Ostertag, L. M.; Utzig, T.; Klinger, C.; Valtiner, M.: Tether-Length Dependence of Bias in Equilibrium Free-Energy Estimates for Surface-to-Molecule Unbinding Experiments. Langmuir 34 (3), pp. 766 - 772 (2018)
Stock, P.; Utzig, T.; Valtiner, M.: Soft matter interactions at the molecular scale: interaction forces and energies between single hydrophobic model peptides. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19 (6), pp. 4216 - 4221 (2017)
Utzig, T.; Stock, P.; Valtiner, M.: Resolving Non-Specific and Specific Adhesive Interactions of Catechols at Solid/Liquid Interfaces at the Molecular Scale. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English 55, pp. 9524 - 9528 (2016)
Utzig, T.; Stock, P.; Valtiner, M.: Resolving Non-Specific and Specific Adhesive Interactions of Catechols at Solid/Liquid Interfaces at the Molecular Scale. Angewandte Chemie 128, pp. 9676 - 9680 (2016)
Utzig, T.; Stock, P.; Raman, S.; Valtiner, M.: Targeted Tuning of Interactive Forces by Engineering of Molecular Bonds in Series and Parallel Using Peptide-Based Adhesives. Langmuir 31 (40), pp. 11051 - 11057 (2015)
Stock, P.; Utzig, T.; Valtiner, M.: Direct and quantitative AFM measurements of the concentration and temperature dependence of the hydrophobic force law at nanoscopic contacts. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 446, pp. 244 - 251 (2015)
Utzig, T.; Raman, S.; Valtiner, M.: Scaling from Single Molecule to Macroscopic Adhesion at Polymer/Metal Interfaces. Langmuir 31 (9), pp. 2722 - 2729 (2015)
Hu, Q.; Cheng, H.-W.; Stock, P.; Utzig, T.; Shrestha, B. R.; Valtiner, M.: Elucidating the structure of solid/electrolyte interfaces - Force probe experiments at hydrophilic, hydrophobic and electrified aqueous as well as ionic liquid|electrode interfaces. Bunsenmagazin 2, pp. 49 - 55 (2015)
Cheng, H.-W.; Utzig, T.; Valtiner, M.: Using a Surface-Forces-Apparatus to measure force distance profiles across confined ionic liquids. Application Note – Spectrographs (Andor) (2014)
Utzig, T.: A contribution to understanding interfacial adhesion based on molecular level knowledge. Dissertation, Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2016)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
Statistical significance in materials science is a challenge that has been trying to overcome by miniaturization. However, this process is still limited to 4-5 tests per parameter variance, i.e. Size, orientation, grain size, composition, etc. as the process of fabricating pillars and testing has to be done one by one. With this project, we aim to…
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 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…
Defects at interfaces strongly impact the properties and performance of functional materials. In functional nanostructures, they become particularly important due to the large surface to volume ratio.
This ERC-funded project aims at developing an experimentally validated multiscale modelling framework for the prediction of fracture toughness of metals.
In this project, links are being established between local chemical variation and the mechanical response of laser-processed metallic alloys and advanced materials.