Titz, T.; Hoerzenberger, F.; Van den Bergh, K.; Grundmeier, G.: Correlation of interfacial electrode potential and corrosion resistance of plasma polymer coated galvansied steel. Part 2: Influence of forming induced defects. Corrosion Science 52 (2), pp. 378 - 386 (2010)
Titz, T.; Hoerzenberger, F.; Van den Bergh, K.; Grundmeier, G.: Correlation of interfacial electrode potential and corrosion resistance of plasma polymer coated galvansied steel. Part 1: Ultra-thin plasma polymer films of varying thickness. Corrosion Science 52 (2), pp. 369 - 377 (2010)
Posner, R.; Titz, T.; Wapner, K.; Stratmann, M.; Grundmeier, G.: Transport processes of hydrated ions at polymer/oxide/metal interfaces. Part 2: Transport on oxide covered iron and zinc surfaces. Electrochimica Acta 54 (33), pp. 900 - 908 (2009)
Keil, P.; Möllmann, V.; Zuo, J.; Titz, T.; Grundmeier, G.: TiO2 nanocomposite thin films prepared by means of RF-magnetron sputtering. 5th International Materials Symposium, MATERIAIS 2009, Lisbon, Portugal (2009)
Titz, T.; Grundmeier, G.: Correlation of structure and corrosion resistance of ultra-thin SiO2 plasma polymer films at polymer/metal interfaces. ECASIA 2007, 12th European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis, Brussels-Flggey, Belgium (2007)
Grundmeier, G.; Giza, M.; Titz, T.: Modification of Passive Films on Metals in Vacuum and Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas. CIP 07, International Colloquium on Plasma Processes, Toulouse, France (2007)
Titz, T.; Giza, M.; Grundmeier, G.: Structure and properties of ultra-thin SiO2 plasma polymer films at polymer/metal interfaces. 13. Fachtagung Plasmatechnologie (PT13), Bochum, Germany (2007)
Giza, M.; Titz, T.; Grundmeier, G.: In-situ Spectroscopic and Kelvin Probe Studies of the Modification of Passive Films on Metals in Low Temperature Plasmas. 53rd International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, San Francisco, CA, USA (2006)
Titz, T.; Wapner, K.; Grundmeier, G.: Structure and Properties of Ultra-Thin SiO2 Plasma Polymer Films at Polymer/Metal Interfaces. 53rd International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, San Francisco, CA, USA (2006)
Grundmeier, G.; Giza, M.; Titz, T.: In-situ Spectroscopic and Kelvin Probe Studies of the Modification of Passive Films on Metals in Vacuum and Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas. DPG-Tagung, Augsburg, Germany (2006)
Titz, T.; Wapner, K.; Grundmeier, G.: Structure and properties of ultra-thin SiO2 plasma polymer films at polymer/metal interfaces. 11th ECASIA, Vienna, Austria (2005)
Möllmann, V.; Keil, P.; Zuo, J.; Itani, H.; Titz, T.; Grundmeier, G.: Structural Characterization of Ag Nanoparticles Embedded in TiO2 Thin Films Prepared by Means of RF-Magnetron Sputtering. AVS fall meeting 2008, Boston, MA, USA (2008)
Titz, T.; Grundmeier, G.: Correlation of Structure and Corrosion Resistance of Ultra-Thin SiO2 Plasma Polymer Films at Polymer/Metal Interfaces. 12th European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis (ECASIA07), Brussels, Belgium (2007)
Giza, M.; Titz, T.; Grundmeier, G.: Modification of passive layers on ZnMg-alloys by means of oxidising and reducing plasmas. DPG-Tagung, Augsburg, Germany (2006)
Giza, M.; Titz, T.; Grundmeier, G.: In-situ Analytik von plasmainduzierten Prozessen auf Oberflächen von Modellsubstraten. 12. Bundesdeutsche Fachtagung für Plasmatechnologie, Braunschweig, Germany (2005)
Titz, T.: Corrosion Resistance and Formability of Ultra-thin Plasma Polymer Films on Galvanised Steel. Dissertation, Universität Paderborn, Department Chemie, Fachgebiet für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, Paderborn, Germany (2009)
Hydrogen in aluminium can cause embrittlement and critical failure. However, the behaviour of hydrogen in aluminium was not yet understood. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung were able to locate hydrogen inside aluminium’s microstructure and designed strategies to trap the hydrogen atoms inside the microstructure. This can…
We will investigate the electrothermomechanical response of individual metallic nanowires as a function of microstructural interfaces from the growth processes. This will be accomplished using in situ SEM 4-point probe-based electrical resistivity measurements and 2-point probe-based impedance measurements, as a function of mechanical strain and…
Hydrogen induced embrittlement of metals is one of the long standing unresolved problems in Materials Science. A hierarchical multiscale approach is used to investigate the underlying atomistic mechanisms.
Hydrogen embrittlement affects high-strength ferrite/martensite dual-phase (DP) steels. The associated micromechanisms which lead to failure have not been fully clarified yet. Here we present a quantitative micromechanical analysis of the microstructural damage phenomena in a model DP steel in the presence of hydrogen.
This project will aim at developing MEMS based nanoforce sensors with capacitive sensing capabilities. The nanoforce sensors will be further incorporated with in situ SEM and TEM small scale testing systems, for allowing simultaneous visualization of the deformation process during mechanical tests
The project aims to study corrosion, a detrimental process with an enormous impact on global economy, by combining denstiy-functional theory calculations with thermodynamic concepts.
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Understanding hydrogen-assisted embrittlement of advanced high-strength steels is decisive for their application in automotive industry. Ab initio simulations have been employed in studying the hydrogen trapping of Cr/Mn containing iron carbides and the implication for hydrogen embrittlement.
Nickel-based alloys are a particularly interesting class of materials due to their specific properties such as high-temperature strength, low-temperature ductility and toughness, oxidation resistance, hot-corrosion resistance, and weldability, becoming potential candidates for high-performance components that require corrosion resistance and good…