Schwarz, T.; Birbilis, N.; Gault, B.; McCarroll, I.: Understanding the Al diffusion pathway during atmospheric corrosion of a Mg-Al alloy using atom probe tomography. Corrosion Science 252, 112951 (2025)
Woods, E.; Singh, M. P.; Kim, S.-H.; Schwarz, T.; Douglas, J. O.; El-Zoka, A.; Giulani, F.; Gault, B.: A versatile and reproducible cryo-sample preparation methodology for atom probe studies. Microscopy and Microanalysis, ozad120 29 (6), pp. 1992 - 2003 (2023)
Schwarz, T.; Yu, W.; Zhan, H.; Gault, B.; Gourlay, C.; McCarroll, I.: Uncovering Ce-rich clusters and their role in precipitation strengthening of an AE44 alloy. Scripta Materialia 232, 115498 (2023)
Woods, E.; Aota, L. S.; Schwarz, T.; Kim, S.-H.; Douglas, J. O.; Singh, M. P.; Gault, B.: In-situ cryogenic protective layers and metal coatings in cryogenic FIB. IMC20 - 20th International Microscopy Congress - Pre-congress workshop, Cryogenic Atom Probe Tomography, Busan, South Korea (2023)
Schwarz, T.: Atom probe tomography: from water to complex liquids to the application of studying liquid-solid interfaces at the near atomic level. APT&M 23, Leuven, Belgium (2023)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
In this project, links are being established between local chemical variation and the mechanical response of laser-processed metallic alloys and advanced materials.
The unpredictable failure mechanism of White Etching Crack (WEC) formation in bearing steels urgently demands in-depth understanding of the underlying mechanisms in the microstructure. The first breakthrough was achieved by relating the formation of White Etching Areas (WEAs) to successive WEC movement.
The atomic arrangements in extended planar defects in different types of Laves phases is studied by high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. To understand the role of such defect phases for hydrogen storage, their interaction with hydrogen will be investigated.
The mechanical properties of bulk CrFeCoNi compositionally complex alloys (CCA) or high entropy alloys (HEA) are widely studied in literature [1]. Notably, these alloys show mechanical properties similar to the well studied quinary CrMnFeCoNi [2] . Nevertheless, little is known about the deformation mechanisms and the thermal behavior of these…