TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Werner A1 - Wöhlecke, Andreas A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Biedermann, K. A1 - Bräcker, W. A1 - Engelmann, B. A1 - Zanzinger, H. T1 - Sind BAM-Zulassung und CE-Kennzeichnung im Wesentlichen gleichwertig? - Der Nachweis des Standes der Technik gemäß Deponieverordnung für Geotextilien und geotextilverwandte Produkte, Teil 2 N2 - Im ersten Teil dieses Aufsatzes wurde gezeigt, dass nur ein Teil der für den Deponiebau wesentlichen technischen Eigenschaften in den europäisch harmonisierten Bauproduktnormen DIN EN 13252 und DIN EN 13257, die der CE-Kennzeichnung der Geotextilien (GTX) und geotextilverwandten Produkte (GTP) zugrunde liegen, erfasst werden. Um eine im Wesentlichen vorhandene Gleichwertigkeit der Produkteigenschaften überhaupt abwägen zu können, müssen aber sämtliche relevanten Eigenschaften bekannt sein. Dies erfordert für CE-gekennzeichnete Produkte zusätzliche Prüfungen auf der Grundlage der DepV-Liste der Kriterien und Einwirkmechanismen (Anhang 1, Nummer 2.1.1, DepV). In diesem Teil werden die Tabellen C1 und C2 sowie die Tabelle D aus dem ersten Teil, in denen die Eigenschaften der harmonisierten europäischen Normen (hEN) den Anforderungen der DepV gegenübergestellt wurden, in technischer Hinsicht näher erläutert. N2 - A comparison of the harmonized technical specifications (in our case the harmonized European standards (hEN), namely DIN EN 13252 and DIN EN 13257), on which the CE-marking of geotextiles and geotextile-related products is based, with the German landfill ordinance (DepV) shows that only a few of the essential technical characteristics actually relevant for landfill constructions are considered in these standards. To be able to ponder about the equivalency of products with respect to their properties, all relevant properties have to be known. Therefore, additional tests based on the DepV-list of criteria and mechanisms of action (Annex 1, no. 2.1.1) are necessary for CE-marked products. This was discussed in the first part of this article. In this part, the tables C1, C2 and D of the first part, which listed and compared the requirements of the hEN and the DepV, are discussed in more technical details. KW - Deponieverordnung KW - BAM-Zulassung KW - Geokunststoffe KW - CE-Kennzeichnung PY - 2015 SN - 0027-2957 SN - 1863-9763 VL - 47 IS - 1 SP - 36 EP - 41 PB - Erich Schmidt CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-32694 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Werner A1 - Biedermann, K. A1 - Engelmann, B. A1 - Wöhlecke, Andreas T1 - Geokunststoffe in der Deponietechnik im Licht der neuen Deponieverordnung N2 - Geokunststoffe sind aus dem Deponiebau nicht mehr wegzudenken. Die neue Deponieverordnung regelt daher im Anhang 1 auch deren Einsatz in Deponieabdichtungen. Die Produkte müssen mindestens 100 Jahre ihre Funktion erfüllen und weiteren Anforderungen nach dem Stand der Technik genügen. Dies muss der zuständigen Behörde gegenüber nachgewiesen werden. Grundsätzlich wird der Nachweis durch Vorlage einer Zulassung der BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung geführt. Es gibt jedoch noch zwei andere Möglichkeiten: eine Deklaration auf der Grundlage einer geeigneten, harmonisierten europäischen Spezifikation und die Genehmigung im Einzelfall, wenn bestimmte Voraussetzungen erfüllt sind. Letzteres gilt nur für ausländische Produkte. Praktisch kommt in nächsten Jahren jedoch nur der Nachweis durch eine Zulassung in Betracht. Diese etwas komplizierten rechtlichen Vorgaben werden diskutiert. Auch das Zulassungsverfahren wird in der Deponieverordnung geregelt. Die Zulassungsbehörde soll in Zusammenarbeit mit einem Fachbeirat die Anforderungen an die Produkte, den fachgerechten Einbau und das Qualitätsmanagement festlegen. Auf das Zulassungsverfahren und technische Anforderungen wird in einem weiteren Aufsatz im nächsten Heft eingegangen. N2 - Geosynthetics are an essential tool for landfill engineering. Therefore, the German landfill ordinance regulates their application. The products have to fulfill their function for at least 100 years and to meet other basic requirements according to the state of the art. A proof of the fulfillment of these requirements has to be provided to the responsible landfill authorities. Basically a certification by the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing is necessary. This may only be circumvented with a declaration based on a harmonized European technical specification, if this specification fully complies with the state of the art as given by the German landfill ordinance. Foreign products may be accepted if the regulations of their mother countries, according to which they were qualified as adequate, are essentially equivalent to the German regulations and state of the art. These quite complicated provisions are discussed. The certification procedure is described by the ordinance, as well. The certification guidelines and the installation requirements have to be worked out in cooperation with an advisory board of landfill experts. Technical details will be given in an additional paper in the next issue. KW - Deponieverordnung KW - Deponieabdichtungssysteme KW - BAM-Zulassung KW - Geokunststoffe PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.37307/j.1863-9763.2012.01.04 SN - 0027-2957 SN - 1863-9763 VL - 44 IS - 1 SP - 8 EP - 12 PB - Erich Schmidt CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-25437 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Werner A1 - Biedermann, K. A1 - Engelmann, B. A1 - Wöhlecke, Andreas T1 - Das Zulassungsverfahren für Geokunststoffe im Deponiebau N2 - Die neue Deponieverordnung regelt im Anhang 1 auch den Einsatz von Geokunststoffen im Deponiebau. Deren Eignung muss der zuständigen Behörde gegenüber nachgewiesen werden. Auf die entsprechenden Regelungen wurde im ersten Teil dieses Aufsatzes eingegangen. Zumindest in den nächsten Jahren kommt nur ein Nachweis durch Vorlage einer Zulassung der BAM Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung in Betracht. Das Zulassungsverfahren wird in der Deponieverordnung geregelt. Die Zulassungsbehörde soll u.a. nicht nur ein bestimmtes Produkt auf der Grundlage von Zulassungsrichtlinien überprüfen, sondern auch in Zusammenarbeit mit einem Fachbeirat Anforderungen an den fachgerechten Einbau und das Qualitätsmanagement festlegen. Das Zulassungsverfahren und einige wesentliche technische Zulassungsanforderung, die für Kunststoffdichtungsbahnen, Schutzschichten, Geotextilien, Kunststoff-Dränelement, Bewehrungsgitter aus Kunststoff und Dichtungskontrollsysteme inzwischen erarbeitet und in Zulassungsrichtlinien beschrieben wurden, werden erläutert. KW - Deponieverordnung KW - Deponieabdichtungssysteme KW - BAM-Zulassung KW - Geokunststoffe PY - 2012 SN - 0027-2957 SN - 1863-9763 VL - 44 IS - 02 SP - 94 EP - 101 PB - Erich Schmidt CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-25513 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, Urs A1 - Miccoli, Lorenzo A1 - Malaga, K. T1 - A new grouting material for the repair of cracks in earthen structures N2 - Traditional earthen structures of cultural value are often damaged by static or dynamic loads. This is usually manifested by the appearance of cracks. All too often these cracks are insufficiently or inappropriately repaired if at all because of lack of knowledge and/or technology. In particular, the behavior of crack repair by grouting poses a challenge in earthen materials and demands specific requirements for the grouting mortar, such as low water content, good water retention, low shrinkage, etc. If dynamic loads, e.g. induced by earthquakes, are expected, the grouting material requires additional specifications such as a compatible strength and modulus of elasticity as well as good adhesion to the earthen materials. The study presents results from the development of a grouting material based on hydraulic lime mortar suitable for the repair of cracks in a variety of earthen building techniques. The goal was to develop a material also compatible with earthen structures exposed to dynamic load. The grouting mortar was designed to be adaptable in strength properties and at the same time to have sufficient robustness for the use on the construction site. First results show a satisfactory performance of the grout concerning fresh and hardened mortar properties as well as injectability. The study is part of our work in the framework of the ongoing project NIKER, funded by the European Commission dealing with improving imovable Cultural Heritage assets against the risk of earthquakes. T2 - Terra 2012 - 11th International conference on the study and conservation of earthen architecture heritage CY - Lima, Peru DA - 22.04.2012 KW - Cracks KW - Grouting KW - Lime mortar KW - Earthen Structures KW - Cracks repair PY - 2012 SN - 978-9972-2885-5-5 IS - Theme 6 - t6_059 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-30381 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Werner A1 - Wöhlecke, Andreas A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Biedermann, K. A1 - Bräcker, W. A1 - Engelmann, B. A1 - Zanzinger, H. T1 - Sind BAM-Zulassung und CE-Kennzeichnung im Wesentlichen gleichwertig - Der Nachweis des Standes der Technik gemäß Deponieverordnung für Geotextilien und geotextilverwandte Produkte, Teil 1 N2 - In absehbarer Zeit werden CE-gekennzeichnete Geovliesstoffe, Geogewebe, geosynthetische Dränelemente und Geogitter aus Kunststoff erhältlich sein, bei denen die CE-Leistungserklärung den Hinweis enthält 'dauerhaft für bis zu 100 Jahre' oder sogar 'dauerhaft für mindestens 100 Jahre'. Hersteller, Bauherren, Planer und zuständige Behörden werden sich daher die Frage stellen, ob diese Produkte auf der Grundlage von Anhang 1 Nummer 2.1 Satz 7 Ziffer 1 der Deponieverordnung (DepV) im Deponiebau auch ohne Zulassung verwendet werden dürfen. Ein Vergleich der europäisch harmonisierten Bauproduktnormen DIN EN 13252 und DIN EN 13257, die der CE-Kennzeichnung der Geotextilien und geotextilverwandten Produkte zugrunde liegen, mit den Anforderungen der DepV zeigt nun aber, dass nur ein Teil der für den Deponiebau wesentlichen technischen Eigenschaften in diesen Normen erfasst werden. Daher sind für CE gekennzeichnete Produkte zusätzliche Prüfungen auf der Grundlage der DepV-Liste der Kriterien und Einwirkmechanismen erforderlich. Die in den Produktnormen beschriebene Qualitätssicherung ist nach Anhang 1 Nummer 2 Satz 14 ff der DepV ebenfalls für die Gleichwertigkeit nicht ausreichend. Eine CE-Kennzeichnung ist deshalb noch kein Nachweis, dass die Produkte dem Stand der Technik nach der DepV entsprechen und die Eigenschaften der Produkte den geforderten Eigenschaften im Wesentlichen gleichwertig sind, auch wenn mit Bezug auf den Anhang B der genannten Normen deren Dauerhaftigkeit für 100 Jahre vom Hersteller deklariert wird.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the near future, CE-marked woven and nonwoven geotextiles, geocomposite drains and geogrids will be available on the market, whose declaration of performance will contain the qualification 'predicted service life up to 100 years' or even 'predicted service life minimum 100 years'. Manufacturer, principals and their design engineers as well as the responsible authorities will have to deal with the question, whether such products can be used on the basis of Annex 1, no. 2.1, sentence 7, cipher 1 of the German landfill ordinance (DepV) as components of landfill liner and capping systems. A comparison of the harmonized European standards hEN 13252 and 13257, on which the CE-marking of geotextiles and geotextile-related products is based, with the DepV, shows that only a few of the essential technical characteristics actually relevant for landfill constructions are considered in these standards. Therefore, additional tests based on the DepV-list of criteria and mechanisms of action are necessary for CE-marked products. Requirements on quality managements in the hEN are likewise not adequate for essential equivalence with respect to annex 1, No. 2.1, sentence 14 ff, DepV. Therefore, CE-marking is actually no proof of the fulfilment of the state of the techno logy according to the DepV and of the essential equivalence of product properties to the required properties, albeit the declaration of performance indicates a predicted service life of 100 years. KW - Deponieverordnung KW - BAM-Zulassung KW - Geokunststoffe KW - CE-Kennzeichnung PY - 2014 SN - 0027-2957 SN - 1863-9763 VL - 46 IS - 12 SP - 680 EP - 688 PB - Erich Schmidt CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-32466 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Müller, I. A1 - Moll, J. A1 - Kexel, C. A1 - Schubert, L. A1 - Tschöke, K. A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Lugovtsova, Yevgeniya A1 - Bach, M. A1 - Vogt, T. T1 - SHM using Guided Waves – Recent Activities and Advances in Germany N2 - Issues that prevent Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) based on Guided Waves (GW) from being a part of today’s monitoring solutions in industry are not all obvious to the scientific community. To uncover and overcome these issues, scientists working on SHM and GW problems joined in an expert committee under the patronage of the German Society for Non-Destructive Testing. An initiated online survey among more than 700 experts and users reveals the hurdles hindering the practical application of GWbased SHM. Firstly, methods for proof of reliability of SHM approaches are missing. Secondly, detailed understanding of phenomenological described wave-damage interactions is needed. Additionally, there are significant unsolved implementation issues and unsolved problems of signal processing including handling of environmental influences. To enable substantial proof of reliability without unaffordable experimental effort also efficient simulation tools including realistic damage interaction are needed, enabling the joint use of experimental and simulated data to predict the capabilities of the Monitoring system. Considering these issues, the committee focusses on simulation, signal processing, as well as probability of detection and standardization. In the presented work, recent activities of the expert committee starting with survey results are summarized. An open access data basis of life-like measurements is presented to allow testing and comparison of signal processing and simulation algorithms. Finally, a strategy for efficient proof of reliability increasing the acceptance of SHM in industry and for successful Integration of SHM into real-world engineering structures is proposed. T2 - The 12th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM) CY - Stanford, California, USA DA - 10.09.2019 KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Ultrasonic Guided Waves KW - Non-Destructive Testing KW - Survey KW - Probability of Detection KW - Reliability PY - 2019 SP - 1 EP - 10 AN - OPUS4-49232 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Cant, D. J. H. A1 - Minelli, C. A1 - Sparnacci, K. A1 - Müller, Anja A1 - Kalbe, H. A1 - Stoger-Pollach, M. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Werner, W. S. M. A1 - Shard, A. G. T1 - Surface-Energy Control and Characterization of Nanoparticle Coatings N2 - Accurate and reproducible measurement of the structure and properties of high-value nanoparticles is extremely important for their commercialization. A significant proportion of engineered nanoparticle systems consist of some form of nominally core-shell structure, whether by design or unintentionally. Often, these do not form an ideal core-shell structure, with typical deviations including polydispersity of the core or shell, uneven or incomplete shells, noncentral cores, and others. Such systems may be created with or without intent, and in either case an understanding of the conditions for formation of such particles is desirable. Precise determination of the structure, composition, size, and shell thickness of such particles can prove challenging without the use of a suitable range of characterization techniques. Here, the authors present two such polymer core-shell nanoparticle systems, consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene cores coated with a range of thicknesses of either polymethylmethacrylate or polystyrene. By consideration of surface energy, it is shown that these particles are expected to possess distinctly differing coating structures, with the polystyrene coating being incomplete. A comprehensive characterization of these systems is demonstrated, using a selection of complementary techniques including scanning electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic light scattering, differential centrifugal sedimentation, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. By combining the results provided by these techniques, it is possible to achieve superior characterization and understanding of the particle structure than could be obtained by considering results separately. KW - Nanoparticles KW - Core-shell KW - XPS KW - Size KW - Thickness KW - Damage PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02161 VL - 124 IS - 20 SP - 11200 EP - 11211 PB - ACS CY - Washington DC AN - OPUS4-50899 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Anja A1 - Sparnacci, K. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Tougaard, S. T1 - Determining nonuniformities of core-shell nanoparticle coatings by analysis of the inelastic background of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy survey spectra N2 - Most real core-shell nanoparticle (CSNP) samples deviate from an ideal core-shell structure potentially having significant impact on the particle properties. An ideal structure displays a spherical core fully encapsulated by a shell of homogeneous thickness, and all particles in the sample exhibit the same shell thickness. Therefore, analytical techniques are required that can identify and characterize such deviations. This study demonstrates that by analysis of the inelastic background in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) survey spectra, the following types of deviations can be identified and quantified: the nonuniformity of the shell thickness within a nanoparticle sample and the incomplete encapsulation of the cores by the shell material. Furthermore, CSNP shell thicknesses and relative coverages can be obtained. These results allow for a quick and straightforward comparison between several batches of a specific CSNP, different coating approaches, and so forth. The presented XPS methodology requires a submonolayer distribution of CSNPs on a substrate. Poly(tetrafluoroethylene)-poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(tetrafluoroethylene)-polystyrene polymer CSNPs serve as model systems to demonstrate the applicability of the approach. KW - Core-shell KW - Nanoparticles KW - Inelastic background KW - Polymers KW - QUASES KW - XPS PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-511315 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.6865 SN - 0142-2421 SN - 1096-9918 VL - 52 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-51131 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Anja A1 - Heinrich, Thomas A1 - Tougaard, S. A1 - Werner, W. S. M. A1 - Hronek, M. A1 - Kunz, Valentin A1 - Radnik, Jörg A1 - Stockmann, Jörg M. A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Benemann, Sigrid A1 - Nirmalananthan-Budau, Nithiya A1 - Geißler, Daniel A1 - Sparnacci, K. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang T1 - Determining the thickness and completeness of the shell of polymer core-shell nanoparticles by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and transmission scanning electron microscopy N2 - Core–shell nanoparticles (CSNPs) have become indispensable in various industrial applications. However, their real internal structure usually deviates from an ideal core–shell structure. To control how the particles perform with regard to their specific applications, characterization techniques are required that can distinguish an ideal from a nonideal morphology. In this work, we investigated poly(tetrafluoroethylene)–poly(methyl methacrylate) (PTFE–PMMA) and poly(tetrafluoroethylene)–polystyrene (PTFE–PS) polymer CSNPs with a constant core diameter (45 nm) but varying shell thicknesses (4–50 nm). As confirmed by transmission scanning electron microscopy (T-SEM), the shell completely covers the core for the PTFE–PMMA nanoparticles, while the encapsulation of the core by the shell material is incomplete for the PTFE–PS nanoparticles. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was applied to determine the shell thickness of the nanoparticles. The software SESSA v2.0 was used to analyze the intensities of the elastic peaks, and the QUASES software package was employed to evaluate the shape of the inelastic background in the XPS survey spectra. For the first time, nanoparticle shell thicknesses are presented, which are exclusively based on the analysis of the XPS inelastic background. Furthermore, principal component analysis (PCA)-assisted time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) of the PTFE–PS nanoparticle sample set revealed a systematic variation among the samples and, thus, confirmed the incomplete encapsulation of the core by the shell material. As opposed to that, no variation is observed in the PCA score plots of the PTFE–PMMA nanoparticle sample set. Consequently, the complete coverage of the core by the shell material is proved by ToF-SIMS with a certainty that cannot be achieved by XPS and T-SEM. KW - XPS KW - T-SEM KW - ToF-SIMS KW - Core-shell nanoparticles PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-499165 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b09258 VL - 123 IS - 49 SP - 29765 EP - 29775 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-49916 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bramke, K. A1 - Müller, U. A1 - McMahon, Dino Peter A1 - Rolff, J. T1 - Exposure of Larvae of the Solitary Bee Osmia bicornis to the Honey Bee Pathogen Nosema ceranae Aects Life History N2 - Wild bees are important pollinators of wild plants and agricultural crops and they are threatened by several environmental stressors including emerging pathogens. Honey bees have been suggested as a potential source of pathogen spillover. One prevalent pathogen that has recently emerged as a honey bee disease is the microsporidian Nosema ceranae. While the impacts of N. ceranae in honey bees are well documented, virtually nothing is known about its effects in solitary wild bees. The solitary mason bee Osmia bicornis is a common pollinator in orchards and amenable to Commercial management. Here, we experimentally exposed larvae of O. bicornis to food contaminated with N. ceranae and document spore presence during larval development. We measured mortality, growth parameters, and timing of pupation in a semi-field experiment. Hatched individuals were assessed for physiological state including fat body mass, wing muscle mass, and body size. We recorded higher mortality in the viable-spore-exposed group but could only detect a low number of Spores among the individuals of this treatment. Viable-spore-treated individuals with higher head capsule width had a delayed pupation start. No impact on the physiological status could be detected in hatched imagines. Although we did not find overt evidence of O. bicornis infection, our findings indicate that exposure of larvae to viable N. ceranae spores could affect bee development. KW - Bee diseases KW - Wild bees KW - Nosema ceranae KW - Osmia bicornis KW - Pathogen transmission KW - Solitary bees KW - Bee health PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-496497 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10110380 VL - 10 IS - 11 SP - 380 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-49649 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Markötter, Henning A1 - Haußmann, J. A1 - Alink, R. A1 - Dittmann, K. A1 - Tötzke, C. A1 - Krüger, P. A1 - Klages, M. A1 - Arlt, Tobias A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Scholta, J. A1 - Gerteisen, D. A1 - Manke, I. A1 - Banhart, J. T1 - Investigation of fuel cell materials and liquid water transport by means of synchrotron imaging N2 - Synchrotron imaging allows addressing various important issues in fuel cell research, for example water distribution and transport. The water distribution in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) was observed quasi in-situ directly after operation by means of synchrotron tomography. The 3D data set was compared with the tomogram of a dry cell in order to separate the water distribution from cell materials. Engineered transport pathways realized by perforating holes through the gas diffusion layer (GDL) are a recent approach to optimize water transport and cell performance. For some parameter sets a cell performance increase and an improvement of stabilization have already been proven. We present high resolution investigations of the water distribution in perforated GDLs of operating PEMFCs by means of in-situ synchrotron radiography. The surrounding areas of the holes exhibited a distinct hydrophilic character. KW - Gas-diffusion layers KW - Resolution neutron-radiography KW - X-ray radiography KW - Visualization KW - PEMFC PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1149/04529.0195ecst SN - 1938-6737 SN - 1938-5862 VL - 45 IS - 29 SP - 195 EP - 202 CY - Pennington, NJ, USA AN - OPUS4-30545 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wonneberger, R. A1 - Gräf, S. A1 - Bonse, Jörn A1 - Wisniewski, W. A1 - Freiberg, K. A1 - Hafermann, M. A1 - Ronning, C. A1 - Müller, F. A. A1 - Undisz, A. T1 - Tracing the Formation of Femtosecond Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS) by Implanted Markers N2 - The generation of laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) using femtosecond lasers facilitates the engineering of material surfaces with tailored functional properties. Numerous aspects of their complex formation process are still under debate, despite intensive theoretical and experimental research in recent decades. This particularly concerns the challenge of verifying approaches based on electromagnetic effects or hydrodynamic processes by experiment. In the present study, a marker experiment is designed to conclude on the formation of LIPSS. Well-defined concentration depth profiles of 55Mn+- and 14N+-ions were generated below the polished surface of a cast Mn- and Si-free stainless steel AISI 316L using ion implantation. Before and after LIPSS generation, marker concentration depth profiles and the sample microstructure were evaluated by using transmission electron microscopy techniques. It is shown that LIPSS predominantly formed by material removal through locally varying ablation. Local melting and resolidification with the redistribution of the material occurred to a lesser extent. The experimental design gives quantitative access to the modulation depth with a nanometer resolution and is a promising approach for broader studies of the interactions of laser beams and material surfaces. Tracing LIPSS formation enables to unambiguously identify governing aspects, consequently guiding the path to improved processing regarding reproducibility, periodicity, and alignment. KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) KW - Femtosecond laser processing KW - Ion implantation KW - Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) KW - Stainless steel PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-623990 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c14777 SN - 1944-8244 (Print) SN - 1944-8252 (Online) VL - 17 IS - 1 SP - 2462 EP - 2468 PB - ACS Publications AN - OPUS4-62399 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wiedensohler, A. A1 - Wiesner, A. A1 - Weinhold, K. A1 - Birmili, W. A1 - Herrmann, M. A1 - Merkel, M. A1 - Müller, T. A1 - Pfeifer, S. A1 - Schmidt, A. A1 - Tuch, T. A1 - Velarde, F. A1 - Quincey, P. A1 - Seeger, Stefan A1 - Nowak, A. T1 - Mobility particle size spectrometers: Calibration procedures and measurement uncertainties N2 - Mobility particle size spectrometers (MPSS) belong to the essential instruments in aerosol science that determine the particle number size distribution (PNSD)in the submicrometer size range. Following calibration procedures and target uncertainties against standards and reference instruments are suggested for a complete MPSS quality assurance program: a) calibration of the CPC counting efficiency curve (within 5% for the plateau counting efficiency; within 1 nm for the 50% detection efficiency diameter), b) sizing calibration of the MPSS, using a certified polystyrene latex (PSL) particle size standard at 203 nm (within 3%), c) intercomparison of the PNSD of the MPSS (within 10% and 20% of the dN/dlogDP concentration for the particle size range 20 – 200 nm and 200 to 800 nm, respectively), and d) intercomparison of the integral PNC of the MPSS (within 10%). Furthermore, following measurement uncertainties have been investigated: a) PSL particle size standards in the range from 100-500nm match within 1% after sizing calibration at 203 nm. b) Bipolar diffusion chargers based on the radioactive nuclides Kr85, Am241 and Ni63 and a new ionizer based on corona discharge follow the recommended bipolar charge distribution, while soft X-ray-based charges may alter faster than expected. c) The use of a positive high voltage supply show a 10% better performance than a negative one. d) The intercomparison of the integral PNC of an MPSS against the total number concentration is still within the target uncertainty at an ambient pressure of approximately 500 hPa. KW - Measurement uncertainties KW - Mobility particle size spectrometer (MPPS) KW - Condensation particle counter (CPC) KW - Calibration PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-425060 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2017.1387229 SN - 1521-7388 VL - 52 IS - 2 SP - 146 EP - 164 PB - Tailor & Francis CY - USA AN - OPUS4-42506 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Eichelbaum, M. A1 - Rademann, K. A1 - Müller, Ralf A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Görner, Wolf T1 - Zur Chemie des Goldes in Silicatgläsern: Untersuchungen zum nicht-thermisch aktivierten Wachstum von Goldclustern KW - Glas KW - Goldcluster KW - Nanophotonik PY - 2005 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.200502174 SN - 0044-8249 SN - 0932-2140 SN - 1521-3757 VL - 117 IS - 48 SP - 8118 EP - 8122 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-7691 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reiche, I. A1 - Muller, K. A1 - Alberic, M. A1 - Scharf, O. A1 - Wahning, A. A1 - Bjeoumikhov, A. A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Simon, R. T1 - Discovering vanished paints and naturally formed gold nanoparticles on 2800 years old Phoenician ivories using SR-FF-microXRF with the color X-ray camera N2 - Phoenician ivory objects (8th century B.C., Syria) from the collections of the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, Germany, have been studied with full field X-ray fluorescence microimaging, using synchrotron radiation (SR-FF-microXRF). The innovative Color X-ray Camera (CXC), a full-field detection device (SLcam), was used at the X-ray fluorescence beamline of the ANKA synchrotron facility (ANKA-FLUO, KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany) to noninvasively study trace metal distributions at the surface of the archeological ivory objects. The outstanding strength of the imaging technique with the CXC is the capability to record the full XRF spectrum with a spatial resolution of 48 µm on a zone of a size of 11.9 × 12.3 mm² (264 × 264 pixels). For each analyzed region, 69696 spectra were simultaneously recorded. The principal elements detected are P, Ca, and Sr, coming from the ivory material itself; Cu, characteristic of pigments; Fe and Pb, representing sediments or pigments; Mn, revealing deposited soil minerals; Ti, indicating restoration processes or correlated with Fe sediment traces; and Au, linked to a former gilding. This provides essential information for the assessment of the original appearance of the ivory carvings. The determined elemental maps specific of possible pigments are superimposed on one another to visualize their respective distributions and reconstruct the original polychromy and gilding. Reliable hypotheses for the reconstruction of the original polychromy of the carved ivories are postulated on this basis. KW - SR-FF-microXRF KW - Elemental imaging KW - Ivory KW - Paints KW - Au NPs KW - Egyptian blue KW - Fe PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/ac4006167 SN - 0003-2700 SN - 1520-6882 VL - 85 IS - 12 SP - 5857 EP - 5866 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-30222 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Eichelbaum, M. A1 - Rademann, K. A1 - Weigel, W. A1 - Löchel, B. A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Müller, Ralf T1 - Gold-Ruby Glass in a New Light: On the Microstructuring of Optical Glasses with Synchrotron Radiation KW - Nanoparticles KW - Glasses KW - Synchrotron radiation KW - X-ray lithography KW - Surface plasmon resonance KW - Luminescence PY - 2007 SN - 0017-1557 VL - 40 IS - 4 SP - 1 EP - 5 CY - London AN - OPUS4-16432 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pan, Z. A1 - Waurischk, Tina A1 - Duval, A. A1 - Müller, Ralf A1 - Deubener, J. A1 - Krishnan, N. M. A. A1 - Wondraczek, K. A1 - Wondraczek, L. T1 - Precise Real‐Time Measurement of Liquid Viscosity Using Digital Video Data N2 - Quantitative knowledge of liquid viscosity is of fundamental importance in many areas of materials synthesis and processing. However, the determination of viscosity often relies on specialized experimental equipment, offline experimentation, or invasive procedures, in particular when required in extreme conditions such as at high temperature, high pressure, and in confined or corrosive environments. Here, this study proposes and validates a fast and simple method that mimics the intuitive perception of liquid flow within a quantitative framework. For this, this study employs digital video observation to derive quantitative values of the shear viscosity of liquids, with high precision and rapid acquisition rates. The technique involves capturing liquid dynamics after minor mechanical stimulation. Processed imaging data are indexed by similarity and referenced to a digital database generated with a finite element model, from which values of viscosity are obtained in line. The approach is tested on water at room temperature and on a high‐temperature glass melt. Covering a viscosity range of four orders of magnitude, both yield convincing agreement with tabulated reference data at low computational cost. KW - Glass KW - Liquid Viscosity KW - Digital Video Data KW - Finite Element Method PY - 2025 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-651363 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202500297 SN - 2640-4567 VL - 7 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag AN - OPUS4-65136 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Eichelbaum, M. A1 - Rademann, K. A1 - Müller, Ralf A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Görner, Wolf T1 - Vom Atom zum Nanodraht: Kontrolliertes Wachstum von Edelmetall-Nanokristalliten in Kalk-Natron-Silikatglas T2 - 79. Glastechnische Tagung CY - Würzburg, Deutschland DA - 2005-05-23 KW - Glas KW - Metallnanocluster KW - Optische Eigenschaften PY - 2005 SN - 3-921089-43-3 SP - 15 Seiten PB - Deutsche Glastechnische Gesellschaft CY - Offenbach AN - OPUS4-7558 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Enderlein, M. A1 - Kuna, M. A1 - Ricoeur, A. A1 - Baer, Wolfram A1 - Müller, Karsten A1 - Klein, K. A1 - Winkler, H. P. T1 - Numerische Analyse des Stoßbiegeversuchs zur Ermittlung der dynamischen Bruchzähigkeit KW - Bruchmechanik KW - Finite-Elemente-Methode KW - Dynamisches J-Integral KW - 3-Punkt-Biege-Großprobe PY - 2003 SN - 0943-3473 SN - 1616-4687 IS - 235 SP - 251 EP - 260 PB - DVM CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-32709 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Müller, Anja A1 - Heinrich, Thomas A1 - Tougaard, S. A1 - Werner, W. S. M. A1 - Hronek, M. A1 - Kunz, Valentin A1 - Radnik, Jörg A1 - Stockmann, Jörg M. A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Benemann, Sigrid A1 - Nirmalananthan-Budau, Nithiya A1 - Geißler, Daniel A1 - Sparnacci, K. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang T1 - Correction to "Determining the thickness and completeness of the shell of polymer core-shell nanoparticles by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and transmission scanning electron microscopy" N2 - This is a corrigendum to the original article "Determining the thickness and completeness of the shell of polymer core-shell nanoparticles by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and transmission scanning electron microscopy" that was published in "The journal of physical chemistry C", vol. 123 (2019), no. 49 pp. 29765-29775. PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-505451 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c00027 SN - 1932-7447 SN - 1932-7455 VL - 124 IS - 6 SP - 3923 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-50545 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -