TY - JOUR
A1 - Abed, Jehad
A1 - Bai, Yanh
A1 - Persaud, Daniel
A1 - Kim, Jiheon
A1 - Witt, Julia
A1 - Hattrick.Simpers, Jason
A1 - Sargent, Edward
T1 - AMPERE: automated modular platform for expedited and reproducible electrochemical testing
N2 - Rapid and reliable electrochemical screening is critical to accelerate the development of catalysts for sustainable energy generation and storage. This paper introduces an automated and modular platform for expedited and reproducible electrochemical testing (AMPERE), designed to enhance the efficiency and reliability of multivariate optimization. The platform integrates a liquid-handling robot with custommade modular array reactors, offering sample preparation and electrochemical testing in the same platform. Additionally, we use offline inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICPOES) to measure metal concentrations in the electrolyte after the reaction, which serves as a proxy for assessing the electrochemical stability. We use the platform to conduct 168 experiments continuously in less than 40 hours to examine the influence of catalyst ink formulation on the performance of Ir, Ru, IrO2, and RuO2 for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in acid. We specifically investigate the role of solvent type and concentration, catalyst concentration, and binder content on the performance. We find that Ru/RuO2 catalysts show improvements in activity that are not directly linked to improvements in the electrochemical surface area or inversely correlated to Ru dissolution. This suggests a complex interplay between the catalytic performance of the drop-casted catalyst film and ink formulation. AMPERE simplifies catalyst preparation and testing at large scale, making it faster, more reliable, and accessible for
widespread use.
KW - Electrochemical screening
KW - Automated platform
KW - Catalysis
KW - Energy generation and storage
KW - Oxygen evolution reaction (OER)
KW - MAPz@BAM
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-614724
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d4dd00203b
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-61472
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Abusafia, A.
A1 - Scheid, C.
A1 - Meurer, Maren
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
A1 - Dittmer, U.
A1 - Steinmetz, H.
T1 - Microplastic sampling strategies in urban drainage systems for quantification of urban emissions based on transport pathways
N2 - Tracking waterborne microplastic (MP) in urban areas is a challenging task because of the various sources and transport pathways involved. Since MP occurs in low concentrations in most wastewater and stormwater streams, large sample volumes need to be captured, prepared, and carefully analyzed. The recent research in urban areas focused mainly on MP emissions at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), as obvious entry points into receiving waters. However, important transport pathways under wet-weather conditions are yet not been investigated thoroughly. In addition, the lack of comprehensive and comparable sampling strategies complicated the attempts for a deeper understanding of occurrence and sources. The goal of this paper is to (i) introduce and describe sampling strategies for MP at different locations in a municipal catchment area under dry and wet-weather conditions, (ii) quantify MP emissions from the entire catchment and two other smaller ones within the bigger catchment, and (iii) compare the emissions under dry and wet-weather conditions. WWTP has a high removal rate of MP (>96%), with an estimated emission rate of 189 kg/a or 0.94 g/[population equivalents (PEQ · a)], and polyethylene (PE) as the most abundant MP. The specific dry-weather emissions at a subcatchment were ≈30 g/(PEQ · a) higher than in the influent of WWTP with 23 g/(PEQ · a). Specific wet-weather emissions from large sub-catchment with higher traffic and population densities were 1952 g/(ha · a) higher than the emissions from smaller catchment (796 g/[ha · a]) with less population and traffic. The results suggest that wet-weather transport pathways are likely responsible for 2–4 times more MP emissions into receiving waters compared to dry-weather ones due to tire abrasion entered from streets through gullies. However, more investigations of wet-weather MP need to be carried out considering additional catchment attributes and storm event characteristics.
KW - Combined sewer system
KW - Large volume samplers
KW - Microplastic pollution
KW - Separate sewer system
KW - Stormwater retention tank
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-568271
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/appl.202200056
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-56827
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Accorsi, M.
A1 - Tiemann, M.
A1 - Wehrhan, L.
A1 - Finn, Lauren M.
A1 - Cruz, R.
A1 - Rautenberg, Max
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Heberle, J.
A1 - Keller, B. G.
A1 - Rademann, J.
T1 - Pentafluorophosphato-Phenylalanines: Amphiphilic Phosphotyrosine Mimetics Displaying Fluorine-Specific Protein Interactions
N2 - Phosphotyrosine residues are essential functional switches in health and disease. Thus, phosphotyrosine biomimetics are crucial for the development of chemical tools and drug molecules. We report here the discovery and investigation of pentafluorophosphato amino acids as novel phosphotyrosine biomimetics. A mild acidic pentafluorination protocol was developed and two PF5-amino acids were prepared and employed in peptide synthesis. Their structures, reactivities, and fluorine-specific interactions were studied by NMR and IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and in bioactivity assays. The mono-anionic PF5 motif displayed an amphiphilic character binding to hydrophobic surfaces, to water molecules, and to protein-binding sites, exploiting charge and H−F-bonding interactions. The novel motifs bind 25- to 30-fold stronger to the phosphotyrosine binding site of the protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP1B than the best current biomimetics, as rationalized by computational methods, including molecular dynamics simulations.
KW - Chemical Biology
KW - Drug Development
KW - Pentafluorophosphates
KW - Phosphotyrosine Biomimetics
KW - Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-549984
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202203579
SN - 1433-7851
VL - 134
IS - 25
SP - 1
EP - 6
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
AN - OPUS4-54998
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Afantitis, A.
A1 - Melagraki, G.
A1 - Isigonis, P.
A1 - Tsoumanis, A.
A1 - Varsou, D. D.
A1 - Valsami-Jones, E.
A1 - Papadiamantis, A.
A1 - Ellis, L.-J. A.
A1 - Sarimveis, H.
A1 - Doganis, P.
A1 - Karatzas, P.
A1 - Tsiros, P.
A1 - Liampa, I.
A1 - Lobaskin, V.
A1 - Greco, D.
A1 - Serra, A.
A1 - Kinaret, P. A. S.
A1 - Saarimäki, L. A.
A1 - Grafström, R.
A1 - Kohonen, P.
A1 - Nymark, P.
A1 - Willighagen, E.
A1 - Puzyn, T.
A1 - Rybinska-Fryca, A.
A1 - Lyubartsev, A.
A1 - Jensen, K. A.
A1 - Brandenburg, J. G.
A1 - Lofts, S.
A1 - Svendsen, C.
A1 - Harrison, S.
A1 - Maier, D.
A1 - Tamm, K.
A1 - Jänes, J.
A1 - Sikk, L.
A1 - Dusinska, M.
A1 - Longhin, E.
A1 - Rundén-Pran, E.
A1 - Mariussen, E.
A1 - El Yamani, N.
A1 - Unger, Wolfgang
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Tropsha, A.
A1 - Cohen, Y.
A1 - Lesczynski, J.
A1 - Hendren, C. O.
A1 - Wiesner, M.
A1 - Winkler, D.
A1 - Suzuki, N.
A1 - Yoon, T. H.
A1 - Choi, J.-S.
A1 - Sanabria, N.
A1 - Gulumian, M.
A1 - Lynch, I.
T1 - NanoSolveIT Project: Driving nanoinformatics research to develop innovative and integrated tools for in silico nanosafety assessment
N2 - Nanotechnology has enabled the discovery of a multitude of novel materials exhibiting unique physicochemical (PChem) properties compared to their bulk analogues. These properties have led to a rapidly increasing range of commercial applications; this, however, may come at a cost, if an association to long-term health and environmental risks is discovered or even just perceived. Many nanomaterials (NMs) have not yet had their potential adverse biological effects fully assessed, due to costs and time constraints associated with the experimental assessment, frequently involving animals. Here, the available NM libraries are analyzed for their suitability for integration with novel nanoinformatics approaches and for the development of NM specific Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) for human and environmental risk assessment, all within the NanoSolveIT cloud-platform. These established and well-characterized NM libraries (e.g. NanoMILE, NanoSolutions, NANoREG, NanoFASE, caLIBRAte, NanoTEST and the Nanomaterial Registry (>2000 NMs)) contain physicochemical characterization data as well as data for several relevant biological endpoints, assessed in part using harmonized Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) methods and test guidelines.
Integration of such extensive NM information sources with the latest nanoinformatics methods will allow NanoSolveIT to model the relationships between NM structure (morphology), properties and their adverse effects and to predict the effects of other NMs for which less data is available. The project specifically addresses the needs of regulatory agencies and industry to effectively and rapidly evaluate the exposure, NM hazard and risk from nanomaterials and nano-enabled products, enabling implementation of computational ‘safe-by-design’ approaches to facilitate NM commercialization.
KW - Nanoinformatics
KW - Hazard assessment
KW - (Quantitative) Structure-Active Relationships
KW - Safe-by-design
KW - Predictive modelling
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-505952
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2020.02.023
VL - 18
SP - 583
EP - 602
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-50595
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Agostini, G.
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - Spectroscopy in Catalysis
N2 - Knowledge-based catalyst development is always an interaction between preparation, analysis and catalytic testing. Only if these three factors fit together can success be expected. For the analytic side of this triangle, spectroscopic methods play a crucial role. Whereas with diffraction, scattering and microscopy, decisive insights into the structure and morphology of the catalysts can be obtained, spectroscopy produces new knowledge about the chemical nature of the catalyst, e.g., its bonding and valence states.
KW - Spectroscopy
KW - Catalysis
KW - Operando
KW - In situ
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-506507
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10040408
VL - 10
IS - 4
SP - 408
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-50650
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Ahmed, R.
A1 - Vaishampayan, A.
A1 - Cuellar-Camacho, J. L.
A1 - Wight, D. J.
A1 - Donskyi, Ievgen
A1 - Unger, Wolfgang
A1 - Grohmann, E.
A1 - Haag, R.
A1 - Wagner, O.
T1 - Multivalent Bacteria Binding by Flexible Polycationic Microsheets Matching Their Surface Charge Density
N2 - Aiming at the overall negative surface charge of bacteria, a new strategy of antibacterial agents based on large polymer-modified graphene oxide (GO) sheets is assessed. The presented flexible, polycationic Sheets match the size and charge density of the Escherichia coli surface charge density (2 × 1014 cm−2). These matching parameters create an unspecific but very strong bacteria adsorber by multivalent, electrostatic attraction.
Their interaction with bacteria is visualized via atomic force and confocal microscopy and shows that they effectively bind and wrap around E. coli cells, and thereby immobilize them. The incubation of Gram-negative and -positive bacteria (E. coli and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA) with these polycationic sheets leads to the inhibition of proliferation and a reduction of the colony forming bacteria over time.
This new type of antibacterial agent acts in a different mode of Action than classical biocides and could potentially be employed in medicinal, technical, or agriculture applications. The presented microsheets and their unspecific binding of cell interfaces could further be employed as adsorber material for bacterial filtration or immobilization for imaging, analysis, or sensor technologies.
KW - Surface charge
KW - Bacteria
KW - Graphene oxide
KW - Escherichia coli
KW - XPS
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-509651
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201902066
VL - 7
IS - 15
SP - 1902066
PB - WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-50965
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Al-Waqfi, R. A.
A1 - Khan, C. J.
A1 - Irving, O. J.
A1 - Matthews, Lauren
A1 - Albrecht, T.
T1 - Crowding Effects during DNA Translocation in Nanopipettes
N2 - Quartz nanopipettes are an important emerging class of electric single-molecule sensors for DNA, proteins, their complexes, as well as other biomolecular targets. However, in comparison to other resistive pulse sensors, nanopipettes constitute a highly asymmetric environment and the transport of ions and biopolymers can become strongly directiondependent. For double-stranded DNA, this can include the characteristic translocation time and tertiary structure, but as we show here, nanoconfinement can also unlock capabilities for biophysical and bioanalytical studies at the single-molecule level. To this end, we show how the accumulation of DNA inside the nanochannel leads to crowding effects, and in some cases reversible blocking of DNA entry, and provide a detailed analysis based on a range of different DNA samples and experimental conditions. Moreover, using biotin-functionalized DNA and streptavidinmodified gold nanoparticles as target, we demonstrate in a proof-of-concept study how the crowding effect, and the resulting increased residence time in nanochannel, can be exploited by first injecting the DNA into the nanochannel, followed by incubation with the nanoparticle target and analysis of the complex by reverse translocation. We thereby integrate elements of sample processing and detection into the nanopipette, as an important conceptual advance, and make a case for the wider applicability of this device concept.
KW - DNA translocation
KW - Transport
KW - Resistive-pulse sensing
KW - Nanopores
KW - Nanopipettes
KW - Crowding
KW - Confinement
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-630448
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c01529
SN - 1936-086X
VL - 19
IS - 17
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - ACS Publications
AN - OPUS4-63044
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Aliyah, K.
A1 - Prehal, C.
A1 - Diercks, J. S.
A1 - Diklić, N.
A1 - Xu, L.
A1 - Ünsal, S.
A1 - Appel, C.
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Guizar-Sicairos, M.
A1 - Herranz, J.
A1 - Gubler, L.
A1 - Büchi, F. N.
A1 - Eller, J.
T1 - Quantification of PEFC Catalyst Layer Saturation via In Silico, Ex Situ, and In Situ Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
N2 - The complex nature of liquid water saturation of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) catalyst layers (CLs) greatly affects the device performance. To investigate this problem, we present a method to quantify the presence of liquid water in a PEFC CL using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). This method leverages the differences in electron densities between the solid catalyst matrix and the liquid water filled pores of the CL under both dry and wet conditions. This approach is validated using ex situ wetting experiments, which aid the study of the transient saturation of a CL in a flow cell configuration in situ. The azimuthally integrated scattering data are fitted using 3D morphology models of the CL under dry conditions. Different wetting scenarios are realized in silico, and the corresponding SAXS data are numerically simulated by a direct 3D Fourier transformation. The simulated SAXS profiles of the different wetting scenarios are used to interpret the measured SAXS data which allows the derivation of the most probable wetting mechanism within a flow cell electrode.
KW - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell
KW - Water management
KW - Catalyst layer
KW - Representative morphology modeling
KW - Small-angle X-ray scattering
KW - MOUSE
KW - SAXS
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-575973
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c00420
SN - 1944-8244
VL - 15
IS - 22
SP - 26538
EP - 26553
PB - ACS Publications
AN - OPUS4-57597
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Almalla, A.
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
A1 - Fischer, Daniel
A1 - Özcan Sandikcioglu, Özlem
A1 - Witt, Julia
T1 - Development of layer-by-layer assembled thin coatings on aluminium alloy AA2024-T3 for high resolution studies of local corrosion processes
N2 - The aim of this study is to develop nanometer-thin epoxy-based films on aluminium alloy AA2024-T3 as a model coating system for high resolution corrosion studies. Spin coating was used for the layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition of poly-(ethylenimine) (PEI) and poly([o-cresyl glycidyl ether]-co-formaldehyde) (CNER) bilayers. The film chemistry and the cross-linking process were characterized by means of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
Ellipsometric data confirmed the linear increase of film thickness. The potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) results indicate the improvement of the film barrier properties with increasing film thickness. Mapping of the topography and the volta potential was performed by means of scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM).
The results indicate the presence of a homogeneous film structure, while the intermetallic phases can still be identified below the coating. The SKPFM Analysis confirmed that the model films are suitable for investigation of corrosion processes at the coating/metal interface.
KW - Spectroscopy
KW - Coatings
KW - Electrochemistry
KW - Microscopy
KW - Resins
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-514627
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/app.49826
SN - 0021-8995
VL - 137
IS - 48
SP - e49826-1
EP - e49826-9
PB - Wiley
CY - New York, NY
AN - OPUS4-51462
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Almalla, A.
A1 - Özcan Sandikcioglu, Özlem
A1 - Witt, Julia
T1 - In Situ Atomic Force Microscopy Analysis of the Corrosion Processes at the Buried Interface of an Epoxy-like Model Organic Film and AA2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy
N2 - The application of characterization methods with high spatial resolution to the analysis of buried coating/metal interfaces requires the design and use of model systems. Herein, an epoxy-like thin film is used as a model coating resembling the epoxy-based coatings and adhesives widely used in technical applications. Spin coating is used for the deposition of a 30 nm-thin bilayer (BL) composed of poly-(ethylenimine) (PEI) and poly[(o-cresyl glycidyl ether)-co-formaldehyde] (CNER). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results confirm that the exposure of coated AA2024-T3 (AA) samples to the corrosive electrolyte solution does not cause the degradation of the polymer layer. In situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies are performed to monitor local corrosion processes at the buried interface of the epoxy-like film and the AA2024-T3 aluminum alloy surface in an aqueous electrolyte solution. Hydrogen evolution due to the reduction of water as the cathodic corrosion reaction leads to local blister formation. Based on the results of the complementary energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) analysis performed at the same region of interest, most of the hydrogen evolved originates at the vicinity of Mg-containing intermetallic particles.
KW - Scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy
KW - Aluminum alloys
KW - Buried interfaces
KW - In situ atomic force microscopy
KW - Local corrosion
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-546932
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101342
SN - 1438-1656
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-54693
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
A1 - Goedecke, Caroline
A1 - Bannick, C.-G.
A1 - Abusafia, A.
A1 - Scheid, C.
A1 - Steinmetz, H.
A1 - Paul, Andrea
A1 - Beleites, C.
A1 - Braun, U.
T1 - Identification of microplastic pathways within a typical European urban wastewater system
N2 - In recent years, thermoextraction/desorption-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (TED-GC/MS) has been developed as a rapid detection method for the determination of microplastics (MP) mass contents in numerous environmentally relevant matrices and, in particular, for the measurement of polymers in water samples without time-consuming sample preparation. The TED-GC/MS method was applied to investigate a typical European municipal wastewater system for possible MP masses. Such investigations are important in view of the recent revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive. Four different representative sampling sites were selected: greywater (domestic wastewater without toilet), combined sewer, and influent and effluent of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). All samples were collected by fractional filtration. Filtration was carried out over mesh sizes of 500, 100, 50, and in some cases, 5 µm. Polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS) were detected in all samples, with the PE fraction dominating in all cases. Styrene-butadiene rubber which serves as an indication of tire abrasion, was only found in the influent of the WWTP. The highest MP mass contents were found in the combined sewer, so MP can become a source of pollution during heavy rain events when the capacity limits of the effluent are reached, and the polluted effluent is released uncontrolled into the environment. Based on the studies, MP retention from the WWTP could be estimated to be approximately 96%. Few trends in polymer type or mass contents were detected within the different fractions of the samples or when comparing samples to each other.
KW - Microplastics
KW - Microplastic analysis
KW - TED-GC/MS
KW - Microplastic pathways
KW - Mass contents
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-568289
DO - https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1002/appl.202200078
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-56828
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
A1 - Portela, Raquel
A1 - Barbero, Francesco
A1 - Breuninger, Esther
A1 - Camassa, Laura Maria Azzurra
A1 - Velickovic, Tanja Cirkovic
A1 - Charitidis, Costas
A1 - Costa, Anna
A1 - Fadda, Marta
A1 - Fengler, Petra
A1 - Fenoglio, Ivana
A1 - Giovannozzi, Andrea M.
A1 - Haugen, Øyvind Pernell
A1 - Kainourgios, Panagiotis
A1 - von der Kammer, Frank
A1 - Kirchner, Markus J.
A1 - Lomax-Vogt, Madeleine
A1 - Lujic, Tamara
A1 - Milczewski, Frank
A1 - Moussawi, Mhamad Aly
A1 - Ortelli, Simona
A1 - Parac-Vogt, Tatjana N.
A1 - Potthoff, Annegret
A1 - Reinosa, Julian J.
A1 - Röschter, Sophie
A1 - Sacco, Alessio
A1 - Wimmer, Lukas
A1 - Zanoni, Ilaria
A1 - Dailey, Lea Ann
T1 - Characterizing nanoplastic suspensions of increasing complexity: Inter-laboratory comparison of size measurements using dynamic light scattering
N2 - Understanding the potential human health risks associated with micro- and nanoplastic exposure is currently a priority research area. Nanoplastic toxicity studies are complicated by the lack of available, well-characterized test and reference materials. Further, many nanoplastic test materials are inherently more polydisperse and heterogenous in shape compared to polystyrene beads, making accurate and representative size distribution measurements particularly challenging. The aim of this study was to conduct an inter-laboratory comparison of dynamic light scattering measurements, the most commonly used particle sizing method for nanomaterials. Using a published standard operating procedure, size measurements in water and a standardized cell culture medium (CCM) were generated for spherical, carboxy-functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-COOH; 50 nm; benchmark material), and for increasingly complex in-house produced spherical poly(ethylene terephthalate) (nanoPET) and irregular shaped polypropylene (nanoPP) test materials. The weighted mean of hydrodynamic diameters of PS-COOH dispersed in water (55 ± 5 nm) showed moderate variation between labs (coefficient of variation, CV = 8.2%) and were similar to literature reports. Measurements of nanoPET (82 ± 6 nm) and nanoPP (182 ± 12 nm) in water exhibited similar CV values (nanoPET: 7.3% and nanoPP; 6.8%). Dispersion of PS-COOH and nanoPET in CCM increased the CV to 15.1 and 14.2%, respectively, which is lower than literature reports (CV = 30%). We conclude with a series of practical recommendations for robust size measurements of nanoplastics in both water and complex media highlighting that strict adherence to a standard operating procedure is required to prevent particle agglomeration in CCM
KW - Nanoplastics
KW - Reference materials
KW - Polypropylene
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-644571
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d5en00645g
SN - 2051-8153
SP - 1
EP - 15
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
CY - Cambridge
AN - OPUS4-64457
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Amariamir, Sasan
A1 - George, Janine
A1 - Benner, Philipp
T1 - SynCoTrain: a dual classifier PU-learning framework for synthesizability prediction
N2 - Material discovery is a cornerstone of modern science, driving advancements in diverse disciplines from biomedical technology to climate solutions. Predicting synthesizability, a critical factor in realizing novel materials, remains a complex challenge due to the limitations of traditional heuristics and thermodynamic proxies. While stability metrics such as formation energy offer partial insights, they fail to account for kinetic factors and technological constraints that influence synthesis outcomes. These challenges are further compounded by the scarcity of negative data, as failed synthesis attempts are often unpublished or context-specific. We present SynCoTrain, a semi-supervised machine learning model designed to predict the synthesizability of materials. SynCoTrain employs a co-training framework leveraging two complementary graph convolutional neural networks: SchNet and ALIGNN. By iteratively exchanging predictions between classifiers, SynCoTrain mitigates model bias and enhances generalizability. Our approach uses Positive and Unlabeled (PU) learning to address the absence of explicit negative data, iteratively refining predictions through collaborative learning. The model demonstrates robust performance, achieving high recall on internal and leave-out test sets. By focusing on oxide crystals, a well-characterized material family with extensive experimental data, we establish SynCoTrain as a reliable tool for predicting synthesizability while balancing dataset variability and computational efficiency. This work highlights the potential of co-training to advance high-throughput materials discovery and generative research, offering a scalable solution to the challenge of synthesizability prediction.
KW - Synthesizability
KW - Accelerated Materials Design
KW - Materials Acceleration Platforms
KW - Materials Design
KW - Materials Discovery
KW - Co-training
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-637907
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D4DD00394B
SN - 2635-098X
VL - 4
IS - 6
SP - 1437
EP - 1448
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-63790
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Amiri, Hesam
A1 - Nikookhesal, Aidin
A1 - Murugan, Divagar
A1 - Scholz, Stefan
A1 - Frentzen, Michael
A1 - Cao, Yuan
A1 - Nickl, Philip
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Stockmann, Jörg M.
A1 - Vu, Xuan-Thang
A1 - Narayanan, Madaboosi S.
A1 - Knoch, Joachim
A1 - Ingebrandt, Sven
A1 - Adeli, Mohsen
A1 - Pachauri, Vivek
T1 - High precision correlative analysis of dielectric behavior evolution and anisotropy in graphene oxide thin film as a function of thermal annealing parameters
N2 - Graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) attract keen interest from different science and technology sectors owing to their tunable material characteristics dependent on C/O ratio. Thermal annealing in different gaseous environments serves as an effective approach to manipulate the C/O ratio in graphitic lattice, making it suitable for various electronic, optical and composites applications. Despite regular use of thermal annealing, systematic studies on dielectric properties evolution in GO against different annealing parameters remain elusive. This work reports on a reliable approach that adopts a joint Raman Spectroscopy, Mueller Matrix Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (MMSE) and high-precision electrical impedance spectroscopy (HP-EIS) framework for studying the evolution of dielectric behavior and anisotropies in GO. The experimental platform involved lithography-defined GO patterns connected to metal microelectrodes and glass passivation for protection from gaseous environments during annealing and measurements using Raman, MMSE and HP-EIS. The presented study delineates the effects of annealing parameters such as temperature, heating rate, and gaseous environment on GO permittivity. Novel findings include the discovery of a direct relationship between heating rate and dielectric properties, as well as determination of vertical limitation of MMSE for permittivity distribution characterization in GO, for the first time, to be around 8 nm.
KW - Thermal annealing
KW - Reduced graphene oxide
KW - Thin films
KW - 2D materials
KW - Spectroscopic ellipsometry
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-652428
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwnano.2025.100130
SN - 2666-9781
VL - 11
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Elsevier Ltd.
AN - OPUS4-65242
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - An, Biwen Annie
A1 - Kleinbub, Sherin
A1 - Özcan Sandikcioglu, Özlem
A1 - Koerdt, Andrea
T1 - Iron to Gas: Versatile Multiport Flow-Column Revealed Extremely High Corrosion Potential by Methanogen-Induced Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (Mi-MIC)
N2 - Currently, sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) is regarded as the main culprit of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC), mainly due to the low reported corrosion rates of other microorganisms. For example, the highest reported corrosion rate for methanogens is 0.065 mm/yr. However, by investigating methanogen-induced microbiologically influenced corrosion (Mi-MIC) using an in-house developed versatile multiport flow test column, extremely high corrosion rates were observed. We analyzed a large set of carbon steel beads, which were sectionally embedded into the test columns as substrates for iron-utilizing methanogen Methanobacterium IM1. After 14 days of operation using glass beads as fillers for section separation, the highest average corrosion rate of Methanobacterium IM1 was 0.2 mm/yr, which doubled that of Desulfovibrio ferrophilus IS5 and Desulfovibrio alaskensis 16109 investigated at the same conditions. At the most corroded region, nearly 80% of the beads lost 1% of their initial weight (fast-corrosion), resulting in an average corrosion rate of 0.2 mm/yr for Methanobacterium IM1-treated columns. When sand was used as filler material to mimic sediment conditions, average corrosion rates for Methanobacterium IM1 increased to 0.3 mm/yr (maximum 0.52 mm/yr) with over 83% of the beads having corrosion rates above 0.3 mm/yr. Scanning electron images of metal coupons extracted from the column showed methanogenic cells were clustered close to the metal surface. Methanobacterium IM1 is a hydrogenotrophic methanogen with higher affinity to metal than H2. Unlike SRB, Methanobacterium IM1 is not restricted to the availability of sulfate concentration in the environment. Thus, the use of the multiport flow column provided a new insight on the corrosion potential of methanogens, particularly in dynamic conditions, that offers new opportunities for monitoring and development of mitigation strategies. Overall, this study shows under certain conditions methanogenic archaea can cause higher corrosion than SRB, specific quantifications, i.e., maximum, average, and minimum corrosion rates can be determined, and that spatial statistical evaluations of MIC can be carried out.
KW - Microbiologically influenced corrosion
KW - Methanogen
KW - Methane
KW - Biocorrosion
KW - Flow system
KW - Modeling
KW - Multiport
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-506084
DO - https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00527
VL - 11
SP - Article 527
PB - Frontiers in microbiology
AN - OPUS4-50608
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Appel, Paul Alexander
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Low, Jian Liang
A1 - Asres, Nahom Enkubahri
A1 - Wu, Shu-Han
A1 - Freytag, Annica
A1 - Krug von Nidda, Jonas
A1 - de Sousa Amadeu, Nader
A1 - Fellinger, Tim-Patrick
T1 - Kern–Schale: Versiegelung nanoporöser Partikel mit semipermeablen Kohlenstoffschichten befreit Hartkohlenstoffanoden von ihrem Dilemma
N2 - In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird eine Kern-Schale-Strategie vorgestellt, die das grundlegende Problem gängiger nichtgraphitischer Hartkohlenstoff-Anoden adressiert: Hohe reversible Kapazitäten gehen bislang typischerweise mit erheblichen irreversiblen Verlusten in den ersten Zyklen einher. Analog zu Graphit, das sowohl Lithiumspeicherung als auch die Abtrennung von Elektrolytlösungsmitteln in einer homogenen Struktur vereint, zeigen wir, dass sich diese beiden Funktionen auch in nichtgraphitischen Kohlenstoffen gezielt in einer heterogenen Architektur kombinieren lassen. Hochporöse Aktivkohlen werden durch kinetisch kontrollierte Gasphasenabscheidung mit einer dünnen Schicht nichtgraphitischen Kohlenstoffs überzogen, sodass eine funktionale Kern-Schale-Struktur entsteht. Gasadsorptionsmessungen an Kern-, Schalen-, Kern-Schale- und mechanisch beschädigte Kern-Schale-Partikeln, bestätigen, dass die Porosität des Kerns erhalten bleibt und die Schale semipermeabel ist. Die Sorption von Diethylcarbonat wird als geeignetere Methode im Vergleich zu N2- oder CO2-Sorptionsmessungen eingeführt, um die irreversiblen Verluste des ersten Zyklus mit der tatsächlichen Flüssig-Fest-Grenzfläche von Kohlenstoffanoden zu verknüpfen. Die funktionalen Kern-Schale-Partikel zeigen eine stark reduzierte Aufnahme von Diethylcarbonat, was hohe reversible Kapazitäten bei deutlich geringeren Erstzyklusverlusten ermöglicht. Bei einer reversiblen Kapazität von 400 ± 24 mAh g−1 und einer initialen Coulombeffizienz von 82 ± 2% zeigt sich, dass die dreistufige Natriumspeicherung in der gezielt entwickelten Kern-Schale-Architektur den größeren Ionenradius von Natrium gegenüber Lithium (372 mAh g−1 in Graphit) kompensieren kann. Die entwickelten Kern-Schale-Anoden erreichen damit ein Leistungsniveau, das für eine kommerzielle Anwendung vielversprechend ist.
KW - Kern-Schale-Struktur
KW - Natriumionenbatterie
KW - Hartkohlenstoffanode
KW - Diethylcarbonatdampfsorption
KW - Aktivkohle
PY - 2026
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-655354
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202519457
SN - 1521-3757
N1 - Es gibt eine parallele Sprachausgabe (englisch), ein Link befindet sich im Feld zugehöriger Identifikator - There is a parallel language edition (English), a link is in the field related identifier
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-65535
LA - deu
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Appel, Paul Alexander
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Low, Jian Liang
A1 - Asres, Nahom Enkubahri
A1 - Wu, Shu-Han
A1 - Freytag, Annica
A1 - Krug von Nidda, Jonas
A1 - de Sousa Amadeu, Nader
A1 - Fellinger, Tim-Patrick
T1 - Core‐Shell: Resolving the Dilemma of Hard Carbon Anodes by Sealing Nanoporous Particles With Semi‐Permeable Coatings
N2 - A core-shell strategy is introduced to overcome the dilemma of common non-graphitic hard carbon anodes, linking high reversible storage capacity to practically unacceptable irreversible losses in the first cycle(s). Just as Graphite homogeneously combines effective lithium storage with an electrolyte solvent-sieving function, we show that both of these functions could be strategically integrated into non-graphitic carbons in a heterogeneous structure. Highly porous activated carbons are sealed by kinetically tuned gas-phase deposition of non-graphitic carbon to form a functional core-shell structure. Gas sorption porosimetry on core, shell, core–shell, and cracked core-shell particles confirms preserved core porosity and a semi-permeable shell. Diethyl carbonate sorption analysis is introduced as a more suitable probe than N2 or CO2 sorption, linking first-cycle losses to the liquid–solid interface of carbon anodes. The functional core-shell particles with much reduced diethyl carbonate uptake allow for high storage capacity and reduced first cycle losses. Delivering 400 ± 24 mAh g−1 with 82 ± 2% first-cycle reversibility, it is shown that three-stage Na storage in designed core-shell anodes can compensate for the larger size of sodium compared to lithium stored in graphite anodes (372 mAh g−1). The designed core-shell anodes show state-of-the-art performance with commercial promise.
KW - Sodium-ion battery
KW - Activated carbon
KW - Core-shell
KW - Hard carbon anode
KW - Diethyl carbonate vapor sorption
PY - 2026
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-655346
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202519457
SN - 1433-7851
N1 - Es gibt eine parallele Sprachausgabe (deutsch), ein Link befindet sich im Feld zugehöriger Identifikator - There is a parallel language edition (German), a link is in the field related identifier
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-65534
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Aratsu, K.
A1 - Takeya, R.
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Hollamby, M.J.
A1 - Kitamoto, Y.
A1 - Shimizu, N.
A1 - Takagi, H.
A1 - Haruki, R.
A1 - Adachi, S.
A1 - Yagai, S.
T1 - Supramolecular copolymerization driven by integrative self-sorting of hydrogen-bonded rosettes
N2 - Molecular recognition to preorganize noncovalently polymerizable supramolecular complexes is a characteristic process of natural supramolecular polymers, and such recognition processes allow for dynamic self-alteration, yielding complex polymer systems with extraordinarily high efficiency in their targeted function. We herein show an example of such molecular recognition-controlled kinetic assembly/disassembly processes within artificial supramolecular polymer systems using six-membered hydrogen-bonded supramolecular complexes (rosettes). Electron-rich and poor monomers are prepared that kinetically coassemble through a temperature-controlled protocol into amorphous coaggregates comprising a diverse mixture of rosettes. Over days, the electrostatic interaction between two monomers induces an integrative self-sorting of rosettes. While the electron-rich monomer inherently forms toroidal homopolymers, the additional electrostatic interaction that can also guide rosette association allows helicoidal growth of supramolecular copolymers that are comprised of an alternating array of two monomers. Upon heating, the helicoidal copolymers undergo a catastrophic transition into amorphous coaggregates via entropy-driven randomization of the monomers in the rosette.
KW - Self-assembly
KW - Coaggregation
KW - Scattering
KW - Simulation
KW - AFM
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-506555
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15422-6
VL - 11
IS - 1
SP - Article number: 1623
PB - Springer Nature
AN - OPUS4-50655
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Arinchtein, A.
A1 - Ye, M.-Y.
A1 - Yang, Q.
A1 - Kreyenschulte, C.
A1 - Wagner, Andreas
A1 - Frisch, M.
A1 - Brückner, A.
A1 - Kondratenko, E.
A1 - Kraehnert, R.
T1 - Dynamics of Reaction-Induced Changes of Model-Type Iron Oxide Phases in the CO2-Fischer-Tropsch-Synthesis
N2 - Iron-based catalysts are employed in CO2-FTS due to their ability to convert CO2 into CO in a first step and their selectivity towards higher hydrocarbons in a second CO hydrogenation step. According to the literature, iron carbides represent the active phase for hydrocarbon formation and are claimed to emerge in the presence of CO. We propose nanostructured FeOx films as model systems to assess information about the complex phase transformations during CO2-FTS. Mesoporous hematite, ferrihydrite, maghemite, maghemite/magnetite films were exposed to CO2-FTS atmospheres at 20 bar and 300°C. Up to three distinct phases were observed depending on the timeon-stream (TOS): a sintered maghemite/magnetite phase, a carbidic core-shell structure, and a low-crystalline, needle-type oxide phase. Our findings indicate that the formation of an intermediary maghemite/magnetite phase, predominant after short TOS (30 h), precedes the evolution of the carbide phase.
Yet, even after prolonged TOS (185 h), no full conversion into a bulk carbide is observed.
KW - Nanostructured FeOx films
KW - CO2
KW - Scanning Auger Spectroscopy
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-549709
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202200240
SN - 1867-3880
VL - 14
IS - 14
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Wiley-VCH
AN - OPUS4-54970
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Arnold, M.
A1 - Katzmann, J.
A1 - Naik, Aakash
A1 - Görne, A. L.
A1 - Härtling, Thomas
A1 - George, Janine
A1 - Schuster, C.
T1 - Investigations on electron beam irradiated rare-earth doped SrF2 for application as low fading dosimeter material: Evidence for and DFT simulation of a radiation-induced phase
N2 - A recent approach to measure electron radiation doses in the kGy range is the use of phosphors with an irradiation dose-dependent luminescence decay time. However, the applicability of the previously investigated material NaYF4:Yb3+,Er3+ is limited as it shows pronounced fading. Therefore, in this work, a modified SrF2 synthesis is presented that results in SrF2 nanoparticles codoped with Yb and either Er, Hm, or Tm. To assess their suitability as dosimeter material, dose response, as well as its degree of fading over 50 up to 140 days after irradiation were measured. Fading rates as small as 5% in SrF2:Er,Yb and 4% in SrF2:Ho,Yb were derived, which are comparable to established dosimeter materials. A combination of spectroscopy, diffraction and DFT calculations was used to elucidate the effect of irradiation, pointing towards the formation of a secondary phase of Yb2+ that we predict could be Yb2OF2. This irreversible formation of a secondary phase is considered to be the explanation for the low fading behavior in SrF2-based phosphors compared to NaYF4:Yb, Er, a highly attractive feature for electron beam dosimetry.
KW - DFT
KW - Structure prediction
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-554115
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TC01773C
SN - 2050-7526
VL - 10
IS - 32
SP - 11579
EP - 11587
PB - RSC
CY - London
AN - OPUS4-55411
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Atila, Achraf
A1 - Bakhouch, Yasser
A1 - Xie, Zhuocheng
T1 - Revealing the void-size distribution of silica glass using persistent homology
N2 - Oxide glasses have proven to be useful across a wide range of technological applications. Nevertheless, their medium-range structure has remained elusive. Previous studies focused on ring statistics as a metric of the medium-range structure, but this metric provides an incomplete picture of the glassy structure. Here, we use atomistic simulations and state-of-the-art topological analysis tools, namely persistent homology (PH), to analyze the medium-range structure of the archetypal oxide glass (Silica) at ambient temperatures and with varying pressures. PH presents an unbiased definition of loops and voids, providing an advantage over other methods for studying the structure and topology of complex materials, such as glasses, across multiple length scales. We captured subtle topological transitions in medium-range order and cavity distributions, providing new insights into glass structure. Our work provides a robust way for extracting the void distribution of oxide glasses based on PH.
KW - Medium-range
KW - Voids
KW - Topology
KW - Silica glass
KW - Atomistic simulations
KW - Persistent homology
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-655690
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2025.102613
VL - 44
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Elsevier Inc.
AN - OPUS4-65569
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Babutzka, Martin
A1 - Grabowski, Sven
A1 - Sahrhage, H.
A1 - Lampke, T.
T1 - Electrochemical corrosion investigations on binary and ternary zinc alloy coatings using gel electrolytes
N2 - Novel agar-based test electrolytes are used to perform electrochemical corrosion investigations on ZnFe and ZnNi binary as well as ZnFeMo ternary zinc coatings. The objectives of the electrochemical investigations include the characterization of the corrosion behavior, the description of the protective effect of the coatings as well as the investigation of the layer formation and degradation under artificial aging. ZnFe and ZnFeMo coatings are applied with varying iron content as well as an additional passivation layer, respectively, to study the effect on corrosion resistance. The results show that the protective effect of the coatings is not negatively influenced by different iron contents or the addition of molybdenum. Additional passivation of the ZnFe-containing coatings by means of a passivating agent leads to a significant improvement in the protective effect. Artificial aging leads to slight degradation of the additional passivation layer whereas coatings without post-treatment enhance their protective effect by the formation of corrosion product layers.
KW - Binary zinc alloys
KW - Ternary zinc alloys
KW - Corrosion testing
KW - Gel electrolytes
KW - Corrosion
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-543013
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101336
SN - 1438-1656
SP - 1
EP - 14
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-54301
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Baláž, Matej
A1 - Birinci, Mustafa
A1 - Şentürk, Kader
A1 - Achimovičová, Marcela
A1 - Baláž, Peter
A1 - Tampubolon, Imelda Octa
A1 - Stolar, Tomislav
A1 - Bienert, Ralf
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Erdemoğlu, Sema
A1 - Sis, Hikmet
A1 - Erdemoğlu, Murat
T1 - Utilizing Taguchi method and in situ X-ray powder diffraction monitoring to determine the influence of mechanical activation conditions on the physico-chemical properties and Al leachability of K-feldspar
N2 - K-feldspar represents an important natural resource of potassium and aluminum. Within the framework of this study, the K-feldspar was mechanically activated in a planetary ball mill under different conditions planned according to 43 Taguchi orthogonal array experimental design. As outputs, specific surface area (SBET), median particle size (d50), amorphization degree of mineral phases , and Al recovery were used. It was found that the initial d50 value of 293 μm could be reduced to 6.7 μm and the SBET value of 4.7 m2/g could be increased up to 32.5 m2/g upon milling. Both microcline KAl3SiO8, and albite NaAl3SiO8 could be almost completely amorphized, whereas quartz SiO2 still maintained some crystallinity even under the most intensive conditions. Increasing SBET and decreasing the d50 values did not lead to a significant improvement in Al leach recovery, whereas a clear relationship between the amorphization of microcline and the recovered aluminum was found. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) showed that increasing ball-to-powder ratio is the most beneficial for the improvement in Al recovery. In situ powder X-ray diffraction monitoring performed in an oscillation ball mill under synchrotron irradiation has shown very rapid amorphization of microcline phase at the beginning. However, amorphization of microcline was only partial after two hours of the treatment in this mill, apart from almost complete process in the planetary ball mill. In the end, regressions for the calculation of Al recovery by knowing the values of input parameters were calculated. In general, by just using mechanical activation without the subsequent roasting process that is commonly used to boost metal recoveries, it was possible to quantitatively recover aluminum from K-feldspar.
KW - Mechanochemistry
KW - Mechanical activation
KW - Design of experiments
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-611059
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.08.156
SN - 2238-7854
VL - 32
SP - 3886
EP - 3895
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-61105
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bartczak, Dorota
A1 - Sikora, Aneta
A1 - Goenaga-Infante, Heidi
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
A1 - Drexel, Roland
A1 - Meier, Florian
A1 - Alasonati, Enrica
A1 - Lelong, Marc
A1 - Cado, Florence
A1 - Chivas-Joly, Carine
A1 - Fadda, Marta
A1 - Sacco, Alessio
A1 - Rossi, Andrea Mario
A1 - Pröfrock, Daniel
A1 - Wippermann, Dominik
A1 - Barbero, Francesco
A1 - Fenoglio, Ivana
A1 - Booth, Andy M.
A1 - Sørensen, Lisbet
A1 - Igartua, Amaia
A1 - Wouters, Charlotte
A1 - Mast, Jan
A1 - Barbaresi, Marta
A1 - Rossi, Francesca
A1 - Piergiovanni, Maurizio
A1 - Mattarozzi, Monica
A1 - Careri, Maria
A1 - Caebergs, Thierry
A1 - Piette, Anne-Sophie
A1 - Parot, Jeremie
A1 - Giovannozzi, Andrea Mario
T1 - Multiparameter characterisation of a nano-polypropylene representative test material with fractionation, light scattering, high-resolution microscopy, spectroscopy, and spectrometry methods
N2 - Reference and quality control materials with comparable physicochemical properties to nanoplastic contaminants present in environmental and food nanoplastics are currently lacking. Here we report a nanoplastic polypropylene material prepared using a top-down approach involving mechanical fragmentation of larger plastics. The material was found to be homogeneous and stable in suspension and has been characterised for average particle size, size distribution range, particle number concentration, polypropylene mass fraction and inorganic impurity Content using a wide range of analytical methods, including AF4, cFFF, PTA, (MA)DLS, MALS, SEM, AFM, TEM, STEM, EDS,Raman, ICP-MS and pyGC-MS. The material was found to have a broad size distribution, ranging from 50 nm to over 200 nm, with the average particle size value dependent on the technique used to determine it. Particle number concentration ranged from 1.7–2.4 × 1010 g−1 , according to PTA. Spectroscopy techniques confirmed that the material was polypropylene, with evidence of aging due to an increased level of oxidation. The measured mass fraction was found to depend on the marker used and ranged between 3 and 5 μg g−1 . Inorganic impurities such as Si, Al, Mg, K, Na, S, Fe, Cl and Ca were also identified at ng g−1 levels. Comparability and complementarity across the measurement methods and techniques is also discussed.
KW - Polypropylene
KW - Nanoplastics
KW - Analytics
KW - Reference material
KW - Scattering methods
PY - 2026
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-654680
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D5EN00917K
SN - 2051-8153
SP - 1
EP - 15
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-65468
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Batatia, Ilyes
A1 - Benner, Philipp
A1 - Chiang, Yuan
A1 - Elena, Alin M.
A1 - Kovács, Dávid P.
A1 - Riebesell, Janosh
A1 - Advincula, Xavier R.
A1 - Asta, Mark
A1 - Avaylon, Matthew
A1 - Baldwin, William J.
A1 - Berger, Fabian
A1 - Bernstein, Noam
A1 - Bhowmik, Arghya
A1 - Bigi, Filippo
A1 - Blau, Samuel M.
A1 - Cărare, Vlad
A1 - Ceriotti, Michele
A1 - Chong, Sanggyu
A1 - Darby, James P.
A1 - De, Sandip
A1 - Della Pia, Flaviano
A1 - Deringer, Volker L.
A1 - Elijošius, Rokas
A1 - El-Machachi, Zakariya
A1 - Fako, Edvin
A1 - Falcioni, Fabio
A1 - Ferrari, Andrea C.
A1 - Gardner, John L. A.
A1 - Gawkowski, Mikołaj J.
A1 - Genreith-Schriever, Annalena
A1 - George, Janine
A1 - Goodall, Rhys E. A.
A1 - Grandel, Jonas
A1 - Grey, Clare P.
A1 - Grigorev, Petr
A1 - Han, Shuang
A1 - Handley, Will
A1 - Heenen, Hendrik H.
A1 - Hermansson, Kersti
A1 - Ho, Cheuk Hin
A1 - Hofmann, Stephan
A1 - Holm, Christian
A1 - Jaafar, Jad
A1 - Jakob, Konstantin S.
A1 - Jung, Hyunwook
A1 - Kapil, Venkat
A1 - Kaplan, Aaron D.
A1 - Karimitari, Nima
A1 - Naik, Aakash A.
A1 - Csányi, Gábor
T1 - A foundation model for atomistic materials chemistry
N2 - Atomistic simulations of matter, especially those that leverage first-principles (ab initio) electronic structure theory, provide a microscopic view of the world, underpinning much of our understanding of chemistry and materials science. Over the last decade or so, machine-learned force fields have transformed atomistic modeling by enabling simulations of ab initio quality over unprecedented time and length scales. However, early machine-learning (ML) force fields have largely been limited by (i) the substantial computational and human effort required to develop and validate potentials for each particular system of interest and (ii) a general lack of transferability from one chemical system to the next. Here, we show that it is possible to create a general-purpose atomistic ML model, trained on a public dataset of moderate size, that is capable of running stable molecular dynamics for a wide range of molecules and materials. We demonstrate the power of the MACE-MP-0 model—and its qualitative and at times quantitative accuracy—on a diverse set of problems in the physical sciences, including properties of solids, liquids, gases, chemical reactions, interfaces, and even the dynamics of a small protein. The model can be applied out of the box as a starting or “foundation” model for any atomistic system of interest and, when desired, can be fine-tuned on just a handful of application-specific data points to reach ab initio accuracy. Establishing that a stable force-field model can cover almost all materials changes atomistic modeling in a fundamental way: experienced users obtain reliable results much faster, and beginners face a lower barrier to entry. Foundation models thus represent a step toward democratizing the revolution in atomic-scale modeling that has been brought about by ML force fields.
KW - Materials Design
KW - Thermal Conducitivity
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Batteries
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-647829
DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0297006
SN - 0021-9606
VL - 163
IS - 18
SP - 1
EP - 89
PB - AIP Publishing
AN - OPUS4-64782
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Batteas, James
A1 - Blank, Kerstin G.
A1 - Colacino, Evelina
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Friščić, Tomislav
A1 - Mack, James
A1 - Moore, Jeffrey
A1 - Rivas, Maria Elena
A1 - Tysoe, Wilfred
T1 - Moving mechanochemistry forward
N2 - Arguably mechanochemistry is one of the oldest, and at the same time one of the newest, areas of chemistry. One of the oldest, because it has been theorized that early hominids were able to develop rapidly due to their ability to heat and mechanically process their food to make it easier to digest. Old, because the ancient Greeks knew that mechanically activating stones (consisting of cinnabar) with vinegar in a copper pestle and mortar caused them to convert into mercury. We might be forgiven for thinking that this could have led our alchemical forbears to wonder if there were other stones that might also be persuaded to convert into gold. Early chemical luminaries such as Michael Faraday and Wilhelm Röntgen dabbled in mechanochemistry. However, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the field developed separately in many areas. Perhaps most significantly, synthetic chemists realized that reactions could be carried out with surprisingly high yields and selectivities by shaking them in a ball mill, and that they could even make novel compounds that their colleagues just using heat were not able to. Physicists were mechanically rearranging atoms into new configurations (i.e., doing chemistry) using exotic means such as atomic force microscope tips and optical tweezers. Scientists and engineers studying the formation of lubricious and anti-wear films realized that they were mechanochemically formed. Biochemists found molecular motor proteins, such as myosin and kinesin, that were able to convert chemical energy into motion or, vice versa, mechanical energy into the biochemical energy storage molecule adenosine triphosphate. In 2023, this confluence of advances convinced the Royal Society of Chemistry that the time was ripe to establish a new journal dedicated to the field of mechanochemistry. It is rare that a journal has the privilege of helping to create a new sub-branch of chemistry but, having done so, it has the obligation of helping to define the field and, optimistically, suggesting how the field might develop. This editorial has two major goals. The first is to bring to the attention of the scientific community the challenges faced by the field to set people thinking about how they might contribute and, second, to form the basis for more thorough discussions in the future. The sub-topics below outline current thoughts brought forward from members of our editorial board. We lay out areas and topics here with the intent of establishing a new editorial series, which we invite the community to contribute to, and outline topics and hopefully lay out challenges, which will enable us as a community to come together to move mechanochemistry forward.
KW - Mechanochemistry
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-646086
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d4mr90021a
SN - 2976-8683
VL - 2
IS - 1
SP - 10
EP - 19
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-64608
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Battig, Alexander
A1 - Müller, Patrick
A1 - Bertin, Annabelle
A1 - Schartel, Bernhard
T1 - Hyperbranched Rigid Aromatic Phosphorus-Containing Flame Retardants for Epoxy Resins
N2 - A rigid aromatic phosphorus-containing hyperbranched flame retardant structure is synthesized from 10-(2,5 dihydroxyphenyl)-10H-9-oxa-
10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO-HQ), tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)phosphine oxide (THPPO), and 1,4-terephthaloyl chloride (TPC). The resulting poly-(DOPO-HQ/THPPO-terephthalate) (PDTT) is implemented as a flame retardant into an epoxy resin (EP) at a 10 wt% loading. The effects on EP are compared with those of the monomer DOPO-HQ and triphenylphosphine oxide (OPPh3) as low molar mass flame retardants. The glass transition temperature, thermal decomposition, flammability (reaction to small flame), and burning behavior of the thermosets are investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, pyrolysis combustion flow calorimetry, UL 94-burning chamber testing, and cone calorimeter measurements.
Although P-contents are low at only 0.6 wt%, the study aims not at attaining V-0, but at presenting a proof of principle: Epoxy resinswith PDTT show promising fire performance, exhibiting a 25% reduction in total heat evolved (THE), a 30% reduction in peak heat release rate (PHRR) due to flame inhibition (21% reduction in effective heat of combustion (EHC)), and an increase in Tg at the same time. This study indicates that rigid aromatic hyperbranched polymeric structures offer a promising route toward multifunctional flame retardancy.
KW - Hyperbranched
KW - Aromatic
KW - Phosphorus
KW - Phosphine oxide
KW - DOPO
KW - Flame retardant
KW - Xpoxy resin
KW - Rigid
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-525910
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202000731
SN - 1439-2054
VL - 306
IS - 4
SP - 731
PB - Wiley
AN - OPUS4-52591
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bawadkji, O.
A1 - Cherri, M.
A1 - Schäfer, A.
A1 - Herziger, S.
A1 - Nickl, Philip
A1 - Achazi, K.
A1 - Donskyi, Ievgen
A1 - Adeli, M.
A1 - Haag, R.
T1 - One-pot covalent functionalization of 2D black phosphorus by anionic ring opening polymerization
N2 - In this work, a one-pot approach for the covalent functionalization of few-layer black phosphorus (BP) by anionic ring opening polymerization of glycidol to obtain multifunctional BP-polyglycerol (BP-PG) with high amphiphilicity for near-infrared-responsive drug delivery and biocompatibility is reported. Straightforward synthesis in combination with exceptional biological and physicochemical properties designates functionalized BP-PG as a promising candidate for a broad range of biomedical applications.
KW - 2D nanomaterial
KW - Amphiphilicity
KW - Black phosphorus
KW - Hyperbranched
KW - Polyglycerol
KW - Water dispersibility
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-568833
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202201245
SN - 2196-7350
VL - 9
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-56883
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bayerlein, Bernd
A1 - Waitelonis, Jörg
A1 - Birkholz, Henk
A1 - Jung, Matthias
A1 - Schilling, Markus
A1 - v. Hartrott, Philipp
A1 - Bruns, Marian
A1 - Schaarschmidt, Jörg
A1 - Beilke, Kristian
A1 - Mutz, Marcel
A1 - Nebel, Vincent
A1 - Königer, Veit
A1 - Beran, Lisa
A1 - Kraus, Tobias
A1 - Vyas, Akhilesh
A1 - Vogt, Lars
A1 - Blum, Moritz
A1 - Ell, Basil
A1 - Chen, Ya‐Fan
A1 - Waurischk, Tina
A1 - Thomas, Akhil
A1 - Durmaz, Ali Riza
A1 - Ben Hassine, Sahar
A1 - Fresemann, Carina
A1 - Dziwis, Gordian
A1 - Beygi Nasrabadi, Hossein
A1 - Hanke, Thomas
A1 - Telong, Melissa
A1 - Pirskawetz, Stephan
A1 - Kamal, Mohamed
A1 - Bjarsch, Thomas
A1 - Pähler, Ursula
A1 - Hofmann, Peter
A1 - Leemhuis, Mena
A1 - Özçep, Özgür L.
A1 - Meyer, Lars‐Peter
A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit
A1 - Neugebauer, Jörg
A1 - Wenzel, Wolfgang
A1 - Sack, Harald
A1 - Eberl, Chris
A1 - Portella, Pedro Dolabella
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Mädler, Lutz
A1 - Gumbsch, Peter
T1 - Concepts for a Semantically Accessible Materials Data Space: Overview over Specific Implementations in Materials Science
N2 - This article describes advancements in the ongoing digital transformation in materials science and engineering. It is driven by domain‐specific successes and the development of specialized digital data spaces. There is an evident and increasing need for standardization across various subdomains to support science data exchange across entities. The MaterialDigital Initiative, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, takes on a key role in this context, fostering collaborative efforts to establish a unified materials data space. The implementation of digital workflows and Semantic Web technologies, such as ontologies and knowledge graphs, facilitates the semantic integration of heterogeneous data and tools at multiple scales. Central to this effort is the prototyping of a knowledge graph that employs application ontologies tailored to specific data domains, thereby enhancing semantic interoperability. The collaborative approach of the Initiative's community provides significant support infrastructure for understanding and implementing standardized data structures, enhancing the efficiency of data‐driven processes in materials development and discovery. Insights and methodologies developed via the MaterialDigital Initiative emphasize the transformative potential of ontology‐based approaches in materials science, paving the way toward simplified integration into a unified, consolidated data space of high value.
KW - Semantic Interoperability
KW - Data Spaces
KW - Integration Workflows
KW - MaterialDigital
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-622952
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202401092
SN - 1527-2648
SP - 1
EP - 25
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-62295
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bekemeier, Simon
A1 - Caldeira Rêgo, C. R.
A1 - Mai, H. L.
A1 - Sikia, Ujjal
A1 - Waseda, O.
A1 - Apel, M.
A1 - Arendt, F.
A1 - Aschemann, A.
A1 - Bayerlein, Bernd
A1 - Courant, R.
A1 - Dziwis, G.
A1 - Fuchs, F.
A1 - Giese, U.
A1 - Junghanns, K.
A1 - Kamal, M.
A1 - Koschmieder, L.
A1 - Leineweber, S.
A1 - Luger, M.
A1 - Lukas, M.
A1 - Maas, J.
A1 - Mertens, J.
A1 - Mieller, Björn
A1 - Overmeyer, L.
A1 - Pirch, N.
A1 - Reimann, J.
A1 - Schröck, S.
A1 - Schulze, P.
A1 - Schuster, J.
A1 - Seidel, A.
A1 - Shchyglo, O.
A1 - Sierka, M.
A1 - Silze, F.
A1 - Stier, S.
A1 - Tegeler, M.
A1 - Unger, Jörg F.
A1 - Weber, M.
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Schaarschmidt, J.
T1 - Advancing Digital Transformation in Material Science: The Role of Workflows Within the MaterialDigital Initiative
N2 - The MaterialDigital initiative represents a major driver toward the digitalization of material science. Next to providing a prototypical infrastructure required for building a shared data space and working on semantic interoperability of data, a core focus area of the Platform MaterialDigital (PMD) is the utilization of workflows to encapsulate data processing and simulation steps in accordance with findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable principles. In collaboration with the funded projects of the initiative, the workflow working group strives to establish shared standards, enhancing the interoperability and reusability of scientific data processing steps. Central to this effort is the Workflow Store, a pivotal tool for disseminating workflows with the community, facilitating the exchange and replication of scientific methodologies. This article discusses the inherent challenges of adapting workflow concepts, providing the perspective on developing and using workflows in the respective domain of the various funded projects. Additionally, it introduces the Workflow Store’s role within the initiative and outlines a future roadmap for the PMD workflow group, aiming to further refine and expand the role of scientific workflows as a means to advance digital transformation and foster collaborative research within material science.
KW - Digitalisation
KW - FAIR principles
KW - MaterialDigital
KW - Scientific workflows
KW - Semantic interoperability
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-624088
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202402149
SN - 1527-2648
IS - 2402149
SP - 1
EP - 25
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
AN - OPUS4-62408
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Belenguer, A.
A1 - Lampronti, G.
A1 - Michalchuk, Adam
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Sanders, J.
T1 - Quantitative reversible one pot interconversion of three crystalline polymorphs by ball mill grinding
N2 - We demonstrate here using a disulfide system the first example of reversible, selective, and quantitative transformation between three crystalline polymorphs by ball mill grinding. This includes the discovery of a previously unknown polymorph. Each polymorph is reproducibly obtained under well-defined neat or liquid-assisted grinding conditions, revealing subtle control over the apparent thermodynamic stability. We discovered that the presence of a contaminant as low as 1.5% mol mol−1 acting as a template is required to enable all these three polymorph transformations. The relative stabilities of the polymorphs are determined by the sizes of the nanocrystals produced under different conditions and by surface interactions with small amounts of added solvent. For the first time, we show evidence that each of the three polymorphs is obtained with a unique and reproducible crystalline size. This mechanochemical approach gives access to bulk quantities of metastable polymorphs that are inaccessible through recrystallisation.
KW - Mechanochemistry
KW - Polymorph
KW - XRD
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-549934
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CE00393G
SP - 1
EP - 7
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry
AN - OPUS4-54993
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bennet, Francesca
A1 - Burr, L.
A1 - Schmid, D.
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Towards a method for quantitative evaluation of nanoparticle from suspensions via microarray printing and SEM analysis
N2 - As part of the development of a library of accurate and efficient methods for measurement of nanoparticle properties, we develop and optimize a method for the efficient analysis of nanoparticle size distribution from suspensions via microprinting and digital analysis of electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) images, with the ultimate aim of automated quantitative concentration analysis (calculated from drop volume). A series of different nanoparticle suspensions (gold, latex, and SiO2 in varying sizes and concentrations) were printed onto TEM grids in a 4 x 4 array in the concentration range 7x10^8 to 1x10^11 nanoparticles/mL and imaged with SEM. Concentrations and printing conditions (temperature, relative humidity) were varied in order to minimize the coffee-ring effect.
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Particle size distribution
KW - Electron microscopy
KW - Microarray printing
KW - Sample preparation
KW - Nanoparticle concentration
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-528455
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1953/1/012002
VL - 1953
SP - 012002
PB - IOP Publishing
AN - OPUS4-52845
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bennet, Francesca
A1 - Müller, Anja
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Hachenberger, Y.
A1 - Jungnickel, H.
A1 - Laue, P.
A1 - Luch, A.
A1 - Tentschert, J.
T1 - Preparation of Nanoparticles for ToF-SIMS and XPS Analysis
N2 - Nanoparticles have gained increasing attention in recent years due to their potential and application in different fields including medicine, cosmetics, chemistry, and their potential to enable advanced materials. To effectively understand and regulate the physico-chemical properties and potential adverse effects of nanoparticles, validated measurement procedures for the various properties of nanoparticles need to be developed. While procedures for measuring nanoparticle size and size Distribution are already established, standardized methods for analysis of their surface chemistry are not yet in place, although the influence of the surface chemistry on nanoparticle properties is undisputed. In particular, storage and preparation of nanoparticles for surface analysis strongly influences the analytical results from various methods, and in order to obtain consistent results, sample preparation must be both optimized and standardized. In this contribution, we present, in detail, some standard procedures for preparing nanoparticles for surface analytics. In principle, nanoparticles can be deposited on a suitable substrate from suspension or as a powder. Silicon (Si) Wafers are commonly used as substrate, however, their cleaning is critical to the process. For sample preparation from suspension, we will discuss drop-casting and spin-coating, where not only the cleanliness of the substrate and purity of the suspension but also its concentration play important roles for the success of the preparation methodology.
For nanoparticles with sensitive ligand shells or coatings, deposition as powders is more suitable, although this method requires particular care in fixing the sample.
KW - Titania nanoparticles
KW - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
KW - Secondary ion mass spectrometry
KW - Surface chemisttry
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-520103
UR - https://www.jove.com/video/61758
DO - https://doi.org/10.3791/61758
VL - 163
SP - e61758
AN - OPUS4-52010
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bennet, Francesca
A1 - Opitz, R.
A1 - Ghoreishi, N.
A1 - Plate, K.
A1 - Barnes, J.-P.
A1 - Bellew, A.
A1 - Bellu, A.
A1 - Ceccone, G.
A1 - de Vito, E.
A1 - Delcorte, A.
A1 - Franquet, A.
A1 - Fumageli, F.
A1 - Gilliland, D.
A1 - Jungnickel, H.
A1 - Lee, T.G.
A1 - Poleunis, C.
A1 - Rading, D.
A1 - Shon, H.K.
A1 - Spampinato, V.
A1 - Son, J.G.
A1 - Wang, F.
A1 - Wang, Y.-C. A.
A1 - Zhao, Y.
A1 - Roloff, A.
A1 - Tentschert, J.
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - VAMAS TWA2 interlaboratory comparison: Surface analysis of TiO2 nanoparticles using ToF-SIMS
N2 - Due to the extremely high specific surface area of nanoparticles and corresponding potential for adsorption, the results of surface analysis can be highly dependent on the history of the particles, particularly regarding sample preparation and storage. The sample preparation method has, therefore, the potential to have a significant influence on the results. This report describes an interlaboratory comparison (ILC) with the aim of assessing which sample preparation methods for ToF-SIMS analysis of nanoparticles provided the most intra- and interlaboratory consistency and the least amount of sample contamination. The BAM reference material BAM-P110 (TiO2 nanoparticles with a mean Feret diameter of 19 nm) was used as a sample representing typical nanoparticles. A total of 11 participants returned ToF-SIMS data,in positive and (optionally) negative polarity, using sample preparation methods of “stick-and-go” as well as optionally “drop-dry” and “spin-coat.” The results showed that the largest sources of variation within the entire data set were caused by adventitious hydrocarbon contamination or insufficient sample coverage, with the spin-coating protocol applied in this ILC showing a tendency toward insufficient sample coverage; the sample preparation method or the participant had a lesser influence on results.
KW - Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
KW - VMAAS
KW - Titania
KW - Interlaboratory comparison
KW - Reproducibility
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-582290
DO - https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002814
SN - 0734-2101
VL - 41
IS - 5
SP - 053210-1
EP - 053210-13
PB - AIP (American Institute of Physics)
AN - OPUS4-58229
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bernges, T.
A1 - Hanus, R.
A1 - Wankmiller, B.
A1 - Imasato, K.
A1 - Lin, S.
A1 - Ghidiu, M.
A1 - Gerlitz, M.
A1 - Peterlechner, M.
A1 - Graham, S.
A1 - Hautier, G.
A1 - Pei, Y.
A1 - Hansen, M. R.
A1 - Wilde, G.
A1 - Snyder, G. J.
A1 - George, Janine
A1 - Agne, M T.
A1 - Zeier, W. G.
T1 - Considering the Role of Ion Transport in Diffuson-Dominated Thermal Conductivity
N2 - Next-generation thermal management requires the development of low lattice thermal conductivity materials, as observed in ionic conductors. For example, thermoelectric efficiency is increased when thermal conductivity is decreased. Detrimentally, high ionic conductivity leads to thermoelectric device degradation. Battery safety and design also require an understanding of thermal transport in ionic conductors. Ion mobility, structural complexity, and anharmonicity have been used to explain the thermal transport properties of ionic conductors. However, thermal and ionic transport are rarely discussed in direct comparison. Herein, the ionic conductivity of Ag+ argyrodites is found to change by orders of magnitude without altering the thermal conductivity. Thermal conductivity measurements and two-channel lattice dynamics modeling reveal that the majority of Ag+ vibrations have a non-propagating diffuson-like character, similar to amorphous materials. It is found that high ionic mobility is not a requirement for diffuson-mediated transport. Instead, the same bonding and structural traits that can lead to fast ionic conduction also lead to diffuson-mediated transport. Bridging the fields of solid-state ionics and thermal transport, it is proposed that a vibrational perspective can lead to new design strategies for functional ionic conducting materials. As a first step, the authors relate the so-called Meyer-Neldel behavior in ionic conductors to phonon occupations.
KW - Diffusons
KW - DFT
KW - Phonons
KW - Thermoelectrics
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-547140
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202200717
SN - 1614-6832
VL - 12
IS - 22
SP - 1
EP - 13
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-54714
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Berry, Charlotte A.
A1 - Reinart, Katre
A1 - Smales, Glen J.
A1 - Wilkinson, Holly N.
A1 - Hardman, Matthew J.
A1 - Marchesini, Sofia
A1 - Lee, William
A1 - Nery, Eveliny Tomás
A1 - Moghaddam, Zarrin
A1 - Hoxha, Agron
A1 - Felipe-Sotelo, Mónica
A1 - Gutierrez-Merino, Jorge
A1 - Carta, Daniela
T1 - Hierarchically porous copper and gallium loaded sol–gel phosphate glasses for enhancement of wound closure
N2 - In this work, we have developed hierarchically porous phosphate-based glasses (PPGs) as novel materials capable of promoting wound closure and simultaneously delivering antibacterial effects at the glass-biological tissue interface. PPGs are characterised by extended porosity, which enhances the controlled release of therapeutic ions, whilst facilitating cell infiltration and tissue growth. Two series of PPGs in the systems P2O5–CaO–Na2O–CuO and P2O5–CaO–Na2O–Ga2O3 with (CuO and Ga2O3 0, 1, 5 and 10 mol%) were manufactured using a supramolecular sol–gel synthesis strategy. Significant wound healing promotion (up to 97%) was demonstrated using a human ex vivo wound model. A statistically significant reduction of the bacterial strains Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli was observed in both series of PPGs, particularly those containing copper. All PPGs exhibited good cytocompatibility on keratinocytes (HaCaTs), and analysis of PPG dissolution products over a 7-day period demonstrated controlled release of phosphate anions and Ca, Na, Cu, and Ga cations. These findings indicate that Cu- and Ga-loaded PPGs are promising materials for applications in soft tissue regeneration given their antibacterial capabilities, in vitro biocompatibility with keratinocytes and ex vivo wound healing properties at the biomaterial-human tissue interface.
KW - Porous glass
KW - Phosphates
KW - Wound healing materials
KW - Antibacterial
KW - X-ray scattering
KW - MOUSE
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-650867
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d5tb01945a
SN - 2050-750X
VL - 13
IS - 48
SP - 15662
EP - 15677
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-65086
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bhattacharya, Biswajit
A1 - Michalchuk, Adam
A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee
A1 - Rautenberg, Max
A1 - Schmid, Thomas
A1 - Feiler, Torvid
A1 - Reimann, K.
A1 - Ghalgaoui, A.
A1 - Sturm, Heinz
A1 - Paulus, B.
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
T1 - A Mechanistic Perspective on Plastically Flexible Coordination Polymers
N2 - Mechanical flexibility in single crystals of covalently bound materials is a fascinating and poorly understood phenomenon. We present here the first example of a plastically flexible one-dimensional (1D) coordination polymer. The compound [Zn(m-Cl)2(3,5-dichloropyridine)2]n is flexible over two crystallographic faces. Remarkably, the single crystal remains intact when bent to 1808. A combination of microscopy, diffraction, and spectroscopic studies have been used to probe the structural response of the crystal lattice to mechanical bending. Deformation of the covalent polymer chains does not appear to be responsible for the observed macroscopic bending. Instead, our results suggest that mechanical bending occurs by displacement of the coordination polymer chains. Based on experimental and theoretical evidence, we propose a new model for mechanical flexibility in 1D coordination polymers. Moreover, our calculations propose a cause of the different mechanical properties of this compound and a structurally similar elastic material
KW - Coordination polymer
KW - Flexible crystals
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Plastic deformation
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-504755
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201914798
VL - 59
IS - 14
SP - 5557
EP - 5561
PB - Wiley-VCH
AN - OPUS4-50475
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bhattacharya, Biswajit
A1 - Michalchuk, Adam
A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee
A1 - Yasuda, N.
A1 - Feiler, Torvid
A1 - Sturm, Heinz
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
T1 - An atomistic mechanism for elasto-plastic bending in molecular crystals
N2 - Mechanically flexible single crystals of molecular materials offer potential for a multitude of new directions in advanced materials design. Before the full potential of such materials can be exploited, insight into their mechanisms of action must be better understood. Such insight can be only obtained through synergistic use of advanced experimentation and simulation. We herein report the first detailed mechanistic study of elasto-plastic flexibility in a molecular solid. An atomistic origin for this mechanical behaviour is proposed through a combination of atomic force microscopy, μ-focus synchrotron X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, ab initio simulation, and computed elastic tensors. Our findings suggest that elastic and plastic bending are intimately linked and result from extensions of the same molecular deformations. The proposed mechanism bridges the gap between contested mechanisms, suggesting its applicability as a general mechanism for elastic and plastic bending in organic molecular crystals.
KW - Mechanical property
KW - Mechanical flexibility
KW - Organic crystal
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-577722
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SC06470G
SN - 2041-6520
VL - 14
IS - 13
SP - 3441
EP - 3450
PB - Royal Society of Chemisty (RSC)
CY - London/Cambridge
AN - OPUS4-57772
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Quo vadis LIPSS? - Recent and future trends on laser-induced periodic surface structures
N2 - Nanotechnology and lasers are among the most successful and active fields of research and technology that have boomed during the past two decades. Many improvements are based on the controlled manufacturing of nanostructures that enable tailored material functionalization for a wide range of industrial applications, electronics, medicine, etc., and have already found entry into our daily life. One appealing approach for manufacturing such nanostructures in a flexible, robust, rapid, and contactless one-step process is based on the generation of laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS). This Perspectives article analyzes the footprint of the research area of LIPSS on the basis of a detailed literature search, provides a brief overview on its current trends, describes the European funding strategies within the Horizon 2020 programme, and outlines promising future directions.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Direct laser interference patterning (DLIP)
KW - Surface functionalization
KW - Literature survey
KW - European funding strategies
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-513530
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101950
SN - 2079-4991
VL - 10
IS - 10
SP - 1950-1
EP - 1950-19
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-51353
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Gräf, S.
T1 - Maxwell Meets Marangoni — A Review of Theories on Laser‐Induced Periodic Surface Structures
N2 - Surface nanostructuring enables the manipulation of many essential surface properties. With the recent rapid advancements in laser technology, a contactless large‐area processing at rates of up to m2 s−1 becomes feasible that allows new industrial applications in medicine, optics, tribology, biology, etc. On the other hand, the last two decades enable extremely successful and intense research in the field of so‐called laser‐induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS, ripples). Different types of these structures featuring periods of hundreds of nanometers only—far beyond the optical diffraction limit—up to several micrometers are easily manufactured in a single‐step process and can be widely controlled by a proper choice of the laser processing conditions. From a theoretical point of view, however, a vivid and very controversial debate emerges, whether LIPSS originate from electromagnetic effects or are caused by matter reorganization. This article aims to close a gap in the available literature on LIPSS by reviewing the currently existent theories of LIPSS along with their numerical implementations and by providing a comparison and critical assessment of these approaches.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Electromagnetic theories
KW - Matter reorganization theories
KW - Surface plasmon polaritons
KW - Self-organization
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-514089
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202000215
SN - 1863-8899
VL - 14
IS - 10
SP - 2000215-1
EP - 2000215-25
PB - Wiley
CY - Berlin
AN - OPUS4-51408
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Gräf, S.
T1 - Ten Open Questions about Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures
N2 - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) are a simple and robust route for the nanostructuring of solids that can create various surface functionalities featuring applications in optics, medicine, tribology, energy technologies, etc. While the current laser technologies already allow surface processing rates at the level of m2/min, industrial applications of LIPSS are sometimes hampered by the complex interplay between the nanoscale surface topography and the specific surface chemistry, as well as by limitations in controlling the processing of LIPSS and in the long-term stability of the created surface functions. This Perspective article aims to identify some open questions about LIPSS, discusses the pending technological limitations, and sketches the current state of theoretical modelling. Hereby, we intend to stimulate further research and developments in the field of LIPSS for overcoming these limitations and for supporting the transfer of the LIPSS technology into industry.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Industrial application
KW - Functional properties
KW - Surface functionalization
KW - Modelling
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-539503
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11123326
SN - 2079-4991
VL - 11
IS - 12
SP - 1
EP - 21
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel, Switzerland
AN - OPUS4-53950
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
T1 - Structuring of thin films by ultrashort laser pulses
N2 - Modern life and global communication would not be possible without technologically tailored thin films; they are omnipresent in daily life applications. In most cases, the films are deposited entirely at the carrying substrates in a specific processing step of the device or sample. In some cases, however, removal or modification must be performed locally, i.e., site-controlled and material selective through an additional laser processing step. For that ultrashort laser pulses with durations in the femtosecond and picosecond range can provide unique advantages and capabilities in industrially scalable schemes. This article reviews the current state of the research and corresponding industrial transfer related to the structuring of thin films by ultrashort pulsed lasers. It focuses on the pertinent historic developments, reveals the relevant physical and chemical effects, explores the ultimate limits, and discusses selected industrial and scientific applications.
KW - Thin films
KW - Laser processing
KW - Ultrashort lasers
KW - Laser damage
KW - Femtosecond laser ablation
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-565732
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-06229-x
SN - 0947-8396
SN - 1432-0630
VL - 129
IS - 1
SP - 1
EP - 38
PB - Springer
CY - Berlin
AN - OPUS4-56573
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Sokolowski‐Tinten, Klaus
T1 - Probing Laser‐Driven Structure Formation at Extreme Scales in Space and Time
N2 - Irradiation of solid surfaces with high intensity, ultrashort laser pulses triggers a variety of secondary processes that can lead to the formation of transient and permanent structures over a large range of length scales from mm down to the nano‐range. One of the most prominent examples are LIPSS – Laser‐Induced Periodic Surface Structures. While LIPSS have been a scientific evergreen for of almost 60 years, experimental methods that combine ultrafast temporal with the required nm spatial resolution have become available only recently with the advent of short pulse, short wavelength free electron lasers. Here, the current status and future perspectives in this field are discussed by exploiting the unique possibilities of these 4th‐generation light sources to address by time‐domain experimental techniques the fundamental LIPSS‐question, namely why and how laser irradiation can initiate the transition of a “chaotic” (rough) surface from an aperiodic into a periodic structure.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Free electron laser
KW - Pump-probe experiments
KW - Time-resolved scattering
KW - Capillary waves
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-595048
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202300912
SN - 1863-8899
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-59504
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Spaltmann, Dirk
T1 - Editorial: Special issue "Laser-induced periodic surface nano- and microstructures for tribological applications"
N2 - Laser material processing is an emerging technology that generates surface functionalities on the basis of optical, mechanical, or chemical properties. In the form of laser surface texturing (LST), it has attracted a remarkable amount of research to tailor surface properties towards various tribological applications. The main advantages of this single-step, laser-based technology are the contactless machining, featuring a high flexibility, efficiency, and speed, along with the excellent quality of the processed products. LST can be applied precisely localized to sub-micrometric areas, but, via laser beam scanning, it is also feasible for structuring large surface areas at the square meter size.
This Special Issue focuses on the latest developments concerning the tribological performance of laser-generated periodic surface nano- and microstructures and their applications. This includes the laser-based processing of different surface patterns, such as “self-organized” laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS, ripples), grooves, micro-spikes, hierarchical hybrid nano-/micro-structures, microfeatures generated by direct laser interference patterning (DLIP), or even dimples or other topographic geometries shaped by direct laser modification or ablation. The applications of these periodically nano- and micro-patterned surfaces may improve the lubricated or non-lubricated tribological performance of surfaces in conformal and even non-conformal contact through a reduction of wear, a variation of the coefficient of friction, altered load carrying capacity, etc., resulting in energy saving, improved reliability, increased lifetimes as well as durability, leading in turn to extended maintenance intervals/reduced down-time. This can be beneficial in terms of bearings, gears, engines, seals, cutting tools, or other tribological components. Fundamental aspects addressed may involve the investigation of the relevant physical and chemical effects accompanying the laser-generated nano- and microscale topographies, such as alterations of the material structures, the hardness, superficial oxidation, the role of additives contained in lubricants, surface wettability, micro-hydrodynamic effects, etc.
For this Special Issue we aim to attract both academic and industrial researchers and would like to provide a bridge between research in the fields of tribology and laser material processing in order to foster the current knowledge and present new ideas for future applications and new technologies.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Tribology
KW - Applications
KW - Wear
KW - Friction
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-505948
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants8030034
SN - 2075-4442
VL - 8
IS - 3
SP - 34, 1
EP - 34, 3
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-50594
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bornemann-Pfeiffer, Martin
A1 - Wolf, Jakob
A1 - Meyer, Klas
A1 - Kern, S.
A1 - Angelone, D.
A1 - Leonov, A.
A1 - Cronin, L.
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
T1 - Standardization and control of Grignard reactions in a universal chemical synthesis machine using online NMR
T1 - Standardisierung und Kontrolle von Grignard-Reaktionen mittels Online-NMR in einer universellen chemischen Syntheseplattform
N2 - A big problem with the chemistry literature is that it is not standardized with respect to precise operational parameters, and real time corrections are hard to make without expert knowledge. This lack of context means difficult reproducibility because many steps are ambiguous, and hence depend on tacit knowledge. Here we present the integration of online NMR into an automated chemical synthesis machine (CSM aka. “Chemputer” which is capable of small-molecule synthesis using a universal programming language) to allow automated analysis and adjustment of reactions on the fly. The system was validated and benchmarked by using Grignard reactions which were chosen due to their importance in synthesis. The system was monitored in real time using online-NMR, and spectra were measured continuously during the reactions. This shows that the synthesis being done in the Chemputer can be dynamically controlled in response to feedback optimizing the reaction conditions according to the user requirements.
N2 - Ein Problem der chemischen Literatur ist die fehlende Standardisierung bezüglich genauer Bedingungen, auch Echtzeit-Korrekturen sind ohne Expertenwissen nur schwer möglich. Dieser Mangel an Details erschwert experimentelle Reproduzierbarkeit, da Schritte oft mehrdeutig sind und daher von implizitem Wissen abhängen. Hier präsentieren wir die Integration von Online-NMR Spektroskopie in eine automatisierte chemische Syntheseplattform (CSM aka. “Chemputer”, unter Verwendung einer universellen Programmiersprache zur Synthese kleiner Moleküle fähig), um eine automatisierte Analyse und Anpassung von Reaktionen im laufenden Betrieb zu ermöglichen. Das System wurde anhand von Grignard-Reaktionen, die aufgrund ihrer Bedeutung für die Synthese ausgewählt wurden, validiert und einem Härtetest unterzogen. Synthesen wurden in Echtzeit mit Online-NMR überwacht, und die Spektren wurden während der Reaktionen kontinuierlich aufgenommen und analysiert. Dies zeigt, dass der Chemputer dynamisch mittels einer Regelung kontrolliert werden kann, um die Reaktionsbedingungen entsprechend den Anforderungen des Benutzers zu optimieren.
KW - Grignard reaction
KW - NMR spectroscopy
KW - Process analytical technology
KW - Process control
KW - Grignard-Reaktion
KW - NMR-Spektroskopie
KW - Prozessanalytik
KW - Prozesskontrolle
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-531260
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202106323
SN - 1521-3773
SN - 1433-7851
N1 - Bibliografische Angaben für die deutsche Version: Angewandte Chemie 2021, Jg. 133, S. 1–7, ISSN 0044-8249, ISSN 1521-3757, https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202106323 - Bibliographic information for the German version: Angewandte Chemie 2021, vol. 133, p. 1–7, ISSN 0044-8249, ISSN 1521-3757, https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202106323
VL - 60
IS - 43
SP - 1
EP - 6
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-53126
LA - mul
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Breitenbach, Romy
A1 - Gerrits, Ruben
A1 - Dementyeva, Polina
A1 - Knabe, Nicole
A1 - Schumacher, Julia
A1 - Feldmann, Ines
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Ryo, M.
A1 - Gorbushina, Anna
T1 - The role of extracellular polymeric substances of fungal biofilms in mineral attachment and weathering
N2 - The roles extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) play in mineral attachment and weathering were studied using genetically modified biofilms of the rock-inhabiting fungus Knufia petricola strain A95. Mutants deficient in melanin and/or carotenoid synthesis were grown as air-exposed biofilms. Extracted EPS were quantified and characterised using a combination of analytical techniques. The absence of melanin affected the quantity and composition of the produced EPS: mutants no longer able to form melanin synthesised more EPS containing fewer pullulan-related glycosidic linkages. Moreover, the melanin-producing strains attached more strongly to the mineral olivine and dissolved it at a higher rate. We hypothesise that the pullulan-related linkages, with their known adhesion functionality, enable fungal attachment and weathering. The released phenolic intermediates of melanin synthesis in the Δsdh1 mutant might play a role similar to Fe-chelating siderophores, driving olivine dissolution even further. These data demonstrate the need for careful compositional and quantitative analyses of biofilm-created microenvironments.
KW - Biofilms
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-549025
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-022-00253-1
SN - 2397-2106
VL - 6
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Springer Nature
CY - London
AN - OPUS4-54902
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bresch, Harald
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Schmidt, Alexandra
A1 - Rasmussen, K.
A1 - Rauscher, H.
T1 - Counting Small Particles in Electron Microscopy Images — Proposal for Rules and Their Application in Practice
N2 - Electron microscopy (EM) is the gold standard for the characterisation of the morphology (size and shape) of nanoparticles. Visual observation of objects under examination is always a necessary first step in the characterisation process. Several questions arise when undertaking to identify and count particles to measure their size and shape distribution. In addition to challenges with the dispersion and identification of the particles, more than one protocol for counting particles is in use. This paper focuses on precise rules for the counting of particles in EM micrographs, as this influences the measurement accuracy of the number of particles, thus implicitly affecting the size values of the counted particles. We review and compare four different, commonly used methods for counting, which we then apply in case studies. The impact of the selected counting rule on the obtained final particle size distribution is highlighted. One main aim of this analysis is to support the application of a specific, well-defined counting approach in accordance with regulatory
requirements to contribute to achieving more reliable and reproducible results. It is also useful for the new harmonised measurement procedures for determining the particle size and particle size distribution of nanomaterials.
KW - Nano
KW - Particle size distribution
KW - Nanoparticle
KW - Nanomaterial
KW - OECD
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-551891
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12132238
SN - 2079-4991
VL - 12
IS - 13
SP - 2238
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-55189
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Brockmann, N.
A1 - Sicken, A.
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
T1 - Effects of laser cleaning on the condition of different silk model samples using varying wavelengths and pulse durations
N2 - The cleaning of aged silk fibers poses a common challenge in the conservation of textiles, since traditional cleaning techniques often yield unsatisfactory results or even harm objects. In this regard, cleaning objects with laser radiation is a promising addition to the range of available methods. Due to it being contactless, even brittle and touch-sensitive objects with disfiguring or harmful soiling could potentially be cleaned and therefore made accessible for research and presentation. Examples of treatment have sometimes shown spectacular results. Still there is some skepticism concerning the safety of this treatment for textile materials, which has been strengthened through previous 532 nm wavelength nanosecond laser cleaning studies on silk fibers. Taking these published results into account, the range of examined laser parameters has been extended in this study, from 532 nm nanosecond laser to 1064 nm nanosecond and even 800 nm femtosecond laser, reevaluating the effect of this treatment on the fibers. The physicochemical processes taking place on the silk fibers when cleaning with lasers are complex and still not fully understood. The aim of this project was therefore to bring more clarification about potential effects of those processes on the condition of silk samples treated with a set of different parameters for wavelength, pulse duration, energy density and number of pulses per spot. It also looks at the influence of the presence of soiling on the results. The analysis of potential effects was then carried out using statistical methods and advanced analytics. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and colorimetry technology provided the required insights to better assess the effects. Results show that laser cleaning of silk fibers, like most other conventional cleaning techniques, is not completely without risk, but knowing what the possible effects are helps making decisions on whether the benefits of the technique used justify these risks.
KW - Laser cleaning
KW - Cultural heritage
KW - Conservation
KW - Silk
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594601
DO - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-024-01152-1
SN - 2050-7445
VL - 12
IS - 1
SP - 1
EP - 15
PB - Springer
AN - OPUS4-59460
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Broicher, Cornelia
A1 - Zeng, F.
A1 - Pfänder, N.
A1 - Frisch, M.
A1 - Bisswanger, T.
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Stockmann, Jörg M.
A1 - Palkovits, S.
A1 - Beine, A. K.
A1 - Palkovits, R.
T1 - Iron and Manganese Containing Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction - Unravelling Influences on Activity and Stability
N2 - Hydrogen economy is a central aspect of future energy supply, as hydrogen can be used as energy storage and fuel. In order tomake water electrolysis efficient, the limiting oxygen evolution reaction (OER) needs to be optimized. Therefore, C-based composite materials containing earth-abundant Fe and Mn were synthesized, characterized and tested in the OER. For pyrolysis temperatures above 700°C N-rich multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are obtained. Inside the tubes Fe3C particles are formed, Fe and Mn oxides are incorporated in the carbon matrix and metal spinel nanoparticles cover the outer surface. The best catalyst prepared at 800°C achieves a low overpotential of 389 mV (at 10 mA/cm2) and high stability (22.6 h). From electrochemical measurements and characterization it can be concluded that the high activity is mainly provided by MWCNT, Fe3C and the metal oxides in the conductive carbon matrix. The metal spinel nanoparticles in
contrast protect the MWCNT from oxidation and thereby contribute to the high stability.
KW - Oxygen Evolution Reaction
KW - Carbon Nanotubes
KW - Stability
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-513955
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202000944
VL - 12
IS - 21
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley Online Libary
AN - OPUS4-51395
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Broichert, C.
A1 - Klingenhof, M.
A1 - Frisch, M.
A1 - Dresp, S.
A1 - Kubo, N.M.
A1 - Artz, J.
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Palkovits, S.
A1 - Beine, A.K.
A1 - Strasser, P.
A1 - Palkovits, R.
T1 - Particle size-controlled synthesis of highperformance MnCo-based materials for alkaline OER at fluctuating potentials
N2 - For the large-scale generation of hydrogen via water electrolysis the design of long term stable and active catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remains a key challenge. Most catalysts suffer from severe structural corrosion that becomes even more pronounced at fluctuating potentials. Herein, MnCo based cubic particles were prepared via a hydrothermal approach, in which the edge length of the micron-sized particles can be controlled by changing the pH value of the precursor solution. The cubes are composed of varying amounts of MnCo2O4, CoCO3 and a mixed (Mn/Co)CO3 phase. Structure–activity relationships were deduced revealing a volcano-type behavior for the intrinsic OER activity and fraction of spinel oxide phase.
A low overpotential of 0.37 V at 10 mA cm−2 and a stability of more than 25 h was achieved in 1.0 M KOH using a rotating disc electrode (RDE) setup. The best performing catalyst material was successfully tested under dynamic process conditions for 9.5 h and shows a superior catalytic activity as anode for the Overall water splitting in an electrolyser setup in 1.0 M KOH at 333 K compared to a reference NiCo-spinel catalyst.
KW - Water electrolysis
KW - Oxygen evolution reaction
KW - Structure activity relationships
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-536050
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cy00905b
SN - 2044-4753
VL - 11
IS - 12
SP - 7278
EP - 7286
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry
AN - OPUS4-53605
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Brüngel, R.
A1 - Rückert, J.
A1 - Müller, P.
A1 - Babick, F.
A1 - Friedrich, C. M.
A1 - Ghanem, A.
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Mech, A.
A1 - Weigel, S.
A1 - Wohlleben, W.
A1 - Rauscher, H.
T1 - NanoDefiner Framework and e-Tool Revisited According to the European Commission’s Nanomaterial Definition 2022/C 229/01
N2 - The new recommended definition of a nanomaterial, 2022/C 229/01, adopted by the European Commission in 2022, will have a considerable impact on European Union legislation addressing chemicals, and therefore tools to implement this new definition are urgently needed. The updated NanoDefiner framework and its e-tool implementation presented here are such instruments, which help stakeholders to find out in a straightforward way whether a material is a nanomaterial or not. They are two major outcomes of the NanoDefine project, which is explicitly referred to in the new definition. This work revisits the framework and e-tool, and elaborates necessary adjustments to make these outcomes applicable for the updated recommendation. A broad set of case studies on representative materials confirms the validity of these adjustments. To further foster the sustainability and applicability of the framework and e-tool, measures for the FAIRification of expert knowledge within the e-tool’s knowledge base are elaborated as well. The updated framework and e-tool are now ready to be used in line with the updated recommendation. The presented approach may serve as an example for reviewing existing guidance and tools developed for the previous definition 2011/696/EU, particularly those adopting NanoDefine project outcomes.
KW - Nanomaterial definition
KW - Nanomaterial categorisation
KW - Nanomaterial regulation
KW - Nanomaterial legislation
KW - Decision support
KW - FAIRification
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-571618
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13060990
SN - 2079-4991
VL - 13
IS - 6 - Special Issue "Identification and Quantification of Nanomaterials"
SP - 1
EP - 16
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel, CH
AN - OPUS4-57161
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bugel, S.
A1 - Hahnel, M.
A1 - Kunde, T.
A1 - de Sousa Amadeu, Nader
A1 - Sun, Y.
A1 - Spieß, A.
A1 - Beglau, T. H. Y.
A1 - Janiak, C.
A1 - Schmidt, B. M.
T1 - Synthesis and Characterization of a Crystalline Imine-Based Covalent Organic Framework with Triazine Node and Biphenyl Linker and Its Fluorinated Derivate for CO2/CH4 Separation
N2 - A catalyst-free Schiff base reaction was applied to synthesize two imine-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs). The condensation reaction of 1,3,5-tris-(4-aminophenyl)triazine (TAPT) with 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxaldehyde led to the structure of HHU-COF-1 (HHU = Heinrich-Heine University). The fluorinated analog HHU-COF-2 was obtained with 2,2′,3,3′,5,5′,6,6′-octafluoro-4,4′-biphenyldicarboxaldehyde. Solid-state NMR, infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and elemental analysis confirmed the successful formation of the two network structures. The crystalline materials are characterized by high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface areas of 2352 m2/g for HHU-COF-1 and 1356 m2/g for HHU-COF-2. The products of a larger-scale synthesis were applied to prepare mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) with the polymer Matrimid. CO2/CH4 permeation tests revealed a moderate increase in CO2 permeability at constant selectivity for HHU-COF-1 as a dispersed phase, whereas application of the fluorinated COF led to a CO2/CH4 selectivity increase from 42 for the pure Matrimid membrane to 51 for 8 wt% of HHU-COF-2 and a permeability increase from 6.8 to 13.0 Barrer for the 24 wt% MMM.
KW - MOF
KW - Filter
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-547632
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15082807
SN - 1996-1944
VL - 15
IS - 8
SP - 1
EP - 18
PB - MDPI
AN - OPUS4-54763
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bui, M.
A1 - Hoffmann, K. F.
A1 - Braun, T.
A1 - Riedel, S.
A1 - Heinekamp, Christian
A1 - Scheurell, K.
A1 - Scholz, G.
A1 - Stawski, Tomasz
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
T1 - An Amorphous Teflate Doped Aluminium Chlorofluoride:
A Solid Lewis-Superacid for the Dehydrofluorination of
Fluoroalkanes
N2 - Ananion-dopedaluminiumchlorofluoride AlCl0.1F2.8(OTeF5)0.1(ACF-teflate) was synthesized.The material contains pentafluor-oorthotellurate(teflate)groups, which mimic fluoride ions electronically, but are sterically more demanding. They are embedded into the amorphous structure. The latter was studied by PDF analysis, EXAFS data and MAS NMR spectroscopy. The mesoporous powder is a Lewis superacid, and ATR-IR spectra of adsorbed CD3CN reveal a blue-shift of the adsorption band by73 cm-1, which is larger than the shift for SbF5. Remarkably,ACF-teflate catalyzes dehydrofluorination reactions of mono-fluoroalkanes to yield olefins in C6D6. In these cases,no Friedel-Crafts products were formed.
KW - Aluminium fluorides
KW - Aluminium teflates
KW - C-F bond activation
KW - Lewis superacids
KW - Silanes
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-572290
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202300350
SN - 1867-3880
SP - 1
EP - 7
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-57229
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bui, Minh
A1 - Heinekamp, Christian
A1 - Fuhry, Emil
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Ahrens, Mike
A1 - Scheurell, Kerstin
A1 - Balasubramanian, Kannan
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Braun, Thomas
T1 - Lewis-acid induced mechanochemical degradation of polyvinylidene fluoride: transformation into valuable products
N2 - Polyvinylidene fluoride (–[CH2CF2]n–, PVDF) waste poses significant environmental challenges due to its recalcitrant nature and widespread use. This study addresses the end-of-life management of PVDF by introducing a novel, sustainable mechanochemical approach for its valorisation. We investigated the degradation of PVDF into value-added materials using ball milling with anhydrous AlCl3 to achieve a quantitative mineralisation producing AlF3 and halide-functionalised graphite, along with gaseous products (HCl and CH4). Mechanistic key steps involve Lewis-acid catalysed C–F bond activation, dehydrofluorination and aromatisation. This approach provides an effective solution for PVDF waste management while offering a promising route for the production of high-value materials from polymer waste streams. Our findings contribute to sustainable practices in polymer recycling and resource recovery, respond to pressing environmental concerns associated with fluoropolymer disposal, and demonstrate the potential to convert polymer wastes into useful products.
KW - Mechanochemistry
KW - Polyvinylidenfluoride
KW - Degradation
KW - Ball mill
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-649015
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sc05783c
SN - 2041-6520
VL - 16
IS - 40
SP - 18903
EP - 18910
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-64901
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Béalu, Zoé
A1 - Walther, Johanna
A1 - Abusafia, Attaallah
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
A1 - Meurer, Maren
A1 - Gretzschel, Oliver
A1 - Schäfer, Michael
A1 - Steinmetz, Heidrun
T1 - Removal of Organic Micropollutants and Microplastics via Ozonation Followed by Granular Activated Carbon Filtration
N2 - Discharge from Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) can result in the emission of organic micropollutants (OMPs) and microplastics (MPs) into the aquatic environment. To prevent this harmful release, a pilot plant consisting of an ozonation followed by a granular activated carbon (GAC) filter was operated at a WWTP in Germany, and its side-effects on the concentrations of nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) compounds were measured. Over 80% of OMPs and transformation products were removed during the operating time (around 6000 bed volumes) no matter the ozone dose (from around 0.1 to 0.5 mgO3/mgDOC), except for Diatrizoic acid, whose breakthrough appeared at 3500 BV. Formation of the oxidation by-product, NDMA, increased with higher ozone doses, but the concentration remained below 100 ng/L. Bromate was formed at a higher ozone dose (0.4 mgO3/mgDOC) but at a low concentration—below 10 µg/L. The MP particles detected in the inflow (PE, SBR, PP, and PS) were effectively eliminated to a high degree, with a removal rate of at least 92%. Carbon parameters (COD, DOC, and SAC254) were removed further by the pilot plant, but to different extents. As expected, nitrate was formed during ozonation, while nitrite’s concentration decreased. Further, nitrite decreased and nitrate increased within the GAC filter, while ammonium was eliminated by at least 90%. Total P concentration decreased after the pilot, but the concentration of PO4-P increased.
KW - Microplastics
KW - TED-GC/MS
KW - Granular Activated Carbon Filtration
KW - Removal of Organic Micropollutants
KW - Wastewater treatment plant
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-615209
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11110241
VL - 11
IS - 11
SP - 1
EP - 38
PB - MDPI AG
AN - OPUS4-61520
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Böttcher, Katrin
A1 - Schmitt Rahner, M.
A1 - Stolzenberg, U.
A1 - Kraft, Sebastian
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Feist, C.
A1 - Albrecht, D.
A1 - Pullner, B.
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
T1 - Worst-case X-ray photon energies in ultrashort pulse laser processing
N2 - Ultrashort pulse laser processing can result in the secondary generation of unwanted X-rays if a critical laser irradiance of about 10^13 W/cm^2 is exceeded. Spectral X-ray emissions were investigated during the processing of tungsten and steel using three complementary spectrometers (based on CdTe and silicon drift detectors) simultaneously for the identification of a worst-case spectral scenario. Therefore, maximum X-ray photon energies were determined, and corresponding dose equivalent rates were calculated. An ultrashort pulse laser workstation with a pulse duration of 274 fs, a center wavelength of 1030 nm, pulse repetition rates between 50 kHz and 200 kHz, and a Gaussian laser beam focused to a spot diameter of 33 µm was employed in a single pulse and burst laser operation mode. Different combinations of laser pulse energy and repetition rate were utilized, keeping the average laser power constant close to the maximum power of 20 W. Peak irradiances ranging from 7.3 × 10^13 W/cm^2 up to 3.0 × 10^14 W/cm^2 were used. The X-ray dose equivalent rate increases for lower repetition rates and higher pulse energy if a constant average power is used. Laser processing with burst mode significantly increases the dose rates and the X-ray photon energies. A maximum X-ray photon energy of about 40 keV was observed for burst mode processing of tungsten with a repetition rate of 50 kHz and a peak irradiance of 3 × 10^14 W/cm^2.
KW - Ultrashort pulsed laser
KW - X-ray emission
KW - X-ray spectrum
KW - X-ray energies
KW - Radiation protection
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-566176
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15248996
VL - 15
IS - 24
SP - 1
EP - 17
PB - MDPI
AN - OPUS4-56617
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bügel, Stefanie
A1 - Hähnel, Malte
A1 - Kunde, Tom
A1 - de Sousa Amadeu, Nader
A1 - Sun, Yangyang
A1 - Spieß, Alex
A1 - Beglau, Thi Hai Yen
A1 - Schmidt, Bernd M.
A1 - Janiak, Christoph
T1 - Synthesis and Characterization of a Crystalline Imine-Based Covalent Organic Framework with Triazine Node and Biphenyl Linker and Its Fluorinated Derivate for CO2/CH4 Separation
N2 - : A catalyst-free Schiff base reaction was applied to synthesize two imine-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs). The condensation reaction of 1,3,5-tris-(4-aminophenyl)triazine (TAPT) with 4,40-biphenyldicarboxaldehyde led to the structure of HHU-COF-1 (HHU = Heinrich-Heine University). The fluorinated analog HHU-COF-2 was obtained with 2,20,3,30,5,50,6,60-octafluoro 4,40
-biphenyldicarboxaldehyde. Solid-state NMR, infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and elemental analysis confirmed the successful formation of the two network structures. The crystalline materials are characterized by high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface areas of 2352 m2/g for HHU-COF-1 and 1356 m2/g for HHU-COF-2. The products of a larger-scale synthesis were applied to prepare mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) with the polymer Matrimid. CO2/CH4 permeation tests revealed a moderate increase in CO2 permeability at constant selectivity for HHU-COF-1 as a dispersed phase, whereas application of the fluorinated COF led to a CO2/CH4 selectivity increase from 42 for the pure Matrimid membrane to 51 for 8 wt% of HHU-COF-2 and a permeability increase from 6.8 to 13.0 Barrer for the 24 wt% MMM
KW - Separation
KW - COF
KW - MMM
KW - CO2
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-618625
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15082807
VL - 15
IS - 8
SP - 2807
PB - MDPI
AN - OPUS4-61862
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - C. Pardo Pérez, L.
A1 - Arndt, A.
A1 - Stojkovikj, S.
A1 - Y. Ahmet, I.
A1 - T. Arens,, J.
A1 - Dattila, F.
A1 - Wendt, R.
A1 - de Oliveira Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Radtke, Martin
A1 - Davies, V.
A1 - Höflich, K.
A1 - Köhnen, E.
A1 - Tockhorn, P.
A1 - Golnak, R.
A1 - Xiao, J.
A1 - Schuck, G.
A1 - Wollgarten, M.
A1 - López, N.
A1 - T. Mayer, M.
T1 - Determining Structure-Activity Relationships in Oxide Derived CuSn Catalysts During CO2 Electroreduction Using X-Ray Spectroscopy
N2 - The development of earth-abundant catalysts for selective electrochemical CO2 conversion is a central challenge. Cu-Sn bimetallic catalysts can yield selective CO2 reduction toward either CO or formate. This study presents oxide-derived Cu-Sn catalysts tunable for either product and seeks to understand the synergetic effects between Cu and Sn causing these selectivity trends. The materials undergo significant transformations under CO2 reduction conditions, and their dynamic bulk and surface structures are revealed by correlating observations from multiple methods—X-ray absorption spectroscopy for in situ study, and quasi in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for surface sensitivity. For both types of catalysts, Cu transforms to metallic Cu0 under reaction conditions. However, the Sn speciation and content differ significantly between the catalyst types: the CO-selective catalysts exhibit a surface Sn content of 13 at. % predominantly present as oxidized Sn, while the formate-selective catalysts display an Sn content of ≈70 at. % consisting of both metallic Sn0 and Sn oxide species. Density functional theory simulations suggest that Snδ+ sites weaken CO adsorption, thereby enhancing CO selectivity, while Sn0 sites hinder H adsorption and promote formate production. This study reveals the complex dependence of catalyst structure, composition, and speciation with electrochemical bias in bimetallic Cu catalysts.
KW - Electrochemical CO2 conversion
KW - Cu catalysts
KW - X-ray absorption spectroscopy
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-547116
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202103328
SN - 1614-6832
VL - 12
IS - 5
SP - 2103328
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
AN - OPUS4-54711
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Cakir, Cafer Tufan
A1 - Bogoclu, Can
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Streli, Christina
A1 - de Oliveira Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Radtke, Martin
T1 - Machine learning for efficient grazing-exit x-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy analysis: Bayesian optimization approach
N2 - In materials science, traditional techniques for analyzing layered structures are essential for obtaining information about local structure, electronic properties and chemical states. While valuable, these methods often require high vacuum environments and have limited depth profiling capabilities. The grazing exit x-ray absorption near-edge structure (GE-XANES) technique addresses these limitations by providing depth-resolved insight at ambient conditions, facilitating in situ material analysis without special sample preparation. However, GE-XANES is limited by long data acquisition times, which hinders its practicality for various applications. To overcome this, we have incorporated Bayesian optimization (BO) into the GE-XANES data acquisition process. This innovative approach potentially reduces measurement time by a factor of 50. We have used a standard GE-XANES experiment, which serve as reference, to validate the effectiveness and accuracy of the BO-informed experimental setup. Our results show that this optimized approach maintains data quality while significantly improving efficiency, making GE-XANES more accessible to a wider range of materials science applications.
KW - Machine Learning
KW - GE-XANES
KW - Bayesian Optimization
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-603955
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-2153/ad4253
VL - 5
IS - 2
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - IOP Publishing
AN - OPUS4-60395
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Cano Murillo, Natalia
A1 - Ghasem Zadeh Khorasani, Media
A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee
A1 - Emamverdi, Farnaz
A1 - Cacua, K.
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Sturm, Heinz
T1 - Carrier Fibers for the Safe Dosage of Nanoparticles in Nanocomposites: Nanomechanical and Thermomechanical Study on Polycarbonate/Boehmite Electrospun Fibers Embedded in Epoxy Resin
N2 - The reinforcing effect of boehmite nanoparticles (BNP) in epoxy resins for fiber composite lightweight construction is related to the formation of a soft but bound interphase between filler and polymer. The interphase is able to dissipate crack propagation energy and consequently increases the fracture toughness of the epoxy resin. Usually, the nanoparticles are dispersed in the resin and then mixed with the hardener to form an applicable mixture to impregnate the fibers. If one wishes to locally increase the fracture toughness at particularly stressed positions of the fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPC), this could be done by spraying nanoparticles from a suspension. However, this would entail high costs for removing the nanoparticles from the ambient air. We propose that a fiber fleece containing bound nanoparticles be inserted at exposed locations. For the present proof-of-concept study, an electrospun polycarbonate nonwoven and taurine modified BNP are proposed. After fabrication of suitable PC/EP/BNP composites, the thermomechanical properties were tested by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). Comparatively, the local nanomechanical properties such as stiffness and elastic modulus were determined by atomic force microscopy (AFM). An additional investigation of the distribution of the nanoparticles in the epoxy matrix, which is a prerequisite for an effective nanocomposite, is carried out by scanning electron microscopy in transmission mode (TSEM). From the results it can be concluded that the concept of carrier fibers for nanoparticles is viable.
KW - Advanced materials
KW - Electrospun nanocomposite fiber
KW - Nanomechanical charecteisation
KW - Nanosafety
KW - Epoxy nanocomposites
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-528265
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11061591
VL - 11
IS - 6
SP - 1591
PB - MDPI
CY - CH - 4020 Basel, Switzerland
AN - OPUS4-52826
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Cano Murillo, Natalia
A1 - Ghasem Zadeh Khorasani, Media
A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee
A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Sturm, Heinz
T1 - Nanomechanical study of polycarbonate/boehmite nanoparticles/epoxy ternary composite and their interphases
N2 - Thermoplastic modified thermosets are of great interest especially due to their improved fracture toughness. Comparable enhancements have been achieved by adding different nanofillers including inorganic particles such as nanosized boehmite. Here, we present a nanomechanical study of two composite systems, the first comprising a polycarbonate (PC) layer in contact with epoxy resin (EP) and the second consisting of a PC layer containing boehmite nanoparticles (BNP) which is also in contact with an EP layer. The interaction between PC and EP monomer is tested by in situ Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) analysis, from which a reaction induced phase separation of the PC phase is inferred. Both systems are explored by atomic force microscopy (AFM) force spectroscopy. AFM force-distance curves (FDC) show no alteration of the mechanical properties of EP at the interface to PC. However, when a PC phase loaded with BNP is put in contact with an epoxy system during curing, a considerable mechanical improvement exceeding the rule of mixture was detected.
The trend of BNP to agglomerate preferentially around EP dominated regions and the stiffening effect of BNP on EP shown by spatial resolved measurements of Young's modulus, suggest the effective presence of BNP within the EP phase.
KW - Composites
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Thermoplastics
KW - Thermosets
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-515965
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/app.50231
SN - 0021-8995
SN - 1097-4628
VL - 138
IS - 12
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Wiley
CY - New York, NY
AN - OPUS4-51596
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Casali, L.
A1 - Broll, V.
A1 - Ciurili, S.
A1 - Braga, D.
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Gepioni, F.
T1 - Facilitating Nitrification Inhibition through Green, Mechanochemical Synthesis of a Novel Nitrapyrin Complex
N2 - Nitrapyrin (NP) is applied to cultivated soils to inhibit the enzymatic activity of ammonia monooxygenase (AMO), but its poor aqueous solubility and high volatility severely limit its application. β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) is commonly used to form inclusion complexes with hydrophobic molecules, improving water solubility and stability upon complexation. Here we report on the mechanochemical synthesis of the inclusion complex β-CD·NP, characterized via a combination of solid-state techniques, including exsitu and in situ X-ray diffraction, Raman and NMR spectroscopies, transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The pure inhibitor NP was also structurally characterized. The β-CD·NP complex presents improved solubility and thermal stability, and still inhibits the enzymatic activity of AMO with high efficacy. All results indicate that the inclusion of NP into β-CD represents a viable route for the preparation of a novel class of inhibitors, with improved properties related to stability, water solubility, and good inhibition activity.
KW - Mechanochemistry
KW - Nitrification
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-537154
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.1c00681
SN - 1528-7505
VL - 21
IS - 10
SP - 5792
EP - 5799
PB - ACS Publications
AN - OPUS4-53715
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Casali, Lucia
A1 - Carta, Maria
A1 - Michalchuk, Adam
A1 - Delogu, Francesco
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
T1 - Kinetics of the mechanically induced ibuprofen–nicotinamide co-crystal formation by in situ X-ray diffraction
N2 - Mechanochemistry is drawing attention from the pharmaceutical industry given its potential for sustainable material synthesis and manufacture. Scaling mechanochemical processes to industrial level remains a challenge due to an incomplete understanding of their underlying mechanisms. We here show how time-resolved in situ powder X-ray diffraction data, coupled with analytical kinetic modelling, provides a powerful approach to gain mechanistic insight into mechanochemical reactions. By using the ibuprofen–nicotinamide co-crystal mechanosynthesis as a benchmark system, we investigate the behaviour of the solids involved and identify the factors that promote the reaction. As mechanochemical mechanisms become increasingly clear, it promises to become a breakthrough in the industrial preparation of advanced pharmaceuticals.
KW - Mechanochemistry
KW - Kinetics
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-608820
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CP01457J
SN - 1463-9084
VL - 26
SP - 22041
EP - 22048
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
CY - Cambridge
AN - OPUS4-60882
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chakraborty, Gouri
A1 - Das, Prasenjit
A1 - Bhattacharya, Biswajit
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Thomas, Arne
T1 - Room-temperature superprotonic conductivity in COOH-functionalized multicomponent covalent organic frameworks
N2 - In solid materials, the development of hydrogen bonding (H-bonding) networks within pores is crucial for efficient proton conductance. In this study, a chemically stable carboxylic acid-functionalized, quinoline-linked 2D microporous covalent organic framework (COF) (Qy-COOH) was synthesized using the Doebner multicomponent reaction (MCR) and compared to a similar framework lacking the –COOH functionality (Qy-H), prepared via an MC Domino reaction. The proton conductivity of the –COOH-functionalized MCR-COF was significantly enhanced, reaching 10−2 S cm−1, attributed to strong H-bonding interactions between water molecules and the dangling –COOH groups within the COF pores. In contrast, the analogous Qy-H framework exhibited a much lower proton conductivity of 10−5 S cm−1, while an imine-based COF showed only 10−6 S cm−1. This work represents the first demonstration of a general strategy to achieve efficient proton conduction in a class of layered 2D –COOH-functionalized COFs, offering superprotonic conductivity without requiring additives at room temperature. The MCR-COF design approach provides a promising pathway for developing highly stable and high-performance proton-conducting materials.
KW - Multicomponebt
KW - COF
KW - Proton Conductivity
KW - Superprotonic
PY - 2026
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-653526
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D5SC06953J
SN - 2041-6520
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-65352
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chakraborty, P.
A1 - Mouton, I.
A1 - Gault, B.
A1 - Tehranchi, Ali
A1 - Neugebauer, J.
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
T1 - Effect of Sn on stacking fault energies in zirconium and its hydrides
N2 - Hydrogen embrittlement in Zr-alloy fuel cladding is a primary safety concern for water-based nuclear reactors. Here we investigated the stabilization of planar defects within the forming hydrides by Sn, the primary alloying element of Zircaloy-4 used in the cladding. In order to explain the formation of hydrides and planar defects observed in our experiments, we performed atomic-scale ab initio calculations focusing on the solute interactions with generalized stacking faults in hcp 𝛼-Zr and fcc zirconium hydrides. Our calculations showed that an increase in Sn concentration leads to a stabilization of stacking faults in both the 𝛼-Zr and hydride phases. However, the solution enthalpy of Sn is lower in the 𝛼-Zr as compared to the other hydride phases, indicative of two competing processes of Sn depletion/enrichment at the Zr hydride/matrix interface. This is corroborated by experimental findings, where Sn is less soluble in hydrides and is mostly found trapped at interfaces and planar defects, indicative of stacking faults inside the hydride phases. Our systematic investigation enables us to understand the presence and distribution of solutes in the hydride phases, which provides a deeper insight into the microstructural evolution of such alloy's properties during its service lifetime.
KW - Defects
KW - First-principles calculations
KW - Interface and surface thermodynamics
KW - Microstructure
KW - Hydrides
KW - Structural properties
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-618044
DO - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.033605
SN - 2475-9953
VL - 8
IS - 3
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - APS
AN - OPUS4-61804
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chambers, M. S.
A1 - Hunter, R. D.
A1 - Hollamby, M. J.
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Smith, A. J.
A1 - Snow, T.
A1 - Danks, A. E.
A1 - Schnepp, Z.
T1 - In Situ and Ex Situ X‑ray Diffraction and Small-Angle X‑ray Scattering Investigations of the Sol−Gel Synthesis of Fe3N and Fe3C
N2 - Iron nitride (Fe3N) and iron carbide (Fe3C) nanoparticles can be prepared via sol−gel synthesis. While sol−gel methods are simple, it can be difficult to control the crystalline composition, i.e., to achieve a Rietveld-pure product. In a previous in situ synchrotron study of the sol−gel synthesis of Fe3N/Fe3C, we showed that the reaction proceeds as follows:
Fe3O4 → FeOx → Fe3N → Fe3C. There was considerable overlap between the different phases, but we were unable to ascertain whether this was due to the experimental setup (side-on heating of a quartz capillary which could lead to thermal gradients) or whether individual particle reactions proceed at different rates. In this paper, we use in situ wide- and small-angle X-ray scattering (wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)) to demonstrate that the overlapping phases are indeed due to variable reaction rates. While the initial oxide nanoparticles have a small range of diameters, the size range expands considerably and very rapidly during the oxide−nitride transition. This has implications for the isolation of Rietveld-pure Fe3N, and in an extensive laboratory study, we were indeed unable to isolate phasepure Fe3N. However, we made the surprising discovery that Rietveld-pure Fe3C nanoparticles can be produced at 500 °C with a sufficient furnace dwell time. This is considerably lower than the previous reports of the sol−gel synthesis of Fe3C nanoparticles.
KW - Small-angle X-ray Scattering
KW - SAXS
KW - Diffraction
KW - XRD
KW - Scattering
KW - Sol-gel
KW - Iron nitride
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Iron carbide
KW - Catalyst
KW - In-situ
KW - Ex-situ
KW - Synthesis
KW - Synchrotron
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-548226
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03442
VL - 61
IS - 18
SP - 6742
EP - 6749
PB - ACS Publications
CY - Washington
AN - OPUS4-54822
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chapartegui-Arias, Ander
A1 - Raysyan, A.
A1 - Belenguer, A. M.
A1 - Jaeger, Carsten
A1 - Tchipilov, Teodor
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Abad Andrade, Carlos Enrique
A1 - Beyer, S.
A1 - Schneider, Rudolf
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
T1 - Tailored mobility in a zeolite imidazolate framework (ZIF) antibody conjugate
N2 - Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) hybrid fluorescent nanoparticles and ZIF antibody conjugates have been synthesized, characterized, and employed in lateral-flow immunoassay (LFIA). The bright fluorescence of the conjugates and the possibility to tailor their mobility gives a huge potential for diagnostic assays. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as label, proved the integrity, stability, and dispersibility of the antibody conjugates, LC-MS/MS provided evidence that a covalent link was established between these metal-organic frameworks and lysine residues in IgG antibodies.
KW - ZIF
KW - ELISA
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-532096
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202100803
SN - 0947-6539
SN - 1521-3765
VL - 27
IS - 36
SP - 9414
EP - 9421
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-53209
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chemello, Giovanni
A1 - Despotelis, Konstantinos
A1 - Paton, Keith
A1 - Clifford, Charles A
A1 - Pollard, Andrew
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Approaches for the measurement of lateral dimensions of graphene oxide flakes using scanning electron microscopy
N2 - There is a practical need, especially from the industrial community, to accurately measure the size and shape of graphene oxide (GO) flakes of commercial origin, in a reliable, simple, and unambiguous way. The sample preparation is a decisive step to obtain a homogeneous distribution of flakes on a substrate, which is suitable for image analysis. A certain level of inhomogeneity was still found but could be accepted for the purpose of this lateral size measurement study. A measurement procedure for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) including sample preparation, measurement, image analysis and reporting was developed and validated to be applied for the lateral size analysis of “real-world” 2D flakes. Samples were produced for analysis by drop casting GO dispersions onto Si/SiO2 substrates. After SEM imaging, the images were analysed using two approaches to derive size and shape parameters. The influence of different operators has been evaluated. A maximum difference of 10% for the size descriptor and 2% for shape descriptor was found for both image analysis approaches when different samples of the same source material are measured and analysed by the same operator, hence indicating variability caused by sample preparation and analysing different sample areas. When different laboratories/operators perform the image analysis on exactly the same images and same flakes, the deviation found for the size descriptor is 2% and 4.6% corresponding to the two approaches applied, while no difference in the shape descriptor is observed.
KW - Graphene oxide
KW - SEM
KW - Lateral dimension
KW - Standardisation
KW - Imaging
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-625070
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959X/adae28
VL - 6
IS - 1
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - IOP Publishing
AN - OPUS4-62507
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chemello, Giovanni
A1 - Knigge, Xenia
A1 - Ciornii, Dmitri
A1 - Reed, B.P.
A1 - Pollard, A.J.
A1 - Clifford, C.A.
A1 - Howe, T.
A1 - Vyas, N.
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - Influence of the Morphology on the Functionalization of Graphene Nanoplatelets Analyzed by Comparative Photoelectron Spectroscopy with Soft and Hard X-Rays
N2 - Since its isolation, graphene has received growing attention from academia and industry due to its unique properties. However, the “what is my material” barrier hinders further commercialization. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is considered as a method of choice for the determination of the elemental and chemical composition. In this work the influence of the morphology of graphene particles on the XPS results is studied and investigated as a function of X-ray energy, using conventional XPS with Al K𝜶 radiation and hard X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (HAXPES) using Cr K𝜶 radiation. Thereby, the information depth is varied between 10 and 30 nm. For this purpose, two commercial powders containing graphene nanoplatelets with lateral dimensions of either ≈100 nm or in the micrometer range are compared. These larger ones exist as stack of graphene layers which is inspected with scanning electron microscopy. Both kinds of particles are then functionalized with either oxygen or fluorine. The size of the graphene particles is found to influence the degree of functionalization. Only the combination of XPS and HAXPES allows to detect the functionalization at the outermost surface of the particles or even of the stacks and to provide new insights into the functionalization process.
KW - Functionalized graphene
KW - Hard-energy X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
KW - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-578860
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202300116
SN - 2196-7350
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley VCH
AN - OPUS4-57886
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chemello, Giovanni
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - XPS–SEM/EDS Tandem Analysis for the Elemental Composition of Functionalized Graphene Nanoplatelets
N2 - Over the past decade, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has advanced to enable the accurate analysis of light elements such as C, N, or O. For this reason, EDS is becoming increasingly interesting as an analytical method for the elemental analysis of functionalized graphene and could be an attractive alternative to Xray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), which is considered the most important method for elemental analysis. In this study, comparative XPS and EDS investigations under different excitation conditions are carried out on commercially available powders containing graphene particles with different morphologies. The slightly different XPS/HAXPES and EDS results can be explained by the different information depths of the methods and the functionalization of the particle surfaces. For the material with smaller graphene particles and higher O/C ratios, all methods reported a lower O/C ratio in pellets compared with the unpressed powder samples. This clearly shows that sample preparation has a significant influence on the quantification results, especially for such a type of morphology. Overall, the study demonstrates that EDS is a reliable and fast alternative to XPS for the elemental quantification of functionalized graphene particles, provided that differences in the information depth are taken into account. Particle morphology can be examined in parallel with quantitative element analysis, since EDS spectrometers are typically coupled with SEM, which are available in a huge number of analytical laboratories.
KW - Graphene oxide
KW - SEM/EDS
KW - XPS/HAXPES
KW - Elemental composition
KW - Functionalization
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-647294
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c07830
SN - 2470-1343
SP - 1
EP - 7
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
AN - OPUS4-64729
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chen, Z.
A1 - Perez, J. P. H.
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Blukis, R.
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Stammeier, J. A.
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Smith, A. J.
A1 - Benning, L. G.
T1 - Impact of organic phosphates on the structure and composition of short-range ordered iron nanophases
N2 - Organic phosphates (OP) are important nutrient components for living cells in natural environments, where they readily interact with ubiquitous iron phases such as hydrous ferric oxide, ferrihydrite (FHY). FHY partakes in many key bio(geo)chemical reactions including iron-mediated carbon storage in soils, or iron-storage in living organisms. However, it is still unknown how OP affects the formation, structure and properties of FHY. Here, we document how β-glycerophosphate (GP), a model OP ligand, affects the structure and properties of GP–FHY nanoparticles synthesized by coprecipitation at variable nominal molar P/Fe ratios (0.01 to 0.5). All GP–FHY precipitates were characterized by a maximum solid P/Fe ratio of 0.22, irrespective of the nominal P/Fe ratio. With increasing nominal P/Fe ratio, the specific surface area of the GP–FHY precipitates decreased sharply from 290 to 3 m2 g−1, accompanied by the collapse of their pore structure. The Fe–P local bonding environment gradually transitioned from a bidentate binuclear geometry at low P/Fe ratios to monodentate mononuclear geometry at high P/Fe ratios. This transition was accompanied by a decrease in coordination number of edge-sharing Fe polyhedra, and the loss of the corner-sharing Fe polyhedra. We show that Fe(III) polymerization is impeded by GP, and that the GP–FHY structure is highly dependent on the P/Fe ratio. We discuss the role that natural OP-bearing Fe(III) nanophases have in biogeochemical reactions between Fe–P and C species in aquatic systems.
KW - Organic phosphates
KW - Iron nanophases
KW - Scattering
KW - Diffraction
KW - Nanomaterials
KW - Coprecipitation
KW - Carbon storage
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-599399
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3na01045g
SN - 2516-0230
SP - 1
EP - 13
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
CY - Cambridge
AN - OPUS4-59939
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chewle, Surahit
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Weber, M.
T1 - Effect of choice of solvent on crystallization pathway of paracetamol: An experimental and theoretical case study
N2 - The choice of solvents influences crystalline solid formed during the crystallization of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). The underlying effects are not always well understood because of the complexity of the systems. Theoretical models are often insufficient to describe this phenomenon. In this study, the crystallization behavior of the model drug paracetamol in different solvents was studied based on experimental and molecular dynamics data. The crystallization process was followed in situ using time-resolved Raman spectroscopy. Molecular dynamics with simulated annealing algorithm was used for an atomistic understanding of the underlying processes. The experimental and theoretical data indicate that paracetamol molecules adopt a particular geometry in a given solvent predefining the crystallization of certain polymorphs
KW - Crystallization
KW - Nucleation
KW - Polymorphism
KW - Raman spectroscopy
KW - Cassical nucleation theory
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-520052
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10121107
SN - 2073-4352
VL - 10
IS - 12
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-52005
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chinellato, Fabio
A1 - Wilbig, Janka
A1 - Al-Sabbagh, Dominik
A1 - Colombo, P.
A1 - Günster, Jens
T1 - Gas flow assisted powder deposition for enhanced flowability of fine powders: 3D printing of alpha-tricalcium phosphate
N2 - The possibility of creating patient-specific individual implants makes Additive Manufacturing technologies of special interest for the medical sector. For substitution of bone defects, powder based Additive Manufacturing by Binder Jetting is a suitable method to produce complex scaffold-like structures made of bioceramics with easily adapted geometries and controlled porosity. The process inherent residual porosity in the printed part, even though desired as it supports bone ingrowth, also leads to limited mechanical strength. Currently, bioceramic scaffolds made by Binder Jetting feature suitable biocompatible and biodegradable properties, while a sufficient mechanical stability is rather challenging. The purpose of this work is to apply the gas flow assisted powder deposition introduced in 2014 by Zocca et al., to the powder bed during printing of bioceramic tablets and scaffolds using α-TCP powder as feedstock. This enables exploiting the advantages of an increased powder bed density, thereby improving the mechanical properties of the printed parts.
KW - Additive Manufacturing
KW - Binder Jetting
KW - Gas flow assisted powder deposition
KW - Alpha-tricalcium phosphate
KW - Scaffold
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-510138
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2020.100003
SN - 2666-5395
VL - 1
SP - 100003
PB - Elsevier Ltd.
AN - OPUS4-51013
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Choi, Ching-Yi
A1 - Lossada, F.
A1 - Walter, K.
A1 - Fleck-Kunde, T.
A1 - Behrens, S.
A1 - Meinelt, T.
A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana
A1 - Hiller, M.
A1 - Oschkinat, H.
A1 - Dallmann, A.
A1 - Taden, A.
A1 - Börner, H.G.
T1 - Organic transformation of lignin into mussel-inspired glues: next-generation 2K adhesive for setting corals under saltwater
N2 - The 2-methoxyphenol units (G-units) in lignin are modified by demethylation and oxidation to provide the activated lignin as one part of an advanced biobased two-component (2K) adhesive system, which exhibits promising shear strengths in dry and underwater applications. The activation of lignin is straightforward and generates quinones via demethylation and periodate oxidation. These act as Michael acceptors and react smoothly with multi-thiol-star polymers to yield thiol-catechol connectivities (TCCs). The mussel-inspired material platform acts as a very robust and versatile adhesive, combining low-cost and readily available lignin with multi-thiols to achieve outstanding adhesion strengths of up to 15 MPa in dry application. In particular, the 2K system is compatible with the marine biological environment and shows no acute toxicity to sensitive organisms such as fish eggs. Thus, one possible application of this material could be an adhesive for setting temperature-resistant corals in damaged reefs.
KW - Lignin modification
KW - Mussel-inspired adhesive systems
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-594588
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d3gc03680d
SN - 1463-9270
SP - 1
EP - 15
PB - RSC
CY - Cambridge
AN - OPUS4-59458
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chowdhary, S.
A1 - Moschner, J.
A1 - Mikolajczak, D. J.
A1 - Becker, M.
A1 - Thünemann, Andreas
A1 - Kästner, Claudia
A1 - Klemczak, D.
A1 - Stegemann, A.-K.
A1 - Böttcher, C.
A1 - Metrangolo, P.
A1 - Netz, R. R.
A1 - Koksch, B.
T1 - The Impact of Halogenated Phenylalanine Derivatives on NFGAIL Amyloid Formation
N2 - The hexapeptide hIAPP22–27 (NFGAIL) is known as a crucial amyloid core sequence of the human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) whose aggregates can be used to better understand the wild‐type hIAPP′s toxicity to β‐cell death. In amyloid research, the role of hydrophobic and aromatic‐aromatic interactions as potential driving forces during the aggregation process is controversially discussed not only in case of NFGAIL, but also for amyloidogenic peptides in general. We have used halogenation of the aromatic residue as a strategy to modulate hydrophobic and aromatic‐aromatic interactions and prepared a library of NFGAIL variants containing fluorinated and iodinated phenylalanine analogues. We used thioflavin T staining, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS) to study the impact of side‐chain halogenation on NFGAIL amyloid formation kinetics. Our data revealed a synergy between aggregation behavior and hydrophobicity of the phenylalanine residue. This study introduces systematic fluorination as a toolbox to further investigate the nature of the amyloid self‐assembly process.
KW - Small-angle X-ray scattering
KW - SAXS
KW - Nanoparticle
KW - Nanostructure
KW - Peptide
KW - Amyloid
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-518632
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202000373
VL - 21
IS - 24
SP - 3544
EP - 3554
PB - Wiley
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-51863
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Chowdhary, S.
A1 - Schmidt, R. F.
A1 - Sahoo, A. K.
A1 - tom Dieck, T.
A1 - Hohmann, T.
A1 - Schade, B.
A1 - Brademann-Jock, Kerstin
A1 - Thünemann, Andreas
A1 - Netz, R. R.
A1 - Gradzielski, M.
A1 - Koksch, B.
T1 - Rational design of amphiphilic fluorinated peptides: Evaluation of self-assembly properties and hydrogel formation
N2 - Advanced peptide-based nanomaterials composed of self-assembling peptides (SAPs) are of emerging interest in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. The introduction of fluorine into peptides, in fact, offers unique opportunities to tune their biophysical properties and intermolecular interactions. In particular, the degree of fluorination plays a crucial role in peptide engineering as it can be used to control the characteristics of fluorine-specific interactions and, thus, peptide conformation and self-assembly. Here, we designed and explored a series of amphipathic peptides by incorporating the fluorinated amino acids (2S)-4-monofluoroethylglycine (MfeGly), (2S)-4,4-difluoroethylglycine (DfeGly) and (2S)-4,4,4-trifluoroethylglycine (TfeGly) as hydrophobic components. This approach enabled studying the impact of fluorination on secondary structure formation and peptide self-assembly on a systematic basis. We show that the interplay between polarity and hydrophobicity, both induced differentially by varying degrees of side chain fluorination, does affect peptide folding significantly. A greater degree of fluorination promotes peptide fibrillation and subsequent formation of physical hydrogels in physiological conditions. Molecular simulations revealed the key role played by electrostatically driven intra-chain and inter-chain contact pairs that are modulated by side chain fluorination and give insights into the different self-organization behaviour of selected peptides. Our study provides a systematic report about the distinct features of fluorinated oligomeric peptides with potential applications as peptide-based biomaterials.
KW - Small-angle X-ray scattering
KW - SAXS
KW - Amyloid
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-553504
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NR01648F
SN - 2040-3364
VL - 14
IS - 28
SP - 10176
EP - 10189
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry
AN - OPUS4-55350
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Christopher, I
A1 - Michalchuk, Adam
A1 - Pulham, C.
A1 - Morrison, C.
T1 - Towards Computational Screening for New Energetic Molecules: Calculation of Heat of Formation and Determination of Bond Strengths by Local Mode Analysis
N2 - The reliable determination of gas-phase and solid-state heats of formation are important considerations in energetic materials research. Herein, the ability of PM7 to calculate the gas-phase heats of formation for CNHO-only and inorganic compounds has been critically evaluated, and for the former, comparisons drawn with isodesmic equations and Atom equivalence methods. Routes to obtain solid-state heats of formation for a range of singlecomponent molecular solids, salts, and co-crystals were also evaluated. Finally, local vibrational mode analysis has been used to calculate bond length/force constant curves for seven different chemical bonds occurring in CHNO-containing molecules, which allow for rapid identification of the weakest bond, opening up great potential to rationalise decomposition pathways. Both metrics are important tools in rationalising the design of new energetic materials through computational screening processes.
KW - Energetic materials
KW - Density functional theory
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-530371
DO - https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2021.726357
VL - 9
SP - 726357
AN - OPUS4-53037
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Ciornii, Dmitri
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Wachtendorf, Volker
A1 - Fengler, Petra
A1 - Altmann, Korinna
T1 - Interlaboratory Comparison Reveals State of the Art in Microplastic Detection and Quantification Methods
N2 - In this study, we investigate the current accuracy of widely used microplastic (MP) detection methods through an interlaboratory comparison (ILC) involving ISO-approved techniques. The ILC was organized under the prestandardization platform of VAMAS (Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards) and gathered a large number (84) of analytical laboratories across the globe. The aim of this ILC was (i) to test and to compare two thermo-analytical and three spectroscopical methods with respect to their suitability to identify and quantify microplastics in a water-soluble matrix and (ii) to test the suitability of the microplastic test materials to be used in ILCs. Two reference materials (RMs), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene (PE) as powders with rough size ranges between 10 and 200 μm, were used to press tablets for the ILC. The following parameters had to be assessed: polymer identity, mass fraction, particle number concentration, and particle size distribution. The reproducibility, SR, in thermo-analytical experiments ranged from 62%−117% (for PE) and 45.9%−62% (for PET). In spectroscopical experiments, the SR varied between 121% and 129% (for PE) and 64% and 70% (for PET). Tablet dissolution turned out to be a very challenging step and should be optimized. Based on the knowledge gained, development of guidance for improved tablet filtration is in progress. Further, in this study, we discuss the main sources of uncertainties that need to be considered and minimized for preparation of standardized protocols for future measurements with higher accuracy.
KW - Microplastics
KW - Interlaboratory comparison
KW - PlasticsFatE
KW - PET
KW - PE
KW - Reference materials
KW - VAMAS
KW - Thermo-analytical methods
KW - Spectroscopical methods
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-630462
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.4c05403
SN - 1520-6882
VL - 97
SP - 8719
EP - 8728
PB - ACS Publications
AN - OPUS4-63046
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Coburger, Peter
A1 - de Oliveira Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Abbenseth, Josh
T1 - Combining geometric constraint and redox non-innocence within an ambiphilic PBiP pincer ligand
N2 - The first pincer ligand featuring a strictly T-shaped pnictogen donor moiety was synthesised. The PBiP ligand's redox activity facilitates unprecedented ambiphilic bonding of the Bi centre with transition metals through the Bi(6p) orbital.
KW - EXAFS
KW - Pincer Ligand
KW - Group 15 metals
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-611113
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D4SC00197D
SN - 2041-6520
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-61111
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Cope, Elana J.
A1 - Bustamante, Joana
A1 - Johnson, Zöe M.
A1 - Lancaster, Alicia
A1 - Gurunathan, Ramya
A1 - George, Janine
A1 - Agne, Matthias T.
T1 - Heat capacity estimation of complex materials for energy technologies
N2 - The control of heat in energy materials is one of the greatest current engineering challenges. Accurate estimations of heat capacity are key in creating and using materials safely and efficiently. Current models for heat capacity are often limited due to crude estimations of the phonon density of states, which is a key component of the thermodynamic definition of heat capacity. Utilization of a more detailed phonon density of states, which can easily be obtained from machine-learned algorithms, combined with dilation and electronic contributions, yields heat capacity estimations that are 29% better than the widely utilized Debye model and are comparable to state-of-the-art quantum mechanical calculations. The framework and necessary tools for heat capacity estimations demonstrated herein can be built into more detailed models and analyses, such as high-throughput characterization, transport models, or other thermodynamic assessments. Consequently, the so-called vibrational + dilation + electronic (VDE) model of heat capacity developed in this work better enables the informed design of next-generation devices.
KW - Materials Design
KW - Heat Capacity
KW - Machine learning potentials
KW - Thermal Management
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-645711
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2025.102054
SN - 2542-4351
VL - 9
IS - 8
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Elsevier Inc.
AN - OPUS4-64571
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Cordsmeier, Leo
A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin
T1 - DNA Stability in Biodosimetry, Pharmacy and DNA Based Data-Storage: Optimal Storage and Handling Conditions
N2 - DNA long-term stability and integrity is of importance for applications in DNA based bio-dosimetry, data-storage, pharmaceutical quality-control, donor insemination and DNA based functional nanomaterials. Standard protocols for these applications involve repeated freeze-thaw cycles of the DNA, which can cause detrimental damage to the nucleobases, as well as the sugar-phosphate backbone and therefore the whole molecule. Throughout the literature three hypotheses can be found about the underlying mechanisms occurring during freeze-thaw cycles. It is hypothesized that DNA single-strand breaks during freezing can be induced by mechanical stress leading to shearing of the DNA molecule, by acidic pH causing damage through depurination and beta elimination or by the presence of metal ions catalyzing oxidative damage via reactive oxygen species (ROS). Here we test these hypotheses under well defined conditions with plasmid DNA pUC19 in high-purity buffer (1xPBS) at physiological salt and pH 7.4 conditions, under pH 6 and in the presence of metal ions in combination with the radical scavengers DMSO and Ectoine. The results show for the 2686 bp long plasmid DNA, that neither mechanical stress, nor pH 6 lead to degradation during repeated freeze-thaw cycles. In contrast, the presence of metal ions (Fe2+) leads to degradation of DNA via the production of radical species.
KW - DNA
KW - DNA stability
KW - Pharmacy
KW - Reference material
KW - pUC19
KW - Strand break
KW - SSB
KW - Dosimetry
KW - Biodosimetry
KW - Biologisches Dosimeter
KW - DNA Dosimeter
KW - Quality control
KW - Plasmid DNA
KW - DNA data storage
KW - Nucleobase
KW - Base damage
KW - Base loss
KW - DNA degradation
KW - Metal ions
KW - ROS
KW - OH radical
KW - Fenton Reaction
KW - H2O2
KW - DNA based data storage
KW - Freezing
KW - Thawing
KW - Mechanical stress
KW - pH
KW - Beta elimination
KW - Ectoine
KW - Ectoin
KW - THP(B)
KW - Radical scavenger
KW - DMSO
KW - Buffer
KW - lN2
KW - DNA vortexing
KW - AGE
KW - SYBR Gold
KW - Gel electrophoresis
KW - DNA long term storage
KW - DNA reference material
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-557148
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202200391
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
AN - OPUS4-55714
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Cosimi, Andrea
A1 - Stöbener, Daniel D.
A1 - Nickl, Philip
A1 - Schusterbauer, Robert
A1 - Donskyi, Ievgen
A1 - Weinhart, Marie
T1 - Interfacial nanoengineering of hydrogel surfaces via block copolymer self-assembly
N2 - Synthetic polymer hydrogels are valuable matrices for biotransformations, drug delivery, and soft implants. While the bulk properties of hydrogels depend on chemical composition and network structure, the critical role of interfacial features is often underestimated. This work presents a nanoscale modification of the gel−water interface using polymer brushes via a straightforward “grafting-to” strategy, offering an alternative to more cumbersome “grafting-from” approaches. Functional block copolymers with photoreactive anchor blocks are successfully self-assembled and UV-immobilized on hydrogel substrates despite their low solid content (<30 wt %). This versatile technique works on both bulk- and surface-immobilized hydrogels, demonstrated on poly(hydroxypropyl acrylate), poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), and alginate gels, allowing precise control over grafting density. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry revealed a homogeneous bilayered architecture. By “brushing-up”, the hydrogels’ interface can be tailored to enhance protein adsorption, improve cell adhesion, or impair the diffusive uptake of small molecules into the bulk gels. This effective interfacial nanoengineering method is broadly applicable for enhancing hydrogel performance across a wide range of applications.
KW - Brushing-up
KW - Benzophenone
KW - LCTS-type polymer
KW - Poly(glycidyl ether) (PGE)
KW - Fibroblast adhesion
KW - XPS
KW - ToF-SIMS
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-652966
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c18632
SN - 1944-8244
VL - 17
IS - 6
SP - 10073
EP - 10086
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
CY - Washington, DC
AN - OPUS4-65296
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Costache, F.
A1 - Valette, S.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Editorial: Special Issue “Dynamics and Processes at Laser-Irradiated Surfaces—A Themed Issue in Honor of the 70th Birthday of Professor Jürgen Reif”
N2 - The Special Issue “Dynamics and Processes at Laser-irradiated Surfaces” is dedicated to the 70th birthday of Jürgen Reif, retired full professor, former Chair of Experimental Physics II of the Faculty of Physics of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus—Senftenberg in Germany.
KW - Laser ablation
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Surface functionalization
KW - Femtosecond laser
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-569482
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13030611
SN - 2079-4991
VL - 13
IS - 3
SP - 1
EP - 3
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-56948
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Crouzier, L.
A1 - Feltin, N.
A1 - Delvallée, A.
A1 - Pellegrino, Francesco
A1 - Maurino, V.
A1 - Cios, Grzegorz
A1 - Tokarski, T.
A1 - Salzmann, Christoph
A1 - Deumer, J.
A1 - Gollwitzer, C.
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Correlative analysis of the dimensional properties of bipyramidal titania nanoparticles by complementing electron microscopy with other methods
N2 - In this paper, the accurate determination of the size and size distribution of bipyramidal anatase nanoparticles (NPs) after deposition as single particles on a silicon substrate by correlative Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) analysis is described as a new measurement procedure for metrological purposes. The knowledge of the exact orientation of the NPs is a crucial step in extracting the real 3D dimensions of the particles. Two approaches are proposed to determine the geometrical orientation of individual nano‐bipyramides: (i) AFM profiling along the long bipyramid axis and (ii) stage tilting followed by SEM imaging. Furthermore, a recently developed method, Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction (TKD), which needs preparation of the crystalline NPs on electron‐transparent substrates such as TEM grids, has been tested with respect to its capability of identifying the geometrical orientation of the individual NPs. With the NPs prepared homogeneously on a TEM grid, the transmission mode in a SEM, i.e., STEM‐in‐SEM (or T‐SEM), can be also applied to extract accurate projection dimensions of the nanoparticles from the same sample area as that analysed by SEM, TKD and possibly AFM. Finally, Small Angle X‐ray Scattering (SAXS) can be used as an ensemble technique able to measure the NPs in liquid suspension and, with ab‐initio knowledge of the NP shape from the descriptive imaging techniques, to provide traceable NP size distribution and particle concentration.
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Complex-shape
KW - Bipyramid
KW - Electron microscopy
KW - AFM
KW - Size measurements
KW - TKD
KW - STEM-in-SEM
KW - SAXS
KW - Nanoparticle concentration
KW - Correlative analysis
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-539888
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11123359
SN - 2079-4991
VL - 11
IS - 12
SP - 1
EP - 19
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-53988
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Cubero, A.
A1 - Martínez, E.
A1 - Angurel, L.A.
A1 - de la Fuente, G.F.
A1 - Navarro, R.
A1 - Legall, Herbert
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Effects of laser-induced periodic surface structures on the superconducting properties of Niobium
N2 - It is well known that the use of ultrashort (fs) pulsed lasers can induce the generation of (quasi-) periodic nanostructures (LIPSS, ripples) on the surface of many materials. Such nanostructures have also been observed in sample’s surfaces irradiated with UV lasers with a pulse duration of 300 ps. In this work, we compare the characteristics of these nanostructures on 1-mm and on 25-μm thick niobium sheets induced by 30 fs n-IR and 300 ps UV pulsed lasers. In addition to conventional continuous or burst mode processing configurations, two-dimensional laser beam and line scanning modes have been investigated in this work. The latter allows the processing of large areas with a more uniform distribution of nanostructures at the surface. The influence of the generated nanostructures on the superconducting properties of niobium has also been explored. For this aim, magnetic hysteresis loops have been measured at different cryogenic temperatures to analyse how these laser treatments affect the flux pinning behaviour and, in consequence, the superconductor’s critical current values. It was observed that laser treatments are able to modify the superconducting properties of niobium samples.
T2 - E-MRS Spring Meeting 2019
CY - Nice, France
DA - 27.05.2019
KW - Superconductivity
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Niobium
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-502541
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.145140
SN - 0169-4332
SN - 1873-5584
VL - 508
IS - 1
SP - 145140-1
EP - 145140-7
PB - Elsevier
CY - Amsterdam
AN - OPUS4-50254
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Cubero, A.
A1 - Martínez, E.
A1 - Angurel, L.A.
A1 - de la Fuente, G.F.
A1 - Navarro, R.
A1 - Legall, Herbert
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Surface superconductivity changes of niobium sheets by femtosecond laser-induced periodic nanostructures
N2 - Irradiation with ultra-short (femtosecond) laser beams enables the generation of sub-wavelength laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) over large areas with controlled spatial periodicity, orientation, and depths affecting only a material layer on the sub-micrometer scale. This study reports on how fs-laser irradiation of commercially available Nb foil samples affects their superconducting behavior. DC magnetization and AC susceptibility measurements at cryogenic temperatures and with magnetic fields of different amplitude and orientation are thus analyzed and reported. This study pays special attention to the surface superconducting layer that persists above the upper critical magnetic field strength Hc2, and disappears at a higher nucleation field strength Hc3. Characteristic changes were distinguished between the surface properties of the laser-irradiated samples, as compared to the corresponding reference samples (non-irradiated). Clear correlations have been observed between the surface nanostructures and the nucleation field Hc3, which depends on the relative orientation of the magnetic field and the surface patterns developed by the laser irradiation.
KW - Niobium
KW - Surface superconductivity
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Nanostructures
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-518462
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10122525
SN - 2079-4991
VL - 10(12)
IS - Special issue "Laser-generated periodic nanostructures"
SP - 1
EP - 16
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-51846
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Dal Molin, E. S.
A1 - Henning, L. M.
A1 - Müller, J. T.
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Bekheet, M. F.
A1 - Gurlo, A.
A1 - Simon, U.
T1 - Robocasting of ordered mesoporous silica‐based monoliths: Rheological, textural, and mechanical characterization
N2 - Hierarchically porous, high‐surface‐area silica materials are excellent candidates for multiple applications like catalysis and environmental remediation. Shaping these materials with additive manufacturing (AM) techniques, like robocasting, could enable their use with the benefit of on‐demand, customized shaping and maximizing performance. Herein, ordered mesoporous silica COK‐12 slurries were robocasted into monoliths, containing different ratios of uncalcined COK‐12 and sodium bentonite (0–25 wt.%). The rheology of the mixed slurries is characterized by lower flow indexes (0.69 vs. 0.32) and higher yield stresses (96 vs. 259 Pa) compared to pure COK‐12 ones. Monoliths were printed in woodpile structures and calcined at 600°C. Micro‐CT measurements showed a linear shrinkage of 25% after calcination. Mechanical characterization showed increased uniaxial strength (0.20 ± 0.07 to 1.0 ± 0.3 MPa) with increasing binder/solids ratio from 13 to 25%. The amorphous, mesoporous structure of COK‐12 was retained. The structures exhibited open porosities of 52 ± 4% and showed higher specific mesopore volumes, and increased average mesopore size (6 vs. 8 nm) compared to COK‐12. Small‐angle x‐ray scattering analysis revealed an increased lattice parameter (10.3 vs. 11.0 nm) and reduced wall thickness (3.1 nm vs. 4.1 nm) of the COK‐12 in the monoliths. These properties indicate suitability for their application as porous supports and adsorbents.
KW - Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - OMS
KW - Porous materials
KW - Robocasting
KW - X-ray scattering
KW - MOUSE
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-582503
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202300109
VL - 4
IS - 11-12
SP - 615
EP - 631
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
AN - OPUS4-58250
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Dalgic, Mete-Sungur
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
T1 - Solvent-free sample preparation for matrix-assisted laserdesorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry ofpolymer blends
N2 - Solvent-free sample preparation offers some advantages over solvent-based techniques, such as improved accuracy, reproducibility and sensitivity, for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) analysis. However, little or no information is available on the application of solvent-free techniques for the MALDI analysis of polymer blends. Solvent-free sample preparation by ball milling was applied with varying sample-to-matrix ratios for MALDI time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis of various polymers, including polystyrenes, poly(methyl methacrylate)s and poly(ethylene glycol)s. The peak intensity ratios were compared with those obtained after using the conventional dried droplet sample preparation method. In addition, solvent-assisted milling was also applied to improve sample homogeneities.
Depending on the sample preparation method used, different peak intensity ratios were found, showing varying degrees of suppression of the signal intensities of higher mass polymers. Ball milling for up to 30 min was required to achieve constant intensity ratios indicating homogeneous mixtures. The use of wet-assisted grinding to improve the homogeneity of the blends was found to be disadvantageous as it caused partial degradation and mass-dependent segregation of the polymers in the vials.The results clearly show that solvent-free sample preparation must be carefully considered when applied to synthetic polymer blends, as it may cause additional problems with regard to homogeneity and stability of the blends.
KW - MALDI TOF MS
KW - Sample preparation
KW - Polymer blends
KW - Solvent-free
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-598570
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.9756
SN - 0951-4198
VL - 38
IS - 12
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - Wiley online library
AN - OPUS4-59857
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Dalgic, Mete‐Sungur
A1 - Kumar, Sourabh
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
T1 - Quantitative Analysis of Polymers by MALDI‐TOF Mass Spectrometry: Correlation Between Signal Intensity and Arm Number
N2 - The signal intensities of linear and star‐shaped poly(L‐lactides) (PLA) and poly (ethylene oxides) (PEO) were compared to determine the influence of the number of arms on the ionization in matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight (MALDI‐TOF) mass spectrometry. In this study, a variety of blends were prepared and investigated, including binary and ternary combinations of linear and star‐shaped polymers with similar molecular masses. The focus was on examining their intensity ratios. In equimolar binary PLA blends, polymer stars were observed to exhibit higher intensities than their linear counterparts. This result was supported by experiments with equimolar ternary PLA blends, which clearly demonstrated an intensity dependence on the number of polymer arms. It was observed that four‐arm PLA exhibited higher intensities than three‐arm PLA. A similar trend was observed in investigations involving acetylated polymer end groups, suggesting that differences in ionization are primarily influenced by polymer architecture rather than end groups. In order to validate this assumption, the binding energies for [polymer‐K] + adduct ions utilizing the most stable geometry obtained from GOAT (Global Optimizer Algorithm) were calculated, revealing that star‐shaped lower mass oligomers have slightly higher binding energies.
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Starlike polymers
KW - Quantification
KW - Topology
PY - 2026
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-653401
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/jms.70023
SN - 1076-5174
VL - 61
IS - 1
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
AN - OPUS4-65340
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Darvishi Kamachali, Reza
A1 - Wallis, Theophilus
A1 - Ikeda, Yuki
A1 - Saikia, U.
A1 - Ahmadian, A.
A1 - Liebscher, C.
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Maaß, Robert
T1 - Giant segregation transition as origin of liquid metal embrittlement in the Fe-Zn system
N2 - A giant Zn segregation transition is revealed using CALPHAD-integrated density-based modeling of segregation into Fe grain boundaries (GBs). The results show that above a threshold of only a few atomic percent Zn in the alloy, a substantial amount of up to 60 at.% Zn can segregate to the GB. We found that the amount of segregation abruptly increases with decreasing temperature, while the Zn content in the alloy required for triggering the segregation transition decreases. Direct evidence of the Zn segregation transition is obtained using high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. Base on the model, we trace the origin of the segregation transition back to the low cohesive energy of Zn and a miscibility gap in Fe-Zn GB, arising from the magnetic ordering effect, which is confirmed by ab-initio calculations. We also show that the massive Zn segregation resulting from the segregation transition greatly assists with liquid wetting and reduces the work of separation along the GB. The current predictions suggest that control over Zn segregation, by both alloy design and optimizing the galvanization and welding processes, may offer preventive strategies against liquid metal embrittlement.
KW - CALPHAD
KW - Microstructure Design
KW - Grain boundary engineering
KW - Steels
KW - Density-based Model
KW - Segregation Engineering
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-584292
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115758
SN - 1359-6462
SN - 1872-8456
VL - 238
SP - 1
EP - 5
PB - Elsevier
CY - Amsterdam
AN - OPUS4-58429
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Das, Chayanika
A1 - Kastania, Eleni
A1 - Witt, Julia
A1 - Özcan Sandikcioglu, Özlem
T1 - Corrosion protection properties of poly(4-vinyl pyridine) containing multilayer polymeric coatings on magnesium alloy AZ31
N2 - The aim of this study is to develop polymeric thin films for corrosion protection of magnesium alloy AZ31. As polymer matrix, poly(4-vinyl pyridine) (P4VP) is selected due to its semiconducting properties and protonic conductivity. Polyacrylic acid is tested as crosslinking layers to improve interfacial adhesion. The macroscopic corrosion properties of the multilayer coatings are investigated by means of electrochemical methods, such as linear sweep voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), in corrosive media simulating technical and biomedical applications. It is demonstrated that thin multilayer coatings can suppress the corrosion rates of magnesium alloys. To our best knowledge, this is the first demonstration of the use of P4VP as a conducting polymer film with protonic conductivity for corrosion protection of magnesium alloys.
KW - Multilayercoatings
KW - AZ31
KW - Corrosion protection
KW - Intrinsically conducting polymers
KW - Magnesium alloys
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-551799
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/maco.202112708
SN - 0947-5117
VL - 73
IS - 3
SP - 427
EP - 435
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-55179
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Das, Prasenjit
A1 - Chakraborty, Gouri
A1 - Friese, Nico
A1 - Roeser, Jérôme
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Schmidt, Johannes
A1 - Thomas, Arne
T1 - Heteropolyaromatic Covalent Organic Frameworks via One-Pot Multicomponent Reactions
N2 - Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) offer a platform to create different chemical structures and linkages for highly stable covalent organic frameworks (COFs). As an illustrative example, the multicomponent Povarov reaction generates 2,4-phenylquinoline from aldehydes and amines in the presence of electron-rich alkenes. In this study, we introduce a new domino reaction to generate unprecedented 2,3-phenylquinoline COFs in the presence of epoxystyrene. This work thus presents, for the first time, structural isomeric COFs produced by multicomponent domino and Povarov reactions. Furthermore, 2,3-phenylquinolines can undergo a Scholl reaction to form extended aromatic linkages. With this approach, we synthesize two thermally and chemically stable MCR-COFs and two heteropolyaromatic COFs using both domino and in situ domino and Scholl reactions. The structure and properties of these COFs are compared with the corresponding 2,4-phenylquinoline-linked COF and imine-COF, and their activity toward benzene and cyclohexane sorption and separation is investigated. The position of the pendant phenyl groups within the COF pore plays a crucial role in facilitating the industrially important sorption and separation of benzene over cyclohexane. This study opens a new avenue to construct heteropolyaromatic COFs via MCR reactions.
KW - COF
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-604038
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c02551
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
AN - OPUS4-60403
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Das, Prasenjit
A1 - Chakraborty, Gouri
A1 - Yang, Jin
A1 - Roeser, Jérôme
A1 - Küçükkeçeci, Hüseyin
A1 - Nguyen, Anh Dung
A1 - Schwarze, Michael
A1 - Gabriel, Jose
A1 - Penschke, Christopher
A1 - Du, Shengjun
A1 - Weigelt, Vincent
A1 - Khalil, Islam E.
A1 - Schmidt, Johannes
A1 - Saalfrank, Peter
A1 - Oschatz, Martin
A1 - Rabeah, Jabor
A1 - Schomäcker, Reinhard
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Thomas, Arne
T1 - The Effect of Pore Functionality in Multicomponent Covalent Organic Frameworks on Stable Long‐Term Photocatalytic H2 Production
N2 - AbstractIn nature, organic molecules play a vital role in light harvesting and photosynthesis. However, regarding artificial water splitting, the research focus is primarily on inorganic semiconductors. Although organic photocatalysts have high structural variability, they tend to exhibit lower quantum efficiencies for water splitting than their inorganic counterparts. Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) offer an attractive route to introduce different functional units into covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and enable semiconducting properties and high chemical stability, creating promising materials for long‐term photocatalytic applications, such as H2 production. Herein, five highly crystalline donor‐acceptor based, 4‐substituted quinoline‐linked MCR‐COFs are presented that are prepared via the three‐component Povarov reaction. The pore functionality is varied by applying different vinyl derivatives (e.g., styrene, 2‐vinyl pyridine, 4‐vinylpyridine, 4‐vinyl imidazole, 2,3,4,5,6‐pentafluorostyrene), which has a strong influence on the obtained photocatalytic activity. Especially an imidazole‐functionalized COF displays promising photocatalytic performance due to its high surface area, crystallinity, and wettability. These properties enable it to maintain its photocatalytic activity even in a membrane support. Furthermore, such MCR‐COFs display dramatically enhanced (photo)chemical stability even after long‐term solar light irradiation and exhibit a high and steady H2 evolution for at least 15 days.
KW - Sstability
KW - Covalent organic frameworks
KW - Pore functionality
KW - Long-term H2 production
KW - Multicomponent reactions
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-639787
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202501193
SN - 1614-6832
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-63978
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Davison, Nathan
A1 - Hemingway, Jack M.
A1 - Wills, Corinne
A1 - Stolar, Tomislav
A1 - Waddell, Paul G.
A1 - Dixon, Casey M.
A1 - Barron, Luke
A1 - Dawson, James A.
A1 - Lu, Erli
T1 - Mechanochemical Synthesis of a Sodium Anion Complex [Na+(2,2,2-cryptand)Na–] and Studies of Its Reactivity: Two-Electron and One-Electron Reductions
N2 - Group 1 metal molecular chemistry is dominated by a +1 oxidation state, while a 0 oxidation state is widespread in the metals. A more exotic, yet still available, oxidation state of group 1 metal is −1, i.e., alkalide. Reported as early as the 1970s, the alkalides appear in every modern inorganic chemistry textbook as an iconic chemical curiosity, yet their reactivity remains unexplored. This is due to their synthetic hurdles. In this work, we report the first facile synthesis of the archetypical alkalide complex, [Na+(2,2,2-cryptand)Na–], which allows us to unveil a versatile reactivity profile of this once exotic species.
KW - Mechanochemistry
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-608632
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02914
VL - 63
IS - 32
SP - 15247
EP - 15258
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
AN - OPUS4-60863
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - de O. Primo, J.
A1 - Horsth, D.F.
A1 - de S. Correa, J.
A1 - Das, A.
A1 - Bittencourt, C.
A1 - Umek, P.
A1 - de Oliveira Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Radtke, Martin
A1 - Yusenko, Kirill
A1 - Zanetta, C.
A1 - Anaissi, F.J.
T1 - Synthesis and Characterization of Ag/ZnO Nanoparticles for Bacteria Disinfection in Water
N2 - n this study, two green synthesis routes were used for the synthesis of Ag/ZnO nanoparticles, using cassava starch as a simple and low-cost effective fuel and Aloe vera as a reducing and stabilizing agent. The Ag/ZnO nanoparticles were characterized and used for bacterial dis-
infection of lake water contaminated with Escherichia coli (E. coli). Characterization indicated the formation of a face-centered cubic structure of metallic silver nanoparticles with no insertion of Ag into the ZnO hexagonal wurtzite structure. Physicochemical and bacteriological analyses described in “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater” were used to evaluate the efficiency of the treatment. In comparison to pure ZnO, the synthesized Ag/ZnO nanoparticles showed high efficiencies against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and general coliforms present in the lake
water. These pathogens were absent after treatment using Ag/ZnO nanoparticles. The results indicate that Ag/ZnO nanoparticles synthesized via green chemistry are a promising candidate for the treatment of wastewaters contaminated by bacteria, due to their facile preparation, low-cost synthesis,and disinfection efficiency.
KW - Synchrotron
KW - BAMline
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-562440
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12101764
SN - 2079-4991
VL - 12
IS - 10
SP - 1
EP - 18
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-56244
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - de Oliveira Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
T1 - Recent developments of X-ray absorption spectroscopy as analytical tool for biological and biomedical applications
N2 - X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), in its various modalities, has gained exponential attention and applicability in the field of biological and biomedical systems. Particularly in this field, challenges like low concentration of analyte or proneness to radiation damage have certainly settle the basis for further analytical developments, when using X-ray based methods. Low concentration calls for higher sensitivity—by increasing the detection limits (DL); while susceptibility for radiation damage requires shorter measurement times and/or cryogenic sample environment possibilities. This manuscript reviews the latest analytical possibilities that make XAS more and more adequate to investigate biological or biomedical systems in the last 5 years.
KW - Biological & biomedical applications
KW - TXRF-XAS
KW - HERFD-XAS
KW - RXES
KW - Quick-XAS
KW - Dispersive-XAS
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-531206
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/xrs.3254
SN - 0049-8246
VL - 51
IS - 3
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - John Wiley & Sons Ltd
AN - OPUS4-53120
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - de Oliveira Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Cakir, Cafer Tufan
A1 - Radtke, Martin
A1 - Haider, M. Bilal
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - F. M. Oliveira, P.
A1 - Michalchuk, Adam
T1 - Dispersive x-ray absorption spectroscopy for time-resolved in situ monitoring of mechanochemical reactions
N2 - X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) provides a unique, atom-specific tool to probe the electronic structure of solids. By surmounting long-held limitations of powder-based XAS using a dynamically averaged powder in a Resonant Acoustic Mixer (RAM), we demonstrate how time-resolved in situ (TRIS) XAS provides unprecedented detail of mechanochemical synthesis. The use of a custom-designed dispersive XAS (DXAS) setup allows us to increase the time resolution over existing fluorescence measurements from ∼15 min to 2 s for a complete absorption spectrum. Hence, we here establish TRIS-XAS as a viable method for studying mechanochemical reactions and sampling reaction kinetics. The generality of our approach is demonstrated through RAM-induced (i) bottom-up Au nanoparticle mechanosynthesis and (ii) the synthesis of a prototypical metal organic framework, ZIF-8. Moreover, we demonstrate that our approach also works with the addition of a stainless steel milling ball, opening the door to using TRIS-DXAS for following conventional ball milling reactions. We expect that our TRIS-DXAS approach will become an essential part of the mechanochemical tool box.
KW - In situ studies
KW - Dipsersive XAS
KW - Mechanochemistry
KW - Time-resolved
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-567659
DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0130673
SN - 1089-7690
VL - 157
IS - 21
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - American Institute of Physics
CY - Melville, NY
AN - OPUS4-56765
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - de Oliveira, P. F. M.
A1 - Torresi, R.
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Carmago, P.
T1 - Challenges and opportunities in the bottom-up mechanochemical synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles
N2 - Mechanochemistry is a promising alternative to solution-based protocols across the chemical sciences, enabling different types of chemistries in solvent-free and environmentally benign conditions. The use of mechanical energy to promote physical and chemical transformations has reached a high level of refinement, allowing for the design of sophisticated molecules and nanostructured materials. Among them, the synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles deserves special attention due to their catalytic applications. In this review, we discuss the recent progress on the development of mechanochemical strategies for the controlled synthesis of noble metal nanostructures. We start by covering the fundamentals of different preparation routes, namely top-down and bottom-up approaches. Next, we focus on the key examples of the mechanochemical synthesis of non-supported and supported metal nanoparticles as well as hybrid nanomaterials containing noble metals. In these examples, in addition to the principles and synthesis mechanisms, their performances in catalysis are discussed. Finally, a perspective of the field is given, where we discuss the opportunities for future work and the challenges of mechanochemical synthesis to produce well-defined noble metal nanoparticles.
KW - Mechanochemistry
KW - Nanoparticles
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-512080
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TA05183G
VL - 8
IS - 32
SP - 16114
AN - OPUS4-51208
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
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TY - JOUR
A1 - Deumer, J.
A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard
A1 - Marguet, S.
A1 - Skroblin, D.
A1 - Taché, O.
A1 - Krumrey, M.
A1 - Gollwitzer, C.
T1 - Small-angle X-ray scattering: characterization of cubic Au nanoparticles using Debye’s scattering formula
N2 - A versatile software package in the form of a Python extension, named CDEF (computing Debye’s scattering formula for extraordinary form factors), is proposed to calculate approximate scattering profiles of arbitrarily shaped nanoparticles for small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). CDEF generates a quasi-randomly distributed point cloud in the desired particle shape and then applies the open-source software DEBYER for efficient evaluation of Debye’s scattering formula to calculate the SAXS pattern (https://github.com/j-from-b/CDEF). If self-correlation of the scattering signal is not omitted, the quasi-random distribution provides faster convergence compared with a true-random distribution of the scatterers, especially at higher momentum transfer. The usage of the software is demonstrated for the evaluation of scattering data of Au nanocubes with rounded edges, which were measured at the four-crystal monochromator beamline of PTB at the synchrotron radiation facility BESSY II in Berlin. The implementation is fast enough to run on a single desktop computer and perform model fits within minutes. The accuracy of the method was analyzed by comparison with analytically known form factors and verified with another implementation, the SPONGE, based on a similar principle with fewer approximations. Additionally, the SPONGE coupled to McSAS3 allows one to retrieve information on the uncertainty of the size distribution using a Monte Carlo uncertainty estimation algorithm.
KW - X-ray scattering
KW - SAXS
KW - Non-spherical nanoparticles
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Nanomaterials
KW - Debye scattering equation
KW - Simulation
KW - Data fitting
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-557652
DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S160057672200499X
VL - 55
IS - Pt 4
SP - 993
EP - 1001
PB - International Union of Crystallography
CY - Chester, England
AN - OPUS4-55765
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
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TY - JOUR
A1 - Dhamo, Lorena
A1 - Carulli, F.
A1 - Nickl, Philip
A1 - Wegner, Karl David
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Würth, Christian
A1 - Brovelli, S.
A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute
T1 - Efficient luminescent solar concentrators based on environmentally friendly Cd-free ternary AIS/ZnS quantum dots
N2 - Luminescent solar concentrators (LSC) allow to obtain renewable energy from building integrated photovoltaic systems. As promising efficient and long-term stable LSC fluorophores semiconductor nanocrystals like Quantum dots (QDs) with size and composition tunable optoelectronic properties have recently emerged. The most popular II/VI or IV/VI semiconductor QDs contain, however, potentially hazardous cadmium or lead ions, which is a bottleneck for commercial applications. A simple aqueous based, microwaveassisted synthesis for environmentally friendly and highly emissive AgInS2/ ZnS QDs is developed using 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) and glutathione (GSH) and their incorporation into polylaurylmethacrylate (PLMA) polymer slabs integrable in LSC devices (10.4 × 10.4 × 0.2 cm3, G = 12.98).
With this simple approach, optical power efficiencies (OPE) of 3.8% and 3.6% and optical quantum efficiencies (OQE) of 24.1% and 27.4% are obtained, which are among the highest values yet reported.
KW - Solar energy
KW - Solar concentrator
KW - Quantum dots
KW - Advanced material
KW - Quantum yield
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-529735
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202100587
SN - 2195-1071
SN - 0935-9648
VL - 9
IS - 17
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley-VCH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-52973
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -