Merz, A.; Rohwerder, M.: The protection zone: A long-range corrosion protection mechanism around conducting polymer particles in composite coatings: Part II. PEDOT: PSS. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 166 (12), pp. C314 - C320 (2019)
Merz, A.; Uebel, M.; Rohwerder, M.: The Protection Zone: A Long-Range Corrosion Protection Mechanism around Conducting Polymer Particles in Composite Coatings: Part I. Polyaniline and Polypyrrole. Journal of the Electrochemical Society 166 (12), pp. C304 - C313 (2019)
Merz, A.; Rohwerder, M.: Corrosion protection by composite coatings containing conducting polymer particles: elucidation of the “protection zone”. 232nd ECS Fall Meeting 2017, National Harbour, USA (2017)
Merz, A.; Uebel, M.; Rohwerder, M.: Investigation of the role of protection zone around conducting polymer in composite coatings in inhibiting delamination process. Gordon Research Conferences 2016, New London, NH, USA (2016)
Merz, A.; Uebel, M.; Rohwerder, M.: Investigation of the role of protection zone around conducting polymer in composite coatings in inhibiting delamination process. Gordon Research Seminars 2016, New London, NH, USA (2016)
Merz, A.: Investigation of the “Protection Zone”, a novel mechanism to inhibit delamination of composite organic coatings containing conducting polymer. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (2019)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
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.