Auinger, M.; Vogel, D.; Vogel, A.; Spiegel, M.; Rohwerder, M.: A novel laboratory set-up for investigating surface and interface reactions during short term annealing cycles at high temperatures. Review of Scientific Instruments 84, 085108 (2013)
Swaminathan, S.; Rohwerder, M.; Rohwerder, M.; Spiegel, M.: Temperature and dew point dependent segregation of phosphorus and sulfur in Fe–Mn–P–S model alloy. Surface and Coatings Technology 205 (16), pp. 4089 - 4093 (2011)
Asteman, H.; Spiegel, M.: A comparison of the oxidation behaviours of Al2O3 formers and Cr2O3 formers at 700 °C - Oxide solid solutions acting as a template for nucleation. Corrosion Science 50 (6), pp. 1734 - 1743 (2008)
Swaminathan, S.; Spiegel, M.: Effect of alloy composition on the selective oxidation of ternary Fe–Si–Cr, Fe–Mn–Cr model alloys. Surface and Interface Analysis 40 (3-4), pp. 268 - 272 (2008)
Mardare, C. C.; Spiegel, M.; Savan, A.; Ludwig, A.: Investigation of thin coatings from Mn–Co system deposited by PVD on metallic interconnects for SOFC Applications. Material Science Forum 595-598, pp. 797 - 804 (2008)
Swaminathan, S.; Koll, T.; Pohl, M.; Wieck, A. D.; Spiegel, M.: Hot-dip galvanizing simulation of model alloys and industrial steel grades: Correlation between surface chemistry and wettability. Steel Res. Int. 79 (1), pp. 66 - 72 (2008)
Asteman, H.; Spiegel, M.: Investigation of the HCl (g) attack on pre-oxidized pure Fe, Cr, Ni and commercial 304 steel at 400 °C. Corrosion Science 49 (9), pp. 3626 - 3637 (2007)
Li, Y. S.; Niu, Y.; Spiegel, M.: High temperature interaction of Al/Si-modified Fe–Cr alloys with KCl. Corrosion Science 49 (4), pp. 1799 - 1815 (2007)
Ruh, A.; Spiegel, M.: Thermodynamic and kinetic consideration on the corrosion of Fe, Ni and Cr beneath a molten KCl-ZnCl2 micture. Corr.Sci. 48, pp. 679 - 695 (2006)
Ruh, A.; Spiegel, M.: Influence of gas phase composition on the kinetics of chloride melt induced corrosion of pure iron. Mater. and Corr. 57, pp. 237 - 243 (2006)
Sánchez Pastén, M.; Spiegel, M.: High temperature corrosion of metallic materials in simulated waste incineration environments at 300-600 °C. Mater. and Corr. 57, pp. 192 - 195 (2006)
Li, Y. S.; Spiegel, M.; Shimada, S.: Corrosion behaviour of model alloys with NaCl–KCl coating. Materials Chemistry and Physics 93 (1), p. 217 - 217 (2005)
In this project we conduct together with Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen and the department of Prof. Neugebauer ab initio calculations for designing new Mg – Li alloys. Ab initio calculations can accurately predict basic structural, mechanical, and functional properties using only the atomic composition as a basis.
The wide tunability of the fundamental electronic bandgap by size control is a key attribute of semiconductor nanocrystals, enabling applications spanning from biomedical imaging to optoelectronic devices. At finite temperature, exciton-phonon interactions are shown to exhibit a strong impact on this fundamental property.
Oxides find broad applications as catalysts or in electronic components, however are generally brittle materials where dislocations are difficult to activate in the covalent rigid lattice. Here, the link between plasticity and fracture is critical for wide-scale application of functional oxide materials.
In this project we study - together with the department of Prof. Neugebauer and Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen - the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for the improved room-temperature ductility in Mg–Y alloys compared to pure Mg.
Efficient harvesting of sunlight and (photo-)electrochemical conversion into solar fuels is an emerging energy technology with enormous promise. Such emerging technologies depend critically on materials systems, in which the integration of dissimilar components and the internal interfaces that arise between them determine the functionality.
Enabling a ‘hydrogen economy’ requires developing fuel cells satisfying economic constraints, reasonable operating costs and long-term stability. The fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy into electricity by recombining water from H2 and O2, allowing to generate environmentally-friendly power for e.g. cars or houses…
The project Hydrogen Embrittlement Protection Coating (HEPCO) addresses the critical aspects of hydrogen permeation and embrittlement by developing novel strategies for coating and characterizing hydrogen permeation barrier layers for valves and pumps used for hydrogen storage and transport applications.