TY - CONF A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Epping, Ruben T1 - Coupling of chromatographic and spectrometric techniques for polymer characterization N2 - Coupling of chromatographic and spectrometric techniques for polymer characterization; focus topics: LCxMALDI-TOF-MS and UPLC x ESI-TOF-MS T2 - 16. Tagung des Arbeitskreises Polymeranalytik CY - Online meeting DA - 22.03.2022 KW - Liquid chromatography KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Polymers KW - Two-dimensional chromatography (2D-LC) PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54567 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Laskina, Sofya A1 - Naik, Aakash Ashok A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob A1 - George, Janine T1 - “Ultima Ratio”: Multi-scale, high-resolution 3D-FFT scattering pattern simulations N2 - This talk highlights a proof-of-concept that demonstrates the ability to calculate high-resolution Fourier transforms. These can be combined with multi-scale modeling to simulate scattering over a wide range, from small-angle scattering to XRD and PDF. T2 - Shapespyer/MuSSIC launch workshop CY - Didcot, UK DA - 20.02.2023 KW - X-ray scattering KW - Simulation KW - Fourier Transform KW - 3D KW - High resolution KW - Multi-scale PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57031 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob T1 - X-ray Scattering USAXS/SAXS/WAXS (/XRD/PDF) N2 - A ten minute introduction to the technique of X-ray scattering. This talk discusses the foundation and the resulting morphological parameters that can be obtained from the technique. The talk is prepared for discussion within the framework of the OECD REACH guideline for nanomaterials. T2 - Digitaler Info-Tag "Nano or not Nano" CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 16.02.2023 KW - X-ray scattering KW - BAM Academy KW - SAXS KW - XRD KW - WAXS KW - Nanomaterial KW - REACH KW - OECD KW - Guideline PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57013 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob T1 - What’s that beyond the grasslands? Expanding your world view via wide-range X-ray scattering N2 - This talk introduces the expanded view that comes from wide-range X-ray scattering investigations. Compared to X-ray diffraction studies alone, the additional angular range of this technique provides information on the larger structural dimensions present in your samples. This allows for the extraction of information on the size and size distribution of nanostructural components, such as nanoparticles, nanovoids, and any other structure exhibiting an electron density contrast. The talk introduces the technique, the MOUSE instrument used for these investigations, and provides several real-world examples of its uses. The audience is invited to choose which examples captures their interest from a range of options, in the latter segment of the talk. T2 - ECS8: European Crystallography School 2023 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 18.06.2023 KW - X-ray scattering KW - Introduction KW - Fourier transforms KW - Nanostructure investigation KW - Instrument automation KW - MOUSE PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57769 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob A1 - Chambers, Aaron P. A. A1 - Breßler, Ingo T1 - A holistic experiment chain for scattering-powered materials science investigations N2 - In our (dramatically understaffed) X-ray scattering laboratory, developing a systematic, holistic methodology1 let us provide scattering and diffraction information for more than 2100 samples for 200+ projects led by 120+ collaborators over the last five years. Combined with universal, automat-ed data correction pipelines, as well as our analysis and simulation software, this led to more than 40 papers2 in the last 5 years with just over 2 full-time staff members. While this approach greatly improved the consistency of the results, the consistency of the samples and sample series provided by the users was less reliable nor necessarily reproducible. To address this issue, we built an EPICS-controlled, modular synthesis platform to add to our laboratory. To date, this has prepared over 1200 additional (Metal-Organic Framework) samples for us to meas-ure, analyse and catalogue. By virtue of the automation, the synthesis of these samples is automat-ically documented in excruciating detail, preparing them for upload and exploitation in large-scale materials databases alongside the morphological results obtained from the automated X-ray scat-tering analysis. Having developed these proof-of-concepts, we find that the consistency of results are greatly im-proved by virtue of their reproducibility, hopefully adding to the reliability of the scientific findings as well. Additionally, the nature of the experiments has changed greatly, with much more emphasis on preparation and careful planning. This talk will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this highly integrated approach and will touch upon upcoming developments. T2 - canSAS-XIII CY - Grenoble, France DA - 16.10.2023 KW - Methodology KW - Lab automation KW - X-ray scattering KW - Automated synthesis KW - Data stewardship KW - Holistic experimental procedures KW - Scicat PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58643 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Buzanich, Ana A1 - Cakir, C.T. T1 - Enhancing efficiency at bamline: employing data science and machine learning for x-ray research N2 - This talk discusses how data science and machine learning techniques are being applied at the BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing to enhance efficiency and automation at the BAMLine synchrotron facility. The methods presented include Gaussian processes and Bayesian optimization for beamline adjustment and optimization of X-ray measurements. These statistical techniques allow automated alignment of beamline components and active learning scanning to reduce measurement time. Additional machine learning methods covered are neural networks for quantification of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) data and decoding coded apertures. T2 - 17th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (IWANN2023) CY - Ponta Delgada, Portugal DA - 19.06.2023 KW - Bayesian Optimization KW - Gaussian Process KW - BAMline PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58605 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Guilherme Buzanich, Ana A1 - Cakir, C.T. A1 - Yusenko, Kirill A1 - Emmerling, Franziska T1 - Insights into materials with hard x-rays: capabilities of the bamline N2 - This contribution provides an overview of the BAMline synchrotron radiation beamline, which specializes in hard X-ray spectroscopy techniques for materials research. The BAMline offers X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), and tomography to study materials' electronic structure, chemical composition, and structure. Key capabilities include standard and dispersive XAS for electronic structure, micro-XRF for elemental mapping, coded aperture imaging, and depth-resolved grazing exit XAS. The BAMline enables in situ characterization during materials synthesis and functions for energy, catalysis, corrosion, biology, and cultural heritage applications. Ongoing developments like the implementation of machine learning techniques for experiment optimization and data analysis will be discussed. For instance, Bayesian optimization is being used to improve beamline alignment and scanning. An outlook to the future, where the BAMline will continue pioneering dynamic and multi-scale characterization, aided by advanced data science methods, to provide unique insights into materials research, will be given. T2 - μ-XRF at Elettra 2.0: challenges and opportunities CY - Trieste, Italy DA - 11.09.2023 KW - Synchrotron KW - XRF KW - XANES KW - Bayes PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58607 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob A1 - Chambers, Aaron A1 - Breßler, Ingo T1 - Synthesizing a library of 1000+ reproducible MOFs N2 - While the synthesis of Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) particles can be as easy as adding two solutions together, reproducibly obtaining the same particles, time and time again, is a lot harder. As laboratory-independent reproducibility is a cornerstone of the scientific method, we must put effort into finding and controlling all necessary parameters to achieve this. An open-source Python/EPICS-controlled robotic platform (see picture) was adapted to systematically explore this for a 20 ml MOF synthesis of the Zeolitic Imidazole Framework-8 (ZIF-8) chemistry in methanol. Parameters that were explored included: 1) addition sequence, 2) addition speeds, 3) reaction times, 4) source chemicals, 5) stirring speeds, 6) stirring bar choice, 7) starting concentrations, and 8) workup methodologies. It was found that, by controlling these parameters, highly reproducible syntheses are obtained. Secondly, the variation of these parameters alone led to a dramatic difference in volume-weighted particle size means, which exceeds an order of magnitude as investigated by our in-house X-ray scattering instrument [1]. The syntheses are thoroughly documented in an automated fashion, and the synthesis libraries as well as analyses libraries will become available in batches soon. With this library, it will be possible to extract previously unknown correlations, and other laboratories can produce specific particles by following the exact procedures of the particles of their choice. T2 - 787. WE-Heraeus-Seminar: Accelerated Discovery of New Materials CY - Bad Honnef, Germany DA - 15.05.2023 KW - Metal organic frameworks KW - Automation KW - Lab automation KW - Robotic-supported synthesis KW - Reproducibility KW - Synthesis library KW - X-ray scattering KW - Particle size distribution PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57596 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Hufschläger, Daniel A1 - Gohlke, Dirk A1 - Weise, Matthias A1 - Isle, D. A1 - Hillger, W. A1 - Szewieczek, A. T1 - Phased-Array-Prüfköpfe für luftgekoppelte Ultraschallprüfung auf Basis von zellulären Kunststoffen N2 - Luftgekoppelte Ultraschallprüfung setzt sich immer häufiger gegen die konventionelle Ultraschallprüfung von Leichtbaukomponenten durch, und zwar in vielen Industriezweigen von der Holzindustrie bis zur Luftfahrt. aWährend die Phased-Array-Technik mittlerweile zu dem industriellen Standard im Bereich der Prüfung mit Ankopplung gehört, wird luftgekoppelte Ultraschallprüfung meist mit zwei Wandlern in Durchschallung durchgeführt. Deswegen werden Vorteile der Phased-Array-Technik wie beispielsweise elektronische Fokussierung oder Schwenkung des Einschallwinkels für luftgekoppelte Prüfung selten genutzt. In diesem Beitrag werden die laufenden Arbeiten an der Entwicklung eines neuen Phased-Array-Geräts vorgestellt, mit dem Schwerpunkt an der Charakterisierung der Prüfköpfe und ihrer Schallfelder. Das Gerät besteht aus einem linearen Phased-Array-Prüfkopf, einer Sende- und einer Empfangseinheit. Die Hauptinnovation unserer Arbeit ist die Anwendung von zellulären Kunststoffen für den Bau eines Arrays, wobei der Sender mit Hochspannung von ca. 1500 V angeregt wird. Geladene zelluläre Polymere werden auch Ferroelektrete oder Piezoelektrete genannt. Sie weisen einen sehr niedrigen Elastizitätsmodul und dadurch eine niedrige akustische Impedanz auf, so dass auf den Einbau von Anpassschichten verzichtet werden kann. Eine sehr niedrige mechanische Kreuzkopplung bei Ferroelektreten ermöglicht eine unabhängige Anregung einzelner Elemente, was bei Piezokompositen deutlich schwieriger wäre. Die Entwicklung der Array-Prüfköpfe wurde durch Berechnungen des Schallfeldes unterstützt, die auf Punktquellensynthese basieren. Die beabsichtigte Anwendung von Phased-Array-Prüfköpfen und des Prüfsystems sind die Durchschallung mit Fokussierung, elektronischer Scan und die Schwenkung des Einschallwinkels zur Anregung von geführten Wellen, angewandt an carbonfaserverstärkten Kunststoffen und ähnlichen Materialien. Die Anwendung von geführten Wellen bietet die Perspektive, Bauteile mit einseitiger Zugänglichkeit zu prüfen. T2 - DACH-Jahrestagung 2023 CY - Friedrichshafen, Germany DA - 15.05.2023 KW - Luftgekoppelte Ultraschallprüfung KW - Ferroelektret KW - Ultraschallwandler KW - Phased Array PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57609 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Hufschläger, Daniel A1 - Gohlke, Dirk A1 - Weise, Matthias A1 - Ilse, D. A1 - Hillger, W. A1 - Szewieczek, A. T1 - Thermoakustische und Ferroelektret-Wandler als Phased-Array-Sender für luftgekoppelte Ultraschallprüfung N2 - Die üblichen Verfahren der zerstörungsfreien Prüfung mit Ultraschall basieren auf der Verwendung von flüssigen Koppelmitteln. Luftgekoppelte Prüfung setzt sich gegen die konventionellen Verfahren durch, wenn die Flüssigkeit nicht erwünscht oder den Prüfling gar beschädigen kann. Zwei Technologien für Erzeugung von Ultraschallsignalen sind vielversprechend: thermoakustische Wandler und Ferroelektret-Wandler. Basierend auf diesen beiden Technologien wurden Array-Sender gebaut und in diesem Beitrag miteinander verglichen. Thermoakustische Wandler basieren auf Dünnschichttechnologie und bieten eine resonanzfreie Erzeugung von Ultraschall. Sie bestehen aus einer dünnen elektrisch leitenden Schicht und werden mit kurzen elektrischen Pulsen angeregt. Die Erhöhung der thermischen Energie führt zur Erzeugung von akustischen Wellen in der umgebenden Luft. Bei Ferroelektret-Wandlern handelt es sich um polarisierte zelluläre Kunststoffe, die für den Bau eines Array-Senders besonders gut geeignet sind. Einige Ferroelektrete weisen eine hervorragende an Luft angepasste akustische Impedanz auf, so dass auf den Einsatz von Anpassschichten verzichtet werden kann. Ein sehr niedriges mechanisches Übersprechen zwischen einzelnen Elementen ermöglicht eine unabhängige Anregung einzelner Elemente, was bei Piezokompositen deutlich schwieriger wäre. Mit der Phased-Array-Technik können elektronische Fokussierung oder Schwenkung des Einschallwinkels für eine luftgekoppelte Prüfung genutzt werden. Die Schallfelder von diesen beiden Technologien wurden berechnet, gemessen und miteinander verglichen. Die Vorteile und Nachteile der beiden Technologien werden dargestellt. T2 - DAGA 2023 Jahrestagung für Akustik CY - Hamburg, Germany DA - 06.03.2023 KW - Luftgekoppelte Ultraschallprüfung KW - Thermoakustik KW - Ferroelektret KW - Phased Array PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57555 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Hufschläger, Daniel A1 - Gohlke, Dirk A1 - Weise, Matthias A1 - Bente, Klaas T1 - Thermoakustische Gruppenstrahler: Theorie und Anwendungen N2 - Bei der Prüfung von Werkstücken mit empfindlichen Oberflächen oder auch hydrophilen Werkstoffen sind traditionelle ultraschallbasierte zerstörungsfreie Prüfmethoden wie die Kontakttechnik oder die Tauchtechnik in vielen Anwendungsfällen aufgrund der Flüssigkeitsankopplung nicht anwendbar. Die luft-gekoppelte Ultraschallprüfung umgeht diese Problematik und eröffnet neue Prüfszenarien. Derzeit werden zwei Varianten der Schallerzeugung als vielversprechend angesehen: ferroelektrische Folien und thermoakustische Dünnschichtwandler. Thermoakustische Wandler ermöglichen die resonanzfreie Erzeugung von Ultraschall und somit kurze zeitliche Impulse sowie eine sehr breitbandige Anregung. Durch die Verwendung von gekrümmten Substraten ist sowohl eine Herstellung von planaren als auch fokussierten Wandlern möglich. Dieser Beitrag präsentiert die letzten Forschungsergebnisse im Bezug auf thermoakustischen Wandlern, welche derzeit in einen thermoakustischen Gruppenstrahler münden. Gruppenstrahler erlauben die simultane Änderung des Einschallwinkels, sowie die Verschiebung des Fokuspunktes während der Verwendung. Durch die Verbindung beider Schlüsseltechnologien, der thermoakustischen Anregung und des Gruppenstrahlerprinzips, wird das Spektrum der klassischen ZfP-Anwendungen, sowie moderner Ansätze wie der Anregung von geführten Wellen oder der Strukturüberwachung erheblich erweitert und bereichert. Dabei soll innerhalb dieses Beitrages auf die Modellierung des Schallfeldes, die elementweise Charakterisierung und verschiedene Anwendungsszenarien eingegangen werden. T2 - DACH-Jahrestagung 2023 CY - Friedrichshafen, Germany DA - 15.05.2023 KW - Luftgekoppelte Ultraschallprüfung KW - Thermoakustik KW - Ultraschallwandler KW - Phased Array PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57558 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob A1 - Chambers, Aaron P. A. A1 - Breßler, Ingo T1 - Glimpses of the Future✨: Oh my god it’s full of metadata! N2 - In this talk, the importance of metadata is underscored by real-world examples. Metadata is essential to alleviating the reproducibility crises in science. This imples that a wide range of metadata must be collected, with a heavy emphasis on the automated collection of such metadata. This must subsequently be organized in an intelligible, archival structure, when possible with units and uncertainties. Such metadata can aid in improving the usage efficiency of instrumentation, as is demonstrated on the MOUSE instrument. This metadata can now be used to connect the various aspects of the holistic experimental procedure to gain better insights on the materials structure. A second example shows the extraction and organization of such metadata from an automated materials development platform, collected during the synthesis of 1200 samples. These metadata from the synthesis can then be linked to the results from the analysis of these samples, to find direct correlations between the synthesis parameters and the final structure of the materials. T2 - Helmholtz Incubator Summer Academy - Next Level Data Science CY - Online meeting DA - 18.09.2023 KW - Metadata KW - Lab automation KW - Data provenance KW - High-throughput KW - Correlative analysis KW - MOUSE KW - X-ray scattering KW - Robotics PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58463 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob A1 - Chambers, Aaron P. A. A1 - Breßler, Ingo T1 - Glimpses of the future: a “full stack”, highly automated materials research laboratory N2 - In our (dramatically understaffed) X-ray scattering laboratory, developing a systematic, holistic methodology let us provide scattering and diffraction information for more than 2100 samples for 200+ projects led by 120+ collaborators. Combined with automated data correction pipelines, and our analysis and simulation software, this led to more than 40 papers in the last 5 years with just over 2 full-time staff members. This year, our new, modular synthesis platform has made more than 1000 additional samples for us to analyse and catalogue. By virtue of the automation, the synthesis of these samples is automatically documented in excruciating detail, preparing them for upload and exploitation in large-scale materials databases. Having developed these proof-of-concepts, we find that materials research itself is changed dramatically by automating dull tasks in a laboratory. This talk is intended to spark ideas and collaborations by providing an overview of: 1) the current improvements in our scattering laboratory methodology, 2) introducing our open, modular robotic platform that is used for systematic sample preparation, and 3) demonstrating the data structure of the synthesis logs and measurements. Finally, the remaining bottlenecks and points of attention across all three are highlighted. T2 - FAIRmat seminar CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 28.09.2023 KW - Data stewartship KW - Metadata collection KW - Laboratory methodology KW - MOUSE KW - Robotics KW - Lab automation KW - Holistic science PY - 2023 UR - https://www.fairmat-nfdi.eu/events/brian-pauw AN - OPUS4-58464 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Okeke, Joseph A1 - Widjaja, Martinus Putra A1 - Waske, Anja A1 - Markötter, Henning A1 - Dayani, Shahabeddin A1 - Eddah, Mustapha A1 - Britton, M. A1 - Kendrick, E. A1 - Allan, P. A1 - Alsofi, G. A1 - Williams, E. T1 - In situ and operando imaging, spectroscopy and tomography of batteries N2 - The development of more powerful and more efficient lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is a key area in battery research, aiming to support the ever-increasing demand for energy storage systems. To better understand the causes and mechanisms of degradation, and thus the diminishing cycling performance and lifetime often observed in LIBs, in operando techniques are essential, because battery chemistry can be monitored non-invasively, in real time. Moreover, there is increasing interest in developing new battery chemistries. Beyond LIBs, sodium ion batteries (NIBs) have gained increasing interest in recent years, as they are a promising candidate to complement LIBs, owing to their improved sustainability and lower cost, while still maintaining high energy density.[1] Initial phases of NIB commercialisation have occurred in the past year. However, for the widespread commercialisation of NIBs, there are still challenges that need to be overcome in developing optimized electrode materials and electrolytes. For the development of such materials and greater understanding of sodium storage mechanisms, solid electrolyte interface (SEI) formation and stability, and degradation processes, in operando methodologies are crucial. Among the techniques available for in operando analysis, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) and imaging (MRI) are becoming increasingly used to characterize the chemical composition of battery materials, study the growth and distribution of dendrites, and investigate battery storage and degradation mechanisms. In situ and in operando 1H, 7Li and 23Na NMR and MRI have recently been used to study LIBs and NIBs, identifying chemical changes in Li and Na species respectively, in metallic, quasimetallic and electrolytic environment as well as directly and indirectly studying dendrite formation in both systems.[2-4] The ability of NMR and MRI to probe battery systems across multiple environments can further be complemented by the enhanced spatial resolution of micro-computed X-ray tomography (μ-CT) which can provide insight into battery material microstructure and defect distribution. Here, we report in operando 1H and 7Li NMR and MRI experiments that investigate LIB performance, and the identification of changes in the Li signal during charge cycling, as well as the observation of signals in both 1H and 7Li NMR spectra that we attribute to diminishing battery performance, capacity loss and degradation. Additionally, recent operando methodology are adapted and implemented to study Sn based anodes in NIBs. 23Na spectroscopy is performed to monitor the formation and evolution of peaks assigned to stages of Na insertion into Sn, while 1H MRI is used to indirectly visualize the volume expansion of Sn anodes during charge cycling. Battery operation and degradation is further explored in these NIBs, using μ-CT, where the anode is directly visualized to a higher resolution and the loss of electrolyte in the cell, during cycling is observed T2 - 17th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy CY - Singapore DA - 27.08.2023 KW - Sodium ion battery KW - Lithium ion battery KW - NMR KW - MRI KW - Tomography PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58421 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ermilova, Elena T1 - Hybrid measurement technique for defect characterisation in wide bandgap semiconductors N2 - Climate change and increasing demand for electricity require the use of power electronics based on new wide bandgap (WBG) compound semiconductors. Power electronics devices are used in numerous application areas to control and convert electric energy. These may include generation and distribution of renewable energy for green hydrogen, electrification of transport or 5G communication. WBG electronics have much higher efficiency than the silicon-based ones and can operate at higher power densities, voltages, temperatures and switching frequencies with low energy losses. However, defects in the semiconductors can considerably affect the performance of power electronic devices or make their operation even impossible. The presentation will show the application of spectroscopic and imaging ellipsometry as well as white light interference microscopy for defect characterisation in SiC, GaN and Ga2O3 over a wide wavelength range. We used parameterized modelling of ellipsometric transfer parameters to determine the dielectric properties of bulk materials and thin layers. Imaging ellipsometry offers more information and is an advanced variant of optical microscopy, combining the lateral resolution of optical microscopy with the extreme sensitivity to surface and interface effects of ellipsometry. Surface topography and morphology of different types of defects were additionally investigated with imaging white light interference microscopy. Modern electronic thin film components require complex surface analysis methodologies and hybrid metrology. Hybrid measurement techniques enable fast and non-destructive traceable characterisation of thin film compound semiconductors as well as accurate detection and identification of defects. This methodical approach leads to a better understanding of the materials themselves and of the defect formation mechanisms during manufacturing. This work aims to enable highly reproducible manufacturing of compound semiconductor power electronics as well as operation monitoring to ensure failure-safety of electronic systems in power electronic devices. T2 - Abteilungskolloquium 2023, BAM CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 09.02.2023 KW - Spectroscopic and imaging ellipsometry KW - White light interference microscopy KW - Wide bandgap semiconductors KW - Surface analysis, PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59443 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ermilova, Elena A1 - Hertwig, Andreas A1 - Weise, Matthias A1 - Grundmann, Jana A1 - Bodermann, Bernd A1 - Klapetek, Petr A1 - Hoffmann, Johannes A1 - de Preville, Sophie T1 - Imaging spectroscopic ellipsometry for investigation of energy materials and materials for nano-electronics N2 - Ellipsometry is a very powerful tool used for accurate material investigation in a wide wavelength range. It is a non-destructive and fast method. Imaging ellipsometry as a combination of optical microscopy and ellipsometry enables spatially resolved measurements when determining the layer thickness and dielectric properties of thin layers. It is known for its high polarisation sensitivity and high contrast for the surface structures. In this contribution we show the application of the imaging ellipsometry for detection of defects in energy materials and quality validation of possible reference materials for nano-electronics. Defects in wide bandgap semiconductors, in homoepitaxial SiC and heteroepitaxial GaN layers on transparent SiC substrates, can be successfully detected and classified by means of imaging ellipsometry. Correlation of imaging ellipsometry results with results from complementary techniques such as white light interference microscopy as well as atomic force microscopy contribute to understanding of surface topography and defect formation mechanisms. We discuss the potential of different methods for analysing ellipsometric map data for monitoring the defect densities. Electric properties of materials at the nanoscale can be investigated by means of scanning probe microscopy methods such as scanning microwave microscopy and conductive atomic force microscopy. However, development of new robust and easy-to-use calibration methods and calibration standards is essential to increase the traceability of these methods and allow their broad application in industry. We show how imaging spectroscopic ellipsometry can be used for development and monitoring of processing quality of patterned reference samples based on indium tin oxide (ITO) layer with different thickness and conductivity. T2 - 12th Workshop on Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (WSE) CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 18.09.2023 KW - Ellipsometry KW - Thin Films KW - Transparent Conductive Oxides KW - Energy materials KW - White light interference microscopy KW - Nanoelectronics KW - Wide-bandgap semiconductors PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-59340 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard T1 - The Dark Side of Science (2023 edition) N2 - An introductory lecture on the Dark Side of Science; what it is, why it exists, and what can be done to fight it. This lecture illuminates the increasing prevalence of fraudulent scientific work (e.g. faked data, manipulated images, paper mills) with plenty of examples and sources. The second section expands on the driving forces that caused this phenomenon to emerge, largely driven by pressures from management, peers and the researcher themselves. The third section expands on methods and tools that can be used to educate and arm oneself against this phenomenon. The 2023 edition includes new examples of larger fraudulent bodies of work emerging, and the problems posed by the arrival of LLMs. T2 - Lecture series on "Information management" CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 27.11.2023 KW - Research fraud KW - Scientific misconduct KW - Paper mills KW - Metrics-driven science KW - Image manipulation KW - Faked research PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58925 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob A1 - Chambers, Aaron P. A. A1 - Breßler, Ingo T1 - Glimpses of the Future ✨: Advancing X-ray Scattering in an Automated Materials Research Laboratory N2 - In our (dramatically understaffed) X-ray scattering laboratory, developing a systematic, holistic methodology1 let us provide scattering and diffraction information for more than 2100 samples for 200+ projects led by 120+ collaborators. Combined with automated data correction pipelines, and our analysis and simulation software, this led to more than 40 papers2 in the last 5 years with just over 2 full-time staff members. This year, our new, modular synthesis platform has made more than 1000 additional samples for us to analyse and catalogue. By virtue of the automation, the synthesis of these samples is automatically documented in excruciating detail, preparing them for upload and exploitation in large-scale materials databases. Having developed these proof-of-concepts, we find that materials research itself is changed dramatically by automating dull tasks in a laboratory. This talk is intended to spark ideas and invite collaborations by providing an overview of: 1) the current improvements in our wide-range X-ray scattering laboratory methodology, 2) Introduce some of our open-source analysis and simulation software, touching on scattering, diffraction and PDF, and 3) introducing our open, modular robotic platform for systematic sample preparation. Finally, the remaining bottlenecks and points of attention across all three are highlighted. T2 - Swiss Society for Crystallography (SSCr) annual meeting CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 08.09.2023 KW - Lab automation KW - Fourier transforms KW - X-ray scattering KW - Robotic synthesis KW - Data stewardship KW - Holistic experimental procedures KW - MOUSE KW - Metal-organic frameworks KW - High-throughput measurements PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58237 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob A1 - Chambers, Aaron P. A. A1 - Breßler, Ingo T1 - Digital Everything: X-ray Scattering and Synthesis Laboratories N2 - In our (dramatically understaffed) X-ray scattering laboratory, developing a systematic, holistic methodology let us provide scattering and diffraction information for more than 2100 samples for 200+ projects led by 120+ collaborators. Combined with automated data correction pipelines, and our analysis and simulation software, this led to more than 40 papers in the last 5 years with just over 2 full-time staff members. This year, our new, modular synthesis platform has made more than 1000 additional samples for us to analyse and catalogue. By virtue of the automation, the synthesis of these samples is automatically documented in excruciating detail, preparing them for upload and exploitation in large-scale materials databases. This talk is intended to spark ideas and invite collaborations by providing an overview of: 1) the current improvements in our wide-range X-ray scattering laboratory methodology, and 2) introducing our open, modular robotic platform for systematic sample preparation. T2 - Seminar at KIT CY - Karlsruhe, Germany DA - 17.08.2023 KW - Lab automation KW - Data stewardship KW - Scattering KW - X-ray scattering KW - Automated synthesis KW - Data pipelines PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58234 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard T1 - Everything SAXS Part 1: Introduction, Sample Requirements and Measurement "Space" N2 - This talk for the Swiss Society for Crystallography (SSCr) workshop on SAXS will introduce scattering from various angles, focusing in particular on: - Information content of X-ray scattering experiments, three entry points… - An introduction to Fourier Transforms - Sample criteria, compatibility, and selection - Key indicators of a measurement – where is the information? - Key indicators of measurement quality - Experiment planning, the basics T2 - Topical workshop of the Swiss Society for Crystallography CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 08.09.2023 KW - X-ray scattering KW - Data stewardship KW - Measurement science KW - MOUSE KW - Holistic experiment approaches PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58235 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -