TY - JOUR A1 - Usmani, Shirin M. A1 - Plarre, Rüdiger A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Kemnitz, E. T1 - Termite resistance of pine wood treated with nano metal fluorides N2 - Fluorides are well-known as wood preservatives. One of the limitations of fluoride-based wood preservatives is their high leachability. Alternative to current fluoride salts such as NaF used in wood protection are low water-soluble fluorides. However, impregnation of low water-soluble fluorides into wood poses a challenge. To address this challenge, low water-soluble fluorides like calcium fluoride (CaF2) and magnesium fluoride (MgF2) were synthesized as nanoparticles via the fluorolytic sol−gel synthesis and then impregnated into wood specimens. In this study, the toxicity of nano metal fluorides was assessed by termite mortality, mass loss and visual analysis of treated specimens after eight weeks of exposure to termites, Coptotermes formosanus. Nano metal fluorides with sol concentrations of 0.5 M and higher were found to be effective against termites resulting in 100% termite mortality and significantly inhibited termite feeding. Among the formulations tested, the least damage was found for specimens treated with combinations of CaF2 and MgF2 with an average mass loss less than 1% and visual rating of “1”. These results demonstrate the efficacy of low water-soluble nano metal fluorides to protect Wood from termite attack. KW - Wood Protection KW - Nano Particles KW - Termites PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-508377 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-020-01522-z VL - 78 SP - 493 EP - 499 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-50837 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Boon-Brett, L. A1 - Palmisano, V. A1 - Frigo, G. A1 - Hellstrand, A. A1 - Kiesewetter, O. A1 - May, M. ED - Carcassi, M.N. T1 - Trends in gas sensor development for hydrogen safety N2 - Gas sensors are applied for facilitating the safe use of hydrogen in, for example, fuel cell and hydrogen fuelled vehicles. New sensor developments, aimed at meeting the increasingly stringent performance requirements in emerging applications are presented based on in-house technical developments and a literature study. The strategy of combining different detection principles, i.e. sensors based on electrochemical cells, semiconductors or field effects in combination with thermal conductivity sensor or catalytic combustion elements, in one new measuring system is reported. This extends the dynamic measuring range of the sensor while improving sensor reliability to achieve higher safety integrity through diverse redundancy. The application of new nanoscaled materials, nano wires, carbon tubes and graphene as well as the improvements in electronic components of fieldeffect, resistive-type and optical systems are evaluated in view of key operating parameters such as sensor response time, low energy consumption and low working temperature. T2 - ICHS2013 - 5th International conference on hydrogen safety CY - Brussels, Belgium DA - 09.09.2013 KW - Hydrogen KW - Safety KW - Sensors PY - 2013 SN - 978-2-9601366-0-9 SP - Paper 123, 1 EP - 14 AN - OPUS4-31079 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Banach, Ulrich ED - Carcassi, M.N. T1 - Response time of hydrogen sensors N2 - The efficiency of gas sensor application for facilitating the safe use of hydrogen depends to a considerable extent on the response time of the sensor to change in hydrogen concentration. The response and recovery times have been measured for five different hydrogen sensors, three commercially available and two promising prototypes which operate at room temperature. Experiments according to ISO 26142 show that most of the sensors surpass much for a concentration change from clean to hydrogen containing air the demands of the Standard for the response times t(90) and values of 2 to lös were estimated. For an opposite shift to clean air, the recovery times t(10) are from 7 to 70 s. Results of transient behaviour can be fitted with an exponential approach. It can be demonstrated that results on transient behaviour depend not only from investigation method, and the experimental conditions, like gas changing rate and concentration jump, as well as from operating Parameters of sensors. In comparison to commercial MOS and MIS-FET hydrogen sensors new sensor prototypes operating at room temperature possesses in particular longer recovery times. T2 - ICHS2013 - 5th International conference on hydrogen safety CY - Brussels, Belgium DA - 09.09.2013 KW - Hydrogen sensors KW - Time response PY - 2013 SN - 978-2-9601366-0-9 SP - Paper 124, 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-31082 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Erwamati, F. U. A1 - Pratapa, S. A1 - Suasmoro, S. A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Banach, Ulrich T1 - Preparation and structural study of Mg1−xZnxTiO3 ceramics and their dielectric properties from 1 Hz to 7.7 GHz N2 - A series of Mg₁₋ₓZnₓTiO₃, x = 0–0.5 (MZT0–MZT0.5) ceramics was synthesised and characterised. The dielectric properties of the samples in the frequency range of 1 Hz – 7.7 GHz were explored using three different methods: a contacting electrode method, a parallel-plate method and a perturbed resonator method. The electrical properties in the space charge and dipolar polarisation frequency ranges are discussed in relation to the phase composition and microstructure data. Differences in the zinc Substitution divided the dielectrics into two groups, namely MZT0-MZT0.2 and MZT0.3–MZT0.5, each with different amount of a main Mg₁₋ₓZnₓTiO₃ solid solution phase and a secondary solid solution phase. Zinc substitution promoted the density of the ceramics, improved the purity of the main phase and increased the permittivity for frequencies up to 10⁸ Hz, but reduced the permittivity in the microwave range. In the MZT0.3–MZT0.5 samples, for frequencies less than 1 MHz the quality (Q x ƒ) factors were lower and log σ ₐ.c, the AC conductivity, was higher than for the MZT0–MZT0.2 samples. Above 10 MHz, the (Q x ƒ) factors and log σ ₐ.c of the two groups were similar. KW - Mg1-xZnxTiO3 KW - Space charge polarisation KW - Dipole polarisation KW - Microwave frequency KW - Dielectric properties PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4610-6 SN - 0957-4522 VL - 27 IS - 7 SP - 6637 EP - 6645 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht, Netherlands AN - OPUS4-36466 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ermawati, F. U. A1 - Supardi, Z. A. I. A1 - Suasmoro, S. A1 - Hübert, Thomas T1 - Contribution of Relaxation Effect to the Permittivity of Mg1-xZnxTiO3 Ceramics N2 - This work reported the investigation on the effect of relaxation to the permittivity (epsilon' r ) characteristic of Mg1-x Zn x TiO3 ceramics for x = 0 – 0.5 (MZT0 – MZT0.5) measured from 1 Hz to 330 MHz. Within that frequency range, the relaxation effect that consists of the space charge (SC) and the dipolar (D) polarization mechanisms were identified. The contribution of the D relaxation in MZT0 – MZT0.2 systems extents overall from about 100 Hz to 330 MHz, while that in MZT0.3 – MZT0.5 systems is from 50 kHz to 330 MHz. The remaining frequencies, i.e. from 1 to 90 Hz for MZT0 – MZT0.2 and from 1 Hz to 50 kHz for MZT0.3 – MZT0.5, are attributed to the SC relaxation. The D polarization mechanism provides constant epsilon' r values which vary from (15.4 – 17.0) ± 0.3 throughout the samples. Contribution of the SC polarization mechanism to the characteristic is supported by the simultaneous presence of different content and level of resistivity of the secondary phase of (Mg1-αZnα)2TiO4 in MZT0 – MZT0.2 systems and of (Zn1-αMgα)2TiO4 in MZT0.3 – MZT0.5, along with the presence of the main Mg1-x Zn x TiO3 phase, as a result of the variation of zinc content in the systems. T2 - The 5th International Conference on Advanced Materials Sciences and Technology (ICAMST 2017) CY - Makassar, Indonesia DA - 19.09.2017 KW - Dielectric ceramic KW - dipolar polarization KW - Mg1-xZnxTiO3 KW - permittivity KW - space charge polarization PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/367/1/012003 SN - 1757-8981 VL - 367 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - IOP Publishing Ltd AN - OPUS4-45618 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Boon-Brett, L. A1 - Palmisano, V. A1 - Bader, Mark Andreas T1 - Developments in gas sensor technology for hydrogen safety N2 - Gas sensors are applied for facilitating the safe use of hydrogen in, for example, fuel cell and hydrogen fuelled vehicles. New sensor developments, aimed at meeting the increasingly stringent performance requirements in emerging applications, are reviewed. The strategy of combining different detection principles, i.e. sensors based on electrochemical cells, semiconductors or field effects in combination with thermal conductivity sensing or catalytic combustion elements, in one new measuring system is reported. This extends the dynamic measuring range of the sensor while improving sensor reliability to achieve higher safety integrity through diverse redundancy. The application of new nanoscaled materials, nanowires, carbon tubes and graphene as well as the improvements in electronic components and optical elements are evaluated in view of key operating parameters such as measuring range, sensor response time and low working temperature. KW - Hydrogen sensor KW - Hydrogen safety PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.042 SN - 0360-3199 VL - 39 IS - 35 SP - 20474 EP - 20483 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-32379 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mosel, Günter A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Nofz, Marianne A1 - Brenneis, Rudolf A1 - Köcher, Peter A1 - Kley, Gerd T1 - Zn-K EXAFS investigations on ZnS/ZnO containing vitrified ashes from municipal incinerator facilities N2 - Zn-K transmission EXAFS measurements were performed on vitrified ashes from municipal waste incinerator facilities, which contain low amounts of Zn (up to 3 wt%) and sulphur (up to 0.5 wt%) in a ZnS phase. From the Fourier transform it can be concluded that the zinc ions are fourfold co-ordinated by oxygen or sulphur ions. The amount of zinc ions of sulphur environment, e.g. the concentration of ZnS, was determined by Fourier filtering and subsequent parameter fitting. A quantitative analysis of low ZnS concentrations up to 1 wt% has been performed for samples with a molar ratio Zn/S < 5. PY - 2001 DO - https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011802202743 SN - 0022-2461 SN - 1573-4803 VL - 36 SP - 5017 EP - 5025 PB - Springer Science + Business Media B.V. CY - Norwell, Mass. AN - OPUS4-18579 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Svoboda, S. A1 - Oertel, B. T1 - Wear resistant alumina coatings produced by a sol-gel process N2 - Aluminium oxide films were prepared by a dip-coating procedure from solutions of hydrolysed aluminium-tri-sec-butoxide in methoxyethanol on austenitic steel as well as hard metal tools. The heat treatment was performed in an argon atmosphere or vacuum at temperatures up to 1100 °C. Characterisation of the coatings by SEM, showed nearly crack free coatings with a dense morphology which completely cover the substrate. The chemical composition of the coatings was investigated by ESCA, GD-OES and XRD measurements. This analysis detected a multi-layered arrangement of spinel phases, ?- and ?-alumina in the coatings. The scratch test showed sufficient adhesion of the coatings comparable to CVD layers. Pin-on-disc and oscillating sliding tests were carried out on sol–gel coated samples and also on uncovered reference samples. The determined wear rates and friction coefficients showed significant improvement in wear resistance of sol–gel coatings containing a corundum phase. The strong adhesion to the substrates is due to a layered assembly formation and gradient composition of the coating caused by an interdiffusion of metal cations and oxygen in the metal/oxide interface during heat treatment. KW - Oxide film formation KW - Film analysis KW - Wear resistance PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2005.11.014 SN - 0257-8972 VL - 201 IS - 1-2 SP - 487 EP - 491 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-18583 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Hattermann, Hilke A1 - Griepentrog, Michael T1 - Sol-gel-derived nanocomposite coatings filled with inorganic fullerene-like WS2 N2 - Silica coatings filled with nanoscaled inorganic fullerene-like tungsten disulphide (IF-WS2) have been prepared through a sol–gel process on stainless steel substrates, and the structure and mechanical properties have been investigated. The precursor was prepared from a mixture of colloidal silica, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GLYMO), water and ethanol, adjusted to pH 4 with HNO3. In this solution WS2 is dispersed and in some cases immediately before coating ethylenediamine (ED) is added. The stainless steel substrates are dip-coated, dried in air and heat-treated in the temperature range of either 150–360 °C in air or up to 900 °C in vacuum. The solidification process is followed by differential thermal analysis (DTA). The resulting brown coloured coatings have a thickness of 1.5–4 µm. Scanning electron microscopy investigations (SEM) show that the WS2 nanoparticles are embedded as small aggregates in a hybrid silica matrix. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements prove that most of the tungsten disulphide embedded in the matrix can be protected against oxidation even after curing the samples at temperatures up to 900 °C. Hardness and modulus of the hybrid silica films were measured through an instrumented indentation test. Increasing the temperature of the heat treatment yields an increase of hardness from 0.3 to 1 GPa and of modulus from 3 to 17 GPa. The amount of up to 10 wt.% WS2 in the coatings has no remarkable influence on hardness and modulus of the samples. KW - Nanocomposites KW - Tungsten disulphide KW - Sol-gel KW - Mechanical properties PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-009-1896-3 SN - 0928-0707 SN - 1573-4846 VL - 51 IS - 3 SP - 295 EP - 300 PB - Kluwer Academic Publ. CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-19713 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Boon-Brett, L. A1 - Bousek, J. A1 - Black, G. A1 - Moretto, P. A1 - Castello, P. A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Banach, Ulrich T1 - Identifiying performance gaps in hydrogen safety sensor technology for automotive and stationary applications N2 - A market survey has been performed of commercially available hydrogen safety sensors, resulting in a total sample size of 53 sensors from 21 manufacturers. The technical specifications, as provided by the manufacturer, have been collated and are displayed herein as a function of sensor working principle. These specifications comprise measuring range, response and recovery times, ambient temperature, pressure and relative humidity, power consumption and lifetime. These are then compared against known performance targets for both automotive and stationary applications in order to establish in how far current technology satisfies current requirements of sensor end users. Gaps in the performance of hydrogen sensing technologies are thus identified and areas recommended for future research and development. KW - Hydrogen sensor KW - Hydrogen detection KW - Safety KW - Sensor performance testing KW - Performance specifications KW - Performance targets PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.10.064 SN - 0360-3199 VL - 35 IS - 1 SP - 373 EP - 384 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-22893 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Unger, Brita A1 - Bücker, Michael T1 - Sol-gel derived TiO2 wood composites N2 - The sol–gel process was applied to enhance properties of pine sapwood. For this purpose wood prisms were soaked in nanoscaled precursor solutions prepared from titanium(IV) n-butoxide and titanium(IV) iso-propoxide, respectively, using vacuum impregnation technique. The wet composites were cured by special program with final heat treatment at 103 °C. Weight percent gains (WPG) of the wood specimen in the range of 19-25% were obtained due to these procedures. SEM investigations show that precursor solutions penetrate into the whole wood body and the titania formed after heat treatment in the composites is deposited in the pores (lumen) and partly in the cell walls of the wooden matrix. The moisture sorption was investigated in long term tests for a period of some months by storage at 20-23 °C in humid air (relative humidity of 99%) and ambient atmosphere (relative humidity 40-60%), respectively. For untreated reference samples the moisture sorption results in increasing of mass and volume according to saturation values of 24 and 13%, respectively, after about 15 days. The incorporation of titania reduces the saturation values of the moisture sorption by up to 12% in mass and by up to 5% in volume at a relative humidity of 99%. Thus, an enhancement of the dimensional stability of about 60% is obtained at best. The results demonstrate that modification of wood with sol-gel derived precursors can enhance its dimensional stability, which prevents the formation of cracks. Because of that reduced moisture sorption biological attacks should be delimited. Additionally, thermal analyses show a retarded combustion of the wood matrix due to titania infiltration. KW - Titania KW - Sol-gel KW - Nanocomposites KW - Wood protection KW - Water sorption PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-009-2107-y SN - 0928-0707 SN - 1573-4846 VL - 53 IS - 2 SP - 384 EP - 389 PB - Kluwer Academic Publ. CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-20892 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reinecke, E.-A. A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Tkatschenko, I. A1 - Kessler, A. A1 - Kuznetsov, M. A1 - Wilkins, M. A1 - Hedley, D. A1 - Azkarate, I. A1 - Proust, C. A1 - Acosta-Iborra, B. A1 - Gavrikov, B. A1 - De Bruijn, P.C.J. A1 - Marangon, A. A1 - Teodorczyk, A. A1 - Grafwallner, A. T1 - Integration of experimental facilities: a joint effort for establishing a common knowledge base in experimental work on hydrogen safety N2 - In the area of hydrogen safety, research facilities are essential for the experimental investigation of relevant phenomena, for testing devices and safety concepts, as well as for the generation of validation data for the various numerical codes and models. Within the framework of the European HySafe Network of Excellence (NoE), the 'Integration of Experimental Facilities (IEF)' activity has provided basic support for joint experimental work. Even beyond the funding period of the HySafe NoE in the 6th Framework Program, IEF represents a long-lasting effort for the sustainable integration of experimental research capacities and expertise of the partners from different research fields. In order to achieve a high standard in the quality of experimental data provided by the partners, emphasis was put on the know-how transfer between the partners. On the one hand, documentation on the experimental capacities was prepared and analyzed. On the other hand, a wiki-based communication platform was established, supported by biannual workshops covering topics ranging from measurement technologies to safety issues. Based on the partners' contributions, a working document was created on best practice including the joint experimental knowledge of all partners with regard to experimental set-ups and instrumentation. The paper gives an overview of the IEF partners and the network activities over the last five years. KW - Hydrogen safety KW - Experiments PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.04.162 SN - 0360-3199 VL - 36 IS - 3 SP - 2700 EP - 2710 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-23257 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Bauroth, F. A1 - Oertel, B. A1 - Svoboda, S. T1 - Aluminiumoxid-Sol/Gel-Schutzschichten auf Metallen PY - 1995 SN - 0173-9913 SN - 0196-6219 VL - 10 IS - 4 SP - 60 EP - 66 PB - Göller CY - Baden-Baden AN - OPUS4-5680 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Shimamura, Aki A1 - Klyszcz, Andreas T1 - Electrical Properties of Carbon Black and Ruthenium Dioxide Embedded Silica Films N2 - The electrical properties of sol–gel-derived films can be tailored by embedding conductive particles of ruthenium dioxide or carbon black in an insulating amorphous SiO2 silica matrix. The preparation process included an acid hydrolysis of tetraethoxysilane and methyltrimethoxysilane. Then alcohol solutions of ruthenium chloride or carbon black were added. Films of filler concentration up to 60 vol.% were prepared by dip coating and then dried and heat-treated at various temperatures up to 600_°C. The D.C. resistance of the films can be varied within the range of 109 to 10–2 OHgr sdot cm. A non-linear dependence on filler composition in the films was observed for both systems, which is explained by a modified percolation theory. A percolation threshold of 5.5 vol.% for SiO2-RuO2 or 50 vol.% for SiO2-C films, whereby the resistance drastically decreases, was determined. Moreover the temperature dependency of resistance and the current-voltage characteristics of the films can also be explained by this geometric model. KW - Sol-gel KW - Thin films KW - Carbon black KW - Ruthenium dioxide KW - Percolation phenomena PY - 2004 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-004-5777-5 SN - 0928-0707 SN - 1573-4846 VL - 32 SP - 131 EP - 135 PB - Kluwer Academic Publ. CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-6909 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Shimamura, Aki A1 - Klyszcz, Andreas T1 - Carbon-silica sol-gel derived nanomaterials N2 - The preparation of sol-gel derived silica-based nanomaterials containing electrical conductive carbon fillers in an extensive composition range is described and their electrical properties are presented. Nanomaterials of carbon filler concentrations up to 60% (v/v) were obtained by dip coating or screen-printing from precursors of hydrolysed alkoxysilanes. Nanostructured morphology could be identified to consist of homogeneously dispersed carbon black particles or carbon fibres of 30 to 500 nm in size in a modified silica matrix. The electrical resistivity of the films changes drastically from 1010 to 10?1 O?cm, according to the amount of dispersed conductive particles. A threshold between 5 and 50% (v/v), at which the resistance abruptly decreases, was determined. A geometrical model related to percolation theory explains this non-linear dependence on the filler composition in the materials. Moreover the temperature dependence of resistance and the current-voltage characteristics of the nanomaterials can also be illustrated using this geometric model. KW - Sol-gel KW - Nanomaterials KW - Carbon black KW - Electrical resitivity KW - Percolation PY - 2005 UR - http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.123.3004&rep=rep1&type=pdf SN - 0137-1339 VL - 23 IS - 1 SP - 61 EP - 68 PB - Technical Univ. Press CY - Wroclaw AN - OPUS4-7362 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Hübert, Thomas T1 - XPS investigations of chromium nitride thin films N2 - Cr–N film coatings were prepared by magnetron sputter deposition at different nitrogen partial pressures. The film characterisation by XRD and DTG gives average bulk compositions of Cr2N and CrN for the coatings. Highly sensitive XPS investigations were performed and the chemical and phase compositions of a film surface range of about 10 nm thickness was estimated quantitatively from the deconvoluted peak intensities. It is demonstrated that the composition of the surface of chromium nitride thin films differs from the core and is more complex in constitution. Not only chromium nitrides (Cr2N and CrN) but also chromium oxynitrides and chromium oxides (CrOx and CrOxHy) were detected. Metallic chromium was also found in films prepared at higher nitrogen flow. The concentration of the estimated phases shows dependence on film preparation and additional heat treatment. KW - XPS KW - ESCA KW - Physical vapour deposition (PVD) KW - CrN thin films PY - 2005 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2005.02.091 SN - 0257-8972 VL - 200 IS - 1-4 SP - 250 EP - 253 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-10865 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Willfahrt, Manfred A1 - Witke, Klaus A1 - Reich, Peter T1 - Low Frequency Raman Investigations of Lead Borate and Lead Alumino Borate Glasses PY - 1995 SN - 0022-2860 SN - 1872-8014 SN - 0377-046X VL - 349 SP - 373 EP - 376 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-3776 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Schuffenhauer, W. A1 - Wernecke, R. T1 - Self-Monitoring and Self-Regenerating System for On-line Measuring of Moisture Traces in Chemical Process Gases PY - 2002 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-4125(200205)25:5<492::AID-CEAT492>3.0.CO;2-L SN - 0930-7516 SN - 1521-4125 VL - 25 IS - 5 SP - 492 EP - 494 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-3777 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Shimamura, Aki A1 - Hübert, Thomas A1 - Thust, H. T1 - Characterization of sol-gel derived glass composite thin films N2 - A comprehensive analysis of composition and structure is essential for the development of new materials with tailored properties. We will demonstrate the application of SEM, XPS and XRD for the development of thin films containing nano-scaled electrical conductive particles for application in hybrid resistors. The films were prepared using the sol-gel process and precursor solutions were synthesized from an acid hydrolysis of a mixture of TEOS, water and ethanol. Alcoholic solutions of ruthenium chloride were then allocated to obtain up to 30 vol% filler in the films. The films were precipitated by dip-coating on silicon, silica or glass sheets and heat treated at up to 600°C in air or nitrogen atmospheres. A nano-structured morphology could be identified consisting of homogeneously dispersed crystalline RuO2 particles of 10 to 180 nm in size, in an amorphous SiO2 matrix. Film morphology can be varied using the synthesis process. The resistivity of the films was measured by an I-V measurement system. It changes drastically from 109·cm to 10-2·cm according to the amount of dispersed conductive particles. The results show that composition-structure-property relations can be described by use of sophisticated analytical methods. T2 - 10th European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis (ECASIA '03) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2003-10-05 KW - Sol-gel KW - Thin film KW - Nano-structure KW - Electrical resistivity KW - RuO2 PY - 2004 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.1877 SN - 0142-2421 SN - 1096-9918 VL - 36 IS - 8 SP - 1207 EP - 1209 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-4753 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mosel, Günter A1 - Willfahrt, Manfred A1 - Banach, Ulrich A1 - Hübert, Thomas T1 - An extended X-ray absorption fine structure investigation on the local environment of niobium ions in Nb2O5-doped SrTiO3 glass ceramics PY - 1997 SN - 0022-2461 SN - 1573-4803 VL - 32 SP - 1591 EP - 1597 PB - Springer Science + Business Media B.V. CY - Norwell, Mass. AN - OPUS4-2045 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -