Wapner, K.: Grenzflächenchemische und elektrochemische Untersuchungen zur Haftung und Enthaftung an modifizierten Klebstoff/Metall-Grenzflächen. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Chemie, Bochum, Germany (2006)
Grundmeier, G.: Interface Analysis and Engineering of Thin Functional Films on Metals. Habilitation, Fakultät für Maschinenbau der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2006)
Möllmann, V.; Keil, P.; Valtiner, M.; Wagner, R.; Lützenkirchen-Hecht, D.; Frahm, R.; Grundmeier, G.: Structural properties of Ag@TiO2 nanocomposites measured by means of refection mode XAS measurements at beamline 8. (2008)
Valtiner, M.; Keil, P.; Grundmeier, G.: In-situ reflection mode XAS measurements of non equilibrium dissolution processes in aqueous electrolytes at beamline E2. (2007)
We have studied a nanocrystalline AlCrCuFeNiZn high-entropy alloy synthesized by ball milling followed by hot compaction at 600°C for 15 min at 650 MPa. X-ray diffraction reveals that the mechanically alloyed powder consists of a solid-solution body-centered cubic (bcc) matrix containing 12 vol.% face-centered cubic (fcc) phase. After hot compaction, it consists of 60 vol.% bcc and 40 vol.% fcc. Composition analysis by atom probe tomography shows that the material is not a homogeneous fcc–bcc solid solution
Magnetic properties of magnetocaloric materials is of utmost importance for their functional applications. In this project, we study the magnetic properties of different materials with the final goal to discover new magnetocaloric materials more suited for practical applications.