TY - RPRT A1 - Schmidt, Alexandra A1 - Bresch, Harald A1 - Kämpf, K. A1 - Bachmann, V. A1 - Peters, T. A1 - Kuhlbusch, T. T1 - Development of a specific OECD Test Guideline on Particle Size and Particle Size Distribution of Nanomaterials N2 - In this research project, a new OECD Test Guideline (TG) for the determination of “Particle Size and Particle Size Distributions of Nanomaterials” was developed as the existing OECD TG 110 is considered to be outdated in terms of applicable size range (not covering sizes <200 nm) and methods. By its scope with an applicable size range from 1 to 1000 nm the new Test Guideline (TG PSD) covers the whole nanoscale. The TG PSD is applicable for particulate and fibrous nanomaterials. The prescribed, pairwise measurement of fibre diameter and length in the TG PSD allows for the first time to differen-tiate fibres with regard to their size-dependent hazard properties. Measurement instructions for each included method were validated within two separated interlaboratory comparisons, as a distinction between near spherical particles and fibres when applying the methods has to be made. Besides information on content and structure of the TG PSD, this final report outlines essential steps, considerations and organisational aspects during the development of the TG. Insights into the selec-tion, preparation and prevalidation of test materials used in the interlaboratory comparison are given. Finally, main results of the interlaboratory comparisons and their impacts on the TG PSD are pre-sented. N2 - Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts wurde eine neue OECD-Prüfrichtlinie (TG) für die Bestimmung von Partikelgrößen und Partikelgrößenverteilungen von Nanomaterialien entwickelt, da die existie-rende OECD TG 110 zur Bestimmung von Partikelgrößen in Bezug auf den anwendbaren Größenbe-reich und die gegebenen Methoden veraltet ist bzw. den Nanometerbereich < 200 nm nicht abdeckt. Mit ihrem Anwendungsbereich von 1 bis 1000 nm deckt die neue Prüfrichtlinie (TG PSD) die gesamte Nanoskala ab. Die TG PSD ist für partikel- und faserförmige Nanomaterialien anwendbar. Durch die, in der TG PSD vorgeschriebene, paarweise Messung von Faserdurchmesser und -länge ermöglicht diese TG zum ersten Mal Fasern hinsichtlich ihrer größenabhängigen Gefahrstoffeigenschaften zu unter-scheiden. Die Messanweisungen aller enthaltenen Methoden wurden im Rahmen von zwei getrennten Ringversuchen validiert, da bei der Anwendung der Methoden eine Unterscheidung zwischen Parti-keln und Fasern gemacht werden muss. Neben Angaben zum Inhalt und Struktur der TG PSD, befasst sich der vorliegende Abschlussbericht mit den wesentlichen Schritten, Überlegungen und organisatorischen Aspekten bei der Entwicklung der Prüfrichtlinie. Darüber hinaus werden Einblicke in die Auswahl, Vorbereitung und Prävalidierung der im Ringversuch verwendeten Testmaterialien gegeben. Schließlich werden die wichtigsten Ergeb-nisse aus den Ringversuchen und ihre Auswirkungen auf die TG PSD vorgestellt. KW - Nano KW - OECD KW - Particle size distribution KW - Testguideline KW - Nanoparticle PY - 2021 VL - 2021 SP - 1 EP - 47 PB - German Environment Agency CY - Dessau AN - OPUS4-54021 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Piquemal, François A1 - Hoffmann, Johannes A1 - Gautier, Brice A1 - Hertwig, Andreas A1 - Frabricius, Norbert T1 - Publishable Summary for 20IND12 Elena Electrical nanoscale metrology in industry N2 - Consumer electronics, innovative quantum technologies, and Internet of Things applications all rely on semiconductors, where reliable characterisation of electrical properties at the nanoscale is essential for European innovation and competitiveness. The measurement of these properties allows the evaluation of critical parameters used to define the performance of electronic materials and components. Currently, Conductive Atomic Force Microscopes and Scanning Microwave Microscopes enable nanoscale electrical characterisation, but they are costly, complicated and, in many cases where they are used, unreliable as measurements are not traceable. The aim of the project was to make such measurements traceable for the first time, with stated uncertainties, and affordable by developing and testing cost effective instrumentation and the first “out of lab” reference standards from DC to GHz and by elaborating robust calibration methods and good practice guides using simplified uncertainty budgets. All the objectives were achieved. The project has successfully improved the user-friendly uncertainty quantification for the electrical measurements at the nanoscale in the industrial environment. The design of calibration standards has been improved and new standards for DC resistance / current as well as HF impedance have been introduced and quantified. Good practice guides for the calibration and uncertainty quantification have been written and will be available to the users’ community. New ways of determining the properties of standard samples like ellipsometry have been evaluated. The interaction with stakeholders and industry collaborators was very important for the consortium and several case studies were carried out with industry-relevant samples. All data, procedures, and example uncertainty data from the project are included into the standardisation process and two IEC standards projects have been started during this project. These standards will be used as one important dissemination ways for the results of the project. KW - Electrical Properties KW - Nanometrology KW - Scanning Probe Microscopy KW - Optical Surface Analysis PY - 2024 SP - 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-61812 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT ED - Tuma, Dirk ED - Weide, T. ED - Rasmusson, H. T1 - MefHySto - Metrology for advanced hydrogen storage solutions N2 - The “Metrology for Advanced Hydrogen Storage Solutions” (MefHySto) project is a European initiative addressing the need for large-scale energy storage solutions, that is crucial for the successful transition to renewable energy sources. The main objective of this project was to develop and provide metrological standards and validated techniques for the storage and utilization of hydrogen. Hydrogen is increasingly recognized as an important component in the future energy system due to its ability to store and supply energy during peak demand periods when renewable sources, such as solar and wind, are not generating power. KW - Water electrolysis KW - Thermophysical properties KW - Fuel cell KW - Hydrogen storage PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-625952 DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12684898 SP - 1 EP - 40 PB - ERIG European Research Institute for Gas and Energy Innovation a.i.s.b.l. CY - Bruxelles AN - OPUS4-62595 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Kuchenbecker, Petra A1 - Lindemann, Franziska T1 - Final report proficiency test LS BAM-5.5-2021: Measurement of the particle size distribution of ceramic powders by laser diffraction in accordance with ISO 13320 N2 - This is the final report on the proficiency test (PT) „Measurement of the particle size distribution of ceramic powders by laser diffraction”. The PT was organized by the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), division 5.5 “Advanced technical ceramics”. The measurements took place from 12/2021 to 03/2022. The aim of the interlaboratory comparison was the proficiency assessment of the participating laboratories. Management and realization of PT were performed in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17043:2010. The basis of the harmonized measuring procedure and the instructions for the interlaboratory comparison was the standard ISO 13320:2020. The statistical analysis was performed in accordance with DIN ISO 13528:2020 by use of the software PROLab Plus (QuoData GmbH, Dresden, Germany). A group of 44 laboratories from 17 countries participated in the PT. Laser diffraction analyzers produced by 7 different manufacturers were used. The three test materials were commercial products. Overall, the measured characteristic values of the particle distributions (d10, d50 and d90) were in the size range between 0.5 and 25 μm. The final report contains all individual results in an anonymous way. KW - Proficiency test KW - Particle size KW - Laser light scattering PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-548640 DO - https://doi.org/10.26272/opus4-54864 SP - 1 EP - 33 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-54864 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Kuchenbecker, Petra A1 - Lindemann, Franziska T1 - Final report proficiency test LS BAM-5.4-2024 - Measurement of the particle size distribution of ceramic powders by laser diffraction N2 - This publication is the final report on the proficiency test (PT) LS BAM-5.4-2024 „Measurement of the particle size distribution of ceramic powders by laser diffraction”. The PT was organized by the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), division 5.4 “Advanced Multi-materials Processing”, Germany. The measurements took place from 2024/05 to 2024/07. The aim of the interlaboratory comparison was the proficiency assessment of the participating laboratories. The PT was performed in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17043:2010. The harmonized measurement procedure was based on ISO 13320:2020The statistical analysis was performed in accordance with DIN ISO 13528:2020 by use of the software PROLab (QuoData GmbH, Dresden, Germany). A group of 35 laboratories from 14 countries participated in the PT. Laser diffraction analyzers produced by 7 different manufacturers were used. The three test materials were commercial ceramic powders. Overall, the measured characteristic values of the particle size distributions (d10,3, d50,3 and d90,3) were in the size range between 1 and 35 μm. The final report contains all individual results in an anonymous form. KW - Proficiency test KW - Particle size determination KW - Laser diffraction PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-610602 DO - https://doi.org/10.26272/opus4-61060 SP - 1 EP - 33 PB - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-61060 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Bartczack, Dorota A1 - Taché, Olivier A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan T1 - Report on the homogeneity assessment of bimodal gold materials (nPSize1 and nPSize2) and particle number concentration by frequency method N2 - The main objective was to assess homogeneity of two bimodal gold materials, namely nPsize1 and nPSize2, containing approximately 1:1 and 10:1 particle number-based ratio of ~30nm and ~60nm particles. Particle number-based concentration within the two size fractions was determined with spICP-MS using the particle frequency method of calibration. KW - Nanoparticles KW - Homogeneity KW - Particle number concentration KW - Gold KW - nPSize PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-595451 DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10654245 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - Zenodo CY - Geneva AN - OPUS4-59545 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Bartczak, D. A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan T1 - Report on the development and validation of the reference material candidates with non-spherical shape, non-monodisperse size distributions and accurate nanoparticle concentrations N2 - One aim of the EMPIR nPSize project 17NRM04 was to develop and validate three classes of candidate reference (test) materials (RTMs), with i) well-defined non-spherical shape, ii) relatively high polydispersity index, and iii) accurate particle concentrations. To fulfil the requirements of the project, 11 different types of materials were prepared. Following the initial assessment of the materials suitability, nPSize5_PT_UNITO, nPSize6_AC_UNITO and nPSize7_GN_CEA materials were found unsuitable for the project, due to various reasons. PT material was deemed unsuitable due to its predominantly agglomerated nature. AC material contained relatively high amount of impurities (other particle forms). GN material was found too heterogeneous in both the length and width for the purpose of the project. The remaining 8 candidate RTMs were assessed for their homogeneity and stability and used for successful delivery of the associated activities within the nPSize project. KW - Nanoparticles KW - Particle size distribution KW - Reference materials KW - Non-spherical shape KW - EMPIR nPSize KW - Electron microscopy KW - AFM KW - SAXS PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-556015 DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7016466 SP - 1 EP - 22 PB - Zenodo CY - Geneva AN - OPUS4-55601 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Kim, K. J. A1 - Yu, H. A1 - Lee, S. M. A1 - Kwon, J. H. A1 - Ruh, H. A1 - Radnik, Jörg A1 - Archanjo, B. S. A1 - Annese, E. A1 - Damasceno, J. C. A1 - Achete, C. A. A1 - Yao, Y. A1 - Ren, L. A1 - Gao, H. A1 - Windover, D. A1 - Matsuzaki, H. A1 - Azuma, Y. A1 - Zhang, L. A1 - Fujimoto, T. A1 - Jordaan, W. A. A1 - Reed, B. A1 - Shard, A. G. A1 - Cibik, L. A1 - Gollwitzer, C. A1 - Krumrey, M. T1 - Final report of CCQM-K157 for the measurement of the amount of substance of HfO2 expressed as the thickness of nm films N2 - The key comparison CCQM-K157 for the thickness measurement of HfO2 films was performed by the Surface Analysis Working Group (SAWG) of the Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance (CCQM). The aim of CCQM-K157 is to establish the measurement traceability and to ensure the equivalency in the measurement capability of national metrology institutes for the thickness measurement of HfO2 films. In this key comparison, the thicknesses of six HfO2 films with the nominal thickness range from 0.7 nm to 6 nm were compared by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), x-ray reflectometry (XRR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE) and medium energy ion scattering spectrometry (MEIS). To reach the main text of this paper, click on Final Report. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database https://www.bipm.org/kcdb/. The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCQM, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA). KW - CCQM KW - Thin Films KW - HfO2 KW - thickness KW - XPS PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/0026-1394/60/1A/08010 VL - 60 SP - 08010 PB - IOP AN - OPUS4-63049 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Fontanges, R. A1 - Delvallée, A. A1 - Deumer, J. A1 - Salzmann, C. A1 - Crouzier, L. A1 - Gollwitzer, C. A1 - Klein, T. A1 - Koops, R. A1 - Sebaihi, N. A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob A1 - Artous, S. A1 - Taché, O. A1 - Feltin, N. T1 - Report on full algorithm sequences for nanoparticle detection and size measurement as developed on both a physical basis and by machine learning N2 - he main objective of the nPSize project is to improve the measurement capabilities for nanoparticle size based on both measurement methods traceable to SI units and new reference materials. Two basic approaches have been used in order to develop measurement procedures resulting in traceable results of the nanoparticle size distribution: physical modelling for the methods used in the project (TSEM, SEM, AFM and SAXS) and machine learning. Physical modelling: In this part, the physical models associated with different shape measurements for the techniques TSEM, SEM, AFM and SAXS have been collected and further developed with the aim to simulate the resulting signal as measured by the individual methods. Uncertainties and traceability associated with each model were investigated and evaluated. In the following, the progress on these physical models is reported for each individual method. Machine Learning modelling: The aim of this part is to use machine learning to enable automatic measurement of nanoparticle shape from expert a-priori information only. No physical model will be used as a-priori information in this task. The accuracy and traceability of the size results obtained by each technique will be analyzed and compared with the physical modelling. A machine learning database will then be used to create automatic detection algorithms. KW - Nanoparticles KW - Particle size distribution KW - SEM KW - TSEM KW - TEM KW - SAXS KW - AFM PY - 2022 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-546531 DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5807864 SP - 1 EP - 20 PB - Zenodo CY - Geneva AN - OPUS4-54653 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Knigge, Xenia A1 - Radnik, Jörg T1 - Advanced materials for the energy transition N2 - The climate crisis is the burning issue of our time. In order to avert the impending consequences, global efforts are being made in a wide variety of social and scientific fields. This report looks at a small part of these efforts, a technical aspect, namely the question of which AdMa are currently considered in techniques to support the energy transition. AdMa, i.e. materials that are rationally designed to have new or enhanced properties, and/or targeted or enhanced structural features, are used in all sectors of the energy transition. Questions of energy generation, storage and saving are considered here. This report is based on literature research and contains a general compilation of various AdMa that are used in the energy transition or are being researched for this purpose. From this compilation, ten materials that are considered particularly relevant for various reasons were selected and examined in more detail in relation to their use. The specific question here lies in the conflicting objective that the development of technologies for the energy transition is welcomed, but the use of AdMa may entail possible challenges in view of chemical safety as well as sustainability and circular economy. KW - Energy generation KW - Energy saving KW - Eneergy storage KW - Energy transportation PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.60810/openumwelt-7853 SN - 1862-4804 VL - 83 SP - 1 EP - 64 PB - Umweltbundesamt CY - Dessau-Roßlau AN - OPUS4-63529 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -