Wang, X.; Grundmeier, G.: Thin multifunctional silver/fluorocarbon plasma polymer nanocomposite films on metals. The 9th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2008)
Wang, X.; Grundmeier, G.: Combined spectroscopic, microscopic and electrochemical analysis of release properties of Ag-nanoparticles embedded in fluorocarbon plasma polymer films. The 58th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry, Banff, Canada (2007)
Wang, X.; Grundmeier, G.: Understanding of the Barrier and Release Properties of Thin Model Ag/HDFD-Plasma Polymer Nanocomposite Films. International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF), San Diego, CA, USA (2007)
Grundmeier, G.; Wang, X.; Barranco, V.; Ebbinghaus, P.: Structure and barrier properties of thin plasma polymers and metal/plasma polymer nanocomposite film. ACHEMA, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2006)
Wang, X.; Grundmeier, G.: Investigation of Structure and Stability of Silver Nanoparticles in Fluorocarbon Plasma Polymer Films. 13. Bundesdeutsche Fachtagung für Plasmatechnologie, Bochum, Germany (2007)
To advance the understanding of how degradation proceeds, we use the latest developments in cryo-atom probe tomography, supported by transmission-electron microscopy. The results showcase how advances in microscopy & microanalysis help bring novel insights into the ever-evolving microstructures of active materials to support the design of better…
The worldwide developments of electric vehicles, as well as large-scale or grid-scale energy storage to compensate the intermittent nature of renewable energy generation has generated a surge of interest in battery technology. Understanding the factors controlling battery capacity and, critically, their degradation mechanisms to ensure long-term…
Water electrolysis has the potential to become the major technology for the production of the high amount of green hydrogen that is necessary for its widespread application in a decarbonized economy. The bottleneck of this electrochemical reaction is the anodic partial reaction, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which is sluggish and hence…
This project targets to exploit or develop new methodologies to not only visualize the 3D morphology but also measure chemical distribution of as-synthesized nanostructures using atom probe tomography.
The mission of our group is to uncover the fundamental mechanisms of deformation and degradation in battery systems and to leverage mechanical principles to design damage-resilient energy storage systems.
Here the focus lies on investigating the temperature dependent deformation of material interfaces down to the individual microstructural length-scales, such as grain/phase boundaries or hetero-interfaces, to understand brittle-ductile transitions in deformation and the role of chemistry or crystallography on it.