Zhang, S.; Yu, Y.; Jung, C.; Abdellaoui, L.; Scheu, C.: In situ TEM unveils dynamic doping behavior of thermoelectric materials – Microstructure and property evolution under heating and electric biasing. International Microscopy Conference IMC20, Busan, Korea (2023)
Zhang, S.; Kim, S.-H.; Mingers, A. M.; Gault, B.; Scheu, C.: Operando Study on the corrosion of photo-electrocatalysts. NRF-DFG meeting “Electrodes for direct sea-water splitting and microstructure based stability analyses”, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-si, South Korea (2023)
Scheu, C.: Chemistry induced phase transition at Σ7 grain boundary in Mg. Workshop on New Horizons in Materials Design, MPIE, Düsseldorf, Germany (2023)
Scheu, C.: Designing the functional properties of thermoelectric materials by grain boundary engineering. Workshop on New Horizons in Materials Design, MPIE, Düsseldorf, Germany (2023)
Vega-Paredes, M.; Arenas Esteban, D.; Garzón-Manjón, A.; Scheu, C.: How can electron tomography be used for studying the catalyst degradation of fuel cells. Advanced Electron Nanoscopy Group – Institut Catala de Nanociencia I Nanotecnologia, Bellaterra, Spain (2022)
Aymerich Armengol, R.; Cignoni, P.; Ebbinghaus, P.; Linnemann, J.; Rabe, M.; Tschulik, K.; Scheu, C.; Lim, J.: Electron microscopy insights on the mechanism of morphology/phase transformations in manganese oxides. Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Bellaterra, Spain (2022)
Scheu, C.: Unravelling secrets of interfaces in renewable energy application. 10th International Workshop on Interfaces, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2022)
Aymerich Armengol, R.; Cignoni, P.; Ebbinghaus, P.; Rabe, M.; Tschulik, K.; Scheu, C.; Lim, J.: Mechanism of coupled phase/morphology transformation of 2D manganese oxides through Fe galvanic exchange reaction. Chemistry Department Seminar, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea (2022)
Scheu, C.: Insight in the structure and stability of (photo)catalysts. Graduiertenkollegs GRK1896 „In situ microsopy with electrons, X-rays and scanning probes: Abschlusssymposium, Erlangen, Germany (2022)
Scheu, C.: Tracing impurities and structural defects in energy materials using advanced scanning transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. Retreat Lotsch Group, Schloss Fürstenried, München, Germany (2022)
Vega-Paredes, M.; Garzón-Manjón, A.; Rivas Rivas, N. A.; Berova, V.; Hengge, K. A.; Gänsler, T.; Jurinsky, T.; Scheu, C.: Ruthenium-Platinum Core-Shell Nanoparticles as durable, CO tolerant catalyst for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells. 5th International Caparica Symposium on Nanoparticles/Nanomaterials and Applications (ISN2A), Online (accepted)
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.
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.
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.
We have studied a nanocrystalline AlCrCuFeNiZn high-entropy alloy synthesized by ball milling followed by hot compaction at 600°C for 15 min at 650 MPa. X-ray diffraction reveals that the mechanically alloyed powder consists of a solid-solution body-centered cubic (bcc) matrix containing 12 vol.% face-centered cubic (fcc) phase. After hot compaction, it consists of 60 vol.% bcc and 40 vol.% fcc. Composition analysis by atom probe tomography shows that the material is not a homogeneous fcc–bcc solid solution