Zhang, S.; Kim, S.-H.; Mingers, A. M.; Gault, B.; Scheu, C.: Operando Study on the activation of hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts. NRF-DFG meeting “Electrodes for direct sea-water splitting and microstructure based stability analyses”, Korean Institute for Energy Research, Daejeon, South Korea (2023)
Jung, C.; Jang, K.; Zhang, S.; Bueno Villoro, R.; Choi, P.-P.; Scheu, C.: Sb-doping induced order to disorder transition enhances the thermal stability of NbCoSn1-xSbx half-Heusler semiconductors. The 20th International Microscopy Congress, PS-07.2. Microscopy of Semiconductor Materials and Devices, Busan, Republic of Korea (2023)
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)
Low dimensional electronic systems, featuring charge density waves and collective excitations, are highly interesting from a fundamental point of view. These systems support novel types of interfaces, such as phase boundaries between metals and charge density waves.
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…
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…