Hieke, S. W.; Dehm, G.; Scheu, C.: Solid state dewetting of epitaxial Al thin films on sapphire studied by electron microscopy. Materials Research Society Fall Meeting & Exhibition 2016 (MRS Fall 2016), Boston, MA, USA (2016)
Scheu, C.: New insights into HTPEM fuel cells using electron microscopy techniques. THERMEC’2016: 9th International Conference on Processing & Manufacturing of Advanced Materials, Graz, Austria (2016)
Scheu, C.: Atomic arrangement and defects in Nb3O7(OH) and TiO2 nanoarrays and their effect on functional properties. Talk at Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (2016)
Scheu, C.: Dewetting of epitaxial Al thin films on (0001) single crystalline sapphire substrates. Materials Science & Technology (MS&T), Columbus, OH, USA (2015)
Scheu, C.: Challenges in nanostructured photovoltaic devices. IAMNano 2015 - International Workshop on Advanced and In‐situ Microscopies of Functional Nanomaterials and Devices, Hamburg, Germany (2015)
Hengge, K.; Heinzl, C.; Perchthaler, M.; Scheu, C.: Electron microscopic insights into degradation processes in high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Scandem 2015, Jyväskylä, Finland (2015)
Hieke, S. W.; Dehm, G.; Scheu, C.: Temperature induced faceted hole formation in epitaxial Al thin films on sapphire. Understanding Grain Boundary Migration: Theory Meets Experiment, Günzburg/Donau, Germany (2015)
Scheu, C.: Structural and Functional Properties of Nb3O7(OH) and TiO2 Nanoarrays. Max Planck POSTECH/KOREA Symposium on Frontiers in Materials Science, Pohang, Korea (2015)
Folger, A.; Scheu, C.: Detailed electron microscopy study on the structural transformation inside rutile TiO2 nanowires upon annealing. 2nd International Workshop on TEM Spectroscopy in Material Science, Uppsala, Sweden (2015)
Scheu, C.: Dewetting of Al films on alumina. 3 Phase, Interface, Component Systems (PICS), Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille (CINaM), Marseille, France (2015)
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)
Scheu, C.: Optimization and Characterization of Nanostructured Materials used in Energy Generating Devices. Talk at Institut für Metallkunde und Metallphysik RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany (2015)
Scheu, C.: Interface challenges in nanostructured energy generating devices. Energy Materials Nanotechnology (EMN) Photovoltaics Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA (2015)
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.
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.
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.
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.