 1740 (2012)
Marquis, E. A.; Choi, P.; Danoix, F.; Kruska, K.; Lozano-Perez, S.; Raabe, D.; Williams, C. A.: New insights into the atomic-scale structures and behavior of steels. Microscopy Today 20, pp. 44 - 48 (2012)
Seol, J.-B.; Raabe, D.; Choi, P.; Im, Y. R.; Park, C. G.: Atomic scale effects of alloying, partitioning, solute drag and austempering on the mechanical properties of high-carbon bainitic–austenitic TRIP steels. Acta Materialia 60, pp. 6183 - 6199 (2012)
Choi, P.; Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Würz, R.; Raabe, D.: Comparative atom probe study of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells deposited on soda-lime glass and mild steel substrates. Journal of Applied Physics 110 (12), 124513 (7pp) (2011)
Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Choi, P.; Abou-Ras, D.; Schmidt, S. S.; Caballero, R.; Raabe, D.: Characterization of grain boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 films using atom probe tomography. Journal of Photovoltaics 1, pp. 207 - 212 (2011)
Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Choi, P.; Wuerz, R.; Raabe, D.: Atomic-scale distribution of impurities in CuInSe2-based thin-film solar cells. Ultramicroscopy 111 (6), pp. 552 - 556 (2011)
Dmitrieva, O.; Ponge, D.; Inden, G.; Millán, J.; Choi, P.; Sietsma, J.; Raabe, D.: Chemical gradients across phase boundaries between martensite and austenite in steel studied by atom probe tomography and simulation. Acta Materialia 59 (1), pp. 364 - 374 (2011)
Millán, J.; Ponge, D.; Raabe, D.; Choi, P.; Dmitrieva, O.: Characterization of Nano-Sized Precipitates in a Mn-Based Lean Maraging Steel by Atom Probe Tomography. Steel Research Int. 82, pp. 137 - 145 (2011)
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…
The goal of this project is the investigation of interplay between the atomic-scale chemistry and the strain rate in affecting the deformation response of Zr-based BMGs. Of special interest are the shear transformation zone nucleation in the elastic regime and the shear band propagation in the plastic regime of BMGs.
“Smaller is stronger” is well known in micromechanics, but the properties far from the quasi-static regime and the nominal temperatures remain unexplored. This research will bridge this gap on how materials behave under the extreme conditions of strain rate and temperature, to enhance fundamental understanding of their deformation mechanisms. The…
With the support of DFG, in this project the interaction of H with mechanical, chemical and electrochemical properties in ferritic Fe-based alloys is investigated by the means of in-situ nanoindentation, which can characterize the mechanical behavior of independent features within a material upon the simultaneous charge of H.
Smaller is stronger” is well known in micromechanics, but the properties far from the quasi-static regime and the nominal temperatures remain unexplored. This research will bridge this gap on how materials behave under the extreme conditions of strain rate and temperature, to enhance fundamental understanding of their deformation mechanisms. The…
Biological materials in nature have a lot to teach us when in comes to creating tough bio-inspired designs. This project aims to explore the unknown impact mitigation mechanisms of the muskox head (ovibus moschatus) at several length scales and use this gained knowledge to develop a novel mesoscale (10 µm to 1000 µm) metamaterial that can mimic the…
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.
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) of steel is a great challenge in engineering applications. However, the HE mechanisms are not fully understood. Conventional studies of HE are mostly based on post mortem observations of the microstructure evolution and those results can be misleading due to intermediate H diffusion. Therefore, experiments with a…