TY - JOUR
A1 - Sänger, Johanna C.
A1 - Riechers, Birte
A1 - Pauw, Brian R.
A1 - Maaß, Robert
A1 - Günster, Jens
T1 - Microplastic response of 2PP‐printed ceramics
N2 - AbstractTwo‐photon polymerization (2PP) additive manufacturing (AM) utilizes feedstocks of ceramic nanoparticles of a few nanometers in diameter, enabling the fabrication of highly accurate technical ceramic design with structural details as small as 500 nm. The performance of these materials is expected to differ from conventional AM ceramics, as nanoparticles and three‐dimensional printing at high resolution introduce new microstructural aspects. This study applies 2PP‐AM of yttria‐stabilized zirconia to investigate the mechanical response behavior under compressive load, probing the influence of smallest structural units induced by the line packing during the printing process, design of sintered microblocks, and sintering temperature and thereby microstructure. We find a dissipative mechanical response enhanced by sintering at lower temperatures than conventional. The pursued 2PP‐AM approach yields a microstructured material with an increased number of grain boundaries that proposedly play a major role in facilitating energy dissipation within the here printed ceramic material. This microplastic response is further triggered by the filigree structures induced by hollow line packing at the order of the critical defect size of ceramics. Together, these unique aspects made accessible by the 2PP‐AM approach contribute to a heterogeneous nano‐ and microstructure, and hint toward opportunities for tailoring the mechanical response in future ceramic applications.
KW - Manufacturing
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Microstructure
KW - Plasticity
KW - Zirconia: yttria stabilized
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-605176
DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.19849
SN - 1551-2916
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Wiley
CY - Oxford [u.a.]
AN - OPUS4-60517
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Li, Guiping
A1 - Liu, Ye
A1 - Schultz, Thorsten
A1 - Exner, Moritz
A1 - Muydinov, Ruslan
A1 - Wang, Hui
A1 - Scheurell, Kerstin
A1 - Huang, Jieyang
A1 - Szymoniak, Paulina
A1 - Pinna, Nicola
A1 - Koch, Norbert
A1 - Adelhelm, Philipp
A1 - Bojdys, Michael J.
T1 - One‐Pot Synthesis of High‐Capacity Sulfur Cathodes via In‐Situ Polymerization of a Porous Imine‐Based Polymer
N2 - AbstractLithium‐ion batteries, essential for electronics and electric vehicles, predominantly use cathodes made from critical materials like cobalt. Sulfur‐based cathodes, offering a high theoretical capacity of 1675 mAh g−1 and environmental advantages due to sulfur's abundance and lower toxicity, present a more sustainable alternative. However, state‐of‐the‐art sulfur‐based electrodes do not reach the theoretical capacities, mainly because conventional electrode production relies on mixing of components into weakly coordinated slurries. Consequently, sulfur‘s mobility leads to battery degradation—an effect known as the “sulfur‐shuttle”. This study introduces a solution by developing a microporous, covalently‐bonded, imine‐based polymer network grown in situ around sulfur particles on the current collector. The polymer network (i) enables selective transport of electrolyte and Li‐ions through pores of defined size, and (ii) acts as a robust host to retain the active component of the electrode (sulfur species). The resulting cathode has superior rate performance from 0.1 C (1360 mAh g−1) to 3 C (807 mAh g−1). Demonstrating a high‐performance, sustainable sulfur cathode produced via a simple one‐pot process, our research underlines the potential of microporous polymers in addressing sulfur diffusion issues, paving the way for sulfur electrodes as viable alternatives to traditional metal‐based cathodes.
KW - In-situ polymerization
KW - Sulfur cathodes
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-604215
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202400382
SN - 1433-7851
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-60421
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Pallasch, Sebastian M.
A1 - Bhosale, Manik
A1 - Smales, Glen J.
A1 - Schmidt, Caroline
A1 - Riedel, Sibylle
A1 - Zhao-Karger, Zhirong
A1 - Esser, Birgit
A1 - Dumele, Oliver
T1 - Porous Azatruxene Covalent Organic Frameworks for Anion Insertion in Battery Cells
N2 - Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) containing well-defined redox-active groups have become competitive materials for next-generation batteries. Although high potentials and rate performance can be expected, only a few examples of p-type COFs have been reported for charge storage to date with even fewer examples on the use of COFs in multivalent ion batteries. Herein, we report the synthesis of a p-type highly porous and crystalline azatruxene-based COF and its application as a positive electrode material in Li- and Mg-based batteries. When this material is used in Li-based half cells as a COF/carbon nanotube (CNT) electrode, a discharge potential of 3.9 V is obtained with discharge capacities of up to 70 mAh g−1 at a 2 C rate. In Mg batteries using a tetrakis(hexafluoroisopropyloxy)borate electrolyte, cycling proceeds with an averge discharge voltage of 2.9 V. Even at a fast current rate of 5 C, the capacity retention amounts to 84% over 1000 cycles.
KW - COFs
PY - 2024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c04044
VL - 146
IS - 25
SP - 17318
EP - 17324
PB - Journal of the American Chemical Society
AN - OPUS4-60419
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Glazyrin, Konstantin
A1 - Spektor, Kristina
A1 - Bykov, Maxim
A1 - Dong, Weiwei
A1 - Yu, Ji‐Hun Yu
A1 - Yang, Sangsun Yang
A1 - Lee, Jai‐Sung Lee
A1 - Divinski, Sergiy V.
A1 - Hanfland, Michael
A1 - Yusenko, Kirill V.
T1 - High‐Entropy Alloys and Their Affinity with Hydrogen: From Cantor to Platinum Group Elements Alloys
N2 - AbstractProperties of high‐entropy alloys are currently in the spotlight due to their promising applications. One of the least investigated aspects is the affinity of these alloys to hydrogen, its diffusion, and reactions. In this study, high pressure is applied at ambient temperature and stress‐induced diffusion of hydrogen is investigated into the structure of high‐entropy alloys (HEA) including the famous Cantor alloy as well as less known, but nevertheless important platinum group (PGM) alloys. By applying X‐ray diffraction to samples loaded into diamond anvil cells, a comparative investigation of transition element incorporating HEA alloys in Ne and H2 pressure‐transmitting media is performed at ambient temperature. Even under stresses far exceeding conventional industrial processes, both Cantor and PGM alloys show exceptional resistance to hydride formation, on par with widely used industrial grade Cu–Be alloys. The observations inspire optimism for practical HEA applications in hydrogen‐relevant industry and technology (e.g., coatings, etc), particularly those related to transport and storage.
KW - XRD
KW - HIgh entropy,
KW - Cantor
KW - Alloys
KW - Synchrotron
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-604170
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202401741
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-60417
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Dudziak, Mateusz
A1 - Bhatia, Riya
A1 - Dey, R.
A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana
A1 - Ullrich, M. S.
A1 - Thomsen, C.
A1 - Schartel, Bernhard
T1 - Wastewater phosphorus enriched algae as a sustainable flame retardant in polylactide
N2 - Revolutionizing our polymer industry for adaption to a sustainable carbon circular economy has become one of today’s most demanding challenges. Exploiting renewable resources to replace fossil-fuel—based plastics with biopolymers such as poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is inevitable while using waste streams as a raw material resource at least is promising. When it comes to using PLA as technical polymer, its high flammability must be addressed by flame retardants compatible with the thermoplastic processing of PLA and its compostability. This study proposes microalgae enriched with phosphorus from wastewater (P-Algae) as an elegant way towards a kind of sustainable organophosphorus flame retardant. The concept is demonstrated by investigating the processing, pyrolysis, flammability, and fire behavior of PLA/P-Algae, while varying the P-Algae content and comparing P-Algae with four alternative bio-fillers (phosphorylated lignin, biochar, thermally treated sewage sludge, and metal phytate) with different P-contents as meaningful benchmarks.
KW - PLA
KW - Flame Retardancy
KW - Phosphorylated Algae
KW - Wastewater flame retardants
KW - Zink phytate
KW - Phosphorylated lignin
KW - Thermally treated sludge
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-604150
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2024.110885
SN - 1873-2321
SN - 0141-3910
VL - 227
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Elsevier Ltd.
AN - OPUS4-60415
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Zorn, R.
A1 - Szymoniak, Paulina
A1 - Kolmangadi, Mohamed Aejaz
A1 - Malpass-Evans, R.
A1 - McKeown, N.
A1 - Jalarvo, N.
A1 - Tyagi, M.
A1 - Böhning, Martin
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
T1 - Microscopic molecular mobility of high-performance polymers of intrinsic microporosity revealed by neutron scattering – bend fluctuations and signature of methyl group rotation
N2 - Polymers of intrinsic microporosity exhibit a combination of high gas permeability and reasonable permselectivity, which makes them attractive candidates for gas separation membrane materials. The diffusional selective gas transport properties are connected to the molecular mobility of these polymers in the condensed state. Incoherent quasielastic neutron scattering was carried out on two polymers of intrinsic microporosity, PIM-EA-TB(CH3) and its demethylated counterpart PIM-EA-TB(H2), which have high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area values of 1030 m2 g-1 and 836 m2 g-1, respectively. As these two polymers only differ in the presence of two methyl groups at the ethanoanthracene unit, the effect of methyl group rotation can be investigated solely. To cover a broad dynamic range, neutron time-of-flight was combined with neutron backscattering. The demethylated PIM-EA-TB(H2) exhibits a relaxation process with a weak intensity at short times. As the backbone is rigid and stiff this process was assigned to bendand-flex fluctuations. This process was also observed for the PIM-EA-TB(CH3). A further relaxation process is found for PIM-EA-TB(CH3), which is the methyl group rotation. It was analyzed by a jump-diffusion in a three-fold potential considering also the fact that only a fraction of the present hydrogens in PIM-EATB(CH3) participate in the methyl group rotation. This analysis can quantitatively describe the q dependence of the elastic incoherent structure factor. Furthermore, a relaxation time for the methyl group rotation can be extracted. A high activation energy of 35 kJ mol-1 was deduced. This high activation energy evidences a strong hindrance of the methyl group rotation in the bridged PIM-EA-TB(CH3) structure.
KW - Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity
KW - Neutron Scattering
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-604114
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sm00520a
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - RSC
AN - OPUS4-60411
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Das, Prasenjit
A1 - Chakraborty, Gouri
A1 - Friese, Nico
A1 - Roeser, Jérôme
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Schmidt, Johannes
A1 - Thomas, Arne
T1 - Heteropolyaromatic Covalent Organic Frameworks via One-Pot Multicomponent Reactions
N2 - Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) offer a platform to create different chemical structures and linkages for highly stable covalent organic frameworks (COFs). As an illustrative example, the multicomponent Povarov reaction generates 2,4-phenylquinoline from aldehydes and amines in the presence of electron-rich alkenes. In this study, we introduce a new domino reaction to generate unprecedented 2,3-phenylquinoline COFs in the presence of epoxystyrene. This work thus presents, for the first time, structural isomeric COFs produced by multicomponent domino and Povarov reactions. Furthermore, 2,3-phenylquinolines can undergo a Scholl reaction to form extended aromatic linkages. With this approach, we synthesize two thermally and chemically stable MCR-COFs and two heteropolyaromatic COFs using both domino and in situ domino and Scholl reactions. The structure and properties of these COFs are compared with the corresponding 2,4-phenylquinoline-linked COF and imine-COF, and their activity toward benzene and cyclohexane sorption and separation is investigated. The position of the pendant phenyl groups within the COF pore plays a crucial role in facilitating the industrially important sorption and separation of benzene over cyclohexane. This study opens a new avenue to construct heteropolyaromatic COFs via MCR reactions.
KW - COF
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-604038
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c02551
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
AN - OPUS4-60403
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Cakir, Cafer Tufan
A1 - Bogoclu, Can
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Streli, Christina
A1 - Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Radtke, Martin
T1 - Machine learning for efficient grazing-exit x-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy analysis: Bayesian optimization approach
N2 - In materials science, traditional techniques for analyzing layered structures are essential for obtaining information about local structure, electronic properties and chemical states. While valuable, these methods often require high vacuum environments and have limited depth profiling capabilities. The grazing exit x-ray absorption near-edge structure (GE-XANES) technique addresses these limitations by providing depth-resolved insight at ambient conditions, facilitating in situ material analysis without special sample preparation. However, GE-XANES is limited by long data acquisition times, which hinders its practicality for various applications. To overcome this, we have incorporated Bayesian optimization (BO) into the GE-XANES data acquisition process. This innovative approach potentially reduces measurement time by a factor of 50. We have used a standard GE-XANES experiment, which serve as reference, to validate the effectiveness and accuracy of the BO-informed experimental setup. Our results show that this optimized approach maintains data quality while significantly improving efficiency, making GE-XANES more accessible to a wider range of materials science applications.
KW - Machine Learning
KW - GE-XANES
KW - Bayesian Optimization
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-603955
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-2153/ad4253
VL - 5
IS - 2
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - IOP Publishing
AN - OPUS4-60395
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Voss, Heike
A1 - Knigge, Xenia
A1 - Knapic, D.
A1 - Weise, Matthias
A1 - Sahre, Mario
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
A1 - Sacco, A.
A1 - Rossi, A. M.
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Müller, Kai
A1 - Wasmuth, Karsten
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
A1 - Hassel, A. W.
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Picosecond laser processing of hierarchical micro–nanostructures on titanium alloy upon pre- and postanodization: morphological, structural, and chemical effects
N2 - Recent publications indicate that the order of electrochemical anodization (before or after the laser processing step) plays an important role for the response of bone-forming osteoblasts—an effect that can be utilized for improving permanent dental or removable bone implants. For exploring these different surface functionalities, multimethod morphological, structural, and chemical characterizations are performed in combination with electrochemical pre- and postanodization for two different characteristic microspikes covered by nanometric laser-induced periodic surface structures on Ti–6Al–4V upon irradiation with near-infrared ps-laser pulses (1030 nm wavelength, ≈1 ps pulse duration, 67 and 80 kHz pulse repetition frequency) at two distinct sets of laser fluence and beam scanning parameters. This work involves morphological and topographical investigations by scanning electron microscopy and white light interference microscopy, structural material examinations via X-ray diffraction, and micro-Raman spectroscopy, as well as near-surface chemical analyses by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results allow to qualify the mean laser ablation depth, assess the spike geometry and surface roughness parameters, and provide new detailed insights into the near-surface oxidation that may affect the different cell growth behavior for pre- or postanodized medical implants.
T2 - 2023 E-MRS Spring Meeting, Symposium L "Making light matter: lasers in material sciences and photonics"
CY - Strasbourg, France
DA - 29.05.2023
KW - Hierarchical micro-nanostructures
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Ultrashort laser pulses
KW - Ti-6Al-4V alloy
KW - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-601962
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202300920
SN - 1862-6319
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-60196
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Nag, Sayak
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Tothadi, Srinu
A1 - Bhattacharya, Biswajit
A1 - Ghosh, Soumyajit
T1 - Distinct photomechanical responses of two new 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid derivative crystals
N2 - We demonstrate two distinct photomechanical responses (i.e. photomechanical bending and photosalient bursting) of two new 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid derivative crystals based on tailoring their substituents and the modulation of their spacers.
KW - Crystal engineering
KW - Fexible crystals
PY - 2024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CE00233D
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-60141
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kunkel, Benny
A1 - Seeburg, Dominik
A1 - Kabelitz, Anke
A1 - Witte, Steffen
A1 - Gutmann, Torsten
A1 - Breitzke, Hergen
A1 - Buntkowsky, Gerd
A1 - Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Wohlrab, Sebastian
T1 - Highly productive V/Zn-SiO2 catalysts for the selective oxidation of methane
N2 - The production of formaldehyde on industrial scale requires huge amounts of energy due to the involvement of reforming processes in combination with the demand in the megaton scale. Hence, a direct route for the transformation of (bio)methane to formaldehyde would decrease costs and puts less pressure on the environment. Herein, we report on the use of zinc modified silicas as possible support materials for vanadium catalysts and the resulting consequences for the performance in the selective oxidation of methane to formaldehyde. After optimization of the Zn content and reaction conditions, a remarkably high space-time yield of 12.4 kgCH2O⋅kgcat − 1 ⋅h− 1 was achieved. As a result of the extensive characterization by means of UV–vis, Raman, XANES and NMR spectroscopy it was found that vanadium is in the vicinity of highly dispersed zinc atoms which promote the formation of active vanadium species as supposed by theoretical calculations. This work presents a further step of catalyst development towards direct industrial methane conversion which may help to overcome current limitations in the future.
KW - Catalysis
KW - XANES
KW - Selective oxidation
PY - 2024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2024.114643
SN - 0920-5861
VL - 432
SP - 1
EP - 13
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-60137
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Grundmann, Jana
A1 - Bodermann, Bernd
A1 - Ermilova, Elena
A1 - Weise, Matthias
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
A1 - Klapetek, Petr
A1 - Rafighdoost, Jila
A1 - Pereira, Silvania F.
T1 - Optical and tactile measurements on SiC sample defects
N2 - Abstract. In power electronics, compound semiconductors with large bandgaps, like silicon carbide (SiC), are increasingly being used as material instead of silicon. They have a lot of advantages over silicon but are also intolerant of nanoscale material defects, so that a defect inspection with high accuracy is needed. The different defect types on SiC samples are measured with various measurement methods, including optical and tactile methods. The defect types investigated include carrots, particles, polytype inclusions and threading dislocations, and they are analysed with imaging ellipsometry, coherent Fourier scatterometry (CFS), white light interference microscopy (WLIM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). These different measurement methods are used to investigate which method is most sensitive for which type of defect to be able to use the measurement methods more effectively. It is important to be able to identify the defects to classify them as critical or non-critical for the functionality of the end product. Once these investigations have been completed, the measurement systems can be optimally distributed to the relevant defects in further work to realize a hybrid analysis of the defects. In addition to the identification and classification of defects, such a future hybrid analysis could also include characterizations, e.g. further evaluation of ellipsometric data by using numerical simulations.
KW - Compound semiconductors
KW - Hybrid metrology
KW - Material defects
KW - Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
KW - Scanning Probe Microscopy
KW - White-light Interference Microscopy
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-601220
DO - https://doi.org/10.5194/jsss-13-109-2024
SN - 2194-878X
VL - 13
IS - 1
SP - 109
EP - 121
PB - Copernicus GmbH
AN - OPUS4-60122
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Schlögl, Johanna
A1 - Goldammer, Ole
A1 - Bader, Julia
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Riedel, Sebastian
T1 - Introducing AFS ([Al(SO3F)3]x) – a thermally stable, readily available, and catalytically active solid Lewis superacid
N2 - This paper introduces the thermally stable, solid Lewis superacid aluminium tris(fluorosulfate) (AFS), that is easy-to-synthesize from commercially available starting materials. Its applicability, e.g. in catalytic C–F bond activations, is shown.
KW - Lewis Acid
KW - C-F activation
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-601001
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC01753F
SN - 2041-6520
SP - 1
EP - 7
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-60100
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Li, Z.
A1 - Raab, A.
A1 - Kolmangadi, Mohamed Aejaz
A1 - Busch, M.
A1 - Grunwald, M.
A1 - Demel, F.
A1 - Bertram, F.
A1 - Kityk, A. V.
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
A1 - Laschat, S.
A1 - Huber, P.
T1 - Self-Assembly of Ionic Superdiscs in Nanopores
N2 - Discotic ionic liquid crystals (DILCs) consist of self-assembled superdiscs of cations and anions that spontaneously stack in linear columns with high one-dimensional ionic and electronic charge mobility, making them prominent model systems for functional soft matter. Compared to classical nonionic discotic liquid crystals, many liquid crystalline structures with a combination of electronic and ionic conductivity have been reported, which are of interest for separation membranes, artificial ion/proton conducting membranes, and optoelectronics. Unfortunately, a homogeneous alignment of the DILCs on the macroscale is often not achievable, which significantly limits the applicability of DILCs. Infiltration into nanoporous solid scaffolds can, in principle, overcome this drawback. However, due to the experimental challenges to scrutinize liquid crystalline order in extreme spatial confinement, little is known about the structures of DILCs in nanopores. Here, we present temperaturedependent high-resolution optical birefringence measurement and 3D reciprocal space mapping based on synchrotron X-ray scattering to investigate the thermotropic phase behavior of dopamine-based ionic liquid crystals confined in cylindrical channels of 180 nm diameter in macroscopic anodic aluminum oxide membranes. As a function of the membranes’ hydrophilicity and thus the molecular anchoring to the pore walls (edge-on or face-on) and the variation of the hydrophilic−hydrophobic balance between the aromatic cores and the alkyl side chain motifs of the superdiscs by tailored chemical synthesis, we find a particularly rich phase behavior, which is not present in the bulk state. It is governed by a complex interplay of liquid crystalline elastic energies (bending and splay deformations), polar interactions, and pure geometric confinement and includes textural transitions between radial and axial alignment of the columns with respect to the long nanochannel axis. Furthermore, confinement-induced continuous order formation is observed in contrast to discontinuous first-order phase transitions, which can be quantitatively described by Landau-de Gennes free energy models for liquid crystalline order transitions in confinement. Our observations suggest that the infiltration of DILCs into nanoporous solids allows tailoring their nanoscale texture and ion channel formation and thus their electrical and optical functionalities over an even wider range than in the bulk state in a homogeneous manner on the centimeter scale as controlled by the monolithic nanoporous scaffolds.
KW - Ionic Liquid Crystals
KW - Nanopropous materials
KW - Landau de-Gennes analysis
KW - X-ray scattering
KW - Optical birefringence
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-600797
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c01062
SN - 1936-0851
VL - 18
IS - 22
SP - 14414
EP - 14426
PB - ACS
AN - OPUS4-60079
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee
A1 - Szymoniak, Paulina
A1 - Tavasolyzadeh, Zeynab
A1 - Sturm, Heinz
A1 - Topolniak, Ievgeniia
T1 - Multiphoton Lithography of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Tailored Microstructure Thermal and Micromechanical Properties
N2 - Multiphoton lithography (MPL), an emerging truly 3D microfabrication technique, exhibits substantial potential in biomedical applications, including drug delivery and tissue engineering. Fabricated micro-objects are often expected to undergo shape morphing or bending of the entire structure or its parts. Furthermore, ensuring precise property tuning is detrimental to the realization of the functionality of MPL microstructures. Herein, novel MPL materials based on interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) are presented that effectively combine the advantages of acrylate and epoxy systems. IPNs with varying component ratios are investigated for their microfabrication performance and structural integrity with respect to thermal and micromechanical properties. A variety of high-resolution techniques is applied to comprehensively evaluate IPN properties at the bulk, micron, and segmental levels. This study shows that the MPL laser scanning velocity and power, photoinitiator content, and multi-step exposure can be used to tune the morphology and properties of the IPN. As a result, a library of 3D MPL IPN microstructures with high 3D structural stability and tailored thermal and micromechanical properties is achieved. New IPN microstructures with Young’s moduli of 3–4 MPa demonstrate high-to-fully elastic responses to deformations, making them promising for applications in morphable microsystems, soft micro-robotics, and cell engineering.
KW - Interpenetrating polymer network
KW - Multiphoton lithography
KW - Atomic force microscopy
KW - Intermodulation AFM
KW - Fast scanning calorimetry
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-600593
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202310580
SN - 1613-6810
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-60059
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Elert, Anna Maria
A1 - Chen, Yong-Cin
A1 - Smales, Glen J.
A1 - Topolniak, Ievgeniia
A1 - Sturm, Heinz
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
A1 - Szymoniak, Paulina
T1 - Effects of the charge density of nanopapers based on carboxymethylated cellulose nanofibrils investigated by complementary techniques
N2 - Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) with different charge densities were prepared and investigated by a combination of different complementary techniques sensitive to the structure and molecular dynamics of the system. The morphology of the materials was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS). The latter measurements were quantitatively analyzed yielding to molecular parameters in dependence of the charge density like the diameter of the fibrils, the distance between the fibrils, and the dimension of bundles of nanofibrils, including pores. The influence of water on the properties and the charge density is studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and broadband dielectric spectroscopy. The TGA measurements reveal two mass loss processes. The one at lower temperatures was related to the loss of water, and the second process at higher temperatures was related to the chemical decomposition. The resulting char yield could be correlated to the distance between the microfibrils. The DSC investigation for hydrated CNFs revealed three glass transitions due to the cellulose segments surrounded by water molecules in different states. In the second heating scan, only one broad glass transition is observed. The dielectric spectra reveal two relaxation processes. At low temperatures or higher frequencies, the β-relaxation is observed, which is assigned to localized fluctuation of the glycosidic linkage. At higher temperatures and lower frequencies, the α-relaxation takes places. This relaxation is due to cooperative fluctuations in the cellulose segments. Both processes were quantitatively analyzed. The obtained parameters such as the relaxation rates were related to both the morphological data, the charge density, and the content of water for the first time.
KW - Cellulose nanofibrils
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-600528
DO - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c00255
SN - 2470-1343
VL - 9
SP - 20152
EP - 20166
PB - ACS
AN - OPUS4-60052
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kricheldorf, H.
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Scheliga, F.
T1 - Polycondensation of poly(L-lactide) alkyl esters combined with disproportionation and symproportionation of the chain lengths
N2 - Ring-opening polymerizations (ROPs) of l-lactide (LA) were performed with ethyl l-lactate or 11-bromoundecanol as initiators (In) and tin(II) ethyl hexanoate (SnOct2) as catalyst (Cat) using four different LA/In ratios (20/1, 40/1, 60/1, and 100/1). One series of ROPs was conducted in bulk at 120 °C, yielding PLAs with low dispersities (Ð ~ 1.2–1.4), and a second series was conducted in bulk at 160 °C, yielding higher dispersities (Ð ~ 1.3–1.9). Samples from both series were annealed for 1 or 14 days at 140 °C in the presence of SnOct2. Both polycondensation and disproportionation reactions occurred, so that all four samples tended to form the same type of molar mass distribution below 10,000 Da, regardless of their initially different number average molar masses (Mn). Both initiators gave nearly identical results. The thermodynamic control of all reversible transesterification processes favored the formation of crystallites composed of chains with a Mn around 3500–3700, corresponding to a crystal thickness of 10–13 nm.
KW - Polylactide
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Crystalinity
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-600081
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20240118
SN - 2642-4150
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Wiley
AN - OPUS4-60008
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bäßler, Ralph
A1 - Amela Keserović, Amela
A1 - Sobetzki, Joana
A1 - Sarmiento Klapper, Helmuth
A1 - Dimper, Matthias
T1 - Geeignete Werkstoffe für Geothermieanwendungen (2)
N2 - Durch Auslagerungs- und elektrochemische Tests im Labor kann das Korrosionsverhalten verschiedener metallener Werkstoffe beurteilt werden. Aus den Versuchsergebnissen, die in verschiedenen synthetischen Geothermalwässern im Labor erzielt wurden, lassen sich die folgenden Schlussfolgerungen ziehen:
• Die Anfälligkeit für Spaltkorrosion wurde als wichtigster Aspekt für die Werkstoffqualifizierung ermittelt.
• Der niedriglegierte Stahl 25CrMo4 zeigte bei niedrigem Salzgehalt in MB-Geothermalwasser eine gleichmäßige Korrosion unterhalb der akzeptierten Schwelle von 0,3 mm/Jahr. Daher kann er als geeignet für geothermische Bedingungen mit niedrigem Salzgehalt angesehen werden, wie sie für MB getestet wurden. Es besteht keine Notwendigkeit, auf höherlegierte (teurere) Werkstoffe auszuweichen. Ein niedrigerer pH-Wert (wie bei LHD) führt zu Korrosionsraten oberhalb der akzeptablen Grenzwerte, so dass die niedriglegierten Werkstoffe nicht für Flüssigkeiten mit niedrigem pH-Wert geeignet sind.
• Stark salzhaltige Geothermalwässer erfordern höherlegierte Werkstoffe, da die Korrosionsrate von niedriglegiertem Stahl zu hoch ist.
• Der Duplexstahl X2CrNiMo22-5-3 und der Superduplexstahl X2CrNiMoCuWN25-7-4 wurden aufgrund ihrer kritischen Anfälligkeit für örtliche Korrosion in Form von Loch- und Spaltkorrosion unter Betriebsbedingungen nicht als geeignet für geothermische Anwendungen in Geothermalwässern mit einer mit NDB und ORG vergleichbaren Zusammensetzung angesehen.
• Der superaustenitische Stahl X1CrNiMoCu32-28-7 eignet sich für ORG und salzarme Wässer. In NDB-Geothermalwasser wurde er bei 100 °C als geeignet angesehen. Jedoch schränkt seine Anfälligkeit für Spaltkorrosion seine Anwendbarkeit ein. Neben seiner guten Korrosionsbeständigkeit ist sein Repassivierungsverhalten für seine begrenzte Anwendbarkeit in Geothermalwässern mit niedrigem pH-Wert verantwortlich.
• Die Nickelbasislegierung NiCr23Mo16Al wurde als geeignet erachtet und stellt eine sichere Option für den Einsatz in geothermischen Anlagen dar, selbst wenn mit stark salzhaltigem Geothermalwasser gearbeitet wird.
KW - Geothermie
KW - Korrosion
KW - Legierungen
KW - Anlagensicherheit
PY - 2024
SN - 0016-4232
VL - 2024
IS - 3
SP - 370
EP - 374
PB - Eugen G. Leuze Verlag
CY - Bad Saulgau
AN - OPUS4-59997
LA - deu
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bäßler, Ralph
A1 - Amela Keserović, Amela
A1 - Sobetzki, Joana
A1 - Sarmiento Klapper, Helmuth
A1 - Dimper, Matthias
T1 - Geeignete Werkstoffe für Geothermieanwendungen (1)
N2 - Durch Auslagerungs- und elektrochemische Tests im Labor kann das Korrosionsverhalten verschiedener metallener Werkstoffe beurteilt werden. Aus den Versuchsergebnissen, die in verschiedenen synthetischen Geothermalwässern im Labor erzielt wurden, lassen sich die folgenden Schlussfolgerungen ziehen:
• Die Anfälligkeit für Spaltkorrosion wurde als wichtigster Aspekt für die Werkstoffqualifizierung ermittelt.
• Der niedriglegierte Stahl 25CrMo4 zeigte bei niedrigem Salzgehalt in MB-Geothermalwasser eine gleichmäßige Korrosion unterhalb der akzeptierten Schwelle von 0,3 mm/Jahr. Daher kann er als geeignet für geothermische Bedingungen mit niedrigem Salzgehalt angesehen werden, wie sie für MB getestet wurden. Es besteht keine Notwendigkeit, auf höherlegierte (teurere) Werkstoffe auszuweichen. Ein niedrigerer pH-Wert (wie bei LHD) führt zu Korrosionsraten oberhalb der akzeptablen Grenzwerte, so dass die niedriglegierten Werkstoffe nicht für Flüssigkeiten mit niedrigem pH-Wert geeignet sind.
• Stark salzhaltige Geothermalwässer erfordern höherlegierte Werkstoffe, da die Korrosionsrate von niedriglegiertem Stahl zu hoch ist.
• Der Duplexstahl X2CrNiMo22-5-3 und der Superduplexstahl X2CrNiMoCuWN25-7-4 wurden aufgrund ihrer kritischen Anfälligkeit für örtliche Korrosion in Form von Loch- und Spaltkorrosion unter Betriebsbedingungen nicht als geeignet für geothermische Anwendungen in Geothermalwässern mit einer mit NDB und ORG vergleichbaren Zusammensetzung angesehen.
• Der superaustenitische Stahl X1CrNiMoCu32-28-7 eignet sich für ORG und salzarme Wässer. In NDB-Geothermalwasser wurde er bei 100 °C als geeignet angesehen. Jedoch schränkt seine Anfälligkeit für Spaltkorrosion seine Anwendbarkeit ein. Neben seiner guten Korrosionsbeständigkeit ist sein Repassivierungsverhalten für seine begrenzte Anwendbarkeit in Geothermalwässern mit niedrigem pH-Wert verantwortlich.
• Die Nickelbasislegierung NiCr23Mo16Al wurde als geeignet erachtet und stellt eine sichere Option für den Einsatz in geothermischen Anlagen dar, selbst wenn mit stark salzhaltigem Geothermalwasser gearbeitet wird.
KW - Geothermie
KW - Korrosion
KW - Legierungen
KW - Anlagensicherheit
PY - 2024
SN - 0016-4232
VL - 2024
IS - 2
SP - 240
EP - 243
PB - Eugen G. Leuze Verlag
CY - Bad Saulgau
AN - OPUS4-59996
LA - deu
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chen, Z.
A1 - Perez, J. P. H.
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Blukis, R.
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Stammeier, J. A.
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Smith, A. J.
A1 - Benning, L. G.
T1 - Impact of organic phosphates on the structure and composition of short-range ordered iron nanophases
N2 - Organic phosphates (OP) are important nutrient components for living cells in natural environments, where they readily interact with ubiquitous iron phases such as hydrous ferric oxide, ferrihydrite (FHY). FHY partakes in many key bio(geo)chemical reactions including iron-mediated carbon storage in soils, or iron-storage in living organisms. However, it is still unknown how OP affects the formation, structure and properties of FHY. Here, we document how β-glycerophosphate (GP), a model OP ligand, affects the structure and properties of GP–FHY nanoparticles synthesized by coprecipitation at variable nominal molar P/Fe ratios (0.01 to 0.5). All GP–FHY precipitates were characterized by a maximum solid P/Fe ratio of 0.22, irrespective of the nominal P/Fe ratio. With increasing nominal P/Fe ratio, the specific surface area of the GP–FHY precipitates decreased sharply from 290 to 3 m2 g−1, accompanied by the collapse of their pore structure. The Fe–P local bonding environment gradually transitioned from a bidentate binuclear geometry at low P/Fe ratios to monodentate mononuclear geometry at high P/Fe ratios. This transition was accompanied by a decrease in coordination number of edge-sharing Fe polyhedra, and the loss of the corner-sharing Fe polyhedra. We show that Fe(III) polymerization is impeded by GP, and that the GP–FHY structure is highly dependent on the P/Fe ratio. We discuss the role that natural OP-bearing Fe(III) nanophases have in biogeochemical reactions between Fe–P and C species in aquatic systems.
KW - Organic phosphates
KW - Iron nanophases
KW - Scattering
KW - Diffraction
KW - Nanomaterials
KW - Coprecipitation
KW - Carbon storage
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-599399
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3na01045g
SN - 2516-0230
SP - 1
EP - 13
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
CY - Cambridge
AN - OPUS4-59939
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Dalgic, Mete-Sungur
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
T1 - Solvent-free sample preparation for matrix-assisted laserdesorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry ofpolymer blends
N2 - Solvent-free sample preparation offers some advantages over solvent-based techniques, such as improved accuracy, reproducibility and sensitivity, for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) analysis. However, little or no information is available on the application of solvent-free techniques for the MALDI analysis of polymer blends. Solvent-free sample preparation by ball milling was applied with varying sample-to-matrix ratios for MALDI time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis of various polymers, including polystyrenes, poly(methyl methacrylate)s and poly(ethylene glycol)s. The peak intensity ratios were compared with those obtained after using the conventional dried droplet sample preparation method. In addition, solvent-assisted milling was also applied to improve sample homogeneities.
Depending on the sample preparation method used, different peak intensity ratios were found, showing varying degrees of suppression of the signal intensities of higher mass polymers. Ball milling for up to 30 min was required to achieve constant intensity ratios indicating homogeneous mixtures. The use of wet-assisted grinding to improve the homogeneity of the blends was found to be disadvantageous as it caused partial degradation and mass-dependent segregation of the polymers in the vials.The results clearly show that solvent-free sample preparation must be carefully considered when applied to synthetic polymer blends, as it may cause additional problems with regard to homogeneity and stability of the blends.
KW - MALDI TOF MS
KW - Sample preparation
KW - Polymer blends
KW - Solvent-free
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-598570
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.9756
SN - 0951-4198
VL - 38
IS - 12
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - Wiley online library
AN - OPUS4-59857
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Hoogendoorn, Levi
A1 - Huertas, Mauricio
A1 - Nitz, Phillip
A1 - Qi, Naiyu
A1 - Baller, Johannes
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Graeber, Gustav
T1 - Sustainable, Low‐Cost Sorbents Based on Calcium Chloride‐Loaded Polyacrylamide Hydrogels
N2 - AbstractSorbents are promising materials for applications in atmospheric water harvesting, thermal energy storage, and passive cooling, thereby addressing central challenges related to water scarcity and the global energy transition. Recently, hygroscopic hydrogel composites have emerged as high‐performance sorbents. However, many of these systems are fabricated with unsustainable and costly sorbent materials, which hinders their wide deployment. Here, the synthesis of high‐performance, cost‐efficient polyacrylamide hydrogels loaded with unprecedented amounts of calcium chloride is demonstrated. To this end, the swelling procedure of polyacrylamide hydrogels in aqueous calcium chloride solutions is optimized. The achievable salt loading in the hydrogel is characterized as a function of temperature, calcium chloride concentration in the swelling solution, and the hydrogel preparation conditions. The obtained hydrogel‐salt composites are shown to be stable under repeated sorption‐desorption cycling and enable water uptakes of 0.92 and 2.38 grams of water per gram of dry materials at 30% and 70% relative humidity, respectively. The resulting cost‐performance ratio substantially exceeds lithium chloride‐based systems. Further, the mechanistic insights on hydrogel salt interactions can guide the design of sustainable and low‐cost sorbent materials for future applications in water and energy.
KW - Electrochemistry
KW - Condensed Matter Physics
KW - Biomaterials
KW - Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-598366
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202314680
SN - 1616-301X
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-59836
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kricheldorf, H.
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Meyer, A.
T1 - Syntheses of high molecular mass polyglycolides via ring-opening polymerization with simultaneous polycondensation(ROPPOC) by means of tin and zinc catalysts
N2 - Glycolide was polymerized in bulk by means of four different ROPPOC catalysts: tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate (SnOct2), dibutyltin bis(pentafluoro-phenoxide) (BuSnOPF),zinc biscaproate (ZnCap), and zinc bis(pentafluoro-phenyl sulfide) (ZnSPF). The temperature was varied between 110 and 180°C and the time between 3 h and 7 days. For the few polyglycolides (PGAs) that were soluble extremely high molecular masses were obtained. The MALDI TOF mass spectra had all a low signal-to-noise ration and displayed the peaks of cyclic PGAs with a“saw-tooth pattern ”indicating formation of extended-ring crystallites in the mass range below m/z 2500. The shape of DSC curves varied considerably with catalyst and reaction conditions, whereas the long-distance values measured by SAXS were small and varied little with the polymeriza-tion conditions.
KW - MALDI TOF MS
KW - Polyglycolide
KW - Crystalinity
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-598221
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.6365
VL - 35
IS - 4
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
AN - OPUS4-59822
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Knapic, D.
A1 - Mardare, A. I.
A1 - Voss, Heike
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Hassel, A. W.
T1 - Corrosion study of picosecond-laser structured and anodized Ti6Al4V for bone screws
N2 - A corrosion study is performed on six variations of titanium grade 5 (Ti6Al4V) samples. Samples are prepared in different conditions by variation of preanodization, postanodization, and picosecond-laser (ps-laser) surface treatment, while polished and anodized samples serve as reference. Microcones and nanosized periodic surface features are successfully produced on Ti6Al4V samples. The morphology and topography of the structures are visualized by scanning electron microscopy and white light interference microscopy. Furthermore, the relative electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) is determined for the ps-laser-treated samples. It is determined that the preanodized and laser-treated sample has 3.5 times larger ECSA than a polished sample, and that the laser-treated sample has 4.1 times larger area. Moreover, Tafel analysis is performed to determine the corrosion properties of the samples. It is shown that the corrosion resistance improves for both laser-structured samples after the anodization. To further study the surface of the samples, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements are conducted. The study indicates that the ps-laser-treated and anodized Ti6Al4V is suitable to be used for the fabrication of bone screws and plates due to its improved corrosion resistance as compared to nonanodized samples.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Anodization
KW - Bone screws
KW - Implant material
KW - Titanium alloys
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597890
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202300609
SN - 1862-6319
VL - 221
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-59789
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Peters, Stefan
A1 - Bartling, Stephan
A1 - Parlinska-Wojtan, Magdalena
A1 - Wotzka, Alexander
A1 - Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Wohlrab, Sebastian
A1 - Abdel-Mageed, Ali M.
T1 - Stabilization of intermediate Mo oxidation states by Nb doping enhancing methane aromatization on Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts
N2 - The dehydroaromatization of methane is a promising process to produce aromatics and ultra-pure hydrogen. Increased yields and stability of Mo/HZSM-5 against irreversible deactivation were achieved via a redox interaction by doping with otherwise inert Nb.
KW - General Materials Science
KW - Sustainability and the Environment
KW - General Chemistry
KW - Renewable Energy
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597670
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TA07532J
SN - 2050-7488
SP - 1
EP - 16
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-59767
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Minenkov, Alexey
A1 - Hollweger, Sophia
A1 - Duchoslav, Jiri
A1 - Erdene-Ochir, Otgonbayar
A1 - Weise, Matthias
A1 - Ermilova, Elena
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
A1 - Schiek, Manuela
T1 - Monitoring the Electrochemical Failure of Indium Tin Oxide Electrodes via Operando Ellipsometry Complemented by Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy
N2 - Transparent conductive oxides such as indium tin oxide (ITO) are standards for thin film electrodes, providing a synergy of high optical transparency and electrical conductivity. In an electrolytic environment, the determination of an inert electrochemical potential window is crucial to maintain a stable material performance during device operation. We introduce operando ellipsometry, combining cyclic voltammetry (CV) with spectroscopic ellipsometry, as a versatile tool to monitor the evolution of both complete optical (i.e., complex refractive index) and electrical properties under wet electrochemical operational conditions. In particular, we trace the degradation of ITO electrodes caused by electrochemical reduction in a pH-neutral, water-based electrolyte environment during electrochemical cycling. With the onset of hydrogen evolution at negative bias voltages, indium and tin are irreversibly reduced to the metallic state, causing an advancing darkening, i.e., a gradual loss of transparency, with every CV cycle, while the conductivity is mostly conserved over multiple CV cycles. Post-operando analysis reveals the reductive (loss of oxygen) formation of metallic nanodroplets on the surface. The reductive disruption of the ITO electrode happens at the solid–liquid interface and proceeds gradually from the surface to the bottom of the layer, which is evidenced by cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy imaging and complemented by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy mapping. As long as a continuous part of the ITO layer remains at the bottom, the conductivity is largely retained, allowing repeated CV cycling. We consider operando ellipsometry a sensitive and nondestructive tool to monitor early stage material and property changes, either by tracing failure points, controlling intentional processes, or for sensing purposes, making it suitable for various research fields involving solid–liquid interfaces and electrochemical activity.
KW - General Materials Science
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597625
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c17923
SN - 1944-8252
VL - 16
IS - 7
SP - 9517
EP - 9531
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
AN - OPUS4-59762
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Dittmar, Stefan
A1 - Ruhl, Aki S.
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
A1 - Jekel, Martin
T1 - Settling Velocities of Small Microplastic Fragments and Fibers
N2 - There is only sparse empirical data on the settling velocity of small, non-buoyant microplastics thus far, although it is an important parameter governing their vertical transport within aquatic environments. This study reports the settling velocities of 4031 exemplary microplastic particles. Focusing on the environmentally most prevalent particle shapes, irregular microplastic fragments of four different polymer types (9–289 µm) as well as five discrete length fractions (50–600 µm) of common nylon and polyester fibers were investigated, respectively. All settling experiments were carried out in quiescent water using a specialized optical imaging setup. The method has been previously validated in order to minimize disruptive factors, e.g. thermal convection or particle interactions, and thus enable the precise measurements of the velocities of individual microplastic particles (0.003–9.094 mm/s). Based on the obtained data, ten existing models for predicting a particle’s terminal settling velocity were assessed. It is concluded that models, which were specifically deduced from empirical data on larger microplastics, fail to provide accurate predictions for small microplastics. Instead, a different approach is highlighted as a viable option for computing settling velocities across the microplastics continuum in terms of size, density and shape.
KW - Microplastics
KW - Microplastic fibers
KW - Settling velocity
KW - Sinking velocity
KW - Sedimentation
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597455
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c09602
SN - 0013-936X
VL - 58
IS - 14
SP - 6359
EP - 6369
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
AN - OPUS4-59745
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Wiesner, Yosri
A1 - Hoffmann, Thomas
A1 - Range, David
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
T1 - Microplastics in sediments of the river Rhine—A workflow for preparation and analysis of sediment samples from aquatic river systems for monitoring purposes
N2 - AbstractMicroplastics (MP) can be detected in all environmental systems. Marine and terrestrial aquatic systems, especially the transported suspended solids, have often been the focus of scientific investigations in the past. Sediments of aquatic river systems, on the other hand, were often ignored due to the time‐consuming sample preparation and analysis procedures. Spectroscopic measurement methods counting particle numbers are hardly suitable as detection methods, because there are plenty of natural particles next to a small number of MP particles. Integral methods, such as thermoanalytical methods are determining the particle mass independently of the inorganic components.In this study, a workflow for sample preparation via density separation and subsequent analysis by thermal extraction desorption‐gas chromatography/mass spectrometry is presented, which leads to representative and homogeneous samples and allows fast and robust MP mass content measurements suitable for routine analysis. Polymers were identified and quantified in all samples. Polyethylene and styrene‐butadiene rubber are the dominant polymers, besides polypropylene and polystyrene. Overall, total polymer masses between 1.18 and 337.0 µg/g could be determined. Highest MP concentrations in riverbed sediment are found in sites characterized by low flow velocities in harbors and reservoirs, while MP concentrations in sandy/gravelly bed sediments with higher flow velocities are small.
KW - Microplastics
KW - Density separation
KW - TED-GC/MS
KW - NaI
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597335
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/appl.202200125
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-59733
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Meyer, A.
A1 - Kricheldorf, H.
T1 - Transformation of poly(L-lactide) crystals composed of linear chains into crystals composed of cycles
N2 - A poly(L-lactide) with a trifluoroethyl ester end group and an average degree of polymerization (DP) of 50 was synthesized by ROP of L-lactide initiated with trifluoroethanol. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) in combination with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements revealed an average crystal thickness of 13 nm, corresponding to 45 repeat units. This suggests that most crystallites were formed by extended PLA chains, and both flat surfaces were covered by CF3 groups. The crystalline PLAs were annealed at 140 or 160 °C in the presence of two catalysts: tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate, (SnOct2) or dibutyltin bis(pentafluorophenoxide) (BuSnPhF). The chemical reactions, such as polycondensation and cyclization, proceeded in the solid state and were monitored by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-offlight (MALDI TOF) mass spectrometry and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) measurements. Under optimal conditions a large fraction of linear chains was transformed into crystallites composed of extended cycles. Additionally, MALDI TOF MS analysis of GPC fractions from samples annealed for 28 or 42 days detected chain elongation of the linear species up to a factor of 20.
KW - Polylactide
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Crystalinity
KW - Transesterification
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597250
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3PY01370G
SN - 1759-9954
VL - 15
IS - 12
SP - 1173
EP - 1181
PB - Royal Society for Chemistry
AN - OPUS4-59725
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Božičević, Lucija
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
A1 - Hildebrandt, Jana
A1 - Knigge, Xenia
A1 - Vrček, Valerije
A1 - Peranić, Nikolina
A1 - Kalcec, Nikolina
A1 - Vinkovic Vrcek, Ivana
T1 - Estrogenic activity of plastic nanoparticles mixture under in vitro settings
N2 - The plastic value chain, central part of modern living, caused environmental pollution and bioaccumulation of plastic nanoparticles (PNPs). Their ubiquitous presence in different environmental and biological compartments has become a serious threat to human health and ecosystems. Frequently used plastic materials such as polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene (PE) have been detected in the form of PNPs in the food chain, soil, water and air, as well as in human feces and blood. In this study, we aimed to provide novel insights in endocrine disrupting properties of PNPs using in vitro estrogen receptor (ER) transactivation assay. The effects of PP-NPs, PE-NPs and PS-NPs and their mixture on T47D-KBluc cell line stably transfected with luciferase as reporter enzyme was evaluated by means of cytotoxicity, cellular uptake and ER activation. Tested dose range for PNPs was 0.001 – 10 mg/L. Both cellular uptake and cytotoxicity for all PNPs was found to be dose-dependent. Only the highest dose of PP-NPs and PE-NPs induced apoptosis and cell death, while PS-NPs were not cytotoxic in tested dose range. For tested concentrations, PP-NPs and PE-NPs showed significant agonistic activity on ER, while PS-NPs cannot be considered ER active. When, applied as mixture, PNP demonstrated additive toxicity effects compared to the effect of each individual PNPs. Additivity was also observed for ER agonistic effect of PNPs mixture according to the benchmark dose-addition modelling approach. This study provides missing science-based evidence on endocrine disrupting effects of PE-NPs, PP-NPs, PS-NPs and their mixtures and highlights the importance of considering unintentional, aggregate and combined exposure to different PNPs in risk management.
KW - Risk assessment
KW - Nanoplastics
KW - Estrogenic activity of plastic nanoparticles
PY - 2024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EN00883E
SN - 2051-8153
VL - 11
IS - 5
SP - 2112
EP - 2126
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-59724
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Wetzel, Annica
A1 - Morell, Daniel
A1 - von der Au, Marcus
A1 - Wittstock, Gunther
A1 - Ozcan, Ozlem
A1 - Witt, Julia
T1 - Transpassive Metal Dissolution vs. Oxygen Evolution Reaction: Implication for Alloy Stability and Electrocatalysis
T1 - Transpassive Metallauflösung vs. Sauerstoffentwicklung:
Auswirkungen auf Legierungsstabilität und Elektrokatalyse
N2 - Multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) are gaining interest in corrosion and electrocatalysis research due to their electrochemical stability across a broad pH range and the design flexibility they offer. Using the equimolar CrCoNi alloy, we observe significant metal dissolution in a corrosive electrolyte (0.1 M NaCl, pH 2) concurrently with the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in the transpassive region despite the absence of hysteresis in polarization curves or other obvious corrosion indicators. We present a characterization scheme to delineate the contribution of OER and alloy dissolution, using scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) for OER-onset detection, and quantitative chemical analysis with inductively coupled-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and ultraviolet visible light (UV-Vis) spectroscopy to elucidate metal dissolution processes. In-situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM) revealed that the transpassive metal dissolution on CrCoNi is dominated by intergranular corrosion. These results have significant implications for the stability of MPEAs in corrosion systems, emphasizing the necessity of analytically determining metal ions released from MPEA electrodes into the electrolyte when evaluating Faradaic efficiencies of OER catalysts. The release of transition metal ions not only reduces the Faradaic efficiency of electrolyzers but may also cause poisoning and degradation of membranes in electrochemical reactors.
N2 - Multi-Hauptelement-Legierungen (MPEAs) gewinnen in der Korrosions- und Elektrokatalyseforschung aufgrund ihrer elektrochemischen Stabilität über einen breiten pH-Bereich und der Vielfalt der möglichen chemischen Zusammensetzungen zunehmend an Interesse. In unseren Untersuchungen mit der äquimolaren CrCoNi-Legierung in einem sauren Elektrolyten (0.1 M NaCl, pH 2) beobachteten wir eine signifikante Metallauflösung, die mit der Sauerstoffentwicklungsreaktion (OER) im transpassiven Bereich einhergeht, obwohl in zyklischen Polarisationskurven keine Hysterese auftrat oder andere offensichtliche Korrosionsindikatoren vorlagen. In diesem Artikel wird ein Charakterisierungskonzept eingeführt, dass die Beiträge der OER und der Legierungsauflösung differenziert. Hierfür kommt die elektrochemische Rastermikroskopie (SECM) zum Nachweis des Beginns der OER und die quantitative chemische Analyse mit induktiv gekoppelter Massenspektrometrie (ICP-MS) und UV/Vis-Spektrometrie zur Aufklärung der Metallauflösungsprozesse zum Einsatz. Die elektrochemische In situ-Atomkraftmikroskopie (EC-AFM) zeigte, dass die intergranulare Korrosion der dominierende Mechanismus der transpassive Metallauflösung von CrCoNi ist. Diese Ergebnisse besitzen erhebliche Auswirkungen für die Beurteilung der Stabilität von MPEAs in Korrosionssystemen und der Stromausbeute von OER-Katalysatoren auf der Basis von MPEAs. Die Daten unterstreichen die Notwendigkeit der analytischen Bestimmung von Metallionen, die von MPEA-Elektroden freigesetzt werden. Die Freisetzung von Übergangsmetallionen verringert nicht nur die Stromausbeute von Elektrolyseuren, sondern kann zu einer Schädigung von Membranen in elektrochemischen Reaktoren führen.
KW - Transpassive dissolution
KW - Corrosion
KW - Multi-prinicpal element alloys (MPEAs)
KW - Passivation
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-597045
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202317058
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-59704
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Czerski, Jakub
A1 - Mitoraj-Krolikowska, Marzena
A1 - Godlewska, Elzbieta
A1 - Wetzel, Annica
A1 - Witt, Julia
A1 - Ozcan, Ozlem
A1 - Marzec, Mateusz
A1 - Goly, Marcin
T1 - Corrosion and passivation of AlCrFe2Ni2Mox high-entropy alloys in sulphuric acid
N2 - Corrosion behaviour of AlCrFe2Ni2Mox (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.15, 0.3 and 0.6) high-entropy alloys was investigated in a 0.1 M H2SO4 solution. Passive films formed upon anodic polarisation, built of Al-based inner layer and (Cr, Fe, Mo)-based outer layer, had good protective properties. In particular, they prevented corrosion of the (Al, Ni)-rich BCC-B2 phase, which was observed under open-circuit conditions. Moderate amounts of Mo, up to x = 0.3, positively affected the passivation ability of AlCrFe2Ni2. Significant changes in microstructure and phase composition of the alloy at higher Mo concentrations (x = 0.6) resulted in deterioration of its corrosion resistance.
KW - EIS
KW - Alloy
KW - Sulphuric acid
KW - AFM
KW - Acid corrosion
KW - Passive films
PY - 2024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2024.111855
SN - 0010-938X
VL - 229
SP - 1
EP - 17
PB - Elsevier Ltd.
AN - OPUS4-59703
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kricheldorf, H.
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Meyer, A.
T1 - Syntheses of Polyglycolide via Polycondensation: A Reinvestigation
N2 - The Na salt of chloroacetic acid is condensed in suspension. Furthermore,glycolic acid is condensed in bulk or in concentrated solution by means of SnCl2 or 4-toluene sulfonic acid (TSA) as catalysts. The temperatures are varied from 160 to 200°C and the time from 1 to 5 days. Low molar mass cyclic poly(glycolic acid) (PGA) is detected by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI TOF) mass spectrometry in most PGAs. A predominance of certain cycles having an even number of repeat units is observed suggesting a thermodynamically favored formation of extended-ring crystals. Extremely high melting temperatures (up to 237.5°C)and high melting enthalpies are found for polycondensations with TSA in 1,2-dichlorobenzene.
KW - MALDI TOF MS
KW - Polycondensation
KW - Polyglycolide
KW - Cyclization
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-596856
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202300397
IS - 2300397
SP - 1
EP - 7
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-59685
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Emamverdi, Farnaz
A1 - Huang, J.
A1 - Szymoniak, Paulina
A1 - Bojdys, M. J.
A1 - Böhning, Martin
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
T1 - Structure and molecular mobility of phosphinine-based covalent organic frameworks – glass transition of amorphous COFs
N2 - Two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks (COFs) based on phosphinine and thiophene building blocks have been synthesized with two different side groups. The materials are denoted as CPSF-MeO and CPSF-EtO where CxxF correspond to the covalent framework, whereas P and S are related to heteroatoms phosphorous and sulfur. MeO and EtO indicate the substituents, i.e. methoxy and ethoxy.
Their morphologies were studied by scanning electron microcopy and X-ray scattering. The absence of crystalline reflexes in the X-ray pattern reveal that both materials are amorphous and can be considered as glasses. Furthermore, N2 adsorption measurements indicate substantial Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area values pointing to the formation of three-dimensional pores by stacking of the aromatic 2D layer. An analysis of the porosity of both COFs showed a mean radius of the pores to be of ca. 4 nm, consistent with their chemical structure. The COFs form nanoparticles with a radius of around 100 nm. The thermal behavior of the COFs was further investigated by fast scanning calorimetry. These investigations showed that both COFs undergo a glass transition. The glass transition temperature of CPSF-EtO is found to be ca. 100 K higher than that for CPSF-MeO. This large difference in the glass transition is discussed to be due to a change in the interaction of the COF sheets induced by the longer ethoxy group. It might be assumed that for CPSF-EtO more individual COF sheets assemble to larger stacks than for CPSF-MeO. This agrees with the much larger surface area value found for CPSF-EtO compared to CPSF-MeO. To corroborate the results obtained be fast scanning calorimetry dielectric measurements were conducted which confirm the occurrence of a dynamic glass transition. The estimated temperature dependence of the relaxation rates of the dielectric relaxation and their absolute values agrees well with the data obtained by fast scanning calorimetry. Considering the fragility approach to the glass transition, it was further found that CPSF-MeO is a fragile glass former whereas CPSF-EtO behaves as a strong glass forming material. This difference in the fragility points also to distinct differences in the interaction between the 2D COF molecules in both materials.
KW - Covalent Organic frameworks
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-596770
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ma01123b
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-59677
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Naik, Aakash Ashok
A1 - Ueltzen, Katharina
A1 - Ertural, Christina
A1 - Jackson, Adam J.
A1 - George, Janine
T1 - LobsterPy: A package to automatically analyze LOBSTERruns
N2 - The LOBSTER (Deringer et al., 2011;Maintz et al., 2013 ,2016 ;Nelson et al., 2020 ) software aids in extracting quantum-chemical bonding information from materials by projecting the plane-wave based wave functions from density functional theory (DFT) onto an atomic orbital basis. LobsterEnv, a module implemented in pymatgen (Ong et al., 2013) by some of the authors of this package, facilitates the use of quantum-chemical bonding information obtained from LOBSTER calculations to identify neighbors and coordination environments. LobsterPy is a Python package that offers a set of convenient tools to further analyze and summarize the LobsterEnv outputs in the form of JSONs that are easy to interpret and process. These tools enable the estimation of (anti) bonding contributions, generation of textual descriptions, and visualization of LOBSTER computation results. Since its first release, both LobsterPy and LobsterEnv capabilities have been extended significantly. Unlike earlier versions, which could only automatically analyze Crystal Orbital Hamilton Populations (COHPs) (Dronskowski & Blöchl, 1993), both can now also analyze Crystal Orbital Overlap Populations (COOP) (Hughbanks & Hoffmann, 1983) and Crystal Orbital Bond Index (COBI) (Müller et al., 2021). Extracting the information about the most important orbitals contributing to the bonds is optional, and users can enable it as needed. Additionally, bonding-based features for machinelearning (ML) studies can be engineered via the sub-packages “featurize” and “structuregraphs”. Alongside its Python interface, it also provides an easy-to-use command line interface (CLI) that runs automatic analysis of the computations and generates a summary of results and publication-ready figures. LobsterPy has been used to produce the results in Ngo et al. (2023), Chen et al. (2024), Naik et al. (2023), and it is also part of Atomate2 (2023) bonding analysis workflow for generating bonding analysis data in a format compatible with the Materials Project (Jain et al., 2013) API.
KW - Materials Science
KW - Automation
KW - Bonding Analysis
KW - Materials Properties
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-595809
DO - https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.06286
VL - 9
IS - 94
SP - 1
EP - 4
PB - The Open Journal
AN - OPUS4-59580
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Meyer, A.
A1 - Kricheldorf, H.
T1 - Cyclic polyglycolides via ring-expansion polymerization with cyclic tin catalysts
N2 - Glycolide was polymerized in bulk with two cyclic catalysts − 2,2-dibutyl-2-stanna-1,3-dithiolane (DSTL) and 2-stanna-1,3-dioxa-4,5,6,7-dibenzepane (SnBiph). The monomer/initiator ratio, temperature (140 – 180 °C) and time (1–––4 days) were varied. The MALDI TOF mass spectra exclusively displayed peaks of cyclic polyglycolide (PGA) and revealed an unusual “saw-tooth pattern” in the mass range below m/z 2 500 suggesting formation of extended ring crystallites. The DSC measurements indicated increasing crystallinity with higher temperature and longer time, and after annealing for 4 d at 160 °C a hitherto unknown and unexpected glass transition was found in the temperature range of 170–185 °C. Linear PGAs prepared by means of metal alkoxides under identical conditions did not show the afore-mentioned features of the cyclic PGAs, neither in the mass spectra nor in the DSC measurements. All PGAs were also characterized by SAXS measurements, which revealed relatively small L-values suggesting formation of thin crystallites in all cases with little influence of the reaction conditions.
KW - Polyglycolide
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Ring-expansion polymerization
KW - Crystals
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-595541
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2024.112811
SN - 0014-3057
VL - 207
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - Elsevier Ltd.
AN - OPUS4-59554
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Manoharan, Deepak
A1 - Ranjan, Subham
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Bhattacharya, Biswajit
A1 - Takamizawa, Satoshi
A1 - Ghosh, Soumyajit
T1 - Elasto-plastic behaviour with reversible thermosalient expansion in acrylonitrile-based organic crystals
N2 - Crystalline materials that exhibit reversible mechanical responses upon exposure to external stimuli have garnered significant attention owing to their potential applications in various fields. Herein, we report a crystal of (2Z,2′Z)-2,2′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(3-(4-bromophenyl)acrylonitrile) (DSBr), which displays simultaneous elasto-plastic behaviour and reversible thermosalient effects. While elasto-plastic behaviour is attributed to underlying packing features, reversible thermosalient expansion is attributed to uniaxial expansion mediated by heat. Exceptional length increase and contraction upon cooling is due to the restorative nature of weak interactions through a cooperative effect. The cooperative movement of molecules is reflected in the unidirectional expansion of the habit plane. Thermosalient reversible expansion–contraction in elasto-plastic crystals have not been discussed in the literature so far. Detailed analysis reported herein provides a comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanism of flexibility and thermosalient responses. This crystal's unique blend of reversible thermal expansion with flexibility holds substantial promise for applications in flexible thermal actuators.
KW - Materials Chemistry
KW - General Chemistry
PY - 2024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3TC04272C
SN - 2050-7526
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-59527
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Sokolowski‐Tinten, Klaus
T1 - Probing Laser‐Driven Structure Formation at Extreme Scales in Space and Time
N2 - Irradiation of solid surfaces with high intensity, ultrashort laser pulses triggers a variety of secondary processes that can lead to the formation of transient and permanent structures over a large range of length scales from mm down to the nano‐range. One of the most prominent examples are LIPSS – Laser‐Induced Periodic Surface Structures. While LIPSS have been a scientific evergreen for of almost 60 years, experimental methods that combine ultrafast temporal with the required nm spatial resolution have become available only recently with the advent of short pulse, short wavelength free electron lasers. Here, the current status and future perspectives in this field are discussed by exploiting the unique possibilities of these 4th‐generation light sources to address by time‐domain experimental techniques the fundamental LIPSS‐question, namely why and how laser irradiation can initiate the transition of a “chaotic” (rough) surface from an aperiodic into a periodic structure.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Free electron laser
KW - Pump-probe experiments
KW - Time-resolved scattering
KW - Capillary waves
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-595048
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202300912
SN - 1863-8899
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-59504
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Emamverdi, Farnaz
A1 - Huang, J.
A1 - Mosane Razavi, Negar
A1 - Bojdys, M. J.
A1 - Forster, A. B.
A1 - Budd, P. M.
A1 - Böhning, Martin
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
T1 - Molecular Mobility and Gas Transport Properties of Mixed Matrix Membranes Based on PIM‑1 and a Phosphinine Containing Covalent Organic Framework
N2 - Polymers with intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are gaining attention as gas separation membranes. Nevertheless, they face limitations due to pronounced physical aging. In this study a covalent organic framework containing λ5-phosphinine moieties, CPSF-EtO were incorporated as a nanofiller (concentration range 0-10 wt%) into a PIM-1 matrix forming dense films with a thickness of ca. 100 μm. The aim of the investigation was to investigate possible enhancements of gas transport properties and mitigating effects on physical aging. The incorporation of the nanofiller occurred on aggregate level with domains up to 100 nm as observed by T-SEM and confirmed by X-ray scattering. Moreover, the X-ray data show that the structure of the microporous network of the PIM-1 matrix is changed by the nanofiller.
As the molecular mobility is fundamental for gas transport as well as for physical aging, the study includes dielectric investigations of pure PIM-1 and PIM-1/CPSF-EtO mixed matrix membranes to establish a correlation between the molecular mobility and the gas transport properties. Using the time-lag method the gas permeability and the permselectivity were determined for N2, O2, CH4 and CO2 for samples with variation in filler content. A significant increase in the permeability of CH4 and CO2 (50 % increase compared to pure PIM-1) was observed for a concentration of 5 wt% of the nanofiller. Furthermore, the most pronounced change in the permselectivity was found for the gas pair CO2/N2 at a filler concentration of 7 wt%.
KW - Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity
KW - Nanocomposites
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-595031
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.3c02419
SN - 0024-9297
VL - 57
IS - 4
SP - 1829
EP - 1845
PB - ACS Publications
AN - OPUS4-59503
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Zuffa, Caterina
A1 - Cappuccino, Chiara
A1 - Casali, Lucia
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Maini, Lucia
T1 - Liquid reagents are not enough for liquid assisted grinding in the synthesis of (AgBr)(n-pica) n
N2 - This study investigates the mechanochemical reactions between AgBr 3-picolylamine and 4-picolylamine. The use of different stoichiometry ratios of the reagents allows [(AgBr)(n-pica)]n and [(AgBr)2(n-pica)]n to be obtained, and we report the new structures of [(AgBr)2(3-pica)]n and [(AgBr)2(4-pica)]n which are characterized by the presence of the following: (a) infinite inorganic chains, (b) silver atom coordinated only by bromide atoms and (c) argentophilic interactions. Furthermore, we studied the interconversion of [(AgBr)(n-pica)]n/[(AgBr)2(n-pica)]n by mechanochemical and thermal properties. The in situ experiments suggest that [(AgBr)(3-pica)]n is kinetically favoured while [(AgBr)2(3-pica)]n is converted into [(AgBr)(3-pica)]n only with a high excess of the ligand. Finally, the liquid nature of the ligands is not sufficient to assist the grinding process, and the complete reaction is observed with the addition of a small quantity of acetonitrile.
KW - Mechanochemistry
KW - Complex
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594755
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp04791a
SN - 1463-9076
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-59475
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Stawski, Tomasz
A1 - Karafiludis, Stephanos
A1 - Pimentel, Carlos
A1 - Montes-Hernández, German
A1 - Kochovski, Zdravko
A1 - Bienert, Ralf
A1 - Weimann, Karin
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Scoppola, Ernesto
A1 - Van Driessche, Alexander E.S.
T1 - Solution-driven processing of calcium sulfate: The mechanism of the reversible transformation of gypsum to bassanite in brines
N2 - Here, we show that calcium sulfate dihydrate (gypsum) can be directly, rapidly and reversibly converted to calcium sulfate hemihydrate (bassanite) in high salinity solutions (brines). The optimum conditions for the efficient production of bassanite in a short time (<5 min) involve the use of brines with c(NaCl) > 4 M and maintaining a temperature, T > 80 °C. When the solution containing bassanite crystals is cooled down to around room temperature, eventually gypsum is formed. When the temperature is raised again to T > 80 °C, bassanite is rapidly re-precipitated. This contrasts with the better-known behaviour of the bassanite phase in low-salt environments. In low-salinity aqueous solutions, bassanite is considered to be metastable with respect to gypsum and anhydrite, and therefore gypsum-to-bassanite conversion does not occur in pure water. Interestingly, the high-salinity transformation of gypsum-to-bassanite has been reported by many authors and used in practice for several decades, although its very occurrence actually contradicts numerical thermodynamic predictions regarding solubility of calcium sulfate phases. By following the evolution of crystalline phases with in situ and time-resolved X-ray diffraction/scattering and Raman spectroscopy, we demonstrated that the phase stability in brines at elevated temperatures was inaccurately represented in the thermodynamic databases. Most notably for c(NaCl) > 4 M, and T > 80 °C gypsum becomes readily more soluble than bassanite, which induces the direct precipitation of the latter from gypsum. The fact that these transformations are controlled by the solution provides extensive opportunities for precise manipulation of crystal formation. Our experiments confirmed that bassanite remained the sole crystalline phase for many hours before reverting into gypsum. This property is extremely advantageous for practical processing and efficient crystal extraction in industrial scenarios.
KW - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
KW - Strategy and Management
KW - General Environmental Science
KW - Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
KW - Building and Construction
KW - Calcium sulfate
KW - Gypsum
KW - Bassanite
KW - Scattering
KW - Raman
KW - In situ
KW - Synchrotron
KW - BESSY
KW - MySpot
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594698
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652624004591#appsec1
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141012
SN - 0959-6526
VL - 440
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-59469
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Brockmann, N.
A1 - Sicken, A.
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
T1 - Effects of laser cleaning on the condition of different silk model samples using varying wavelengths and pulse durations
N2 - The cleaning of aged silk fibers poses a common challenge in the conservation of textiles, since traditional cleaning techniques often yield unsatisfactory results or even harm objects. In this regard, cleaning objects with laser radiation is a promising addition to the range of available methods. Due to it being contactless, even brittle and touch-sensitive objects with disfiguring or harmful soiling could potentially be cleaned and therefore made accessible for research and presentation. Examples of treatment have sometimes shown spectacular results. Still there is some skepticism concerning the safety of this treatment for textile materials, which has been strengthened through previous 532 nm wavelength nanosecond laser cleaning studies on silk fibers. Taking these published results into account, the range of examined laser parameters has been extended in this study, from 532 nm nanosecond laser to 1064 nm nanosecond and even 800 nm femtosecond laser, reevaluating the effect of this treatment on the fibers. The physicochemical processes taking place on the silk fibers when cleaning with lasers are complex and still not fully understood. The aim of this project was therefore to bring more clarification about potential effects of those processes on the condition of silk samples treated with a set of different parameters for wavelength, pulse duration, energy density and number of pulses per spot. It also looks at the influence of the presence of soiling on the results. The analysis of potential effects was then carried out using statistical methods and advanced analytics. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and colorimetry technology provided the required insights to better assess the effects. Results show that laser cleaning of silk fibers, like most other conventional cleaning techniques, is not completely without risk, but knowing what the possible effects are helps making decisions on whether the benefits of the technique used justify these risks.
KW - Laser cleaning
KW - Cultural heritage
KW - Conservation
KW - Silk
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594601
DO - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-024-01152-1
SN - 2050-7445
VL - 12
IS - 1
SP - 1
EP - 15
PB - Springer
AN - OPUS4-59460
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Choi, Ching-Yi
A1 - Lossada, F.
A1 - Walter, K.
A1 - Fleck-Kunde, T.
A1 - Behrens, S.
A1 - Meinelt, T.
A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana
A1 - Hiller, M.
A1 - Oschkinat, H.
A1 - Dallmann, A.
A1 - Taden, A.
A1 - Börner, H.G.
T1 - Organic transformation of lignin into mussel-inspired glues: next-generation 2K adhesive for setting corals under saltwater
N2 - The 2-methoxyphenol units (G-units) in lignin are modified by demethylation and oxidation to provide the activated lignin as one part of an advanced biobased two-component (2K) adhesive system, which exhibits promising shear strengths in dry and underwater applications. The activation of lignin is straightforward and generates quinones via demethylation and periodate oxidation. These act as Michael acceptors and react smoothly with multi-thiol-star polymers to yield thiol-catechol connectivities (TCCs). The mussel-inspired material platform acts as a very robust and versatile adhesive, combining low-cost and readily available lignin with multi-thiols to achieve outstanding adhesion strengths of up to 15 MPa in dry application. In particular, the 2K system is compatible with the marine biological environment and shows no acute toxicity to sensitive organisms such as fish eggs. Thus, one possible application of this material could be an adhesive for setting temperature-resistant corals in damaged reefs.
KW - Lignin modification
KW - Mussel-inspired adhesive systems
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594588
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3gc03680d
SN - 1463-9270
SP - 1
EP - 15
PB - RSC
CY - Cambridge
AN - OPUS4-59458
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Zhang, Kun
A1 - Carrod, Andrew J.
A1 - Del Giorgio, Elena
A1 - Hughes, Joseph
A1 - Rurack, Knut
A1 - Bennet, Francesca
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Harrad, Stuart
A1 - Pikramenou, Zoe
T1 - Luminescence Lifetime-Based Sensing Platform Based on Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes for the Detection of Perfluorooctanoic Acid in Aqueous Samples
N2 - Luminescence lifetimes are an attractive analytical method for detection due to its high sensitivity and stability. Iridium probes exhibit luminescence with long excited-state lifetimes, which are sensitive to the local environment. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is listed as a chemical of high concern regarding its toxicity and is classified as a “forever chemical”. In addition to strict limits on the presence of PFOA in drinking water, environmental contamination from industrial effluent or chemical spills requires rapid, simple, accurate, and cost-effective analysis in order to aid containment. Herein, we report the fabrication and function of a novel and facile luminescence sensor for PFOA based on iridium modified on gold surfaces. These surfaces were modified with lipophilic iridium complexes bearing alkyl chains, namely, IrC6 and IrC12, and Zonyl-FSA surfactant. Upon addition of PFOA, the modified surfaces IrC6-FSA@Au and IrC12-FSA @Au show the largest change in the red luminescence signal with changes in the luminescence lifetime that allow monitoring of PFOA concentrations in aqueous solutions. The platform was tested for the measurement of PFOA in aqueous samples spiked with known concentrations of PFOA and demonstrated the capacity to determine PFOA at concentrations >100 μg/L (240 nM).
KW - Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
KW - Cyclometalated iridium (III) complexes
KW - Luminescent lifetime
KW - Optically active surfaces
KW - ToF-SIMS
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594535
UR - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04289
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04289
VL - 96
IS - 4
SP - 1565
EP - 1575
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
AN - OPUS4-59453
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Mohring, W.
A1 - Karafiludis, Stephanos
A1 - Manzoni, Anna M.
A1 - Laplanche, G.
A1 - Schneider, M.
A1 - Stephan-Scherb, C.
T1 - High-Temperature Corrosion of High- and Medium-Entropy Alloys CrMnFeCoNi and CrCoNi Exposed to a Multi-Oxidant Atmosphere H2O–O2–SO2
N2 - AbstractThe high-temperature corrosion behaviors of the equimolar CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy and CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy were studied in a gas atmosphere consisting of a volumetric mixture of 10% H2O, 2% O2, 0.5% SO2, and 87.5% Ar at 800 °C for up to 96 h. Both alloys were initially single-phase fcc with a mean grain size of ~ 50 μm and a homogeneous chemical composition. The oxide layer thickness of CrMnFeCoNi increased linearly with exposure time while it remained constant at ~ 1 μm for CrCoNi. A Cr2O3 layer and minor amounts of (Co,Ni)Cr2O4 developed on the latter while three oxide layers were detected on the former, i.e., a thin and continuous chromium rich oxide layer at the oxide/alloy interface, a dense (Mn,Cr)3O4 layer in the center and a thick and porous layer of Mn3O4 and MnSO4 at the gas/oxide interface. Additionally, a few metal sulfides were observed in the CrMnFeCoNi matrix. These results were found to be in reasonable agreement with thermodynamic calculations.
KW - high entropy alloys
KW - corrosion
KW - oxidation
KW - scanning electron microscopy
KW - sulfidation
KW - CrMnFeCoNi
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594189
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s44210-023-00026-8
SP - 1
EP - 17
PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC
AN - OPUS4-59418
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Pérez Blanes, H.
A1 - Ghiasi, P.
A1 - Sandkühler, J.
A1 - Yesilcicek, Yasemin
A1 - Pentzien, Simone
A1 - Conradi, Andrea
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Al-Sabbagh, Dominik
A1 - Thünemann, Andreas
A1 - Ozcan, Ozlem
A1 - Witt, Julia
T1 - High CO2 reduction activity on AlCrCoCuFeNi multi-principal element alloy nanoparticle electrocatalysts prepared by means of pulsed laser ablation
N2 - Noble metal-free nanoparticles (NPs) based on multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) were synthesized using a one-step pulsed laser ablation in liquids (PLALs) method for the electrochemical reduction of CO2. Laser ablation was performed in pure water or poly-(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC)-containing an aqueous solution of Al8Cr17Co17Cu8Fe17Ni33 MPEA targets. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements combined with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) mapping were used to characterize the structure and composition of the laser-generated MPEA nanoparticles (MPEA-NPs). These results confirmed the presence of a characteristic elemental distribution of a core-shell phase structure as the predominant NP species. The electrocatalytic performance of the laser-generated MPEA-NPs was characterized by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) demonstrating an enhanced electrocatalytic CO2 activity for PDADMAC-stabilized NPs. The findings of these investigations indicate that MPEAs have great potential to replace conventional, expensive noble metal electrocatalysts.
KW - Multi-principal element alloys
KW - Chemically Complex Materials
KW - CCMat
KW - Electrocatalysis
KW - Carbon dioxide reduction
KW - Pulsed laser ablation
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594018
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.05.143
VL - 24
SP - 9434
EP - 9440
PB - Elsevier BV
AN - OPUS4-59401
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Paul, Maxi B.
A1 - Böhmert, Linda
A1 - Thünemann, Andreas
A1 - Loeschner, Katrin
A1 - Givelet, Lucas
A1 - Fahrenson, Christoph
A1 - Braeuning, Albert
A1 - Sieg, Holger
T1 - Influence of artificial digestion on characteristics and intestinal cellular effects of micro-, submicro- and nanoplastics
N2 - The production of plastics is rising since they have been invented. Micro, submicro- and nanoplastics are produced intentionally or generated by environmental processes, and constitute ubiquitous contaminants which are ingested orally by consumers. Reported health concerns include intestinal translocation, inflammatory response, oxidative stress and cytotoxicity. Every digestive milieu in the gastrointestinal tract does have an influence on the properties of particles and can cause changes in their effect on biological systems. In this study, we subjected plastic particles of different materials (polylactic acid, polymethylmethacrylate, melamine formaldehyde) and sizes (micro- to nano-range) to a complex artificial digestion model consisting of three intestinal fluid simulants (saliva, gastric and intestinal juice). We monitored the impact of the digestion process on the particles by performing Dynamic Light Scattering, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Asymmetric Flow Field-Flow Fractionation. An in vitro model of the intestinal epithelial barrier was used to monitor cellular effects and translocation behavior of (un)digested particles. In conclusion, artificial digestion decreased cellular interaction and slightly increased transport of all particles across the intestinal barrier. The interaction with organic matter resulted in clear differences in the agglomeration behavior. Moreover, we provide evidence for polymer-, size- and surface-dependent cellular effects of the test particles.
KW - Toxicology
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Dynamic Light Scattering
KW - Nanoplastics
KW - Microplastics
KW - Reference Method
KW - Reference Material
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593947
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2023.114423
VL - 184
SP - 1
EP - 16
PB - Elsevier BV
AN - OPUS4-59394
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Sieg, Holger
A1 - Schaar, Caroline
A1 - Fouquet, Nicole
A1 - Böhmert, Linda
A1 - Thünemann, Andreas
A1 - Braeuning, Albert
T1 - Particulate iron oxide food colorants (E 172) during artificial digestion and their uptake and impact on intestinal cells
N2 - Iron oxide of various structures is frequently used as food colorant (E 172). The spectrum of colors ranges from yellow over orange, red, and brown to black, depending on the chemical structure of the material. E 172 is mostly sold as solid powder. Recent studies have demonstrated the presence of nanoscaled particles in E 172 samples, often to a very high extent. This makes it necessary to investigate the fate of these particles after oral uptake. In this study, 7 differently structured commercially available E 172 food colorants (2 x Yellow FeO(OH), 2 x Red Fe2O3, 1 x Orange Fe2O3 + FeO(OH) and 2 x Black Fe3O4) were investigated for particle dissolution, ion release, cellular uptake, crossing of the intestinal barrier and toxicological impact on intestinal cells. Dissolution was analyzed in water, cell culture medium and artificial digestion fluids. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) was employed for determination of the specific surface area of the colorants in the digestion fluids. Cellular uptake, transport and toxicological effects were studied using human differentiated Caco-2 cells as an in vitro model of the intestinal barrier. For all materials, a strong interaction with the intestinal cells was observed, albeit there was only a limited dissolution, and no toxic in vitro effects on human cells were recorded.
KW - Toxicology
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Small-angle X-ray scattering
KW - SAXS
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593935
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2024.105772
VL - 96
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Elsevier BV
AN - OPUS4-59393
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kricheldorf, Hans R.
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
T1 - Ring-ring equilibration (RRE) of cyclic poly(L-lactide)s by means of cyclic tin catalysts
N2 - With 2,2-dibutyl-2-stanna-1,3-dithiolane (DSTL) and 2-stanna-1,3-dioxa-4,5,6,7-dibenzoxepane (SnBiPh) as catalysts ring-expansion polymerizations (REP) were performed either in 2 M solution using three different solvents and two different temperatures or in bulk at 140 and 120 ◦C. A kinetically controlled rapid REP up to weight average molecular masses (Mẃs) above 300 000 was followed by a slower degradation of the molecular masses at 140 ◦C, but not at 120 ◦C Furthermore, a low molecular mass cyclic poly(L-lactide) (cPLA) with a Mn around 16 000 was prepared by polymerization in dilute solution and used as starting material for ring-ring equilibration at 140 ◦C in 2 M solutions. Again, a decrease of the molecular mass was detectable, suggesting that the equilibrium Mn is below 5 000. The degradation of the molecular masses via RRE was surprisingly more effective in solid cyclic PLA than in solution, and a specific transesterification mechanism involving loops on the surface of crystallites is proposed. This degradation favored the formation of extended-ring crystallites, which were detectable by a “saw-tooth pattern” in their MALDI mass spectra.
KW - Organic Chemistry
KW - Polymers and Plastics
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Materials Chemistry
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593819
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2024.112765
SN - 0014-3057
VL - 206
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-59381
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Heinekamp, Christian
A1 - Kneiske, Sönke
A1 - Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Ahrens, Mike
A1 - Braun, Thomas
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
T1 - A fluorolytic sol-gel route to access an amorphous Zr fluoride catalyst: A useful tool for C-F bond activation
N2 - A route to a ZrF4 catalyst active in room temperature Friedel–Crafts and dehydrofluorination reactions was developed via a fluorolytic sol–gel route, which was followed by a postfluorination step using a stream of CHClF2. The behaviour of different Zr(IV) precursors in a sol–gel reaction with anhydrous isopropanol/HF solution was investigated. The subsequent post-fluorination step was optimised in its temperature ramp and confirmed the necessity of a fluorination of the generated xerogels to obtain catalytic activity. The process is discussed in the context of the analysis of the materials using Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis (BET), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The local structure of the amorphous catalyst was elucidated by extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (EXAFS).
KW - Catalysis
KW - Heterogeneous catalysis
KW - C-F bond activation
KW - Postfluorination
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593433
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CY01439H
SN - 2044-4761
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-59343
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Hildebrandt, R.
A1 - Seifert, M.
A1 - George, Janine
A1 - Blaurock, S.
A1 - Botti, S.
A1 - Krautscheid, H.
A1 - Grundmann, M.
A1 - Sturm, C.
T1 - Determination of acoustic phonon anharmonicities via second-order Raman scattering in CuI
N2 - We demonstrate the determination of anharmonic acoustic phonon properties via second-order Raman scattering exemplarily on copper iodide single crystals. The origin of multi-phonon features from the second-order Raman spectra was assigned by the support of the calculated 2-phonon density of states. In this way, the temperature dependence of acoustic phonons was determined down to 10 K. To determine independently the harmonic contributions of respective acoustic phonons, density functional theory in quasi-harmonic approximation was used. Finally, the anharmonic contributions were determined. The results are in agreement with earlier publications and extend CuI’s determined acoustic phonon properties to lower temperatures with higher accuracy. This approach demonstrates that it is possible to characterize the acoustic anharmonicities via Raman scattering down to zero-temperature renormalization constants of at least 0.1 cm⁻¹.
KW - Thermoelectrics
KW - Thermal transport
KW - Phonon interactions
KW - Density functional theory
KW - Phonons
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593164
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad1141
SN - 1367-2630
VL - 25
IS - 12
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - IOP Publishing
CY - London
AN - OPUS4-59316
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Liu, Y.
A1 - Gruner, A.
A1 - Aboud, D. G. K.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Schille, J.
A1 - Loeschner, U.
A1 - Kietzig, A.-M.
T1 - Polarization effects on laser-inscribed angled micro-structures
N2 - The polarization of the laser beam exhibits more substantial differences in laser micromachining as the angle of incidence deviates from zero. In the reported work, our focus was to explore the effects of circularly, p- and s-polarized laser on angled ultrashort pulse laser micromachining of micropillar arrays. The examination encompassed laser process factors, including angles of incidence, microstructure dimensions, and inter-pillar spacing. A comparison between the resulting structures demonstrated that p-polarized laser beam was the most efficient in material removal in angled laser micromachining, followed by circularly polarized laser. While the s-polarized beam exhibited the lowest ablation efficiency among the three. Such distinction is mainly attributed to the distinguishing reflectivity of the three states of polarization on tilted planes. The development of structural heights during ablation processes was examined, and potential defects in laser processing methodologies were interpreted. The dependency of structural heights on inter-pillar spacing was analyzed. This study bridges the gap between existing studies on angled ultrashort pulse laser machining and the influences of polarization on laser machining. The comparison between structures produced using laboratory-scale and industrial-scale laser systems also yielded pertinent recommendations for facilitating a smooth transition of angled laser micromachining from laboratory-scale research to industrial applications.
KW - Laser processing
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Microstructures
KW - Nanostructures
PY - 2024
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433223028714
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.159191
SN - 0169-4332
VL - 649
SP - 1
EP - 15
PB - Elsevier
AN - OPUS4-59329
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Rosen, Andrew S.
A1 - Gallant, Max
A1 - George, Janine
A1 - Riebesell, Janosh
A1 - Sahasrabuddhe, Hrushikesh
A1 - Shen, Jimmy-Xuan
A1 - Wen, Mingjian
A1 - Evans, Matthew L.
A1 - Petretto, Guido
A1 - Waroquiers, David
A1 - Rignanese, Gian-Marco
A1 - Persson, Kristin A.
A1 - Jain, Anubhav
A1 - Ganose, Alex M.
T1 - Jobflow: Computational Workflows Made Simple
N2 - We present Jobflow, a domain-agnostic Python package for writing computational workflows tailored for high-throughput computing applications. With its simple decorator-based approach, functions and class methods can be transformed into compute jobs that can be stitched together into complex workflows. Jobflow fully supports dynamic workflows where the full acyclic graph of compute jobs is not known until runtime, such as compute jobs that launch
other jobs based on the results of previous steps in the workflow. The results of all Jobflow compute jobs can be easily stored in a variety of filesystem- and cloud-based databases without the data storage process being part of the underlying workflow logic itself. Jobflow has been intentionally designed to be fully independent of the choice of workflow manager used to dispatch the calculations on remote computing resources. At the time of writing, Jobflow
workflows can be executed either locally or across distributed compute environments via an adapter to the FireWorks package, and Jobflow fully supports the integration of additional workflow execution adapters in the future.
KW - Automation
KW - Workflow
KW - Computational Materials Science
KW - Computations
KW - Software
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593104
DO - https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.05995
VL - 9
IS - 93
SP - 1
EP - 7
PB - The Open Journal
AN - OPUS4-59310
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Paul, Maxi B.
A1 - Böhmert, Linda
A1 - Thünemann, Andreas
A1 - Loeschner, Katrin
A1 - Givelet, Lucas
A1 - Fahrenson, Christoph
A1 - Braeuning, Albert
A1 - Sieg, Holger
T1 - Influence of artificial digestion on characteristics and intestinal cellular effects of micro-, submicro- and nanoplastics
N2 - The production of plastics is rising since they have been invented. Micro, submicro- and nanoplastics are produced intentionally or generated by environmental processes, and constitute ubiquitous contaminants which are ingested orally by consumers. Reported health concerns include intestinal translocation, inflammatory response, oxidative stress and cytotoxicity. Every digestive milieu in the gastrointestinal tract does have an influence on the properties of particles and can cause changes in their effect on biological systems. In this study, we subjected plastic particles of different materials (polylactic acid, polymethylmethacrylate, melamine formaldehyde) and sizes (micro- to nano-range) to a complex artificial digestion model consisting of three intestinal fluid simulants (saliva, gastric and intestinal juice). We monitored the impact of the digestion process on the particles by performing Dynamic Light Scattering, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Asymmetric Flow Field-Flow Fractionation. An in vitro model of the intestinal epithelial barrier was used to monitor cellular effects and translocation behavior of (un)digested particles. In conclusion, artificial digestion decreased cellular interaction and slightly increased transport of all particles across the intestinal barrier. The interaction with organic matter resulted in clear differences in the agglomeration behavior. Moreover, we provide evidence for polymer-, size- and surface-dependent cellular effects of the test particles.
KW - Toxicology
KW - General Medicine
KW - Food Science
KW - Nanoplastics
KW - Nanoparticle
KW - Dynamic Light Scattering
KW - DLS
PY - 2024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2023.114423
VL - 184
SP - 1
EP - 16
PB - Elsevier
AN - OPUS4-59298
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Mrkwitschka, Paul
A1 - Rühle, Bastian
A1 - Kuchenbecker, Petra
A1 - Löhmann, Oliver
A1 - Lindemann, Franziska
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Embedding and cross-sectioning as a sample preparation procedure for accurate and representative size and shape measurement of nanopowders
N2 - Reliable measurement of the size of polydisperse, complex-shaped commercial nanopowders is a difficult but necessary task, e.g., for regulatory requirements and toxicity risk assessment. Suitable methods exist for the accurate characterization of the size of non-aggregated, stabilized, spherical and monodisperse nanoparticles. In contrast, industrial nanoscale powders usually require dedicated sample preparation procedures developed for the analysis method of choice. These nano-powders tend to agglomerate and/or aggregate, a behavior which in combination with an innate broad particle size distribution and irregular shape often significantly alters the achievable accuracy of the measured size parameters. The present study systematically tests two commercially available nanoscale powders using different sample preparation methods for correlative analysis by scanning electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, Brunauer–Emmet–Teller method and differential mobility analysis. One focus was set on the sample preparation by embedding nanoparticles in carbon-based hot-mounting resin. Literature on this topic is scarce and the accuracy of the data extracted from cross sections of these particles is unclearly stated. In this paper systematic simulations on the deviation of the size parameters of well-defined series of nanoparticles with different shapes from the nominal value were carried out and the contributing factors are discussed.
KW - Nanopowder
KW - Electron microscopy
KW - Sample preparation
KW - Cross-sectioning
KW - Cerium oxide
KW - Zinc oxide
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593289
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-51094-0
SN - 2045-2322
VL - 14
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Springer Nature
CY - London
AN - OPUS4-59328
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Meyer, A.
A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana
A1 - Kricheldorf, H. R.
T1 - Polycondensations and Cyclization of Poly(L-lactide) Ethyl Esters in the Solid State
N2 - The usefulness of seven different Tin catalysts, Bismuth subsalicylate and Titan tetra(ethoxide) for the polycondensation of ethyl L-lactate (ELA) was examined at 150 °C/6 d. Dibutyltin bis(phenoxides) proved to be particularly effective. Despite the low reactivity of ELA, weight average molecular masses (Mw) up to 12 500 were found along with partial crystallization. Furthermore, polylactides (PLAs) of similar molecular masses were prepared via ELA-initiated ROPs of L-lactide by means of the four most effective polycondensation catalysts. The crystalline linear PLAs were annealed at 140 or 160 °C in the presence of these catalysts. The consequences of the transesterification reactions in the solid PLAs were studied by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI TOF) mass spectrometry, gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The results indicate that polycondensation and formation of cycles proceed in the solid state via formation of loops on the surface of the crystallites. In summary, five different transesterification reactions are required to explain all results.
KW - Polylactide
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Crystalinity
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-592934
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3py01232h
SN - 1759-9962
VL - 15
IS - 2
SP - 71
EP - 82
PB - RSC Publ.
CY - Cambridge
AN - OPUS4-59293
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Lisec, Jan
A1 - Recknagel, Sebastian
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Vogel, Kristin
A1 - Koch, Matthias
A1 - Becker, Roland
T1 - eCerto—versatile software for interlaboratory data evaluation and documentation during reference material production
N2 - The statistical tool eCerto was developed for the evaluation of measurement data to assign property values and associated uncertainties of reference materials. The analysis is based on collaborative studies of expert laboratories and was implemented using the R software environment. Emphasis was put on comparability of eCerto with SoftCRM, a statistical tool based on the certification strategy of the former Community Bureau of Reference. Additionally, special attention was directed towards easy usability from data collection through processing, archiving, and reporting. While the effects of outlier removal can be flexibly explored, eCerto always retains the original data set and any manipulation such as outlier removal is (graphically and tabularly) documented adequately in the report. As a major reference materials producer, the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) developed and will maintain a tool to meet the needs of modern data processing, documentation requirements, and emerging fields of RM activity. The main features of eCerto are discussed using previously certified reference materials.
KW - Reference material
KW - Statistics
KW - Software
KW - Collaborative trial
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-591851
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-023-05099-3
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC
AN - OPUS4-59185
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Karafiludis, Stephanos
A1 - Kochovski, Z.
A1 - Scoppola, E.
A1 - Retzmann, Anika
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - ten Elshof, J. E.
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Stawski, Tomasz Maciej
T1 - Nonclassical Crystallization Pathway of Transition Metal Phosphate Compounds
N2 - Here, we elucidate nonclassical multistep crystallization pathways of transition metal phosphates from aqueous solutions. We followed precipitation processes of M-struvites, NH4MPO4·6H2O, and M-phosphate octahydrates, M3(PO4)2·8H2O, where M = Ni, Co, or NixCo1–x, by using in situ scattering and spectroscopy-based techniques, supported by elemental mass spectrometry analyses and advanced electron microscopy. Ni and Co phosphates crystallize via intermediate colloidal amorphous nanophases, which change their complex structures while agglomerating, condensing, and densifying throughout the extended reaction times. We reconstructed the three-dimensional morphology of these precursors by employing cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET). We found that the complex interplay between metastable amorphous colloids and protocrystalline units determines the reaction pathways. Ultimately, the same crystalline structure, such as struvite, is formed. However, the multistep process stages vary in complexity and can last from a few minutes to several hours depending on the selected transition metal(s), their concentration, and the Ni/Co ratio.
KW - Non-classical crystallization theory
KW - Transition metals
KW - Phosphates
KW - Amorphous phases
KW - Intermediate phases
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02346
SN - 1520-5002
VL - 35
IS - 24
SP - 10645
EP - 10657
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
CY - Washington D.C.
AN - OPUS4-59135
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Driscoll, Laura L.
A1 - Driscoll, Elizabeth H.
A1 - Dong, Bo
A1 - Sayed, Farheen N.
A1 - Wilson, Jacob N.
A1 - O’Keefe, Christopher A.
A1 - Gardner, Dominic J.
A1 - Grey, Clare P.
A1 - Allan, Phoebe K.
A1 - Michalchuk, Adam A. L.
A1 - Slater, Peter R.
T1 - Under pressure: offering fundamental insight into structural changes on ball milling battery materials
N2 - Synthesis of Li ion battery materials via ball milling has been a huge area of growth, leading to new high-capacity electrode materials, such as a number of promising disordered rocksalt (DRS) phases. In prior work, it was generally assumed that the synthesis was facilitated simply by local heating effects during the milling process. In this work, we show that ball milling Li2MoO4 leads to a phase transformation to the high pressure spinel polymorph and we report electrochemical data for this phase. This observation of the formation of a high pressure polymorph shows that local heating effects alone cannot explain the phase transformation observed (phenakite to spinel) and so indicates the importance of other effects. In particular, we propose that when the milling balls collide with the material, the resulting shockwaves exert a localised pressure effect, in addition to local heating. To provide further support for this, we additionally report ball milling results for a number of case studies (Li2MnO3, Li2SnO3, Nb2O5) which reinforces the conclusion that local heating alone cannot explain the phase transformations observed. The work presented thus provides greater fundamental understanding of milling as a synthetic pathway and suggests potential strategies to prepare such samples without milling (e.g., doping to create internal chemical pressure). In addition, we suggest that further research is needed into the effect of the use of milling as a route to smaller particles, since we believe that such milling may also be affecting the surface structure of the particles through the influence of the shockwaves generated.
KW - Pollution
KW - Nuclear Energy and Engineering
KW - Sustainability and the Environment
KW - Environmental Chemistry
KW - Renewable Energy
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-590086
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ee00249g
VL - 16
IS - 11
SP - 5196
EP - 5209
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-59008
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Müller, Kai
A1 - Mirabella, Francesca
A1 - Knigge, Xenia
A1 - Mezera, Marek
A1 - Weise, Matthias
A1 - Sahre, Mario
A1 - Wasmuth, Karsten
A1 - Voss, Heike
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Chemical and topographical changes upon sub-100-nm laser-induced periodic surface structure formation on titanium alloy: the influence of laser pulse repetition rate and number of over-scans
N2 - Titanium and its alloys are known to allow the straightforward laser-based manufacturing of ordered surface nanostructures, so-called high spatial frequency laser-induced periodic surface structures (HSFL). These structures exhibit sub-100 nm spatial periods – far below the optical diffraction limit. The resulting surface functionalities are usually enabled by both, topographic and chemical alterations of the nanostructured surfaces. For exploring these effects, multi-method characterizations were performed here for HSFL processed on Ti–6Al–4V alloy upon irradiation with near-infrared ps-laser pulses (1030 nm, ≈1 ps pulse duration, 1–400 kHz) under different laser scan processing conditions, i.e., by systematically varying the pulse repetition frequency and the number of laser irradiation passes. The sample characterization involved morphological and topographical investigations by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), tactile stylus profilometry, as well as near-surface chemical analyses hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) and depth-profiling time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). This provides a quantification of the laser ablation depth, the geometrical HSFL characteristics and enables new insights into the depth extent and the nature of the non-ablative laser-induced near-surface oxidation accompanying these nanostructures. This allows to answer the questions how the processing of HSFL can be industrially scaled up, and whether the latter is limited by heat-accumulation effects.
T2 - 2023 E-MRS Spring Meeting, Symposium L "Making light matter: lasers in material sciences and photonics"
CY - Strasbourg, France
DA - 29.05.2023
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Ultrashort laser pulses
KW - Laser processing
KW - Hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES)
KW - Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-589902
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pssa.202300719
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202300719
SN - 1862-6319
VL - 220
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-58990
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Sordello, F.
A1 - Prozzi, M.
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Pellegrino, F.
T1 - Increasing the HER efficiency of photodeposited metal nanoparticles over TiO2 using controlled periodic illumination
N2 - Although the use of noble metal catalysts can increase the efficiency of hydrogen evolution reaction, the process is still limited by the characteristics of the metal-hydrogen (M−H) bond, which can be too strong or too weak, depending on the metal employed. Studies revealed that the hydrogen affinity for the metal surface (i.e. H absorption/desorption) is regulated also by the potential at the metal nanoparticles. Through controlled periodic illumination (CPI) of a series of metal/TiO2 suspensions, here we demonstrated that an increase of the HER efficiency is possible for those photodeposited metals which have a Tafel slope below 125 mV. Two possible explanations are here reported, in both of them the M−H interaction and the metal covering level play a prominent role, which also depend on the prevailing HER mechanism (Volmer-Heyrovsky or Volmer-Tafel).
KW - Controlled periodic illumination
KW - Hydrogen evolution reaction
KW - Titanium dioxide
KW - Photoreforming
KW - Volcano plot
KW - Sabatier
KW - Nanoparticles
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-589875
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2023.115215
VL - 429
SP - 1
EP - 7
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-58987
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Goswami, Juli Nanda
A1 - Haque, Najirul
A1 - Seikh, Asiful H.
A1 - Bhattacharya, Biswajit
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Bar, Nimai
A1 - Ifseisi, Ahmad A.
A1 - Biswas, Surajit
A1 - Dolai, Malay
T1 - Carboxylative cyclization of propargyl alcohols with carbon dioxide for the synthesis of α-alkylidene cyclic carbonates in presence of Co(III) schiff base complex catalyst
N2 - A cobalt(III) complex, [Co(L)3](DMF) (1) of Schiff base ligand HL, 2-((E)-(benzylimino)methyl)-4-bromophenol is prepared and single crystal X-ray structural analysis have also been performed. The structures of complex 1 showed hexa-coordinated mononuclear systems that adopt octahedral geometry. The complex has also exhibited the supramolecular networks through non-covalent interactions like H-bonding, C–Hπ stacking. Moreover, the complex 1 is very effective in the catalytic fixation of carbon dioxide in propergyl alcohols to produce α-alkylidene cyclic carbonates. The catalytic production of α-alkylidene cyclic carbonates have been carried out through carboxylative cyclization of propargyl alcohols using CO2 balloon of 1 atm pressure at 80 ◦C. Solvent free condition (green synthesis) made this catalytic protocol eco-friendly towards the environment. Utilizing various substrates of propargyl alcohols moderate to high percentage yield (62–95%) of respective α-alkylidene cyclic carbonates product have been isolated over this catalytic reaction. Besides, the theoretical calculations (DFT) was performed for the prediction of probable mechanism of the catalytic reaction
KW - Catalytic fixation of carbon dioxide
KW - Carboxylative cyclization of propargyl alcohols
KW - Cobalt (III) Schiff base complex
KW - X-ray crystal analysis
PY - 2024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.136868
SN - 0022-2860
VL - 1296
IS - Part 1
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-58947
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Linberg, Kevin
A1 - Szymoniak, Paulina
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Michalchuk, Adam A. L.
T1 - The Origin of Delayed Polymorphism in Molecular Crystals Under Mechanochemical Conditions
N2 - We show that mechanochemically driven polymorphic transformations can require extremely long induction periods, which can be tuned from hours to days by changing ball milling energy. The robust design and interpretation of ball milling experiments must account for this unexpected kinetics that arises from energetic phenomena unique to the solid state. Detailed thermal analysis, combined with DFT simulations, indicates that these marked induction periods are associated with processes of mechanical activation. Correspondingly, we show that the pre‐activation of reagents can also lead to marked changes in the length of induction periods. Our findings demonstrate a new dimension for exerting control over polymorphic transformations in organic crystals. We expect mechanical activation to have a much broader implication across organic solid‐state mechanochemistry.
KW - General Chemistry
KW - Catalysis
KW - Organic Chemistry
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-589219
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202302150
SN - 0947-6539
SP - e202302150
PB - Wiley
AN - OPUS4-58921
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Edzards, Joshua
A1 - Saßnick, Holger-Dietrich
A1 - Buzanich, Ana Guilherme
A1 - Valencia, Ana M.
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Beyer, Sebastian
A1 - Cocchi, Caterina
T1 - Effects of Ligand Substituents on the Character of Zn-Coordination in Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks
N2 - Due to their favorable properties and high porosity, zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) have recently received much limelight for key technologies such as energy storage, optoelectronics, sensorics, and catalysis. Despite widespread interest in these materials, fundamental questions regarding the zinc coordination environment remain poorly understood. By focusing on zinc(II)2-methylimidazolate (ZIF-8) and its tetrahedrally coordinated analogues with Br-, Cl-, and H-substitution in the 2-ring position, we aim to clarify how variations in the local environment of Zn impact the charge distribution and the electronic properties of these materials. Our results from densityfunctional theory confirm the presence of a Zn coordinative bond with a large polarization that is quantitatively affected by different substituents on the organic ligand. Moreover, our findings suggest that the variations in the Zn coordination induced by the functionalization have a negligible effect on the electronic structure of the considered compounds. On the other hand, halogen terminations of the ligands lead to distinct electronic contributions in the vicinity of the frontier region which ultimately reduce the band gap size by a few hundred millielectron volts. Experimental results obtained from X-ray absorption spectroscopy (Zn K-edge) confirm the trends predicted by theory and, together with them, contribute to a better understanding of the structure−property relationships that are needed to tailor ZIFs for target applications.
KW - Surfaces
KW - Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
KW - General Energy
KW - Electronic
KW - Coatings and Films
KW - Optical and Magnetic Materials
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-589117
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c06054
SN - 1932-7447
VL - 127
IS - 43
SP - 21456
EP - 21464
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
AN - OPUS4-58911
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Porta-Velilla, L.
A1 - Martínez, E.
A1 - Frechilla, A.
A1 - Castro, M.
A1 - de la Fuente, G. F.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Angurel, L. A.
T1 - Grain orientation, angle of incidence, and beam polarization effects on ultraviolet 300 ps-laser-induced nanostructures on 316L stainless steel
N2 - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) represent a unique route for functionalizing materials through the fabrication of surface nanostructures. Commercial AISI 316L stainless steel (SS316L) surfaces are laser treated by ultraviolet 300 ps laser pulses in a laser line scanning (LLS) approach. Processing parameters are optimized (pulse energy of 2.08 µJ, pulse repetition frequency of 300 kHz, and suitable laser scan and sample displacement rates) for the generation of low spatial frequency LIPSS over a large 25 × 25 mm2 area. Different angles of incidence of the laser radiation (0°, 30°, and 45°) and different linear laser beam polarizations (s and p) produce a plethora of rippled surface morphologies at distinct grains. Scanning electron microscopy and 2D Fourier transforms, together with calculations of the optical energy deposited at the treated surfaces using Sipe's first-principles electromagnetic scattering theory, are used to study and analyze in detail these surface morphologies. Combined with electron backscattering diffraction, analyses allow associating site-selectively various laser-induced-surface morphologies with the underlying crystalline grain orientation. Resulting grain orientation maps reveal a strong impact of the grain crystallographic orientation on LIPSS formation and point toward possible strategies, like multi-step processes, for improving the manufacturing of LIPSS and their areal coverage of polycrystalline technical materials.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Steel
KW - Grain orientation
KW - Electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD)
KW - Laser processing
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-588929
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202300589
SN - 1863-8899
SP - 1
EP - 21
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-58892
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Tavasolyzadeh, Zeynab
A1 - Tang, Peng
A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin
A1 - Hweidi, Gada
A1 - Nordholt, Niclas
A1 - Haag, Rainer
A1 - Sturm, Heinz
A1 - Topolniak, Ievgeniia
T1 - 2D and 3D Micropatterning of Mussel‐Inspired Functional Materials by Direct Laser Writing
N2 - AbstractThis work addresses the critical need for multifunctional materials and substrate‐independent high‐precision surface modification techniques that are essential for advancing microdevices and sensing elements. To overcome existing limitations, the versatility of mussel‐inspired materials (MIMs) is combined with state‐of‐the‐art multiphoton direct laser writing (DLW) microfabrication. In this way, 2D and 3D MIM microstructures of complex designs are demonstrated with sub‐micron to micron resolution and extensive post‐functionalization capabilities. This study includes polydopamine (PDA), mussel‐inspired linear, and dendritic polyglycerols (MI‐lPG and MI‐dPG), allowing their direct microstructure on the substrate of choice with the option to tailor the patterned topography and morphology in a controllable manner. The functionality potential of MIMs is demonstrated by successfully immobilizing and detecting single‐stranded DNA on MIM micropattern and nanoarray surfaces. In addition, easy modification of MIM microstructure with silver nanoparticles without the need of any reducing agent is shown. The methodology developed here enables the integration of MIMs in advanced applications where precise surface functionalization is essential.
KW - Direct laser writing
KW - Mussel-inspired materials
KW - Polyglycerol
KW - Polydopamine
KW - Micropatterning
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-588778
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202309394
SN - 1613-6829
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-58877
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Manoharan, Deepak
A1 - Ahmad, Shamim
A1 - Tothadi, Srinu
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Bhattacharya, Biswajit
A1 - Ghosh, Soumyajit
T1 - Linker size dependent mechanical properties of di-imine based molecular crystals
N2 - We have demonstrated the ability to modify the mechanical flexibility of molecular crystals by modulating the length of intervening linker moieties while keeping the terminal shape synthons the same.
KW - Mechanically flexible molecular crystals
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Crystal Engineering
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CE00928A
SN - 1466-8033
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - RSC
CY - London
AN - OPUS4-58836
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Schwibbert, Karin
A1 - Richter, Anja M.
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Laser-Textured Surfaces: A Way to Control Biofilm Formation?
N2 - Bacterial biofilms pose serious problems in medical and industrial settings. One of the major societal challenges lies in the increasing resistance of bacteria against biocides used in antimicrobial treatments, e.g., via overabundant use in medicine, industry, and agriculture or cleaning and disinfection in private households. Hence, new efficient bacteria-repellent strategies avoiding the use of biocides are strongly desired. One promising route to achieve bacteria-repellent surfaces lies in the contactless and aseptic large-area laser-processing of technical surfaces. Tailored surface textures, enabled by different laser-processing strategies that result in topographic scales ranging from nanometers to micrometers may provide a solution to this challenge. This article presents a current state-of-the-art review of laser-surface subtractive texturing approaches for controlling the biofilm formation for different bacterial strains and in different environments. Based on specific properties of bacteria and laser-processed surfaces, the challenges of anti-microbial surface designs are discussed, and future directions will be outlined.
KW - Antibacterial surfaces
KW - Biofilms
KW - Laser processing
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Microbial adhesions
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-588260
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202300753
SN - 1863-8899
SP - 1
EP - 41
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-58826
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Pérez Blanes, H.
A1 - Ghiasi, Pouria
A1 - Sandkühler, J.
A1 - Yesilcicek, Yasemin
A1 - Pentzien, Simone
A1 - Conradi, Andrea
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Al-Sabbagh, Dominik
A1 - Thünemann, Andreas
A1 - Özcan Sandikcioglu, Özlem
A1 - Witt, Julia
T1 - High CO2 reduction activity on AlCrCoCuFeNi multi-principal element alloy nanoparticle electrocatalysts prepared by means of pulsed laser ablation
N2 - Noble metal-free nanoparticles (NPs) based on multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) were synthesized using a one-step pulsed laser ablation in liquids (PLALs) method for the electrochemical reduction of CO2. Laser ablation was performed in pure water or poly-(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC)-containing an aqueous solution of Al8Cr17Co17Cu8Fe17Ni33 MPEA targets. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements combined with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) mapping were used to characterize the structure and composition of the laser-generated MPEA nanoparticles (MPEA-NPs). These results confirmed the presence of a characteristic elemental distribution of a core-shell phase structure as the predominant NP species. The electrocatalytic performance of the laser-generated MPEA-NPs was characterized by linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) demonstrating an enhanced electrocatalytic CO2 activity for PDADMAC-stabilized NPs. The findings of these investigations indicate that MPEAs have great potential to replace conventional, expensive noble metal electrocatalysts.
KW - Metals and Alloys
KW - Surfaces
KW - Biomaterials
KW - Ceramics and Composites
KW - Coatings and Films
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-588218
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.05.143
SN - 2238-7854
VL - 24
SP - 9434
EP - 9440
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-58821
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Hildebrandt, Jana
A1 - Taubert, Andreas
A1 - Thünemann, Andreas
T1 - Synthesis and Characterization of Ultra‐Small Gold Nanoparticles in the Ionic Liquid 1‐Ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium Dicyanamide, [Emim][DCA]
N2 - AbstractWe report on gold clusters with around 62 gold atoms and a diameter of 1.15±0.10 nm. Dispersions of the clusters are long‐term stable for two years at ambient conditions. The synthesis was performed by mixing tetrachloroauric acid (HAuCl4 ⋅ 3 H2O) with the ionic liquid 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium dicyanamide ([Emim][DCA]) at temperatures of 20 to 80 °C. Characterization was performed with small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS), UV‐Vis spectroscopy, and MALDI‐TOF mass spectrometry. A three‐stage model is proposed for the formation of the clusters, in which cluster growth from gold nuclei takes place according to the Lifshitz‐Slyozov‐Wagner (LSW) model followed by oriented attachment to form colloidal stable clusters.
KW - Reference materials
KW - SAXS
KW - Gold
KW - Nanoparticle
KW - Small-angle X-ray scattering
KW - Ionic liquid
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-588203
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/open.202300106
SN - 2191-1363
VL - 44
SP - 1
EP - 19
PB - Wiley
AN - OPUS4-58820
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Scheurrell, Kerstin
A1 - B. Martins, Inês C.
A1 - Murray, Claire
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
T1 - Exploring the role of solvent polarity in mechanochemical Knoevenagel condensation: in situ investigation and isolation of reaction intermediates
N2 - Mechanochemistry has proven to be a highly effective method for the synthesis of organic compounds. We studied the kinetics of the catalyst-free Knoevenagel reaction between 4-nitrobenzaldehyde and malononitrile, activated and driven by ball milling. The reaction was investigated in the absence of solvents (neat grinding) and in the presence of solvents with different polarities (liquid-assisted grinding). The reaction was monitored using time-resolved in situ Raman spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Our results indicate a direct relationship between solvent polarity and reaction kinetics, with higher solvent polarity leading to faster product (2-(4-nitrobenzylidone)malononitrile) formation. For the first time, we were able to isolate and determine the structure of an intermediate 2-(hydroxy(4-nitrophenyl)methyl)malononitrile based on PXRD data.
KW - Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
KW - General Physics and Astronomy
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-588071
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CP02883F
SN - 1463-9076
VL - 25
IS - 35
SP - 23637
EP - 23644
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-58807
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Dittrich, Maria
A1 - Paulo, Carlos
A1 - Knabe, Nicole
A1 - Sturm, Heinz
A1 - Zaitsev, Vladimir
A1 - Gorbushina, Anna
T1 - Microscopic Raman study of fungal pigment using the genetically amenable rock inhabitant Knufia petricola as a model organism
N2 - Fungal pigments such as melanin and carotenoids are distinctive markers of animal and plant pathogenic fungi as well as their environmental relatives. These complex pigments play important roles in pathogenicity and stress tolerance while also being useful as biomarkers. Accordingly, it is important to be able to identify in situ the pigments in black fungi, a group of clinical and environmental importance. In this study, wild-type and genetically modified strains of Knufia petricola A95 and wild fungal cells attached to ancient rock were investigated for their spectroscopic and microscopic Raman features and morphological appearance. Knockout mutants of melanin synthesis genes pks1 (polyketide synthase), sdh1 (scytalone dehydratase), and both pks1 and the carotenoid synthesis gene phd1 (phytoene desaturase) were studied We applied two different Raman microscopes using two lasers, with 633 nm and 488 nm wavelengths. We analyzed and compared Raman spectra between the measured reference substances and the mutant and wild-type strains. In the wild strain WT:A95, the peaks close to melanin peals were found at 1353 cm−1 and 1611 cm−1. There are no characteristic melanin peaks at 1580–1600 cm−1 and around 1350 cm−1 at the spectrum of the Δpks1/Δphd1 mutant and the Δsdh1 mutant. The Δpks1 mutant spectrum has the peaks at the beta-carotene v2 C-C in-plane stretch at 1155 cm−1 and v3 C-CH3 deformation at 1005 cm−1. The peaks of carotenoids and melanin were found in all mutants and the wild strain, except the Δpks1/Δphd1 mutant. Raman spectra allow for discrimination between the various pigments. Hence, interactions between natural fungal melanin, as well as other protective pigments, and complex environmental matrices can be characterized on a range of spatial and temporal scales.
KW - Raman Spectroscopy
KW - Instrumentation
KW - Analytical Chemistry
KW - Knufia petricola
KW - Confocal microscopy
KW - Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2023.123250
SN - 1386-1425
VL - 303
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Elsevier BV
AN - OPUS4-58792
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Wang, Ning
A1 - Hammerschmidt, Thomas
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Rogal, Jutta
A1 - Drautz, Ralf
T1 - Influence of spin fluctuations on structural phase transitions of iron
N2 - The effect of spin fluctuations on the α(bcc)-γ(fcc)-δ(bcc) structural phase transitions in iron is investigated with a tight-binding (TB) model. The orthogonal d-valent TB model is combined with thermodynamic integration, spin-space averaging, and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo to compute the temperature-dependent free-energy difference between bcc and fcc iron. We demonstrate that the TB model captures experimentally observed phonon spectra of bcc iron at elevated temperatures. Our calculations show that spin fluctuations are crucial for both the α−γ and γ−δ phase transitions but they enter through different mechanisms. Spin fluctuations impact the α−γ phase transition mainly via the magnetic/electronic free-energy difference between bcc and fcc iron. The γ−δ phase transition, in contrast, is influenced by spin fluctuations only indirectly via the spin-lattice coupling. Combining the two mechanisms, we obtain both the α−γ and γ−δ phase transitions with our TB model. The calculated transition temperatures are in very good agreement with experimental values.
KW - Structural phase transition
KW - Magnetism
KW - Spin-lattice coupling
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.107.104108
SN - 2469-9950
VL - 107
IS - 10
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - American Physical Society (APS)
AN - OPUS4-58790
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Shanmugam, Sankaran
A1 - Peterlechner, Martin
A1 - Iskandar, Mohamad Riza
A1 - Saikia, Ujjal
A1 - Kulitckii, Vladislav
A1 - Lipińska-Chwałek, Marta
A1 - Mayer, Joachim
A1 - Rösner, Harald
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Divinski, Sergiy V.
A1 - Wilde, Gerhard
T1 - Coherent twin-oriented Al3Sc-based precipitates in Al matrix
N2 - Al3(Sc,Zr,Ti) nanoparticles with an ideal twin-type orientation relationship to Al host matrix were found in cold-rolled and subsequently annealed Al-based alloy. Atomic-scale investigations using high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy identified particles that form prominent coherent (111) twin-type interfaces along their longer facets and semi-coherent twin interfaces on their shorter facets. Ab-initio calculations showed that a coherent Al/Al3Sc twin-like phase boundary corresponds to a local energy minimum. A model is proposed explaining the formation of the twin orientation relationship of an Al3Sc nanoparticle with the Al host matrix.
KW - Al-based alloy
KW - Precipitation
KW - Twin orientation relationship
KW - Ab initio calculations
KW - Transition electron microscopy
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115351
SN - 1359-6462
VL - 229
SP - 1
EP - 6
PB - Elsevier BV
AN - OPUS4-58789
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Mendive Tapia, Eduardo
A1 - Patrick, Christopher E
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Neugebauer, Jörg
A1 - Staunton, Julie B
T1 - Quantification of electronic and magnetoelastic mechanisms of first-order magnetic phase transitions from first principles: application to caloric effects in La(FexSi1-x)(13)
N2 - La(FexSi1−x)13 and derived quaternary compounds are well-known for their giant, tunable, magneto- and barocaloric responses around a first-order paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition near room temperature with low hysteresis. Remarkably, such a transition shows a large spontaneous volume change together with itinerant electron metamagnetic features. While magnetovolume effects are well-established mechanisms driving first-order transitions, purely electronic sources have a long, subtle history and remain poorly understood. Here we apply a disordered local moment picture to quantify electronic and magnetoelastic effects at finite temperature in La(FexSi1−x)13 from first-principles. We obtain results in very good agreement with experiment and demonstrate that the magnetoelastic coupling, rather than purely electronic mechanisms, drives the first-order character and causes at the same time a huge electronic entropy
contribution to the caloric response.
KW - Caloric effects
KW - Ab initio thermodynamics
KW - Magnetoeleastic couplin
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-587882
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/acd027
SN - 2515-7655
VL - 5
IS - 3
SP - 1
EP - 16
PB - IOP Publishing
AN - OPUS4-58788
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Tehranchi, Ali
A1 - Chakraborty, Poulami
A1 - López Freixes, Martí
A1 - McEniry, Eunan J.
A1 - Gault, Baptiste
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Neugebauer, Jörg
T1 - Tailoring negative pressure by crystal defects: Microcrack induced hydride formation in Al alloys
N2 - Climate change motivates the search for non-carbon-emitting energy generation and storage solutions. Metal hydrides show promising characteristics for this purpose. They can be further stabilized by tailoring the negative pressure of microstructural and structural defects. Using systematic ab initio and atomistic simulations, we demonstrate that an enhancement in the formation of hydrides at the negatively pressurized tip region of the microcrack is feasible by increasing the mechanical tensile load on the specimen. The theoretical predictions have been used to reassess and interpret atom probe tomography experiments for a high-strength 7XXX-aluminium alloy that show a substantial enhancement of hydrogen concentration at structural defects near a stress-corrosion crack tip. These results contain important implications for enhancing the capability of metals as H-storage materials.
KW - Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
KW - Hydrogen storage
KW - Ab initio Simulation
KW - Microcracks
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-587878
DO - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.105401
SN - 2475-9953
VL - 7
IS - 10
SP - 105401-1
EP - 105401-12
PB - American Physical Society (APS)
AN - OPUS4-58787
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Anker, A. S.
A1 - Annadurai, V.
A1 - Balazs, D. M.
A1 - Bienert, Ralf
A1 - Bouwman, W. G.
A1 - Breßler, Ingo
A1 - Breternitz, J.
A1 - Brok, E. S.
A1 - Bryant, G.
A1 - Clulow, A. J.
A1 - Crater, E. R.
A1 - De Geuser, F.
A1 - Del Giudice, A.
A1 - Deumer, J.
A1 - Disch, S.
A1 - Dutt, S.
A1 - Frank, K.
A1 - Fratini, E.
A1 - Garcia, P. R. A. F.
A1 - Gilbert, E. P.
A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin
A1 - Hallett, J.
A1 - Hohenschutz, M.
A1 - Hollamby, M.
A1 - Huband, S.
A1 - Ilavsky, J.
A1 - Jochum, J. K.
A1 - Juelsholt, M.
A1 - Mansel, B. W.
A1 - Penttilä, P.
A1 - Pittkowski, R. K.
A1 - Portale, G.
A1 - Pozzo, L. D.
A1 - Rochels, L.
A1 - Rosalie, Julian M.
A1 - Saloga, Patrick E. J.
A1 - Seibt, S.
A1 - Smith, A. J.
A1 - Smith, G. N.
A1 - Spiering, G. A.
A1 - Stawski, Tomasz M.
A1 - Taché, O.
A1 - Thünemann, Andreas
A1 - Toth, K.
A1 - Whitten, A. E.
A1 - Wuttke, J.
T1 - The human factor - Results of a small-angle scattering data analysis round robin
N2 - A round-robin study has been carried out to estimate the impact of the human element in small-angle scattering data analysis. Four corrected datasets were provided to participants ready for analysis. All datasets were measured on samples containing spherical scatterers, with two datasets in dilute dispersions and two from powders. Most of the 46 participants correctly identified the number of populations in the dilute dispersions, with half of the population mean entries within 1.5% and half of the population width entries within 40%. Due to the added complexity of the structure factor, far fewer people submitted answers on the powder datasets. For those that did, half of the entries for the means and widths were within 44 and 86%, respectively. This round-robin experiment highlights several causes for the discrepancies, for which solutions are proposed.
KW - Round Robin
KW - Data analysis
KW - Small-angle scattering
KW - Nanomaterials
KW - Interlaboratory comparability
KW - Nanostructure quantification
KW - Methodology
KW - MOUSE
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-587091
DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576723008324
SN - 1600-5767
VL - 56
IS - 6
SP - 1618
EP - 1629
PB - Wiley-Blackwell
CY - Oxford
AN - OPUS4-58709
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Wiesner, Yosri
A1 - Bednarz, Marius
A1 - Braun, Ulrike
A1 - Bannick, Claus Gerhard
A1 - Ricking, Mathias
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
T1 - A promising approach to monitor microplastic masses in composts
N2 - Inputs of plastic impurities into the environment via the application of fertilizers are regulated in Germany and the EU by means of ordinances. Robust and fast analytical methods are the basis of legal regulations. Currently, only macro- and large microplastic contents (>1 mm) are measured. Microplastics (1–1,000 µm), are not yet monitored. Thermal analytical methods are suitable for this purpose, which can determine the mass content and can also be operated fully automatically in routine mode. Thermal extraction desorption-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (TED-GC/MS) allows the identification of polymers and the determination of mass contents in solid samples from natural environments. In accordance with the German or European Commission (EC) Fertiliser Ordinance, composting plants should be monitored for microplastic particles with this method in the future. In this context a compost plant was sampled. At the end of the rotting process, the compost was sieved and separated in a coarse (>1 mm) and a fine fraction (<1 mm). The fine fraction was processed using density separation comparing NaCl and NaI as possible salt alternative and screened for microplastic masses by TED-GC/MS with additional validation and quality assurance experiments. With TED-GC/MS total microplastics mass contents of 1.1–3.0 μg/mg in finished compost could be detected with polyethylene mainly. What differs much to the total mass of plastics in the coarse fraction with up to 60 μg/mg, which were visually searched, identified via ATR-FTIR and gravimetrically weighted.
KW - Microplastics
KW - TED-GC/MS
KW - Compost
KW - Monitoring
KW - Soil
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-586688
DO - https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvc.2023.1281558
SN - 2673-4486
VL - 4
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Frontiers Media
CY - Lausanne
AN - OPUS4-58668
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Sprachmann, J.
A1 - Grabicki, N.
A1 - Möckel, Anna
A1 - Maltitz, J.
A1 - del Refugio Monroy Gómez, J.
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Dumele, O.
T1 - Substituted Benzophenone Imines for COF Synthesis via Formal Transimination
N2 - Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a prominent class of organic materials constructed from versatile building blocks via reversible reactions. The quality of imine-linked COFs can be improved by using amine monomers protected with benzophenone forming benzophenone imines. Here, we present a study on substituted benzophenones in COF synthesis via formal transimination. 12 para-substituted N-aryl benzophenone imines, with a range of electron-rich to electron-poor substituents, were prepared and their hydrolysis kinetics were studied spectroscopically. All substituted benzophenone imines can be employed in COF synthesis and lead to COFs with high crystallinity and high porosity. The substituents act innocent to COF formation as the substituted benzophenones are cleaved off. Imines can be tailored to their synthetic demands and utilized in COF formation. This concept can make access to previously unattainable, synthetically complex COF monomers feasible.
KW - Materials Chemistry
KW - Metals and Alloys
KW - Surfaces, Coatings and Films
KW - General Chemistry
KW - Ceramics and Composites
KW - Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
KW - Catalysis
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-586449
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CC03735E
SN - 1359-7345
SP - 1
EP - 4
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-58644
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Monikh, F. A.
A1 - Baun, A.
A1 - Hartmann, N. B.
A1 - Kortet, R.
A1 - Akkanen, J.
A1 - Lee, J.-S.
A1 - Shi, H.
A1 - Lahive, E.
A1 - Uurasjärvi, E.
A1 - Tufenkji, N.
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
A1 - Wiesner, Yosri
A1 - Grossart, H.-P.
A1 - Peijnenburg, W.
A1 - Kukkonen, J. V. K.
T1 - Exposure protocol for ecotoxicity testing of microplastics and nanoplastics
N2 - Despite the increasing concern about the harmful effects of micro- and
nanoplastics (MNPs), there are no harmonized guidelines or protocols yet available for MNP ecotoxicity testing. Current ecotoxicity studies often use commercial spherical particles as models for MNPs, but in nature, MNPs occur in variable shapes, sizes and chemical compositions. Moreover, protocols developed for chemicals that dissolve or form stable dispersions are currently used for assessing the ecotoxicity of MNPs. Plastic particles, however, do not dissolve and also show dynamic behavior in the exposure medium, depending on, for example, MNP physicochemical properties and the medium’s conditions such as pH and ionic strength. Here we describe an exposure protocol that considers the particle-specific properties of MNPs and their dynamic behavior in exposure systems. Procedure 1 describes the top-down production of more realistic MNPs as representative of MNPs in nature and particle characterization (e.g., using thermal extraction desorption-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry). Then, we describe exposure system development for short- and long-term toxicity tests for soil (Procedure 2) and aquatic (Procedure 3) organisms. Procedures 2 and 3 explain how to modify existing ecotoxicity guidelines for chemicals to target testing MNPs in selected exposure systems. We show some examples that were used to develop the protocol to test, for example, MNP toxicity in marine rotifers, freshwater mussels, daphnids and earthworms. The present protocol takes between 24 h and 2 months, depending on the test of interest and can be applied by students, academics, environmental risk assessors and industries.
KW - Microplastics
KW - TED-GC/MS
KW - Cryo milling
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-023-00886-9
SN - 1754-2189
SP - 1
EP - 38
PB - Nature Protocols
AN - OPUS4-58557
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Peters, Stefan
A1 - Kunkel, Benny
A1 - Cakir, Cafer Tufan
A1 - Kabelitz, Anke
A1 - Witte, Steffen
A1 - Bernstein, Thomas
A1 - Bartling, Stephan
A1 - Radtke, Martin
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Abdel-Mageed, Ali Mohamed
A1 - Wohlrab, Sebastian
A1 - Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
T1 - Time-, space- and energy-resolved in situ characterization of catalysts by X-ray absorption spectroscopy
N2 - A novel setup for dispersive X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) with simultaneous resolution of space, time and energy for in situ characterization of solid materials is demonstrated.
KW - Dispersive XAS
KW - Catalysis
KW - In situ
KW - Structure analysis
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-584924
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cc03277a
SN - 1359-7345
SP - 1
EP - 4
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-58492
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Ghiringhelli, Luca M.
A1 - Baldauf, Carsten
A1 - Bereau, Tristan
A1 - Brockhauser, Sandor
A1 - Carbogno, Christian
A1 - Chamanara, Javad
A1 - Cozzini, Stefano
A1 - Curtarolo, Stefano
A1 - Draxl, Claudia
A1 - Dwaraknath, Shyam
A1 - Fekete, Ádám
A1 - Kermode, James
A1 - Koch, Christoph T.
A1 - Kühbach, Markus
A1 - Ladines, Alvin Noe
A1 - Lambrix, Patrick
A1 - Himmer, Maja-Olivia
A1 - Levchenko, Sergey V.
A1 - Oliveira, Micael
A1 - Michalchuk, Adam
A1 - Miller, Ronald E.
A1 - Onat, Berk
A1 - Pavone, Pasquale
A1 - Pizzi, Giovanni
A1 - Regler, Benjamin
A1 - Rignanese, Gian-Marco
A1 - Schaarschmidt, Jörg
A1 - Scheidgen, Markus
A1 - Schneidewind, Astrid
A1 - Sheveleva, Tatyana
A1 - Su, Chuanxun
A1 - Usvyat, Denis
A1 - Valsson, Omar
A1 - Wöll, Christof
A1 - Scheffler, Matthias
T1 - Shared metadata for data-centric materials science
N2 - The expansive production of data in materials science, their widespread sharing and repurposing requires educated support and stewardship. In order to ensure that this need helps rather than hinders scientific work, the implementation of the FAIR-data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) must not be too narrow. Besides, the wider materials-science community ought to agree on the strategies to tackle the challenges that are specific to its data, both from computations and experiments. In this paper, we present the result of the discussions held at the workshop on “Shared Metadata and Data Formats for Big-Data Driven Materials Science”. We start from an operative definition of metadata, and the features that a FAIR-compliant metadata schema should have. We will mainly focus on computational materials-science data and propose a constructive approach for the FAIRification of the (meta)data related to ground-state and excited-states calculations, potential-energy sampling, and generalized workflows. Finally, challenges with the FAIRification of experimental (meta)data and materials-science ontologies are presented together with an outlook of how to meet them.
KW - Library and Information Sciences
KW - Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
KW - Computer Science Applications
KW - Education
KW - Information Systems
KW - Statistics and Probability
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-584846
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02501-8
VL - 10
IS - 1
SP - 1
EP - 18
PB - Springer Science and Business Media LLC
AN - OPUS4-58484
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Karafiludis, Stephanos
A1 - Scoppola, E.
A1 - Wolf, S.E.
A1 - Kochovski, Z.
A1 - Matzdorff, D.
A1 - Van Driessche, A. E. S.
A1 - Hövelmann, J.
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Stawski, Tomasz M.
T1 - Evidence for liquid-liquid phase separation during the early stages of Mg-struvite formation
N2 - The precipitation of struvite, a magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate (MgNH₄PO₄ · 6H₂O) mineral, from wastewater is a promising method for recovering phosphorous. While this process is commonly used in engineered environments, our understanding of the underlying mechanisms responsible for the formation of struvite crystals remains limited. Specifically, indirect evidence suggests the involvement of an amorphous precursor and the occurrence of multi-step processes in struvite formation, which would indicate non-classical paths of nucleation and crystallization. In this study, we use synchrotron-based in situ x-ray scattering complemented by cryogenic transmission electron microscopy to obtain new insights from the earliest stages of struvite formation. The holistic scattering data captured the structure of an entire assembly in a time-resolved manner. The structural features comprise the aqueous medium, the growing struvite crystals, and any potential heterogeneities or complex entities. By analysing the scattering data, we found that the onset of crystallization causes a perturbation in the structure of the surrounding aqueous medium. This perturbation is characterized by the occurrence and evolution of Ornstein-Zernike fluctuations on a scale of about 1 nm, suggesting a non-classical nature of the system. We interpret this phenomenon as a liquid-liquid phase separation, which gives rise to the formation of the amorphous precursor phase preceding actual crystal growth of struvite. Our microscopy results confirm that the formation of Mg-struvite includes a short-lived amorphous phase, lasting >10 s.
KW - Physical and theoretical chemistry
KW - Non-classical crystallization
KW - Struvite
KW - Liquid-liquid-phase-separation
KW - Nucleation
KW - Crystallization
KW - In-situ scattering
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-584766
DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0166278
SN - 1089-7690
VL - 159
IS - 13
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - AIP Publishing
CY - Woodbury, NY
AN - OPUS4-58476
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Terborg, R.
A1 - Procop, Mathias
T1 - Theoretical calculation and experimental determination of x-ray production efficiencies for copper, zirconium, and tungsten
N2 - The X-ray intensities of the K-, L- and M-lines of copper, zirconium and tungsten have been measured with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer of known efficiency as function of photon energy. X-ray production efficiencies were determined from the measured intensities for Kα- and L-series of Cu and Zr and for the L- and M-series of W. These data were compared to calculated X-ray production efficiencies based on the widely used matrix correction models of Pouchou and Pichoir (XPP) and Bastin (PROZA96).
Our results indicate that a replacement of the stopping power in the PROZA96 algorithm by expressions of Joy and Jablonski has only a minor influence on the calculated X-ray production efficiencies. In contrast, the modifications of the ionization cross-section show a stronger effect. We replaced the ionization cross-sections for K lines of the PROZA96 algorithm with different models.
The results for L- and M-Lines are different. For the L-lines of Cu the original XPP and PROZA96 models show the best agreement while using the Bote cross-sections result in an overestimation. For the Zr-L and W-L1, -L2, -L3 X-ray production efficiencies, the Bote cross-sections lead to a significant improvement compared to all other models. The original XPP model represents the best agreement for the M5 efficiencies but underestimates the M4 efficiencies.
There is no superior model or modification because the parameter sets in the models need to be aligned to each other. However, using the ionization cross-sections of Bote, which are based on quantum mechanical calculations, show promising results in many cases.
KW - X-ray production efficiency
KW - EPMA
KW - Copper
KW - Zirconium
KW - Tungsten
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozad067.110
SN - 1435-8115
VL - 29
IS - Supplement 1
SP - 245
EP - 246
PB - Oxford University Press
CY - Oxford
AN - OPUS4-58339
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Darvishi Kamachali, Reza
A1 - Wallis, Theophilius
A1 - Ikeda, Yuki
A1 - Saikia, U.
A1 - Ahmadian, A.
A1 - Liebscher, C.
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Maaß, Robert
T1 - Giant segregation transition as origin of liquid metal embrittlement in the Fe-Zn system
N2 - A giant Zn segregation transition is revealed using CALPHAD-integrated density-based modeling of segregation into Fe grain boundaries (GBs). The results show that above a threshold of only a few atomic percent Zn in the alloy, a substantial amount of up to 60 at.% Zn can segregate to the GB. We found that the amount of segregation abruptly increases with decreasing temperature, while the Zn content in the alloy required for triggering the segregation transition decreases. Direct evidence of the Zn segregation transition is obtained using high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. Base on the model, we trace the origin of the segregation transition back to the low cohesive energy of Zn and a miscibility gap in Fe-Zn GB, arising from the magnetic ordering effect, which is confirmed by ab-initio calculations. We also show that the massive Zn segregation resulting from the segregation transition greatly assists with liquid wetting and reduces the work of separation along the GB. The current predictions suggest that control over Zn segregation, by both alloy design and optimizing the galvanization and welding processes, may offer preventive strategies against liquid metal embrittlement.
KW - CALPHAD
KW - Microstructure Design
KW - Grain boundary engineering
KW - Steels
KW - Density-based Model
KW - Segregation Engineering
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-584292
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115758
SN - 1359-6462
SN - 1872-8456
VL - 238
SP - 1
EP - 5
PB - Elsevier
CY - Amsterdam
AN - OPUS4-58429
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bernardes, C. E. S.
A1 - Feliciano, I.O.
A1 - Naese, Christoph
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Minas da Piedade, M.
T1 - Energetics of dehydroepiandrosterone polymorphs I and II from solution and drop-sublimation Calvet microcalorimetry measurements
N2 - The lattice enthalpies and monotropic relationship of two dehydroepiandrosterone (DEHA) polymorphs (forms I and II) were evaluated through a combination of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), isothermal solution microcalorimetry, and drop-sublimation Calvet microcalorimetry experiments. The standard molar enthalpy of transition between both forms was determined as ΔtrsHom (II→I, 298.15 K) = - 0.90 ± 0.07 kJ mol-1 and ΔtrsHom (II→I, 417.8 K) = - 1.7 ± 1.0 kJ mol- 1, from measurements of standard molar enthalpies of solution in dimethyl sulfoxide and enthalpies of fusion, respectively. Drop-sublimation Calvet microcalorimetry experiments on form I led to ΔsubHom (cr I, 298.15 K) = 132.0±3.3 kJ mol - 1. This result, when combined with the more precise ΔtrsHom (II→I) value obtained by solution calorimetry, afforded ΔsubHom (cr II, 298.15 K) = 131.1±3.3 kJ mol - 1. The overall data indicate that on enthalpic grounds form I is more stable than form II from 298.15 K up to fusion. This conclusion, and the fact that DSC experiments indicated that form I has also a considerably higher temperature fusion, namely, Tfus(cr I)= 422.5±0.2 K and Tfus(cr II) = 413.1±0.2 K, suggest that the two polymorphs are monotropically related.
KW - Calorimetry
KW - Polymorphism
KW - Enthalpy of solution
KW - Enthalpy of sublimation
KW - Thermochemistry
KW - Lattice enthalpy
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2023.107137
SN - 0021-9614
SN - 1096-3626
VL - 186
SP - 1
EP - 7
PB - Elsevier
AN - OPUS4-58418
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kricheldorf, H.
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
T1 - Cyclic and linear poly(L-lactide)s by ring-expansion polymerization with Bu2SnO, Oct2SnO, and Bu2SnS
N2 - To elucidate the usefulness of commercial Bu2SnO as catalyst for syntheses of linear and/or cyclic polylactides L-Lactide was polymerized in bulk with variation of the LA/Cat ratio, temperature and time. Based on a ring-expansion polymerization (REP) mechanism cyclic polylactides (PLAs) with weight average molecular weights in the range of 200,000–300,000 are obtained at the highest temperature (180 °C). Polymerizations at 150 °C yielded crystalline, mainly cyclic polylactides which, after annealing, showed high melting temperatures (up to 197.5 °C) and high crystallinities (>80%). Polymerization at 120 °C confirmed the trend towards more linear chains with lower temperatures but yielded extended-ring crystals showing a “saw-tooth pattern” in the mass spectra. Oct2SnO gave similar results as Bu2SnO. Bu2SnS proved a sluggish polymerization catalyst, but a good transesterification catalyst in solid PLA.
KW - MALDI TOF MS
KW - Biobased polymers
KW - Polylactide
KW - Ring-expansion polymerization
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-584121
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20230515
SN - 2642-4169
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Wiley
CY - Hoboken, NJ
AN - OPUS4-58412
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Villajos Collado, José Antonio
A1 - Bienert, M.
A1 - Gugin, Nikita
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Maiwald, Michael
T1 - A database to select affordable MOFs for volumetric hydrogen cryoadsorption considering the cost of their linkers
N2 - Physical adsorption at cryogenic temperature (cryoadsorption) is a reversible mechanism that can reduce the pressure of conventional compressed gas storage systems. Metal–organic framework (MOF) materials are remarkable candidates due to the combination of high specific surface area and density which, in some cases, provide a high volumetric storage capacity. However, such extensive use of MOFs for this application requires the selection of affordable structures, easy to produce and made from feasible metallic and organic components. Herein, we introduce a MOF database detailing the crystallographic and porous properties of 3600 existing MOFs made from industrially relevant metals and their organic composition. The comparison of the available minimum costs of linkers allowed the creation of a database to select affordable structures with high potential for volumetric hydrogen storage by cryoadsorption, considering their composition based on individual or mixed building blocks. A user inter� face, available online, facilitates the selection of MOFs based on the properties or names of structures and linkers.
KW - MOF´s
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-583619
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ma00315a
VL - 4
IS - 18
SP - 4226
EP - 4237
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-58361
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Meyer, A.
A1 - Kricheldorf, H. R.
T1 - Alcohol-initiated and Tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate-catalyzed polymerization of L-lactide in bulk – About separate crystallization of cyclic and linear Poly (L-lactide)s
N2 - Alcohol-initiated ROPs of L-Lactide were performed at 140 ◦C in bulk with variation of the initiator/catalyst ratio and time. Lower ratios favor the formation of cycles which upon annealing display a change of the MALDI mass peak distribution towards a new maximum with a “saw-tooth pattern” of the mass peaks representing the cycles.
Such a pattern was not observed for the mass peak of the linear chains. The coexistence of these patterns indicate that linear and cyclic poly (L-lactide)s (PLA) crystallize in separate crystals, and that the crystallites of the cycles are made up by extended rings. High Tm and ΔHm values confirm that these extended-ring crystallites represent a thermodynamically optimized form of PLA. Experiments with preformed cyclic and linear PLAs support this interpretation.
KW - Polylactide
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Crystalinity
KW - Polymerization
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2023.126355
VL - 285
IS - 126355
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - Elsevier Ltd.
AN - OPUS4-58355
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Solomun, Tihomir
A1 - Cordsmeier, Leo
A1 - Hallier, Dorothea C.
A1 - Seitz, Harald
A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin
T1 - Interaction of a Dimeric Single-Stranded DNA-Binding Protein (G5P) with DNA Hairpins. A Molecular Beacon Study
N2 - Gene-V protein (G5P/GVP) is a single-stranded (ss)DNA-binding protein (SBP) of bacteriophage f1 that is required for DNA synthesis and repair. In solution, it exists as a dimer that binds two antiparallel ssDNA strands with high affinity in a cooperative manner, forming a left-handed helical protein–DNA filament. Here, we report on fluorescence studies of the interaction of G5P with different DNA oligonucleotides having a hairpin structure (molecular beacon, MB) with a seven base-pair stem (dT24-stem7, dT18-stem7), as well as with DNA oligonucleotides (dT38, dT24) without a defined secondary structure. All oligonucleotides were end-labeled with a Cy3-fluorophore and a BHQ2-quencher. In the case of DNA oligonucleotides without a secondary structure, an almost complete quenching of their strong fluorescence (with about 5% residual intensity) was observed upon the binding of G5P. This implies an exact alignment of the ends of the DNA strand(s) in the saturated complex. The interaction of the DNA hairpins with G5P led to the unzipping of the base-paired stem, as revealed by fluorescence measurements, fluorescence microfluidic mixing experiments, and electrophoretic mobility shift assay data. Importantly, the disruption of ssDNA’s secondary structure agrees with the behavior of other single-stranded DNA-binding proteins (SBPs). In addition, substantial protein-induced fluorescence enhancement (PIFE) of the Cy3-fluorescence was observed.
KW - DNA
KW - Protein
KW - ssDNA
KW - Fluorescence
KW - Raman
KW - G5P
KW - Hairpin
KW - Molecular beacon
KW - Quencher
KW - Amino Acids
KW - SBP
KW - SSB
KW - Cy3
KW - PIFE
KW - Protein-induced fluorescence enhancement
KW - Protein–DNA filament
KW - Single-stranded DNA-binding protein
KW - Bacteriophage f1
KW - Oligonucleotides
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c03669
SN - 1520-6106
VL - 127
IS - 38
SP - 8131
EP - 8138
PB - ACS Publications
AN - OPUS4-58295
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Krauss, S. W.
A1 - Eckardt, M.
A1 - Will, J.
A1 - Spiecker, E.
A1 - Siegel, R.
A1 - Dulle, M.
A1 - Schweins, R.
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Senker, J.
A1 - Zobel, M.
T1 - H-D-isotope effect of heavy water affecting ligand-mediated nanoparticle formation in SANS and NMR experiments
N2 - An isotopic effect of normal (H2O) vs. heavy water (D2O) is well known to fundamentally affect structure and chemical properties of proteins, for instance. Here we correlate results from small angle X-ray and neutron scattering (SAXS, SANS) with high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy to track the evolution of CdS nanoparticle size and crystallinity from aqeuous solution in presence of the organic ligand ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) at room temperature in both H2O and D2O. We provide evidence via SANS experiments that exchanging H2O by D2O impacts nanoparticle formation by changing the equilibria and dynamics of EDTA clusters in solution as investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance. The colloidal stability of the CdS nanoparticles, covered by a layer of [Cd(EDTA)]2- complexes, is significantly reduced in D2O despite the strong stabilizing effect of EDTA in suspensions of normal water. Hence, conclusions about nanoparticle formation mechanisms from D2O solutions can bare limited transferability to reactions in normal water due to isotopic effects, which thus need to be discussed for contrast match experiments.
KW - General Materials Science
KW - Quantum dots
KW - CdS
KW - Deuterium
KW - X-ray scattering
KW - MOUSE
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NR02419A
SN - 2040-3364
VL - 15
IS - 40
SP - 16413
EP - 16424
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-58294
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Naik, Aakash
A1 - Ertural, Christina
A1 - Dhamrait, Nidal
A1 - Benner, Philipp
A1 - George, Janine
T1 - A Quantum-Chemical Bonding Database for Solid-State Materials
N2 - An in-depth insight into the chemistry and nature of the individual chemical bonds is essential for understanding materials. Bonding analysis is thus expected to provide important features for large-scale data analysis and machine learning of material properties. Such chemical bonding information can be computed using the LOBSTER software package, which post-processes modern density functional theory data by projecting the plane wave-based wave functions onto an atomic orbital basis. With the help of a fully automatic workflow, the VASP and LOBSTER software packages are used to generate the data. We then perform bonding analyses on 1520 compounds (insulators and semiconductors) and provide the results as a database. The projected densities of states and bonding indicators are benchmarked on standard density-functional theory computations and available heuristics, respectively. Lastly, we illustrate the predictive power of bonding descriptors by constructing a machine learning model for phononic properties, which shows an increase in prediction accuracies by 27% (mean absolute errors) compared to a benchmark model differing only by not relying on any quantum-chemical bonding features.
KW - Bonding Analysis
KW - DFT
KW - High-throughput
KW - Database
KW - Phonons
KW - Machine Learning
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-582892
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02477-5
VL - 10
IS - 1
SP - 1
EP - 18
AN - OPUS4-58289
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Dal Molin, E. S.
A1 - Henning, L. M.
A1 - Müller, J. T.
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Bekheet, M. F.
A1 - Gurlo, A.
A1 - Simon, U.
T1 - Robocasting of ordered mesoporous silica‐based monoliths: Rheological, textural, and mechanical characterization
N2 - Hierarchically porous, high‐surface‐area silica materials are excellent candidates for multiple applications like catalysis and environmental remediation. Shaping these materials with additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, like robocasting, could enable their use with the benefit of on‐demand, customized shaping and maximizing performance. Herein, ordered mesoporous silica COK‐12 slurries were robocasted into monoliths, containing different ratios of uncalcined COK‐12 and sodium bentonite (0–25 wt.%). The rheology of the mixed slurries is characterized by lower flow indexes (0.69 vs. 0.32) and higher yield stresses (96 vs. 259 Pa) compared to pure COK‐12 ones. Monoliths were printed in woodpile structures and calcined at 600°C. Micro‐CT measurements showed a linear shrinkage of 25% after calcination. Mechanical characterization showed increased uniaxial strength (0.20 ± 0.07 to 1.0 ± 0.3 MPa) with increasing binder/solids ratio from 13 to 25%. The amorphous, mesoporous structure of COK‐12 was retained. The structures exhibited open porosities of 52 ± 4% and showed higher specific mesopore volumes, and increased average mesopore size (6 vs. 8 nm) compared to COK‐12. Small‐angle x‐ray scattering analysis revealed an increased lattice parameter (10.3 vs. 11.0 nm) and reduced wall thickness (3.1 nm vs. 4.1 nm) of the COK‐12 in the monoliths. These properties indicate suitability for their application as porous supports and adsorbents.
KW - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - OMS
KW - Porous materials
KW - Robocasting
KW - X-ray scattering
KW - MOUSE
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-582503
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202300109
VL - 4
IS - 11-12
SP - 615
EP - 631
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
AN - OPUS4-58250
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bennet, Francesca
A1 - Opitz, R.
A1 - Ghoreishi, N.
A1 - Plate, K.
A1 - Barnes, J.-P.
A1 - Bellew, A.
A1 - Bellu, A.
A1 - Ceccone, G.
A1 - de Vito, E.
A1 - Delcorte, A.
A1 - Franquet, A.
A1 - Fumageli, F.
A1 - Gilliland, D.
A1 - Jungnickel, H.
A1 - Lee, T.G.
A1 - Poleunis, C.
A1 - Rading, D.
A1 - Shon, H.K.
A1 - Spampinato, V.
A1 - Son, J.G.
A1 - Wang, F.
A1 - Wang, Y.-C. A.
A1 - Zhao, Y.
A1 - Roloff, A.
A1 - Tentschert, J.
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - VAMAS TWA2 interlaboratory comparison: Surface analysis of TiO2 nanoparticles using ToF-SIMS
N2 - Due to the extremely high specific surface area of nanoparticles and corresponding potential for adsorption, the results of surface analysis can be highly dependent on the history of the particles, particularly regarding sample preparation and storage. The sample preparation method has, therefore, the potential to have a significant influence on the results. This report describes an interlaboratory comparison (ILC) with the aim of assessing which sample preparation methods for ToF-SIMS analysis of nanoparticles provided the most intra- and interlaboratory consistency and the least amount of sample contamination. The BAM reference material BAM-P110 (TiO2 nanoparticles with a mean Feret diameter of 19 nm) was used as a sample representing typical nanoparticles. A total of 11 participants returned ToF-SIMS data,in positive and (optionally) negative polarity, using sample preparation methods of “stick-and-go” as well as optionally “drop-dry” and “spin-coat.” The results showed that the largest sources of variation within the entire data set were caused by adventitious hydrocarbon contamination or insufficient sample coverage, with the spin-coating protocol applied in this ILC showing a tendency toward insufficient sample coverage; the sample preparation method or the participant had a lesser influence on results.
KW - Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
KW - VMAAS
KW - Titania
KW - Interlaboratory comparison
KW - Reproducibility
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-582290
DO - https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002814
SN - 0734-2101
VL - 41
IS - 5
SP - 053210-1
EP - 053210-13
PB - AIP (American Institute of Physics)
AN - OPUS4-58229
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Heinekamp, Christian
A1 - Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Ahrens, M.
A1 - Braun, T.
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
T1 - An amorphous Lewis-acidic zirconium chlorofluoride as HF shuttle: C–F bond activation and formation
N2 - An exceptional HF transfer reaction by C–F bond activation of fluoropentane and a subsequent hydrofluorination of alkynes at room temperature is reported. An amorphous Lewis-acidic Zr chlorofluoride serves as heterogeneous catalyst, which is characterised by an eightfold coordination environment at Zr including chlorine atoms. The studies are seminal in establishing sustainable fluorine chemistry.
KW - ZCF
KW - Heterogeneous catalysis
KW - C-F bond activation
KW - HF-shuttle
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-582249
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CC03164K
SN - 1359-7345
VL - 59
IS - 75
SP - 11224
EP - 11227
PB - RSC
CY - Cambridge
AN - OPUS4-58224
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Feiler, Torvid
A1 - Yasuda, N.
A1 - Michalchuk, Adam
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Bhattacharya, Biswajit
T1 - Mechanistic Investigation of an Elastically Flexible Organic Crystal
N2 - Mechanical flexibility in molecular crystals is a fascinating behavior with potential for developing advanced technologies. However, the phenomenon of mechanical bending is poorly understood. We explore for the first time the atomistic origin of elastic bending in a single component organic crystal using a combination of μ-focus synchrotron X-ray diffraction and ab initio simulation.
KW - Flexible crystals
KW - DFT calculation
KW - Bending mechanism
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-581949
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00473
SN - 1528-7483
VL - 23
IS - 9
SP - 6244
EP - 6249
PB - ACS Publications
AN - OPUS4-58194
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kolmangadi, Mohamed A.
A1 - Zhuoqing, L.
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Wuckert, E.
A1 - Raab, A.
A1 - Laschat, S.
A1 - Huber, P.
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
T1 - Confinement-suppressed phase transition and dynamic self-assembly of ionic superdiscs in ordered nanochannels: Implication for nanoscale applications
N2 - Ionic Liquid Crystals are ionic liquids that exhibit liquid crystalline mesomorphism together with ionic conductivity. As known confined liquid crystal mesophases can show an anomalous dynamics and phase behavior. Investigations considering the factors controlling the macroscopic properties of ILCs in confinement are scare in the literature. This study reports the molecular mobility, and the phase transition behavior of a guanidinium based columnar ILC confined in the nanopores of self-ordered anodic aluminum oxide membranes of various pore diameters (25 – 180 nm) using Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy (BDS), calorimetry and X-ray scattering. It is aimed to reveal in which way the pore size as well as the pore surface wettability (hydrophobic or hydrophilic) alters the molecular dynamics, and phase transition behavior for this system. These properties are crucial for applications. The DSC investigations reveal: (i) the phase transition temperature for the transition from the plastic crystalline to the crystalline-liquid state has non-monotonic dependence versus the inverse pore diameter and (ii) the transition from the liquid crystalline to the isotropic phase is suppressed for all nanoconfined samples. This transition suppressed in the thermal signal was evidenced by BDS and X-ray scattering. It is discussed as a continuous phase transition taking place in the pores instead of a discontinuous first order transition as observed for the bulk. BDS investigations show different relaxation processes for the bulk and the nanoconfined ILC. Molecular origins for various relaxation processes are discussed and suggested. It is further shown that the self-assembly of this ILC is dynamic in nature which might apply for other ILCs too. The obtained results will have implications for the nanoscale applications of ionic liquid crystals.
KW - Ionic Liquid Crystals
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.3c02473
VL - 6
IS - 17
SP - 15673
EP - 15684
PB - ACS
AN - OPUS4-58210
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Chewle, S.
A1 - Weber, M.
T1 - Revealing Kinetics of Paracetamol Crystallization Using Time Resolved Raman Spectroscopy, Orthogonal Time-Lapse Photography, and Non-Negative Matrix Factorization (OSANO)
N2 - Crystallization is a complex phenomenon with farreaching implications for the production and formulation of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Understanding this process is critical for achieving control over key physicochemical properties that can affect, for example, the bioavailability and stability of a drug. In this study, we were able to reveal intricate and diverse dynamics of the formation of metastable intermediates of paracetamol crystallization varying with the choice of solvent. We demonstrate the efficacy of our novel approach utilizing an objective function-based non-negative matrix factorization technique for the analysis of time-resolved Raman
spectroscopy data, in conjunction with time-lapse photography.
Furthermore, we emphasize the crucial importance of integrating Raman spectroscopy with supplementary experimental instrumentation for the mathematical analysis of the obtained spectra.
KW - Polymorphism
KW - Crystallization
KW - Measurement
KW - Algorithm
PY - 2023
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00617
SN - 1528-7483
VL - 23
SP - 6737
EP - 6746
PB - ACS Publications
AN - OPUS4-58193
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Wolff, M.
A1 - Wonneberger, R.
A1 - Freiberg, K.E.
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Giebeler, L.
A1 - Koitzsch, A.
A1 - Kunz, C.
A1 - Weber, H.
A1 - Hufenbach, J.K.
A1 - Müller, F.A.
A1 - Gräf, S.
T1 - Formation of laser-induced periodic surface structures on Zr-based bulk metallic glasses with different chemical composition
N2 - Bulk metallic glasses (BMG) are amorphous metal alloys known for their unique physical and mechanical properties. In the present study, the formation of femtosecond (fs) laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) on the Zr-based BMGs Zr46Cu46Al8, Zr61Cu25Al12Ti2, Zr52.5Cu17.9Al10Ni14.6Ti5 (Vit105) and Zr57Cu15.4Al10Ni12.6Nb5 (Vit106) was investigated as a function of their different chemical composition. For this purpose, LIPSS were generated on the sample surfaces in an air environment by fs-laser irradiation (λ = 1025 nm, τ = 300 fs, frep = 100 kHz). The surface topography was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Moreover, the impact of LIPSS formation on the structure and chemical surface composition was analyzed before and after fs-laser irradiation by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as well as by transmission electron microscopy in combination with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Despite the different chemical composition of the investigated BMGs, the fs-laser irradiation resulted in almost similar properties of the generated LIPSS patterns. In the case of Zr61Cu25Al12Ti2, Vit105 and Vit106, the surface analysis revealed the preservation of the amorphous state of the materials during fs-laser irradiation. The study demonstrated the presence of a native oxide layer on all pristine BMGs. In addition, fs-laser irradiation results in the formation of laser-induced oxide layers of larger thickness consisting of an amorphous ZrAlCu-oxide. The precise laser-structuring of BMG surfaces on the nanoscale provides a versatile alternative to thermoplastic forming of BMG surfaces and is of particular interest for the engineering of functional material surfaces.
KW - Bulk metallic glasses
KW - Femtosecond laser
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Chemical analysis
KW - Oxidation
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-581799
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103305
SN - 2468-0230
VL - 42
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-58179
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Fritzsche, Sven
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Weimann, Christiane
A1 - Sturm, Heinz
T1 - First of its kind: a test artifact for direct laser writing
N2 - With femtosecond-laser direct writing (fs-LDW) maturing in all aspects as a manufacturing technology, a toolset for quality assurance must be developed. In this work we introduce a first of its kind test artifact. Test artifacts are standardized 3D models with specific geometric features to evaluate the performance of writing parameters. Test artifacts are already common in other 3D additive manufacturing technologies e.g. selective laser melting. The test artifact introduced in this work was developed in particular to accommodate the high geometrical resolution of fs-LDW structures and the limited possibilities to examine the resulting structure. Geometric accuracy, surface adhesion as well as confocal Raman spectroscopy results were considered when evaluating the design of the test artifact. We will explain the individual features and design considerations of our fs-LDW test artifact. The difference between two slicers, Cura and 3DPoli, and the implications on measured feature sizes and the general shape is quantified. The measured geometries are used to derive a general design guide for a specific combination of photoresists, laser power and scanning speed and to analyze the geometric accuracy of a structure produced using these guidelines. The shown test artifact is publicly available as STL file on GitHub (https://github.com/BAMresearch/2PP-TestArtifact) and in the supplement.
KW - Laser direct writing
KW - Multi photon lithography
KW - Reference material
KW - Raman spectroscopy
KW - Confocal raman imaging
KW - Slicers
KW - Open data on zenodo
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-580951
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/acc47a
VL - 34
IS - 7
SP - 1
EP - 14
PB - IOP Science
AN - OPUS4-58095
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -