Betzler, S. B.; Koh, A. L.; Lotsch, B. V.; Sinclair, R.; Scheu, C.: Atomic Resolution Observation of the Oxidation of Niobium Nanowires: Implications for Renewable Energy Applications. ACS Applied Nano Materials 3 (9), pp. 9285 - 9292 (2020)
Zhang, S.; Diehl, L.; Wrede, S.; Lotsch, B. V.; Scheu, C.: Structural Evolution of Ni-Based Co-Catalysts on [Ca2Nb3O10]− Nanosheets during Heating and Their Photocatalytic Properties. Catalysts 10 (1), 13 (2020)
Zhang, S.; Diehl, L.; Lotsch, B. V.; Scheu, C.: Photocatalysts, cocatalysts, and a case study on their structural design. 1st International Meeting on Alternative & Green Energies, Mohammedia, Morocco (2018)
Zhang, S.; Diehl, L.; Lotsch, B. V.; Scheu, C.: In-situ heating study on the growth of NiOx nanoparticles on photocatalytic supports. International GRK 1896 Satellite Symposium “In Situ Microscopy with Electrons, X-rays and Scanning Probes, Erlangen, Germany (2017)
Zhang, S.; Diehl, L.; Lotsch, B. V.; Scheu, C.: NiOx cocatalysts on nanosheets for photocatalytic water splitting. nanoGe Fall Meeting 2018, Torremolinos, Spain (2018)
Gänsler, T.: Synthesis Approaches to Nb3O7(OH) Nanostructures and New Studies on Their Growth Mechanism. Master, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany (2018)
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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, links are being established between local chemical variation and the mechanical response of laser-processed metallic alloys and advanced materials.
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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.
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…
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