Betzler, S. B.; Koh, A. L.; Lotsch, B. V.; Sinclair, R.; Scheu, C.: Atomic Resolution Observation of the Oxidation of Niobium Nanowires: Implications for Renewable Energy Applications. ACS Applied Nano Materials 3 (9), pp. 9285 - 9292 (2020)
Gänsler, T.; Frank, A.; Betzler, S. B.; Scheu, C.: Electron microscopy studies of Nb3O7(OH) nanostructured cubes - insights in the growth mechanism. Microscience Microscopy Congress MMC2019, Manchester, UK (2019)
Betzler, S. B.; Scheu, C.: Nb3O7(OH) – a promising candidate for photocatalyst: synthesis, nanostructure and functionality. International Conference on Functional Nanomaterials and Nanodevices, Budapest, Hungary (2017)
Frank, A.; Folger, A.; Betzler, S. B.; Wochnik, A. S.; Wisnet, A.; Scheu, C.: Low-cost synthesis of semiconducting nanostructures used in energy applications. 61. Metallkunde-Kolloquium - Werkstoffforschung für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, Lech am Arlberg, Austria (2015)
Frank, A.; Wochnik, A. S.; Betzler, S. B.; Scheu, C.: Copper indium disulfide films synthesized with L-cysteine. Autumn School on Microstructural Characterization and Modelling of Thin-Film Solar Cells, Werder, Potsdam, Germany (2014)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
About 90% of all mechanical service failures are caused by fatigue. Avoiding fatigue failure requires addressing the wide knowledge gap regarding the micromechanical processes governing damage under cyclic loading, which may be fundamentally different from that under static loading. This is particularly true for deformation-induced martensitic…
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.
The full potential of energy materials can only be exploited if the interplay between mechanics and chemistry at the interfaces is well known. This leads to more sustainable and efficient energy solutions.
This project aims to correlate the localised electrical properties of ceramic materials and the defects present within their microstructure. A systematic approach has been developed to create crack-free deformation in oxides through nanoindentation, while the localised defects are probed in-situ SEM to study the electronic properties. A coupling…