Jovičević-Klug, P.; Jovičević-Klug, M.; Tegg, L.; Hester, J. R.; Čapek, J.; Polatidis, E.; Cairney, J. M.; McCord, J.; Rohwerder, M.: Operando cryogenic processing effects on residual stress and magnetism of martensitic stainless steel for energy sector. Materials today advances 31, 100895 (2026)
Vijayshankar, D.; Rohwerder, M.: Revealing the Role of Oxygen Reduction Rate and Degradation Time on the Buried Metal/Coating Interphase Delamination Behavior. Corrosion 81 (12), pp. 1145 - 1150 (2025)
Wang, L.; Sam, H. C.; Ao, M.; Rohwerder, M.; Dong, C.: The effect of austenite phase transformation on hydrogen distribution and embrittlement mechanisms of heterogeneous martensite stainless steel manufactured by laser powder bed fusion. Corrosion Science 256, 113195 (2025)
Jovičević-Klug, M.; Brondin, C. A.; Caretta, A.; Bonnekoh, C.; Gossing, F.; Vogel, A.; Rieth, M.; McCord, J.; Rohwerder, M.; Jovičević-Klug, P.: Suppression of Cr nanoclusters and enrichments in Fe–Cr based alloys with cryogenic processing for future energy sector. Journal of Materials Research and Technology 36, pp. 9262 - 9273 (2025)
Khayatan, N.; Prabhakar, J. M.; Jalilian, E.; Madelat, N.; Terryn, H.; Rohwerder, M.: On the rate determining step of cathodic delamination of delamination-resistant organic coatings. Corrosion Science 239, 112396 (2024)
Azzam, W.; Subaihi, A.; Rohwerder, M.; Bashir, A.; Terfort, A.; Zharnikov, M.: Odd-even effects in aryl-substituted alkanethiolate SAMs: nonsymmetrical attachment of aryl unit and its impact on the SAM structure. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 26 (9), pp. 7563 - 7572 (2024)
Ravikumar, A.; Höche, D.; Feiler, C.; Lekka, M.; Salicio-Paz, A.; Rohwerder, M.; Prabhakar, J. M.; Zheludkevich, M.: Exploring the Effect of Microstructure and Surface Recombination on Hydrogen Effusion in Zn–Ni-Coated Martensitic Steels by Advanced Computational Modeling. Steel Research International 95 (2), 2300353 (2024)
Venkatachalam, D.; Govindaraj, Y.; Prabhakar, J. M.; Ganapathi, A.; Sakairi, M.; Rohwerder, M.; Neelakantan, L.: Smart release of turmeric as a potential corrosion inhibitor from a pH-responsive polymer encapsulated highly ordered mesoporous silica containers. Surfaces and Interfaces 45, 103883 (2024)
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…
In this project we conduct together with Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen and the department of Prof. Neugebauer ab initio calculations for designing new Mg – Li alloys. Ab initio calculations can accurately predict basic structural, mechanical, and functional properties using only the atomic composition as a basis.
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.
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.
In this project we study - together with the department of Prof. Neugebauer and Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen - the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for the improved room-temperature ductility in Mg–Y alloys compared to pure Mg.
Efficient harvesting of sunlight and (photo-)electrochemical conversion into solar fuels is an emerging energy technology with enormous promise. Such emerging technologies depend critically on materials systems, in which the integration of dissimilar components and the internal interfaces that arise between them determine the functionality.
Enabling a ‘hydrogen economy’ requires developing fuel cells satisfying economic constraints, reasonable operating costs and long-term stability. The fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy into electricity by recombining water from H2 and O2, allowing to generate environmentally-friendly power for e.g. cars or houses…
The project Hydrogen Embrittlement Protection Coating (HEPCO) addresses the critical aspects of hydrogen permeation and embrittlement by developing novel strategies for coating and characterizing hydrogen permeation barrier layers for valves and pumps used for hydrogen storage and transport applications.