TY - JOUR A1 - Martin-Sanchez, Pedro Maria A1 - Gebhardt, Christopher A1 - Toepel, Jörg A1 - Barry, J. A1 - Munzke, N. A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Gorbushina, Anna T1 - Monitoring microbial soiling in photovoltaic systems: A qPCR-based approach JF - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation N2 - Soiling of photovoltaic (PV) systems compromises their performance causing a significant power loss and demanding periodical cleaning actions. This phenomenon raises great concerns in the solar energy field, thus leading to notable research efforts over the last decades. Soiling is caused by a dual action of dust deposition and biofouling. However, surprisingly, the microbiological contribution to PV soiling is often overlooked or underestimated. In this study, a variety of qPCR-based methods have been developed to quantify the microbial load of fungi, bacteria and phototrophs on PV panels. These protocols were evaluated by comparison with culturedependent methods, and were implemented with real solar plants for two years. The results show that the developed molecular methods are highly sensitive and reliable to monitor the microbial component of the soiling. Fungal biomass was clearly dominant in all analysed PV modules, while bacteria and phototrophs showed much lower abundance. Light microscopy and qPCR results revealed that melanised microcolonial fungi and phototrophs are the main biofilm-forming microorganisms on the studied solar panels. In particular, the fungal qPCR protocol is proposed as a useful tool for monitoring of PV soiling, and investigating the microbial contribution to specific soiling cases. KW - Solar panels KW - PV modules KW - Real-time qPCR KW - Bacteria KW - Fungi KW - Phototrophs PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2017.12.008 SN - 0964-8305 VL - 129 SP - 13 EP - 22 PB - Elsevier Science AN - OPUS4-43892 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Agea Blanco, Boris A1 - Meyer, Christian A1 - Müller, Ralf A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Sand erosion of solar glass: Specific energy uptake, total transmittance, and module efficiency JF - International Journal of Energy Research N2 - Surface roughness, R Z , normal transmittance, Τ N , total transmittance, Τ T , and photovoltaic (PV) module efficiency, η S , were measured for commercial solar glass plates and PV test modules identically sandblasted with different loads of quartz sand (200 – 400 μ m), impact inclination angles, and sand particle speed. Measured data are presented versus the specific energy uptake during sand blasting, E (J/m2). Cracks, adhering particles, and scratch ‐ like textures probably caused by plastic flow phenomena could be observed after sand blasting. Their characteristic size was much smaller than that of sand particles. After blasting and subsequent cleaning, the glass surface was still covered with adhering glass particles. These particles, cracks, and scratch ‐ like textures could not be removed by cleaning. For sand blasting with α = 30° inclination angle and E = 30 000 J/m2, normal transmittance, total transmittance, and relative module efficiency decreased by 29%, 2% and ∽ 2%, respectively. This finding indicates that diffusive transmission of light substantially contributes to PV module efficiency and that the module efficiency decrease caused by sand erosion can be better estimated from total than by normal transmittance measurements. KW - Transmittance KW - Efficiency KW - Photovoltaic modules KW - Roughness KW - Sand blasting PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/er.3930 SN - 1099-114X SN - 0363-907X VL - 42 IS - 3 SP - 1298 EP - 1307 PB - Wiley & Sons, Ltd. AN - OPUS4-44157 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Elsayed, H. A1 - Zocca, Andrea A1 - Schmidt, J. A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Colombo, P. A1 - Bernardo, E. T1 - Bioactive glass-ceramic scaffolds by additive manufacturing and sinter-crystallization of fi ne glass powders JF - Journal Materials Research N2 - Wollastonite (CaSiO 3 ) – diopside (CaMgSi 2 O 6 ) glass-ceramic scaffolds have been successfully fabricated using two different additive manufacturing techniques: powder-based 3D printing (3DP) and digital light processing (DLP), coupled with the sinter-crystallization of glass powders with two different compositions. The adopted manufacturing process depended on the balance between viscous flow sintering and crystallization of the glass particles, in turn in fluenced by the powder size and the sensitivity of CaO – MgO – SiO 2 glasses to surface nucleation. 3DP used coarser glass powders and was more appropriate for low temperature firing (800 – 900 °C), leading to samples with limited crystallization. On the contrary, DLP used finer glass powders, leading to highly crystallized glass-ceramic samples. Despite the differences in manufacturing technology and crystallization, all samples featured very good strength-to-density ratios, which bene fit theiruse for bone tissue engineering applications. The bioactivity of 3D-printed glass-ceramics after immersion in simulated body fluid and the similarities, in terms of ionic releases and hydroxyapatite formation with already validated bioactive glass-ceramics, were preliminarily assessed. KW - 3D-Printing KW - Bio Ceramic KW - Additive manufacturing PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2018.120 SN - 2044-5326 SN - 0884-2914 VL - 33 IS - 14 SP - 1960 EP - 1971 PB - Cambridge University Press AN - OPUS4-45718 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Zocca, Andrea A1 - Lima, Pedro A1 - Acchar, W. T1 - 3D printing of porcelain by layerwise slurry deposition JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society N2 - The Layerwise Slurry Deposition is a technology for the deposition of highly packed powder layers. A powder bed is achieved by depositing and drying layers of a ceramic suspension by means of a doctor blade. This deposition technique was combined with the binder jetting technology to develop a novel Additive Manufacturing technology, named LSD-print. The LSD-print was applied to a porcelain ceramic. It is shown that it was possible to produce parts with high definition, good surface finish and at the same time having physical and mechanical properties close to those of traditionally processed porcelain, e.g. by slip casting. This technology shows high future potential for being integrated alongside traditional production of porce-lain, as it is easily scalable to large areas while maintaining a good definition. Both the Layerwise Slurry Deposition method and the binder jetting technologies are readily scalable to areas as large as > 1 m2. KW - Binder jetting KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - 3D printing KW - Porcelain PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.03.014 SN - 0955-2219 VL - 38 IS - 9 SP - 3395 EP - 3400 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-45713 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Chi, Jinchun A1 - Zocca, Andrea A1 - Agea Blanco, Boris A1 - Melcher, J. A1 - Sparenberg, M. A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - 3D Printing of Self-Organizing Structural Elements for Advanced Functional Structures JF - Advanced Materials Technologies N2 - A shape evolution approach based on the thermally activated self-organization of 3D printed parts into minimal surface area structures is presented. With this strategy, the present communication opposes currently established additive manufacturing strategies aiming to stipulate each individual volumetric element (voxel) of a part. Instead, a 3D structure is roughly defined in a 3D printing process, with all its advantages, and an externally triggered self-organization allows the formation of structural elements with a definition greatly exceeding the volumetric resolution of the printing process. For enabling the self-organization of printed objects by viscous flow of material, functionally graded structures are printed as rigid frame and melting filler. This approach uniquely combines the freedom in design, provided by 3D printing, with the mathematical formulation of minimal surface structures and the knowledge of the physical potentials governing self-organization, to overcome the paradigm which strictly orrelates the geometrical definition of 3D printed parts to the volumetric resolution of the printing process. Moreover, a transient liquid phase allows local programming of functionalities, such as the alignment of functional particles, by means of electric or magnetic fields. KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - Self-Assembly KW - 3D-Printing KW - Polymeric Materials PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201800003 SN - 2365-709X VL - 3 IS - 5 SP - 1800003-1 EP - 1800003-7 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-45714 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bernardino, R. A1 - Wirth, C. A1 - Stares, S.L. A1 - Salmoria, G.V. A1 - Hotza, D. A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Manufacturing of SiO2-Coated b-TCP Structures by 3D Printing using a Preceramic Polymer as Printing Binder and Silica Source JF - Journal Ceramic Science Technology N2 - Tricalcium phosphate (b-TCP) can be used as bone graft, exhibiting suitable bioabsorption and osteoconduction properties. The presence of silica may induce the formation of a hydroxyapatite layer, enhancing the integration between implant and bone tissue. Preceramic polymers present silicon in their composition, being a source of SiO2 after thermal treatment. Using the versatility of 3D printing, b-TCP and a polysiloxane were combined to manufacture a bulkb-TCP with a silica coating. For the additive manufacturing process, PMMA powder was used as passive binder for the b-TCP particles, and polymethylsilsesquioxane (MK), dissolved in an organic solvent, was used both as a printing binder (ink) and as the source of SiO2 for the coating. Five distinct coating compositions were printed with increasing amounts of MK. The structures were then submitted to heat treatment at 1180 °C for 4 h. XRD and FTIR showed no chemical reaction between the calcium phosphate and silica. SEM allowed observation of a silicon-based ating on the structure surface. Mechanical strength of the sintered porous structures was within the range of that of trabecular bones. KW - Tricalcium Phosphate KW - 3D-Printing KW - Preceramic polymer KW - Bone regeneration PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.4416/JCST2017-00056 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 37 EP - 41 PB - Göller Verlag CY - 76532 Baden-Baden AN - OPUS4-45715 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Karl, D. A1 - Kamutzki, F. A1 - Zocca, Andrea A1 - Görke, O. A1 - Günster, Jens A1 - Gurlo, A. T1 - Towards the colonization of Mars by in-situ resource utilization: Slip cast ceramics from Martian soil simulant JF - Plos One N2 - Here we demonstrate that by applying exclusively Martian resources a processing route involving suspensions of mineral particles called slurries or slips can be established for manufacturing ceramics on Mars. We developed water-based slurries without the use of additives that had a 51 wt. % solid load resembling commercial porcelain slurries in respect to the particle size distribution and rheological properties. These slurries were used to slip cast discs, rings and vases that were sintered at temperatures between 1000 and 1130 °C using different sintering schedules, the latter were set-up according the results of hot-stage microscopic characterization. The microstructure, porosity and the mechanical properties were characterized by SEM, X-ray Computer tomography and Weibull analysis. Our wet processing of minerals yields ceramics with complex shapes that show similar mechanical properties to porcelain and could serve as a technology for future Mars colonization. The best quality parts with completely vitrificated matrix supporting a few idiomorphic crystals are obtained at 1130 °C with 10 h dwell time with volume and linear shrinkage as much as ~62% and ~17% and a characteristic compressive strength of 51 MPa. KW - Ceramic KW - Mars PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204025 SN - 1932-6203 VL - 13 IS - 10 SP - e0204025, 1 EP - 7 PB - Public Library of Science CY - San Francisco, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten AN - OPUS4-46612 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zocca, Andrea A1 - Lima, P. A1 - Diener, S. A1 - Katsikis, N. A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Additive manufacturing of SiSiC by layerwise slurry deposition and binder jetting (LSD-print) JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society N2 - The current work presents for the first time results on the Additive Manufacturing of SiSiC complex parts based on the Layerwise Slurry Deposition (LSD) process. This technology allows to deposit highly packed powder layers by spreading a ceramic slurry and drying. The capillary forces acting during the process are responsible for the dense powder packing and the good joining between layers. The LSD process can be combined with binder jetting to print 2D cross-sections of an object in each successive layer, thus forming a 3D part. This process is named LSD-print. By LSD-print and silicon infiltration, SiSiC parts with complex geometries and features down to 1mm and an aspect ratio up to 4:1 could be demonstrated. The density and morphology were investigated for a large number of samples. Furthermore, the density and the mechanical properties, measured by ball-on-three-balls method, were in all three building directions close to isostatic pressed references. KW - Silicon Carbide KW - Additive Manufacturing KW - 3D printing KW - Layerwise slurry deposition KW - LSD print PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.05.009 VL - 2019 IS - 39 SP - 3527 EP - 3533 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-48546 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hmood, F. A1 - Schmidt, Franziska A1 - Görke, O. A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Investigation of chemically modified ICIE16 bioactive glass, part II JF - Journal of Ceramic Science and Technology N2 - Chemically modified bioactive glasses based on ICIE16 were prepared with the melt-quenching method using water as a quenching medium. The sinterability of these bioactive glasses was investigated and is discussed in this article. The sintering experiments were conducted with different sintering temperatures, sintering times and heating rates. Those parameters are crucial for dense glass with an amorphous structure. The particle size (d50) of the starting glass powder was determined at 88 μm and kept constant. The pre-pressed glass pellets were cold-isostatically pressed at 300 MPa to a green density of around 63 %. Density development, phase identification, shrinkage behavior and the microstructure were investigated to determine the sinterability of the developed glasses. The glass powders were sintered at different temperatures inside the processing window while crystallization was monitored. The results have shown that the sinterability of the developed glasses strongly dependsonthe proposed chemical additions. The highest density reached was 96 %, which belongs to BP1 glass with sintering conditions of 20 K/min heating rate for 60 min at 750 °C. KW - Bioactive glass KW - Viscous sintering KW - Crystallization KW - Processing window KW - Grain boundary PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.4416/JCST2019-00031 VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Göller Verlag AN - OPUS4-49913 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Orlov, N. K. A1 - Evdokimov, P. V. A1 - Milkin, P. A. A1 - Garshev, A. V. A1 - Putlayev, V. I. A1 - Grebenev, V. V. A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Phase equilibria in CaNaPO4-CaKPO4 system and their influence on formation of bioceramics based on mixed Ca-K-Na phosphates JF - Journal of the European Ceramic Society N2 - An investigation of the two-component phase diagram of the CaNaPO4- CaKPO4system performed using various analysis techniques is reported. The continuous solid solution series of α-CaMPO4 existing above 700 °C undergoes eutectoid decomposition during cooling to β-CaMPO4-based solid solutions enriched with Na and K, and to an intermediate nonstoichiometric compound with an ideal composition of CaK0.6Na0.4PO4. All three compounds exhibit significant volumetric effects associated with first-order phase transitions, with positive volume changes under cooling for the intermediate compound. Increased K content in ceramics based on CaKyNa1-yPO4 compositions enhances the strength properties of those ceramics, including their fracture toughness, which is associated with increased density. Increased K content also has a smaller effect of inducing phase transformations accompanied by strong volume changes. KW - Phase transformations KW - Bioceramics KW - Mixed Ca-K-Na phosphates KW - Na and K rhenanites KW - Phase diagram PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.07.044 VL - 39 IS - 16 SP - 5410 EP - 5422 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-49621 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -