Pang, B.; Iqbal, D.; Sarfraz, A.; Biedermann, P. U.; Erbe, A.: Differences in perchlorate adsorption to azobenzene monolayers on gold formed from thioacetate and thiol precursors. Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie-International Journal of Research in Physical Chemistry & Chemical Physics 236 (10) (2022)
Nayak, S.; Biedermann, P. U.; Erbe, A.: Superoxide intermediate in the oxygen reduction on a zinc hydroxide model corrosion product. The Journal of Chemical Physics 157, 224702 (2022)
Kenmoe, S.; Biedermann, P. U.: Water adsorbate phases on ZnO and impact of vapor pressure on the equilibrium shape of nanoparticles. The Journal of Chemical Physics 148, 054701 (2018)
Kenmoe, S.; Biedermann, P. U.: Water aggregation and dissociation on the ZnO(1010) surface. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19, pp. 1466 - 1486 (2017)
Biedermann, P. U.; Agranat, I.: Stereochemistry of bistricyclic aromatic enes and related polycyclic systems. Topics in Current Chemistry 350, pp. 177 - 277 (2014)
Nayak, S.; Biedermann, P. U.; Stratmann, M.; Erbe, A.: In situ infrared spectroscopic investigation of intermediates in the electrochemical oxygen reduction on n-Ge(100) in alkaline perchlorate and chloride electrolyte. Electrochimica Acta 106, pp. 472 - 482 (2013)
Nayak, S.; Biedermann, P. U.; Stratmann, M.; Erbe, A.: A mechanistic study of the electrochemical oxygen reduction on the model semiconductor n-Ge(100) by ATR-IR and DFT. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 15 (16), pp. 5771 - 5781 (2013)
Azzam, W.; Bashir, A.; Biedermann, P. U.; Rohwerder, M.: Formation of highly ordered and orientated gold islands: Effect of immersion time on the molecular adlayer structure of pentafluorobenzenethiols (PFBT) SAMs on Au(111). Langmuir 28 (27), pp. 10192 - 10208 (2012)
Torres, E.; Blumenau, A. T.; Biedermann, P. U.: Steric and Chain Length Effects in the (√(3) x √(3))R30°Structures of Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111). ChemPhysChem 12, pp. 999 - 1009 (2011)
Hamou, F. R.; Biedermann, P. U.; Erbe, A.; Rohwerder, M.: Numerical simulation of probing the electric double layer by scanning electrochemical potential microscopy. Electrochimica Acta 55 (18), pp. 5210 - 5222 (2010)
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 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.
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
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,...
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…