TY - JOUR A1 - Kingelhöffer, Hellmuth A1 - Affeldt, E. E. A1 - Bache, M. A1 - Bartsch, M. A1 - Beck, T. A1 - Christ, H. J. A1 - Fedelich, Bernard A1 - Hähner, P. A1 - Holdsworth, S. R. A1 - Lang, K.-H. A1 - McGaw, M. A1 - Olbricht, Jürgen A1 - Remy, L. A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit A1 - Stekovich, S. T1 - Editorial - Special issue: Recent developments in thermo-mechanical fatigue N2 - Components in the Aerospace, Power and Automotive engineering sectors are frequently subjected to cyclic stresses induced by thermal fluctuations and mechanical loads. For the design of such components, reliable material property data are required which need to be acquired using well accepted and reproducible test procedures for thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) loading. There is limited availability of proven TMF data indicating there is need for further research and testing. The TMF behaviour of materials is often desired to be simulated in models which describe the cyclic stress-strain behaviour, the fatigue life and the cyclic crack growth behaviour. There is a continuous need for the development and amendment of such models. Models can be validated by using materials in industrial applications which are subjected to TMF loading. The 3rd Workshop on Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue was held on 27–29 April 2016 at BAM, Berlin, Germany. The workshop was attended by 90 attendees coming from 17 countries in the world. 38 presentations including five poster presentations were held. The following topics were covered by the workshop: – TMF of materials coated with Thermal Barrier Coatings. – Thermal Gradient Mechanical Fatigue. – TMF crack growth. – TMF + High Cycle Fatigue. – TMF Modelling and Lifetime Prediction. – TMF Properties of steels, cast iron, Al-, Mg- and Ni-alloys – Advanced TMF Testing Techniques. – Industrial Applications. A panel discussion was held regarding the present state of TMF testing standards (ISO and ASTM) and their potential for improvement. The discussion and contributions were summarized and forwarded to the standard committees. The 3rd TMF-Workshop ensured the continuation of international exchange of knowledge providing a forum to present and discuss all recent developments in the field of thermo-mechanical fatigue. The current special issue publishes eleven selected papers of the 3rd TMF-Workshop 2016. The papers were peer reviewed by a number of experts in the Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue sector. I hope you will enjoy reading papers of this special issue. T2 - 3rd International Workshop on Thermo-Mechanical Fatigue (TMF-Workshop 2016) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.04.2016 KW - Fatigue damage KW - Thermo-mechanical fatigue KW - Fatigue life time KW - Life time prediction KW - TMF PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2017.02.002 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 99 IS - 2 SP - 215 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-40895 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hähner, P. A1 - Rinaldi, C. A1 - Bicego, V. A1 - Affeldt, E. E. A1 - Brendel, T. A1 - Andersson, H. A1 - Beck, T. A1 - Klingelhöffer, Hellmuth A1 - Kühn, Hans-Joachim A1 - Köster, A. A1 - Loveday, M. A1 - Marchionni, M. A1 - Rae, C. T1 - Research and development into a European code-of-practice for strain-controlled thermo-mechanical fatigue testing N2 - Thermo-mechanical fatigue (TMF) testing plays an increasingly important role in the design, the reliability assessment and the lifecycle management of safety critical components used, for instance, for power generation, in the process industry and in aeronautical and automotive applications, with a view to increasing the fuel efficiency, safety and service intervals, while reducing production (and material) costs. In a European Commission funded research project (acronym: TMF-Standard) of the 5th Framework Programme, 20 European laboratories have undertaken a joint research effort to establish a validated code-of-practice (CoP) for strain-controlled TMF testing. Starting from a survey of the testing protocols and procedures previously used by the partners, a comprehensive pre-normative research activity into various issues has been completed, addressing the dynamic temperature control, the effects of deviations in nominal temperatures and phase angles, the influences of temperature gradients, as well as the practicalities of test interruption and restart procedures. Meaningful allowable tolerances for the various test parameters were identified and practical recommendations as to the test techniques were formulated. From this a preliminary CoP was compiled and used to guide an extensive round robin exercise among the project partners. From the statistical analysis of that exercise, a validated CoP was derived dealing with strain-controlled constant amplitude TMF of nominally homogeneous metallic materials subjected to spatially uniform temperature fields and uniaxial mechanical loading. It is intended to give advice and guidance on the appropriate test setup, testing procedures and the analysis of results, in particular for newcomers in the field of strain-controlled TMF. This paper highlights some of the results of the TMF-Standard project. Moreover, commonalities and differences of the present CoP with respect to the standard documents for strain-controlled TMF, which have been developed at ISO and ASTM levels, are presented in this paper. KW - Thermo-mechanical fatigue KW - Ni-base superalloy KW - Standardisation KW - Test methods PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.01.052 SN - 0142-1123 VL - 30 IS - 2 SP - 372 EP - 381 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-17536 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schott, M. A1 - Szczerba, Wojciech A1 - Posset, U. A1 - Vuk, A.S. A1 - Beck, M. A1 - Riesemeier, Heinrich A1 - Thünemann, Andreas A1 - Kurth, D. G. T1 - In operando XAFS experiments on flexible electrochromic devices based on Fe(II)-metallo-supramolecular polyelectrolytes and vanadium oxides N2 - Flexible electrochromic devices (ECDs) based on Fe(II)-metallo-supramolecular polyelectrolytes (Fe-MEPE) and vanadium oxide are studied in operando by means of x-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy. The ECDs are blue-purple in the colored state at 0.0 V and become light yellow when a voltage of 1.6 V is applied. The XAFS studies at the K-edge of Fe(II) reveals that the absorption edge is shifted toward higher energies by 1.8 eV in the transparent state. Comparison of two different ECDs and different charge cycles demonstrates the reversibility and repeatability of the process. We attribute the shift to a charge transfer and a change of oxidation state of the ions from Fe2+ to Fe3+. The transition is not accompanied by a noticeable structural change of the octahedral coordination geometry as confirmed by analysis of the extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) data. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. KW - Metallo-supramolecular polyelectrolytes KW - Vanadium oxide KW - Electrochromism KW - Electrochromic device KW - Cyclic voltammetry KW - XAFS PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2015.10.015 SN - 0927-0248 VL - 147 SP - 61 EP - 67 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-35251 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schott, M. A1 - Lorrmann, H. A1 - Szczerba, Wojciech A1 - Beck, M. A1 - Kurth, D.G. T1 - State-of-the-art electrochromic materials based on metallo-supramolecular polymers N2 - Metal ion induced self-assembly of iron(II)-acetate with the rigid ditopic ligand 1,4-bis(2,2':6',2''-terpyridin-4'-yl)benzene results in a metallo-supramolecular coordination polyelectrolyte (Fe-MEPE). Fe-MEPE shows a strong absorption band in the visible region around 590 nm, attributed to a metal-to-ligand-charge-transfer (MLCT) transition, which is responsible for the deep blue colour. Large area thin films of high optical quality can be readily fabricated by a dip coating process on transparent conducting electrodes. The Fe-MEPE films have a temperature stability up to 80 °C, measured by optical spectroscopy and XAFS (x-ray absorption fine structure). The cathodically coloured Fe-MEPE shows outstanding electrochromic properties and can be reversibly switched from Fe(II) (blue) to Fe(III) (colourless) by applying a potential of 4.1 V vs. Li/Li+. A very high optical contrast ΔT of 71% at a wavelength of 590 nm and a colouration efficiency of around 525 cm² C-1 can be realized. The devices show a long-term stability about 10,000 cycles. Thus, Fe-MEPE is a very promising electrochromic material for future applications of smart windows. KW - Metallo-supramolecular polyelectrolytes KW - Electrochromism KW - Dip coating KW - Cyclic voltammetry KW - Colouration efficiency PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.03.032 SN - 0927-0248 VL - 126 SP - 68 EP - 73 PB - NH, Elsevier CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-30723 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Bartusch, Jürgen A1 - Schadow, Florian A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Daschewski, M. A1 - Kreutzbruck, M. T1 - Airborne ultrasonic systems for one-sided inspection using thermoacoustic transmitters N2 - Airborne ultrasonic inspection is performed in through transmission, where the test piece (e.g. adhesive joint or polymer-based composite plate) is placed between the transmitter and the receiver. However, many structures with difficult shapes allow only one-sided inspection. The strong reflection of the signal from the surface overshadows the signals from the inside, so that broadband pulses are required. Thermoacoustic transmission, where the thermal energy of an electrically heated electrode is transformed into the acoustic energy of an ultrasonic wave, opens the possibility to excite broadband pulses and thus to inspect objects with one-sided access. We present various thermoacoustic transducers consisting of an electrically conductive film on a solid substrate. The first type of transducer is a transmitter with an indium-tin-oxide electrode on a glass substrate combined with a laser Doppler vibrometer as a receiver. The second type of transducer combines thermoacoustic transmission and piezoelectric reception, having a titanium electrode as a transmitter deposited onto charged cellular polypropylene serving as a piezoelectric receiver. Using a focusing thermoacoustic transmitter and a separate cellular polypropylene receiver, a through-transmission inspection of a 4 mm thick CFRP test piece with inserts as small as 1 mm was performed. The same emitter and a laser vibrometer as a receiver were used for a one-sided inspection of a Plexiglas block with a cross hole at 15 mm depth. A twin probe consisting of a thermoacoustic transmitter on a cellular polypropylene receiver was applied to a profile measurement on a step wedge with flat bottom holes. The smallest detected diameter of a flat bottom hole was 1 mm. Sound pressure level above 140dB was achieved with each of these transmitters. Thermoacoustic transmitters enable a step towards one-sided air-coupled ultrasonic inspection. T2 - IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium CY - Tours, France DA - 18.09.2016 KW - Airborne KW - Air-coupled KW - Ultrasonic transducer KW - Thermoacoustic KW - Ferroelectret PY - 2016 SN - 978-1-4673-9897-8 SN - 1948-5719 SP - (online publication) 1 EP - 4 AN - OPUS4-37620 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kormunda, M. A1 - Fischer, Daniel A1 - Hertwig, Andreas A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Sebik, M. A1 - Pavlik, J. A1 - Esser, N. T1 - Deposition and characterization of single magnetron deposited Fe:SnOx coatings N2 - Coatings deposited by magnetron co-sputtering from a single RF magnetron with a ceramic SnO2 target with iron inset in argon plasma were studied. The mass spectra of the process identified Sn+ and SnO+ species as the dominant species sputtered from the target, but no SnO2+ species were detected. The dominant positive ions in argon plasma are Ar+ species. The only detected negative ions were O-. Sputtered neutral tin related species were not detected. Iron related species were also not detected because their concentration is below the detection limit. The concentration of iron dopant in the tin oxide coatings was controlled by the RF bias applied on the substrate holder while the discharge pressure also has some influence. The iron concentration was in the range from 0.9 at.% up to 19 at.% increasing with the substrate bias while the sheet resistivity decreases. The stoichiometry ratio of O/(Sn + Fe) in the coatings increased from 1.7 up to 2 in dependence on the substrate bias from floating bias (- 5 V) up to - 120 V of RF self-bias, respectively. The tin in the coatings was mainly bonded in Sn4 + state and iron was mainly in Fe2 + state when other tin bonding states were detected only in a small amounts. Iron bonding states in contrary to elemental compositions of the coatings were not influenced by the RF bias applied on the substrate. The coatings showed high transparency in the visible spectral range. However, an increased metallic behavior could be detected by using a higher RF bias for the deposition. The X-ray diffraction patterns and electron microscopy pictures made on the coatings confirmed the presence of an amorphous phase. KW - Metal oxides KW - Transparent conductive oxides (TCO) KW - Magnetron KW - Optical properties KW - Ellipsometry KW - XPS characterzation PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.11.009 SN - 0040-6090 VL - 595 IS - Part A SP - 200 EP - 208 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-35281 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kormunda, M. A1 - Fischer, Daniel A1 - Hertwig, Andreas A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Sebik, M. A1 - Esser, N. T1 - Preparation of pulsed DC magnetron deposited Fe-doped SnO2 coatings N2 - Iron-doped SnO2 coatings were deposited in a 50 kHz DC-pulsed magnetron sputtering discharge. The pulses had a duration of 4 µs in selected gas mixtures from pure argon up to 60% of oxygen at a constant total pressure of 0.2 Pa. A single target of SnO2 with Fe inset was used. The mass spectrometry study detected the gas-related ions Ar+, O2+ and O+, where the last one becomes the dominant positive ion at higher oxygen contents. Atomic oxygen ions had a higher energy as it resulted from the collision-caused dissociation on the target surface. The tin-related species were detected as Sn+ and SnO+. SnO2+ species were not detected. The deposition rate decreased by using gas mixtures with oxygen as well as the corresponding amount of Sn-related species in the plasma. The increase of oxygen also increased significantly the sheet resistance of the films. The XPS study showed that the iron concentration decreased by using additional oxygen. But the O/Sn ratio in the coatings was constant, contrary to the increased FeO/Fe ratio in the films. An additional analysis of the coatings by spectroscopic ellipsometry has shown a dependence of the polarizability and the permittivity on the amount of oxygen used during the deposition. In contrast, the study has found no such dependence for the absorption of the layers. KW - Coatings KW - Magnetron sputtering KW - Optical properties KW - Sheet resistivity KW - SnO2 PY - 2016 UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pssa.201532882/full DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201532882 SN - 0031-8965 SN - 1862-6300 VL - 213 IS - 9 SP - 2303 EP - 2309 PB - WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-38106 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Florian, Camilo A1 - Fischer, Daniel A1 - Freiberg, K. A1 - Duwe, M. A1 - Sahre, Mario A1 - Schneider, S. A1 - Hertwig, Andreas A1 - Krüger, Jörg A1 - Rettenmayr, M. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Undisz, A. A1 - Bonse, Jörn T1 - Single Femtosecond Laser-Pulse-Induced Superficial Amorphization and Re-Crystallization of Silicon N2 - Superficial amorphization and re-crystallization of silicon in <111> and <100> orientation after irradiation by femtosecond laser pulses (790 nm, 30 fs) are studied using optical imaging and transmission electron microscopy. Spectroscopic imaging ellipsometry (SIE) allows fast data acquisition at multiple wavelengths and provides experimental data for calculating nanometric amorphous layer thickness profiles with micrometric lateral resolution based on a thin-film layer model. For a radially Gaussian laser beam and at moderate peak fluences above the melting and below the ablation thresholds, laterally parabolic amorphous layer profiles with maximum thicknesses of several tens of nanometers were quantitatively attained. The accuracy of the calculations is verified experimentally by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (STEM-EDX). Along with topographic information obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM), a comprehensive picture of the superficial re-solidification of silicon after local melting by femtosecond laser pulses is drawn. KW - Femtosecond laser KW - Silicon KW - Amorphization KW - Crystallization KW - Spectroscopic imaging ellipsometry PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-523687 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/7/1651 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14071651 SN - 1996-1944 VL - 14 IS - 7 SP - 1651-1 EP - 1651-21 PB - MDPI AG CY - Basel, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-52368 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Trog, S. A1 - El-Khatib, Ahmed A1 - Beck, S. A1 - Makowski, M. A1 - Jakubowski, Norbert A1 - Linscheid, M. T1 - Complementarity of molecular and elemental mass spectrometric imaging of Gadovist™ in mouse tissues N2 - Drug biodistribution analyses can be considered a key issue in pharmaceutical discovery and development. Here, mass spectrometric imaging can be employed as a powerful tool to investigate distributions of drug compounds in biologically and medically relevant tissue sections. Both matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–mass spectrometric imaging as molecular method and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometric imaging as elemental detection method were applied to determine drug distributions in tissue thin sections. Several mouse organs including the heart, kidney, liver, and brain were analyzed with regard to distribution of Gadovist™, a gadolinium-based contrast agent already approved for clinical investigation. This work demonstrated the successful detection and localization of Gadovist™ in several organs. Furthermore, the results gave evidence that gadolinium-based contrast agents in general can be well analyzed by mass spectrometric imaging methods. In conclusion, the combined application of molecular and elemental mass spectrometry could complement each other and thus confirm analytical results or provide additional information. KW - Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry imaging (LA-ICP-MSI) KW - Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) KW - Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-018-1477-9 SN - 1618-2642 SN - 1618-2650 VL - 411 IS - 3 SP - 629 EP - 637 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-47371 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ickert, Stefanie A1 - Schwaar, Timm A1 - Springer, A. A1 - Grabarics, M. A1 - Riedel, Jens A1 - Beck, S. A1 - Pagel, K. A1 - Linscheid, M. W. T1 - Comparison of the fragmentation behavior of DNA and LNA single strands and duplexes N2 - DNA and locked nucleic acid (LNA) were characterized as single strands, as well as double stranded DNA-DNA duplexes and DNA-LNA hybrids using tandem mass spectrometry with collision-induced dissociation. Additionally, ion mobility spectrometry was carried out on selected species. Oligonucleotide duplexes of different sequences – bearing mismatch positions and abasic sites of complementary DNA 15-mers – were investigated to unravel general trends in their stability in the gas phase. Single stranded LNA oligonucleotides were also investigated with respect to their gas phase behavior and fragmentation upon collision-induced dissociation. In contrast to the collision-induced dissociation of DNA, almost no base loss was observed for LNAs. Here, backbone cleavages were the dominant dissociation pathways. This finding was further underlined by the need for higher activation energies. Base losses from the LNA strand were also absent in fragmentation experiments of the investigated DNA-LNA hybrid duplexes. While DNA-DNA duplexes dissociated easily into single stranded fragments, the high stability of DNA-LNA hybrids resulted in predominant fragmentation of the DNA part rather than the LNA, while base losses were only observed from the DNA single strand of the hybrid. KW - Oligonucleotide fragmentation KW - Locked nucleic acids KW - Collision induced dissociation (CID) KW - Double strands KW - Ion mobility spectrometry PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/jms.4344 VL - 54 IS - 5 SP - 402 EP - 411 PB - Wiley AN - OPUS4-47485 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hasche, K. A1 - Ulm, G. A1 - Herrmann, K. A1 - Krumrey, M. A1 - Ade, G. A1 - Sümpel, J. A1 - Busch, I. A1 - Thomsen-Schmidt, P. A1 - Schädlich, S. A1 - Schindler, A. A1 - Frank, W. A1 - Procop, Mathias A1 - Beck, Uwe T1 - About the calibration of thickness standards on the nanometer scale T2 - 3rd International EUSPEN conference ; 3rd International conference. European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology ; 4th General meeting. European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology CY - Eindhoven, The Netherlands DA - 2002-05-26 PY - 2002 SN - 90-386-2883-8 SP - 1 EP - 5 CY - Eindhoven AN - OPUS4-2283 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Thomsen-Schmidt, P. A1 - Hasche, K. A1 - Ulm, G. A1 - Herrmann, K. A1 - Krumrey, M. A1 - Ade, G. A1 - Stümpel, J. A1 - Procop, Mathias A1 - Beck, Uwe T1 - Realisation and metrological characterisation of thickness standards below 100 nm T2 - DVG Jahrestagung 2002 CY - Magdeburg, Germany DA - 2002-06-17 PY - 2002 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Deutsche Vakuum-Gesellschaft CY - Kaiserslautern AN - OPUS4-1936 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Hähner, P. A1 - Affeldt, E. E. A1 - Beck, T. A1 - Klingelhöffer, Hellmuth A1 - Loveday, M. A1 - Rinaldi, C. T1 - Validated code of practice for strain-controlled thermo-mechanical fatigue testing KW - TMF KW - Thermo-Mechanical strain-controlled fatigue testing PY - 2006 SN - 92-79-02216-4 SP - 1 EP - 37 PB - Office for Official Publications of the European Communities CY - Luxembourg AN - OPUS4-12756 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Jacobs, R. A1 - Meneve, J. A1 - Dyson, G. A1 - Jennett, N. M. A1 - von Stebut, J. A1 - Feuchter, P. A1 - Cavalleri, A. A1 - Ronkainen, H. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Reiners, Georg A1 - Ingelbrecht, C. D. T1 - SMT4-CT98-2238 - A certified reference material for the scratch test - REMAST - Final technical report PY - 2002 SP - 1 EP - 110 PB - Vito CY - Mol, Belgium AN - OPUS4-25601 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Winchester, M. R. A1 - Beck, Uwe T1 - Availability of layered certified reference materials for industrial application of glow discharge spectrometric depth profiling N2 - Owing primarily to speed, low cost and ease of use relative to competing surface analysis techniques, glow discharge spectrometry (GDS) has become an economically important depth profiling method for certain niche industries in Europe and Japan. For the industrial application of this method, layered certified reference materials (CRMs) are needed to ensure accuracy, as well as comparability between individual users. A survey of existing CRMs has been conducted to evaluate the availability of layered CRMs with appropriate characteristics. No materials with the desirable characteristics necessary for efficient implementation were found. These results indicate a need for the production of new layered CRMs. The survey was conducted by an advisory group assembled as part of the activities of the Glow Discharge Spectrometry Subcommittee (ISO TC201/SC8) associated with the ISO Technical Committee on Surface Chemical Analysis (ISO TC201). KW - Certified reference materials KW - Depth profiling KW - Glow discharge spectrometry KW - ISO PY - 1999 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-9918(199910)27:10<930::AID-SIA653>3.0.CO;2-D SN - 0142-2421 SN - 1096-9918 VL - 27 IS - 10 SP - 930 EP - 935 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-25571 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thomsen-Schmidt, P. A1 - Hasche, K. A1 - Ulm, G. A1 - Herrmann, K. A1 - Krumrey, M. A1 - Ade, G. A1 - Stümpel, J. A1 - Busch, I. A1 - Schädlich, S. A1 - Schindler, A. A1 - Frank, W. A1 - Hirsch, D. A1 - Procop, Mathias A1 - Beck, Uwe T1 - Realisation and metrological characterisation of thickness standards below 100 nm N2 - High-accuracy film thickness measurements in the range below 100 nm can be made by various complex methods like spectral ellipsometry (SE), scanning force microscopy (SFM), grazing incidence X-ray reflectometry (GIXR), or X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF). The measurement results achieved with these methods are based on different interactions between the film and the probe. A key question in nanotechnology is how to achieve consistent results on a level of uncertainty below one nanometre with different techniques. Two different types of thickness standards are realised. Metal film standards for X-ray techniques in the thickness range 10 to 50 nm are calibrated by GIXR with monochromatised synchrotron radiation of 8048 eV. The results obtained at four different facilities show excellent agreement. SiO2 on Si standards for SE and SFM in the thickness range 6 to 1000 nm are calibrated by GIXR with monochromatised synchrotron radiation of 1841 eV and with a metrological SFM. Consistent results within the combined uncertainties are obtained with the two methods. Surfaces and interfaces of both types of standards are additionally investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). PY - 2004 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-003-2273-7 SN - 0947-8396 VL - 78 IS - 5 SP - 645 EP - 649 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-17195 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Beck, Matthias A1 - Burkert, Andreas A1 - Harnisch, J. A1 - Isecke, Bernd A1 - Osterminski, K. A1 - Raupach, M. A1 - Schießl, P. A1 - Tian, W. A1 - Warkus, J. T1 - Deterioration model and input parameters for reinforcement corrosion N2 - The paper presents the damage model of German Research Unit 537 which was used as a working hypothesis for the development of a user-friendly design model. Excerpts from the laboratory experiments and numerical calculations processed in project A of the research unit are presented here. The excerpts include the quantification of self-corrosion, geometrical effects in the macrocell corrosion, development of corroding steel surface and pit depth as well as the quantification of the resistivity of the concrete and the corrosion of steel in cracked concrete. KW - Reinforcement corrosion KW - Macrocell corrosion model KW - Design for durability PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.201200004 SN - 1464-4177 VL - 13 IS - 3 SP - 145 EP - 155 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-26581 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Arwin, H. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Schubert, M. T1 - Papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (ICSE 4) - Preface T2 - 4th International Conference on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (ICSE 4) CY - Stockholm, Sweden DA - 2007-06-11 PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pssc.200860016 SN - 1610-1634 SN - 1862-6351 SN - 1610-1642 VL - 5 IS - 5 SP - 1000 EP - 1002 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-25433 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jacobs, R. A1 - Meneve, J. A1 - Dyson, G. A1 - Teer, D. G. A1 - Jennett, N. M. A1 - Harris, P. A1 - von Stebut, J. A1 - Comte, C. A1 - Feuchter, P. A1 - Cavaleiro, A. A1 - Ronkainen, H. A1 - Holmberg, K. A1 - Beck, Uwe A1 - Reiners, Georg A1 - Ingelbrecht, C. D. T1 - A certified reference material for the scratch test N2 - Adhesion and other mechanical behaviour of coatings is at present routinely tested in industry and research organisations using the scratch test. The test has been the subject of a European Standard prEN 1071-3:2000 established by the European Standards Committee CEN TC184 WG5. A previous European project on the development and validation of test methods for thin hard coatings—FASTE—revealed that uncertainties in the Rockwell C stylus tip shape represent a major source of error for the scratch-test method. Therefore a follow-up project—REMAST—was started to develop and certify a reference material as a quality control tool for the testing and qualification of scratch-test instruments. In addition, a considerable effort was devoted to improve the scratch stylus manufacturing process. This paper presents the results of the REMAST project. During a feasibility study, two candidate materials—titanium nitride (TiN) and diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings both on high speed steel substrates—were evaluated. Because of the lower sensitivity to styli tip shape variations and higher data scatter observed for the TiN coating, DLC was chosen as the reference material to be certified. One thousand samples were produced, as well as qualified styli to carry out the certification campaign, including homogeneity and stability testing. Nine independent laboratories were involved in the certification exercise, and the data were statistically analysed to obtain the certified critical load values and their uncertainty ranges. A certified reference material BCR-692 is available for verification purposes. This presents three repeatable failure events at certified critical load intervals and can provide a good indication of overall scratch-test instrument performance, including stylus condition and calibration. It is also useful as a diagnostic tool, providing a means of sensitive monitoring of machine and stylus performance over extended periods. Considerable improvement of the quality of scratch styli was achieved by the strict control of all manufacturing steps. KW - Adhesion KW - Scratch test KW - Certified reference material PY - 2003 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0257-8972(03)00470-5 SN - 0257-8972 VL - 174-175 SP - 1008 EP - 1013 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Lausanne AN - OPUS4-25435 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ruhe, L. A1 - Ickert, Stefanie A1 - Hochkirch, U. A1 - Hofmann, J. A1 - Beck, S. A1 - Thomale, J. A1 - Linscheid, M. W. T1 - Comprehensive molecular characterization of a cisplatin-specific monoclonal antibody N2 - Despite their immense and rapidly increasing importance as analytical tools or therapeutic drugs, the detailed structural features of particular monoclonal antibodies are widely unknown. Here, an antibody already in use for diagnostic purposes and for molecular dosimetry studies in cancer therapy with very high affinity and specificity for cisplatin-induced DNA modifications was studied extensively. The molecular structure and modifications as well as the antigen specificity were investigated mainly by mass spectrometry. Using nano electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, it was possible to characterize the antibody in its native state. Tandem-MS experiments not only revealed specific fragments but also gave information on the molecular structure. The detailed primary structure was further elucidated by proteolytic treatment with a selection of enzymes and high resolution tandem-MS. The data were validated by comparison with known antibody sequences. Then, the complex glycan structures bound to the antibody were characterized in all detail. The Fc-bound oligosaccharides were released enzymatically and studied by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Overall 16 different major glycan structures were identified. The binding specificity of the antibody was investigated by applying synthetic single and double stranded DNA oligomers harboring distinct Pt adducts. The antibody− antigen complexes were analyzed by mass spectrometry under native conditions. The stability of the complex with double stranded DNA was also investigated. KW - Antibody KW - Native MS KW - Cisplatin KW - PTM PY - 2017 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00575 SN - 1543-8384 SN - 1543-8392 VL - 14 IS - 12 SP - 4454 EP - 4461 AN - OPUS4-43997 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -