Valtiner, M.; Borodin, S.; Grundmeier, G.: Stabilisation and acidic dissolution mechanism of single crystalline ZnO(0001) surfaces in electrolytes studied by in-situ AFM imaging and ex-situ LEED. Langmuir 24 (10), pp. 5350 - 5358 (2008)
Wapner, K.; Stratmann, M.; Grundmeier, G.: Structure and stability of adhesion promoting aminopropyl phosphonate layers at polymer/aluminium oxide interface. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 28 (1-2), pp. 59 - 70 (2008)
Wielant, J.; Posner, R.; Grundmeier, G.; Terryn, H.: Interface dipoles observed after adsorption of model compounds on iron oxide films: Effect of organic functionality and oxide surface chemistry. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112, pp. 12951 - 12957 (2008)
Giza, G.; Fink, N.; Grundmeier, G.: Electrochemical studies of the inhibition of the cathodic delamination of organically coated galvanised steel by thin conversion films. Electrochimica Acta 53 (3), pp. 1290 - 1299 (2007)
Itani, H.; Keil, P.; Haake, U.; Lützenkirchen-Hecht, D.; Grundmeier, G.: Formation of Ag nanoparticles in LbL deposited polyelectrolyte films investigated by means of XAS and UV-Vis spectroscopy. HASYLAB Annual Report, p. 581 - 581 (2007)
Valtiner, M.; Borodin, S.; Grundmeier, G.: Preparation and characterisation of hydroxide stabilised ZnO(0001)-Zn-OH surfaces. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 9 (19), pp. 2406 - 2412 (2007)
Vlasak, R.; Klueppel, I.; Grundmeier, G.: Combined EIS and FTIR-ATR study of water uptake and diffusion in polymer films on semiconducting electrodes. Electrochim. Acta 52 (28), pp. 8075 - 8080 (2007)
Yliniemi, K.; Ebbinghaus, P.; Keil, P.; Kontturi, K.; Grundmeier, G.: Chemical composition and barrier properties of Ag nanoparticle-containing sol-gel films in oxidizing and reducing low-temperature plasmas. Surface & Coatings Technology 201 (18), pp. 7865 - 7872 (2007)
Wapner, K.; Stratmann, M.; Grundmeier, G.: In-situ Infrared Spectroscopic and Scanning Kelvin Probe Measurements of Water and Ion Transport Kinetics at Polymer/Metal Interfaces. Electrochimica Acta 51 (16), pp. 3303 - 3315 (2006)
Wilson, B. P.; Fink, N.; Grundmeier, G.: Formation of ultra-thin amorphous conversion films on zinc alloy coatings. Part 2: Nucleation, growth and properties of inorganic-organic ultra-thin hybrid films. Electrochimica Acta 51 (15), pp. 3066 - 3075 (2006)
Fink, N.; Wilson, B. P.; Grundmeier, G.: Formation of ultra-thin amorphous conversion films on zinc alloy coatings. Part 1: Composition and reactivity of native oxides on ZnAl(0.05%)-coatings. Electrochimica Acta 51 (14), pp. 2956 - 2963 (2006)
Grundmeier, G.; Rossenbeck, B.; Roschmann, K. J.; Ebbinghaus, P.; Stratmann, M.: Corrosion Protection of Zn-Phosphate Containing Water Borne Dispersion Coatings on Steel. Part 2: Corrosive de-adhesion of model films on iron substrates. Corrosion Science 48 (11), pp. 3716 - 3730 (2006)
Rossenbeck, B.; Ebbinghaus, P.; Stratmann, M.; Grundmeier, G.: Corrosion protection of Zn-phosphate containing water borne dispersion coatings on steel. Part 1: Design and Analysis of Model Water Based Latex Films on Iron Substrates. Corrosion Science 48, pp. 3703 - 3715 (2006)
Sun, G.; Grundmeier, G.: Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of the growth of ultra-thin organosilicon plasma polymers on nanoporous Ag/SiO2-bilayer films. Thin Solid Films 515 (4), pp. 1266 - 1274 (2006)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
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 fracture toughness of AuXSnY intermetallic compounds is measured as it is crucial for the reliability of electronic chips in industrial applications.
Within this project we investigate chemical fluctuations at the nanometre scale in polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and CuInS2 thin-flims used as absorber material in solar cells.
This project aims to investigate the dynamic hardness of B2-iron aluminides at high strain rates using an in situ nanomechanical tester capable of indentation up to constant strain rates of up to 100000 s−1 and study the microstructure evolution across strain rate range.