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)
Schwarz, T.; Yang, J.; Aota, L. S.; Woods, E.; Zhou, X.; Neugebauer, J.; Todorova, M.; McCaroll, I.; Gault, B.: Analysis of the reactive solid-liquid interface during the corrosion of magnesium at the near atomic level using cryo-atom probe tomography. Aqueous Corrosion Gordon Research Conference (GRC) 2024, Corrosion Challenges and Opportunities for the Energy Transition, New London, CT, USA (2024)
Schwarz, T.; Yang, J.; Aota, L. S.; Woods, E.; Zhou, X.; Neugebauer, J.; Todorova, M.; McCaroll, I.; Gault, B.: Analysis of the reactive solid-liquid interface during the corrosion of magnesium at the near atomic level using cryo-atom probe tomography. Aqueous Corrosion Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) 2024, Corrosion Monitoring, Modelling and Mitigation Towards a Sustainable Future, New London, CT, USA (2024)
Schwarz, T.; Woods, E.; Aota, L. S.; Zhou, X.; McCaroll, I.; Gault, B.: Application of cryo-atom probe tomography to study early-stage corrosion mechanism at liquid-solid interfaces at near atomic scale. EuroCorr 2023, Bruessles, Belgium (2023)
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.
The full potential of energy materials can only be exploited if the interplay between mechanics and chemistry at the interfaces is well known. This leads to more sustainable and efficient energy solutions.
In order to develop more efficient catalysts for energy conversion, the relationship between the surface composition of MXene-based electrode materials and its behavior has to be understood in operando. Our group will demonstrate how APT combined with scanning photoemission electron microscopy can advance the understanding of complex relationships…
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…