TY - JOUR A1 - Prasetiadi, A. E. A1 - Jost, M. A1 - Schulz, Baerbel A1 - Quibeldey, M. A1 - Rabe, Torsten A1 - Follmann, R. A1 - Jakoby, R. T1 - Liquid-crystal-based amplitude tuner and tunable SIW filter fabricated in LTCC technology N2 - Tunable microwave devices will play an important role in future wireless systems, in which high-frequency bands, e.g. millimeter waves, will become promising, due to its huge spectrum availability. At such frequency bands, liquid crystals (LCs) exhibit low microwave loss, which is excellent compared with the other tuning elements. In this paper, LC-based microwave components are fabricated by using low temperature co-fired ceramic technology, allowing the integration of the LC into microwave structures. The first component, the Amplitude tuner, controls the signal’s amplitude by using the interference concept, which exhibits a tunable attenuation range from 11 dB to 30 dB at 30 GHz. The second component is a 3-pole tunable bandpass filter, which is realized by using a substrate integrated waveguide topology, enabling a device with comparatively high-quality factors (Q-factors). The measurement results show Q-factors in the range of 68 to 100 for a frequency tuning of 29.4–30.1 GHz, i.e. a tuning range of 700 MHz, accompanied by an insertion loss 2 dB to 4 dB. KW - Passive components and circuits KW - Filters KW - Microwave technology PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1017/S1759078718000600 SN - 1759-0787 VL - 10 IS - 5-6 SP - 674 EP - 681 PB - Cambridge University Press AN - OPUS4-46985 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Eh Hovsepian, P. A1 - Ehiasarian, A. P. A1 - Purandare, Y. P. A1 - Mayr, P. A1 - Abstoss, K. G. A1 - Mosquera Feijoo, Maria A1 - Schulz, Wencke A1 - Kranzmann, Axel A1 - Lasanta, M. I. A1 - Trujillo, J. P. T1 - Novel HIPIMS deposited nanostructured CrN/NbN coatings for environmental protection of steam turbine components N2 - To increase efficiency, modern steam plants are pushing their operational regime from super-critical (600 °C/300 bar) to ultra-super-critical (740/760 °C/350 bar) stretching existing turbine materials to their limits. The focus is on new generation functional materials and technologies which complement the inherent properties of existing materials. Current work proposes a novel High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) Deposition technology, for the first time, for deposition of a ceramic based CrN/NbN coating with a nanoscale multilayer structure (bi-layer thickness Δ = 1.9 nm) with superior adhesion (LC2 = 80 N) to protect low Chromium P92 steel widely used in steam power plants. Thermodynamic calculations predict the equilibrium phases and aggressive gaseous compounds generated by the interaction of steam with the coating. CrN/NbN coated P92 steel samples oxidised at 600 °C in a high pressure (50 bar) 100% steam atmosphere for up to 1000 h reveal the coating's superior oxidation resistance and protective mechanisms, especially against the detrimental effect of Hydrogen. High temperature (650 °C) Tensile Strength, Low Cycle Fatigue and Creep tests confirm that, unlike other state-of-the-art PVD technologies, HIPIMS is not detrimental to the mechanical properties of the substrate material. Water droplet erosion tests confirm no measurable weight loss after 2.4 X 10⁶ impacts. KW - Hipims KW - CrN/NbN KW - Nanoscale multilayers KW - Steam oxidation resistance KW - Water droplet erosion resistance PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.02.312 SN - 0925-8388 SN - 1873-4669 VL - 746 SP - 583 EP - 593 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-44800 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Becker, Roland A1 - Reck, Günter A1 - Radeglia, Reiner A1 - Springer, A. A1 - Schulz, Burkhard T1 - Designed self-assembly of a bimolecular calix[4]resorcinarene capsule held together by hydrogen bonds N2 - The X-ray crystallographic study of the macrocyclic tetrakis-N[N-2-hydroxyethyl-piperazino]calix[4]resorcinarene·3CH3CH2OH·H2O (3) reveals a self-assembled dimeric capsule-like complex held together by an array of intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Pairs of concave molecules associate directly in bowl-to-bowl fashion and enclose an accessible supramolecular cavity of Å3 hosting one water and three ethanol molecules. The supramolecular arrangement displays alternating layers of facing bowls and interlocking lower rim aliphatic moieties. The helical conformation of the 2-hydroxyethyl piperazinomethyl moieties displays chirality of a bimolecular capsule frozen in the solid state. 3 crystallises in the triclinic space group P-1 with two symmetry independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. Two enantiomeric capsules form a racemic pair in the unit cell. KW - Hydrogen bonded molecular capsule KW - Conformational chirality KW - Calix[4]resorcinarenes KW - Crystal structure PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2005.08.027 SN - 0022-2860 SN - 1872-8014 SN - 0377-046X VL - 784 IS - 1-3 SP - 157 EP - 161 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-12241 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hartmann, S. A1 - Shaporin, A. A1 - Hermann, S. A1 - Bonitz, J. A1 - Heggen, M. A1 - Meszmer, P. A1 - Sturm, Heinz A1 - Hölck, O. A1 - Blaudeck, T. A1 - Schulz, S. E. A1 - Mehner, J. A1 - Gessner, T. A1 - Wunderle, B. T1 - Towards nanoreliability of CNT-based sensor applications: Investigations of CNT-metal interfaces combining molecular dynamics simulations, advanced in situ experiments and analytics N2 - In this paper we present results of our recent efforts to understand the mechanical interface behaviour of single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) embedded in metal matrices. We conducted experimental pull-out tests of CNTs embedded in Pd or Au and found Maximum forces in the range 10 - 102 nN. These values are in good agreement with forces obtained from molecular Dynamics simulations taking into account surface functional Groups (SFGs) covalently linked to the CNT material. The dominant failure mode in experiment is a CNT rupture, which can be explained with the presence of SFGs. To qualify the existence of SFGs on our used CNT material, we pursue investigations by means of fluorescence labeling of surface species in combination with Raman imaging. We also report of a tensile test system to perform pull-out tests inside a transmission electron microscope to obtain in situ images of CNT-metal interfaces under mechanical loads at the atomic scale. T2 - 2015 16th International Conference on Thermal, Mechanical and Multi-Physics Simulation and Experiments in Microelectronics and Microsystems CY - Budapest, Hungary DA - 20.4.2015 KW - Carbon nanotube CNT KW - Metal matrix KW - Pull-out test KW - Molecular dynamics simulation KW - Surface functional groups KW - Fluorescence labeling KW - Raman imaging KW - Tensile test inside a TEM PY - 2015 SN - 978-1-4799-9950-7 VL - 2015 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - IEEE AN - OPUS4-37625 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Giebler, Rainer A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Schulz, B. A1 - Reiche, J. A1 - Brehmer, L. A1 - Wühn, M. A1 - Wöll, Ch. A1 - Smith, A.P. A1 - Urquhart, S.G. T1 - Near-Edge X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy on Ordered Films of an Amphiphilic Derivate of 2,5-Diphenyl-1,3,4-Oxadiazole KW - NEXAFS KW - OMBD KW - X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy PY - 1999 SN - 0743-7463 SN - 1520-5827 VL - 15 IS - 4 SP - 1291 EP - 1298 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-828 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Prasetiadi, A .E. A1 - Jost, M. A1 - Schulz, Bärbel A1 - Quibelday, M. A1 - Rabe, Torsten A1 - Follmann, R. A1 - Jakoby, R. T1 - Liquid-Crystal-Based Amplitude Tuner Fabricated N2 - 30GHz liquid-crystal-based amplitude tuner is proposed for the first time. The amplitude of a signal can be controlled by using the interference principle. An input Signal is divided into a tunable liquid crystal phase shifter and a fixed transmission line. Later, the divided signals are combined together at the output port. The output amplitude depends on the phase difference between the tunable and the fixed line. The low temperature co-fired ceramic technology is utilized to fabricate the device. The measurement shows an attenuation range of 11 dB to 30 dB with a maximum biasing voltage of 100V. T2 - 47th European Microwave Conference CY - Nürnberg, Germany DA - 10.10.2017 KW - LTCC technology KW - Liquid crystals KW - RF components PY - 2017 SN - 978-2-87487-047-7 SN - 2325-0305 SP - 1085 EP - 1088 PB - IEEE AN - OPUS4-44753 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -