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
Hydrogen embrittlement is one of the most substantial issues as we strive for a greener future by transitioning to a hydrogen-based economy. The mechanisms behind material degradation caused by hydrogen embrittlement are poorly understood owing to the elusive nature of hydrogen. Therefore, in the project "In situ Hydrogen Platform for…
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.
In collaboration with Dr. Edgar Rauch, SIMAP laboratory, Grenoble, and Dr. Wolfgang Ludwig, MATEIS, INSA Lyon, we are developing a correlative scanning precession electron diffraction and atom probe tomography method to access the three-dimensional (3D) crystallographic character and compositional information of nanomaterials with unprecedented…
The unpredictable failure mechanism of White Etching Crack (WEC) formation in bearing steels urgently demands in-depth understanding of the underlying mechanisms in the microstructure. The first breakthrough was achieved by relating the formation of White Etching Areas (WEAs) to successive WEC movement.