Schwarz, T.; Birbilis, N.; Gault, B.; McCarroll, I.: Understanding the Al diffusion pathway during atmospheric corrosion of a Mg-Al alloy using atom probe tomography. Corrosion Science 252, 112951 (2025)
Woods, E.; Singh, M. P.; Kim, S.-H.; Schwarz, T.; Douglas, J. O.; El-Zoka, A.; Giulani, F.; Gault, B.: A versatile and reproducible cryo-sample preparation methodology for atom probe studies. Microscopy and Microanalysis, ozad120 29 (6), pp. 1992 - 2003 (2023)
Schwarz, T.; Yu, W.; Zhan, H.; Gault, B.; Gourlay, C.; McCarroll, I.: Uncovering Ce-rich clusters and their role in precipitation strengthening of an AE44 alloy. Scripta Materialia 232, 115498 (2023)
Woods, E.; Aota, L. S.; Schwarz, T.; Kim, S.-H.; Douglas, J. O.; Singh, M. P.; Gault, B.: In-situ cryogenic protective layers and metal coatings in cryogenic FIB. IMC20 - 20th International Microscopy Congress - Pre-congress workshop, Cryogenic Atom Probe Tomography, Busan, South Korea (2023)
Schwarz, T.: Atom probe tomography: from water to complex liquids to the application of studying liquid-solid interfaces at the near atomic level. APT&M 23, Leuven, Belgium (2023)
Max Planck scientists design a process that merges metal extraction, alloying and processing into one single, eco-friendly step. Their results are now published in the journal Nature.
Scientists of the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung pioneer new machine learning model for corrosion-resistant alloy design. Their results are now published in the journal Science Advances
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…
Atom probe tomography (APT) is a material analysis technique capable of 3D compositional mapping with sub-nanometer resolution. The specimens for APT are shaped as sharp needles (~100 nm radius at the apex), so as to reach the necessary intense electrostatic fields, and are typically prepared via focused ion beam (FIB) based milling.
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.