Koprek, A.; Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Würz, R.; Freysoldt, C.; Gault, B.; Raabe, D.: Cd and Impurity Redistribution at the CdS/CIGS Interface After Annealing of CIGS-Based Solar Cells Resolved by Atom Probe Tomography. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 7 (1), 7762819, pp. 313 - 321 (2017)
Stoffers, A.; Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Seifert, W.; Zaefferer, S.; Riepe, S.; Raabe, D.: Grain boundary segregation in multicrystalline silicon: correlative characterization by EBSD, EBIC, and atom probe tomography. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 23 (12), pp. 1742 - 1753 (2015)
Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Choi, P.; Wuerz, R.; Raabe, D.: Exploring the p-n junction region in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells at the nanometer-scale. Applied Physics Letters 101 (18), pp. 181603-1 - 181603-5 (2012)
Choi, P.; Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Wuerz, R.: Compositional gradients and impurity distributions in CuInSe2 thin-film solar cells studied by atom probe tomography. Surface and Interface Analysis 44 (11-12), pp. 1386 - 1388 (2012)
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 group aims at unraveling the inner workings of ion batteries, with a focus on probing the microstructural and interfacial character of electrodes and electrolytes that control ionic transport and insertion into the electrode.
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…