TY - GEN
ED - Simon, P.
ED - Ihlemann, J.
ED - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Laser-generated periodic nanostructures
N2 - This book is a reprint collection of articles from the Special Issue published online in the open access journal Nanomaterials.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Direct laser-interference patterning (DLIP)
KW - Applications
KW - Numerical simulations
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-535146
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/4426
SN - 978-3-0365-2027-8
SN - 978-3-0365-2028-5
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-2028-5
SP - 1
EP - 328
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-53514
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Lifka, S.
A1 - Harsányi, K.
A1 - Baumgartner, E.
A1 - Pichler, L.
A1 - Baiko, D.
A1 - Wasmuth, Karsten
A1 - Heitz, J.
A1 - Meyer, M.
A1 - Joel, A.-C.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Baumgartner, W.
ED - Mail, M.
T1 - Laser-processed antiadhesive bionic combs for handling nanofibers inspired by nanostructures on the legs of cribellate spiders
N2 - Nanofibers are drawing the attention of engineers and scientists because their large surface-to-volume ratio is favorable for applications in medicine, filter technology, textile industry, lithium-air batteries, and optical sensors. However, when transferring nanofibers to a technical product in the form of a random network of fibers, referred to as nonwoven fabric, the stickiness of the freshly produced and thus fragile nanofiber nonwoven remains a problem. This is mainly because nanofibers strongly adhere to any surface because of van der Waals forces. In nature, there are animals that are actually able to efficiently produce, process, and handle nanofibers, namely cribellate spiders. For that, the spiders use the calamistrum, a comb-like structure of modified setae on the metatarsus of the hindmost (fourth) legs, to which the 10–30 nm thick silk nanofibers do not stick due to a special fingerprint-like surface nanostructure. In this work, we present a theoretical model of the interaction of linear nanofibers with a sinusoidally corrugated surface. This model allows for a prediction of the adhesive interaction and, thus, the design of a suitable surface structure to prevent sticking of an artificially nonwoven of nanofibers. According to the theoretical prediction, a technical analogon of the nanoripples was produced by ultrashort pulse laser processing on different technically relevant metal surfaces in the form of so-called laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS). Subsequently, by means of a newly established peel-off test, the adhesion of an electrospun polyamide fiber-based nonwoven was quantified on such LIPSS-covered aluminium alloy, steel, and titanium alloy samples, as well as on polished (flat) control samples as reference and, additionally, on samples with randomly rough surfaces. The latter revealed that the adhesion of electrospun nanofiber nonwoven is significantly lowered on the nanostructured surfaces compared with the polished surfaces.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Cribellate spiders
KW - Calamistrum
KW - Electrospinning
KW - Nanofibers
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-561799
DO - https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.13.105
SN - 2190-4286
VL - 13
SP - 1268
EP - 1283
PB - Beilstein-Institut zur Förderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften
CY - Frankfurt, M.
AN - OPUS4-56179
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 - 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 - Wolff, M.
A1 - Wonneberger, R.
A1 - Freiberg, K.E.
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Giebeler, L.
A1 - Koitzsch, A.
A1 - Kunz, C.
A1 - Weber, H.
A1 - Hufenbach, J.K.
A1 - Müller, F.A.
A1 - Gräf, S.
T1 - Formation of laser-induced periodic surface structures on Zr-based bulk metallic glasses with different chemical composition
N2 - Bulk metallic glasses (BMG) are amorphous metal alloys known for their unique physical and mechanical properties. In the present study, the formation of femtosecond (fs) laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) on the Zr-based BMGs Zr46Cu46Al8, Zr61Cu25Al12Ti2, Zr52.5Cu17.9Al10Ni14.6Ti5 (Vit105) and Zr57Cu15.4Al10Ni12.6Nb5 (Vit106) was investigated as a function of their different chemical composition. For this purpose, LIPSS were generated on the sample surfaces in an air environment by fs-laser irradiation (λ = 1025 nm, τ = 300 fs, frep = 100 kHz). The surface topography was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Moreover, the impact of LIPSS formation on the structure and chemical surface composition was analyzed before and after fs-laser irradiation by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as well as by transmission electron microscopy in combination with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Despite the different chemical composition of the investigated BMGs, the fs-laser irradiation resulted in almost similar properties of the generated LIPSS patterns. In the case of Zr61Cu25Al12Ti2, Vit105 and Vit106, the surface analysis revealed the preservation of the amorphous state of the materials during fs-laser irradiation. The study demonstrated the presence of a native oxide layer on all pristine BMGs. In addition, fs-laser irradiation results in the formation of laser-induced oxide layers of larger thickness consisting of an amorphous ZrAlCu-oxide. The precise laser-structuring of BMG surfaces on the nanoscale provides a versatile alternative to thermoplastic forming of BMG surfaces and is of particular interest for the engineering of functional material surfaces.
KW - Bulk metallic glasses
KW - Femtosecond laser
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Chemical analysis
KW - Oxidation
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-581799
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103305
SN - 2468-0230
VL - 42
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-58179
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Acosta-Zepeda, C.
A1 - Saavedra, S.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Haro-Poniatowski, E.
T1 - Modelling of single UV nanosecond pulsed laser surface modifications of silicon
N2 - Irradiation with a single spatially Gaussian-shaped nanosecond laser pulse in the melting regime can result in a characteristic annular change in the surface morphology of crystalline silicon. This has been verified experimentally in a variety of situations, where dimple-shaped surface topographies are produced. In a recent work we have investigated the induced changes in the surface topography upon exposure to wavelengths in the visible and near infrared spectral region. Irradiation in the UV requires a more detailed analysis due to the enhanced absorption of the material. In the present analysis, we determine under which conditions our previous model can be used and the corresponding results are presented.
KW - Laser
KW - Silicon
KW - Surface modification
PY - 2020
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1555-6611/ab9b2c
SN - 1555-6611
SN - 1054-660X
VL - 30
IS - 8
SP - 086003-1
EP - 086003-4
PB - IOP Publishing / Astro Ltd
CY - Bristol, United Kingdom
AN - OPUS4-51022
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
ED - Pfeffer, M.
ED - Bonse, Jörn
ED - Lasagni, A. F.
T1 - Topical issue: Laser micro- and nano-material processing - Part 1
N2 - This special issue of Advanced Optical Technologies (AOT) is dedicated to the field of laser-based micro- and nanostructuring methods.
KW - Laser processing
KW - Microstructures
KW - Nanostructures
KW - Applications
PY - 2020
UR - https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/aot/9/1-2/aot.9.issue-1-2.xml
SN - 2193-8576
SN - 2193-8584
VL - 9
IS - 1-2
SP - 7
EP - 110
PB - De Gruyter
CY - Berlin
AN - OPUS4-50798
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Mezera, Marek
T1 - Bacterial adhesion on femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures
N2 - Biofilm formation in industrial or medical settings is usually unwanted and leads to serious health problems and high costs. Inhibition of initial bacterial adhesion prevents biofilm formation and is, therefore, a major mechanism of antimicrobial action of surfaces. Surface topography largely influences the interaction between bacteria and surfaces which makes topography an ideal base for antifouling strategies and eco-friendly alternatives to chemical surface modifications. Femtosecond laser-processing was used to fabricate sub-micrometric surface structures on silicon and stainless steel for the development of antifouling topographies on technical materials.
T2 - Future Tech Week 2020
CY - Online meeting
DA - 21.09.2020
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Bacterial adhesion
KW - Biofilm growth
KW - Structural color
KW - Femtosecond laser processing
PY - 2020
UR - http://futuretechweek.fetfx.eu/wp-content/uploads/gravity_forms/2-5432af7ecff9e0243d7383ab3f931ed3/2020/09/BioCombs4Nanofibers_Poster-for-Future_Tech_Week_2020_08-09-2020_with_Reprint-permission_for_upload.pdf
AN - OPUS4-51233
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CHAP
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Kirner, Sabrina V.
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
ED - Sugioka, K.
T1 - Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS)
N2 - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) are a universal phenomenon and can be generated on almost any material by irradiation with linearly polarized radiation. This chapter reviews the current state in the field of LIPSS, which are formed in a “self-ordered” way and are often accompanying materials processing applications. LIPSS can be produced in a single-stage process and enable surface nanostructuring and, in turn, adaption of optical, mechanical, and chemical surface properties. Typically, they feature a structural size ranging from several micrometers down to less than 100 nm and show a clear correlation with the polarization direction of the light used for their generation. Various types of LIPSS are classified, relevant control parameters are identified, and their material-specific formation mechanisms are analyzed for different types of inorganic solids, i.e., metals, semiconductors, and dielectrics. Finally, technological applications featuring surface functionalization in the fields of optics, fluidics, medicine, and tribology are discussed.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Femtosecond laser
KW - Laser ablation
KW - Microstructures
KW - Nanostrcutures
PY - 2021
SN - 978-3-030-63646-3 (Print)
SN - 978-3-030-63647-0 (Online)
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63647-0_17
SP - 879
EP - 936
PB - Springer-Nature Switzerland AG
CY - Cham
ET - 1
AN - OPUS4-53728
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CHAP
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Kirner, Sabrina V.
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
ED - Sugioka, K.
T1 - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
N2 - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) are a universal phenomenon and can be generated on almost any material by irradiation with linearly polarized radiation. This chapter reviews the current state in the field of LIPSS, which are formed in a “self-ordered” way and are often accompanying materials processing applications. LIPSS can be produced in a single-stage process and enable surface nanostructuring and, in turn, adaption of optical, mechanical, and chemical surface properties. Typically, they feature a structural size ranging from several micrometers down to less than 100 nm and show a clear correlation with the polarization direction of the light used for their generation. Various types of LIPSS are classified, relevant control parameters are identified, and their material-specific formation mechanisms are analyzed for different types of inorganic solids, i.e., metals, semiconductors, and dielectrics. Finally, technological applications featuring surface functionalization in the fields of optics, fluidics, medicine, and tribology are discussed.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Laser ablation
KW - Femtosecond laser
KW - Nanostructures
KW - Microstructures
PY - 2020
SN - 978-3-319-69537-2
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69537-2_17-1
SP - 1
EP - 59
PB - Springer Nature
CY - Cham, Switzerland
ET - 1
AN - OPUS4-51332
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Lasagni, A. F.
T1 - Editorial: Laser micro- and nano-material processing – Part 1
N2 - This special issue of Advanced Optical Technologies (AOT) is dedicated to the field of laser-based micro- and nanostructuring methods.
KW - Laser processing
KW - Microstructures
KW - Nanostructures
KW - Applications
PY - 2020
DO - https://doi.org/10.1515/aot-2020-0009
SN - 2193-8576
SN - 2193-8584
VL - 9
IS - 1-2
SP - 7
EP - 9
PB - De Gruyter
CY - Berlin
AN - OPUS4-50797
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Lasagni, A. F.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Editorial: Laser micro- and nano-material processing – Part 2
N2 - This special issue of Advanced Optical Technologies (AOT) is dedicated to the field of laser-based micro- and nanostructuring methods.
KW - Applications
KW - Laser processing
KW - Microstructures
KW - Nanostructures
PY - 2020
DO - https://doi.org/10.1515/aot-2020-0025
SN - 2193-8576
SN - 2193-8584
VL - 9
IS - 3
SP - 111
EP - 112
PB - De Gruyter
CY - Berlin
AN - OPUS4-50995
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
ED - Pfeffer, M.
ED - Bonse, Jörn
ED - Lasagni, A. F.
T1 - Topical issue: Laser micro- and nano-material processing - Part 2
N2 - This special issue of Advanced Optical Technologies (AOT) is dedicated to the field of laser-based micro- and nanostructuring methods.
KW - Applications
KW - Laser processing
KW - Microstructures
KW - Nanostructures
PY - 2020
UR - https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/aot/9/3/aot.9.issue-3.xml
SN - 2193-8576
SN - 2193-8584
VL - 9
IS - 3
SP - 111
EP - 153
PB - De Gruyter
CY - Berlin
AN - OPUS4-50997
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kunz, C.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Spaltmann, Dirk
A1 - Neumann, C.
A1 - Turchanin, A.
A1 - Bartolomé, J. F.
A1 - Müller, F. A.
A1 - Gräf, S.
T1 - Tribological performance of metal-reinforced ceramic composites selectively structured with femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures
N2 - The impact of femtosecond (fs) laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) on tribological properties was investigated for metal-reinforced ceramic composites (Al2O3-ZrO2-Nb). For this purpose, the metallic niobium (Nb) phase was selectively structured with LIPSS in an air environment with different values of the fs-laser peak fluence by near-infrared fs-laser radiation (λ = 1025 nm, τ = 300 fs, frep = 1 kHz), taking advantage of the different light absorption behavior of ceramic and metal. The tribological performance was evaluated by reciprocating sliding tests in a ball-on-disc configuration using Ringer's solution as lubricant. The surfaces were characterized before and after laser irradiation by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and by measuring the contact angle with Ringer's solution. The LIPSS formation resulted in an increased wetting of the surface with the lubricant. Moreover, the selectively structured composite surfaces revealed a coefficient of friction significantly reduced by a factor of ~3 when compared to the non-irradiated surface. Furthermore, the formation of a laser-induced oxidation layer was detected with NbO as the most prominent oxidation state. Selectively structured composites with outstanding mechanical properties and enhanced tribological performance are of particular interest for biomedical applications.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Femtosecond laser ablation
KW - Ceramic matrix composites
KW - Tribology
PY - 2020
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.143917
SN - 0169-4332
SN - 1873-5584
VL - 499
IS - 1
SP - 143917
PB - Elsevier B.V.
CY - Amsterdam
AN - OPUS4-49255
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
ED - Simon, P.
ED - Ihlemann, J.
ED - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Special issue "Laser-generated periodic nanostructures"
N2 - The study of laser-fabricated periodic nanostructures is one of the leading topics of today’s photonics research. Such structures on the surface of metals, semiconductors, dielectrics, or polymers can generate new material properties with special functionalities. Depending on the specific material parameters and the morphology of the structures, new devices such as microlasers, optical nanoswitches, optical storage devices, sensors or antifraud features can be realized. Furthermore, laser-generated surface textures can be used to improve the tribological properties of surfaces in contact and in relative motion—to reduce friction losses or wear, to modify the wettability or the cell and biofilm growth properties of surfaces through bioinspired laser engineering, for emerging medical applications, or as decoration elements for the refinement of precious goods.
This Special Issue “Laser-Generated Periodic Nanostructures” focuses on the latest experimental and theoretical developments and practical applications of laser-generated periodic structures that can be generated in a “self-organized” way (laser-induced periodic surface structures, LIPSS, ripples) or via laser interference-based direct ablation (often referred to as direct laser interference patterning, DLIP). We aimed to attract both academic and industrial researchers in order to collate the current knowledge of nanomaterials and to present new ideas for future applications and new technologies. By 8 August 2021, 22 scientific articles have been published in the Special Issue.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Direct laser-interference patterning (DLIP)
KW - Surface functionalization
KW - Laser processing
KW - Applications
PY - 2021
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials/special_issues/laser-generated_periodic
SN - 2079-4991
VL - 10(1)-11(8)
SP - 147-1
EP - 2054-7
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-53099
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hörmann, Anja Franziska
T1 - GISAXS and XRR for STOP - M30 update
N2 - With a representative set of samples measured in reflection geometry at the MOUSE we lead through our recent advances in this talk. A thin polystyrene film serves as an example for X-ray reflectivity and we show the effect of polishing on the reflectivity of stainless steel. Polystyrene spheres spin-coated onto different substrates including the polished stainless steel are demonstrated to show the characteristic scattering of spherical particles in GISAXS. We conclude with the first GISAXS data from laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) recorded at the MOUSE.
T2 - M30 project meeting Surface Transfer of Pathogens (STOP)
CY - Sofia, Bulgaria
DA - 27.02.2025
KW - X-ray reflectivity
KW - Substrate roughness
KW - Grazing incidence
KW - Particle-based coating
PY - 2025
AN - OPUS4-62777
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Stratakis, E.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Heitz, J.
A1 - Siegel, J.
A1 - Tsibidis, G.D.
A1 - Skoulas, E.
A1 - Papadopoulos, A.
A1 - Mimidis, A.
A1 - Joel, A.-C.
A1 - Comanns, P.
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
A1 - Florian, C.
A1 - Fuentes-Edfuf, Y.
A1 - Solis, J.
A1 - Baumgartner, W.
T1 - Laser engineering of biomimetic surfaces
N2 - The exciting properties of micro- and nano-patterned surfaces found in natural species hide a virtually endless potential of technological ideas, opening new opportunities for innovation and exploitation in materials science and engineering. Due to the diversity of biomimetic surface functionalities, inspirations from natural surfaces are interesting for a broad range of applications in engineering, including phenomena of adhesion, friction, wear, lubrication, wetting phenomena, self-cleaning, antifouling, antibacterial phenomena, thermoregulation and optics. Lasers are increasingly proving to be promising tools for the precise and controlled structuring of materials at micro- and nano-scales. When ultrashort-pulsed lasers are used, the optimal interplay between laser and material parameters enables structuring down to the nanometer scale. Besides this, a unique aspect of laser processing technology is the possibility for material modifications at multiple (hierarchical) length scales, leading to the complex biomimetic micro- and nano-scale patterns, while adding a new dimension to structure optimization. This article reviews the current state of the art of laser processing methodologies, which are being used for the fabrication of bioinspired artificial surfaces to realize extraordinary wetting, optical, mechanical, and biological-active properties for numerous applications. The innovative aspect of laser functionalized biomimetic surfaces for a wide variety of current and future applications is particularly demonstrated and discussed. The article concludes with illustrating the wealth of arising possibilities and the number of new laser micro/nano fabrication approaches for obtaining complex high-resolution features, which prescribe a future where control of structures and subsequent functionalities are beyond our current imagination.
KW - Biomimetic surfaces
KW - Laser processing
KW - Surface functionalization
KW - Bioinspiration
KW - Bionic materials
PY - 2020
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mser.2020.100562
SN - 0927-796X
VL - 141
SP - 100562-1
EP - 100562-47
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-50927
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CHAP
A1 - Mezera, Marek
A1 - Florian, C.
A1 - Römer, G.-W.
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
ED - Stoian, R.
ED - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Creation of Material Functions by Nanostructuring
N2 - Surface nanostructures provide the possibility to create and tailor surface functionalities mainly via controlling their topography along with other chemical and physical material properties. One of the most appealing technologies for surface functionalization via micro- and nanostructuring is based on laser processing. This can be done either via direct contour-shaping of the irradiated material using a tightly focused laser beam or in a self-ordered way that allows employing larger laser beam diameters along with areal scanning to create a variety of laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS). For the latter approach, particularly ultrashort pulsed lasers have recently pushed the borders across long-lasting limitations regarding the minimum achievable feature sizes and additionally boosted up the production times. This chapter reviews the plethora of recently investigated applications of LIPSS—for example, via imposing diffractive or plasmonic structural colors, the management of liquids and surface wetting properties, biomedical and bioinspired functionalities, beneficial effects in tribology for reducing friction and wear, the manipulation of optical scattering and absorption in photovoltaics, or the modification of magnetic or superconducting surface properties in other energy applications. The footprint of the LIPSS-based technology is explored in detail regarding the current state of industrialization, including an analysis of the market and associated LIPSS production costs.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures, LIPSS
KW - Surface functionalization
KW - Nanostructures
KW - Microstructures
KW - Laser processing
PY - 2023
SN - 978-3-031-14751-7
SN - 978-3-031-14752-4
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14752-4_23
VL - 239
SP - 827
EP - 886
PB - Springer Nature Switzerland AG
CY - Cham, Switzerland
AN - OPUS4-57295
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CHAP
A1 - Sokolowski-Tinten, K.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Barty, A.
A1 - Chapman, H.N.
A1 - Bajt, S.
A1 - Bogan, M.J.
A1 - Boutet, S.
A1 - Cavalleri, A.
A1 - Düsterer, S.
A1 - Frank, M.
A1 - Hajdu, J.
A1 - Hau-Riege, S.
A1 - Marchesini, S.
A1 - Stojanonovic, N.
A1 - Treusch, R.
ED - Stoian, R.
ED - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - In-Situ Observation of the Formation of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures with Extreme Spatial and Temporal Resolution
N2 - Irradiation of solid surfaces with intense ultrashort laser pulses represents a unique way of depositing energy into materials. It allows to realize states of extreme electronic excitation and/or very high temperature and pressure and to drive materials close to and beyond fundamental stability limits. As a consequence, structural changes and phase transitions often occur along unusual pathways and under strongly nonequilibrium conditions. Due to the inherent multiscale nature—both temporally and spatially—of these irreversible processes, their direct experimental observation requires techniques that combine high temporal resolution with the appropriate spatial resolution and the capability to obtain good quality data on a single pulse/event basis. In this respect, fourth-generation light sources, namely, short wavelength and short pulse free electron lasers (FELs), are offering new and fascinating possibilities. As an example, this chapter will discuss the results of scattering experiments carried out at the FLASH free electron laser at DESY (Hamburg, Germany), which allowed us to resolve laser-induced structure formation at surfaces on the nanometer to submicron length scale and in temporal regimes ranging from picoseconds to several nanoseconds with sub-picosecond resolution.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures, LIPSS
KW - Capillary waves
KW - Time-resolved scattering
KW - Pump-probe experiments
KW - Free electron laser
PY - 2023
SN - 978-3-031-14751-7
SN - 978-3-031-14752-4
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14752-4_6
VL - 239
SP - 257
EP - 276
PB - Springer Nature Switzerland AG
CY - Cham, Switzerland
AN - OPUS4-57297
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Richter, Anja
T1 - Reducing Escherichia coli adhesion to PET by modulating spatial periods of laser-induced surface nanoripples
N2 - Using nanofiber-like cell appendages, secreted proteins and sugars, bacteria can establish initial surface contact followed by irreversible adhesion and the formation of multicellular biofilms. Here, the stabilizing extracellular biofilm matrix together with physiological changes on the single cell level leads to an increased resilience towards harsh environmental conditions, antimicrobials, the host immune response and established cleaning procedures. Persistent microbial adhesion on e.g., medical implants, in water supply networks or food-processing industry is often associated with chronic inflammation, nosocomial and foodborne infections, enhanced biofouling and product contamination. To prevent persistent microbial colonization, antibacterial surface strategies often target the initial steps of biofilm formation and impede adhesion of single cells before a mature biofilm is being formed. While chemical coatings have been widely used, their restricted biocompatibility for eukaryotic cells and attenuated antibacterial-effects due to compound release limit their areas of application and alternative strategies focus on modified surfaces topographies to impede bacterial adhesion. In this work, we used ns-UV laser treatment (wavelength 248 nm and a pulse duration of 20 ns) to generate laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) with different submicrometric periods ranging from ~210 to ~610 nm on commercial poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) foils. Following structurally and chemically analyses, PET samples were subjected to bacterial colonization studies with Escherichia coli TG1, a bacterial test strain with a strong biofilm formation capacity due to the formation of nanofiber-like cell-appendages (pili). Bacterial adhesion tests revealed that E. coli repellence decisively depends on the spatial periods of the LIPSS with the strongest reduction (~91%) in cell adhesion observed for LIPSS periods of 214 nm. Scanning electron microscopy and additional biofilm studies using a pili-deficient E. coli TG1 strain revealed the importance of extracellular appendages in the bacterial repellence observed here, thus, pointing out new antibiotics-free strategies for antibacterial surfaces by impeding nanofiber-mediated bacterial adhesion.
T2 - E-MRS Spring Meeting 2022
CY - Online meeting
DA - 30.05.2022
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Bacterial adhesion tests
KW - Bacteria repellent surfaces
KW - Polymer foils
KW - E. coli
PY - 2022
AN - OPUS4-54930
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Zorn, R.
A1 - Szymoniak, Paulina
A1 - Kolmangadi, Mohamed Aejaz
A1 - Malpass-Evans, R.
A1 - McKeown, N.
A1 - Tyagi, M.
A1 - Böhning, Martin
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
T1 - Low frequency vibrations and diffusion in disordered polymers bearing an intrinsic microporosity as revealed by neutron scattering
N2 - The microscopic diffusion and the low frequency density of states (VDOS) of PIM-EATB(CH3) are investigated by inelastic and quasi-elastic neutron scattering where also the demethylated counterpart of PIM-EA-TB(H2) is considered. These intrinsic microporous polymers are characterized by large BET surface area values of several hundred m2/g and pore sizes between 0.5 and 2 nm. Detailed comparison is made to the archetype of polymers of intrinsic microporosity, PIM-1, and polynorbornenes also bearing a microporosity. Due to the wavelength of neutrons, the diffusion and vibrations can be addressed on microscopic length and time scales. From the inelastic neutron scattering experiments the low frequency density of states (VDOS) is estimated which shows excess contributions to the Debye-type VDOS known as Boson peak. It was found that the maximum frequency of the Boson peak decreases with increasing microporosity characterized by the BET surface area. However, besides the BET surface area, additional factors such as the backbone stiffness govern the maximum frequency of the Boson peak. Further the mean squared displacement related to microscopic motions was estimated from elastic fixed window scans. At temperatures above 175 K, the mean squared displacement PIM-EA-TB(CH3) is higher than that for the demethylated counterpart PIM-EA-TB(H2). The additional contribution found for PIM-EATB(CH3) is ascribed to the rotation of the methyl group in this polymer because the only difference between the two structures is that PIM-EA-TB(CH3) has methyl groups where PIM-EA-TB(H2) has none. A detailed comparison of the molecular dynamics is also made to that of PIM-1 and the microporous polynorbornene PTCNSi1. The manuscript focuses on the importance of vibrations and the localized molecular mobility characterized by the microscopic diffusion on the gas Transport in polymeric separation membranes. In the frame of the random gate model localized fluctuations can open or close bottlenecks between pores to enable the diffusion of gas molecules.
KW - Polymer of intrisic microporosity
KW - Neutron scattering
KW - Boson peak
KW - Methyl group rotation
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-538490
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11121482
VL - 11
IS - 12
SP - 1
EP - 16
PB - MDPI
CY - Basel
AN - OPUS4-53849
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Emamverdi, Farnaz
A1 - Yin, Huajie
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Harrison, W. J.
A1 - Budd, P. M.
A1 - Böhning, Martin
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
T1 - Polymers of intrinsic microporosity - Molecular mobility and physical aging revisited by dielectric spectroscopy and X‑ray scattering
N2 - Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are promising candidates for the active layer in gas separation membranes due to their high permeability and reasonable permselectivity. These appealing properties originate from a microporous structure as a result of inefficient segment packing in the condensed state due to a combination of a ladder-like rigid backbone and sites of contortion. However, this class of polymers suffers from a significant decrease in the permeability with time due to physical aging, whereby typically, the permselectivity increases. The initial microporous structures approach a denser state via local rearrangements, leading to the reduction of the permeability. Hence, a detailed characterization of the molecular mobility in such materials can provide valuable information on physical aging. In this work, the dielectric behavior of PIM-1 films and their behavior upon heating (aging) were revisited by isothermal frequency scans during different heating/cooling cycles over a broad temperature range between 133 and 523 K (−140 to 250 °C). In addition, the obtained results were compared with data of samples that were annealed at ambient temperatures over different time scales. Multiple dielectric processes were observed: several relaxation processes due to local fluctuations and a Maxwell−Wagner−Sillars polarization effect related to the microporosity. The temperature dependence of the rates of all processes follows the Arrhenius law where the estimated activation energy depends on the nature of the process. The influence of the thermal history (aging) on the processes is discussed in detail.
KW - Polymers of intrinsic microporosity
PY - 2022
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00934
VL - 55
SP - 7340
EP - 7350
PB - American Chemical Society
CY - Washington, DC
AN - OPUS4-55485
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
A1 - Szymoniak, Paulina
A1 - Kolmangadi, Mohamed Aejaz
A1 - Böhning, Martin
A1 - Zamponi, M.
A1 - Frick, B.
A1 - Appel, M.
A1 - Günther, G.
A1 - Russina, M.
A1 - Alentiev, D.
A1 - Bermeshev, M.
A1 - Zorn, R.
T1 - Microscopic dynamics of highly permeable super glassy polynorbornenes revealed by quasielastic neutron scattering
N2 - The molecular dynamics of addition-type poly(tricyclononenes) with Si-substituted bulky side groups has been investigated by a combination of neutron time-of-flight and neutron backscattering spectroscopy methods on a time scale from 0.1 ps to ca. 3 ns. The investigated poly(tricyclononenes) PTCNSi1 and PTCNSi2g both bear a high microporosity which makes them promising candidates for active separation layers for gas separation membranes. At least for larger gas molecules it is assumed that the pathways for diffusion require an enlargement of pre-existing micropores in terms of an activated zone. A low temperature relaxation process was found for both polymers by the performed neutron scattering experiments. This process was assigned to the methyl group rotation. It was analysed in terms of a jump diffusion in a three-fold potential. The analysis of the dependence of the elastic incoherent structure factor on the scattering vector yields the number of methyl groups which might be immobilized. For PTCNSi1 (3 methyl groups in the monomeric unit) it was found that all methyl groups take part in the methyl group rotation whereas for PTCNSi2g (6 methyl groups in monomeric unit) a considerable number of methyl groups are blocked in their rotation. This immobilization of methyl groups is due to the sterically demanding arrangement of the methyl groups in PTCNSi2g. This conclusion is further supported by the result that the activation energy for the methyl group rotation is three times higher for PTCNSi2g than that of PTCNSi1.
KW - Highly permeably polynorbornenes
KW - Polymers of intrinsic microporosity
KW - Gas separation membranes
KW - Quasielastic neutron scattering
PY - 2021
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119972
SN - 0376-7388
VL - 642
PB - Elesevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-53508
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kolmangadi, Mohamed Aejaz
A1 - Szymoniak, Paulina
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Bermeshev, M.
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
A1 - Böhning, Martin
T1 - Molecular mobility of polynorbornenes with trimethylsiloxysilyl side groups: Influence of the polymerization mechanism
N2 - We report dielectric and calorimetric studies on metathesis and addition-type polytricyclononenes, both based on the same monomer bearing three pendant OSiMe3 groups. For the addition-type polymer, dielectric spectroscopy reveals a β*-process related to the microporosity, whereas for its metathesis counterpart, the segmental dynamics manifests as an α-process related to a glass transition. Besides active dielectric processes, a significant conductivity contribution is detected for both samples which for the microporous additiontype polymer is three orders of magnitude greater than for the metathesis polymer. The broadband dielectric spectroscopy is complemented by detailed calorimetric investigations, comprising DSC, FSC, and TMDSC. The calorimetric methods detected the glass transition for the metathesis polymer in agreement with the observed dielectric α-process. Furthermore, the already reported gas transport properties for both polymers are compared, setting them in correlation with the observed molecular mobility and conductivity behavior. The discussed results reflect significant differences in molecular mobility of the two polymers affecting the appearance of microporosity which strongly determines the gas transport properties.
KW - Microporous polymers
KW - Molecular mobility
KW - Electrical conductivity
KW - Membrane polymers
KW - Gas separation
PY - 2022
DO - https://doi.org/10.22079/JMSR.2021.538060.1495
SN - 2476-5406
VL - 8
IS - 3
SP - 1
EP - 9
PB - Membrane Processes Research Laboratory (MPRL)
CY - Tehran
AN - OPUS4-54303
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Schönhals, Andreas
T1 - Inelastic neutron scattering as a tool to investigate polymers of intrinsic microporosity for green membrane processes and electronic applications
N2 - Polymers with intrinsic microporosity are promising candidates for the active separation layer in green gas separation membranes and as active materials for electronic applicatons. Here, by means of inelastic neutron scattering, the vibrational density of states (VDOS) and the molecular mobility were investigated for PIM-1, the prototypical polymer with intrinsic microporosity. The results are compared to data measured for a more conventional high-performance polyimide used in gas separation membranes (Matrimid).
The measured data show the characteristic low frequency excess contribution to the VDOS above the Debye sound wave level, generally known as the Boson peak in glass-forming materials. In comparison to the Boson peak of Matrimid, that of PIM-1 is shifted to lower frequencies. This shift is discussed considering the microporous, sponge-like structure of PIM-1 as providing a higher compressibility at the molecular scale than for conventional polymers.
Elastic fixed window scans were measured on a neutron backscattering spectrometer to have an overview about the molecular dynamics at a time scale of ca. 1 ns. The temperature dependence of the estimated mean squared displacement shows a step-like increase in the temperature range from 100 K to 250 K indicating the onset of some molecular mobility. The nature of this motional process was analysed in detail by quasielastic neutron scattering combining Time-of-Flight and backscattering where the data are discussed with regard to both the q- and the temperature dependence.
T2 - Symposium on Large Scale Facilities
CY - Berlin, Germany
DA - 09.03.2020
KW - Polymer membranen
PY - 2020
AN - OPUS4-50546
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - RPRT
A1 - Maiwald, Michael
A1 - Villajos Collado, José Antonio
T1 - Metal-organic framework compounds as hydrogen storage materials to enhance the safety, capacity, and efficiency of hydrogen refueling stations
N2 - Gas adsorption is based on physical properties between gases and solid materials, enriching the surface with packed gas molecules with a higher density than in the bulk phase. For using this mechanism as a gas storage strategy, highly porous materials are necessary since large surfaces in small volumes can provide the storage system with a higher density than the gas phase. In the case of hydrogen gas, the interaction forces with solid surfaces are generally low at room temperature but can increase considerably at low operating temperatures. As a counterpart, the storage pressure is considerably lower than that necessary by traditional gas compression.
Amongst ultra-porous adsorbent materials for hydrogen cryoadsorption, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a group of remarkable solids made from metallic nodes linked by organic molecules exhibiting a wide variety of composition, geometry, porous properties, and chemical functionality. The scientific community focused in the last years on enhancing both the specific area of materials and the interaction energy to extend the storage properties of cryoadsorption to ambient-temperature and use it as hydrogen storage mechanisms in vehicles. However, the found difficulty in achieving ultra-porous structures with high-enough interaction energies decreased this research interest in the last years.
However, for a stationary application like hydrogen refueling stations, where space and weight are not such limits as in vehicles, cryoadsorption can still be considered a feasible candidate for hydrogen storage. Cryoadsorption is the only fast and fully reversible approach to store hydrogen at similar density values as compressed gas. Cryogenic operation is a technological challenge, but first, liquid nitrogen is cheap, and second, it is less energy-demanding than hydrogen liquefaction, which is indeed considered as feasible for transportation and storage. Cryoadsorption involves lower pressure
than compressed gas, increasing safety in the storage facilities, but additional research on the construction materials properties is necessary to better understand their behavior in contact with hydrogen at cryogenic temperatures. However, the knowledge of all these mechanisms is important to identify the improvement opportunities based on, probably, the interphase between different solutions.
To achieve the set project goals, this internal research report describes the work packages realised within the framework of the project.
KW - Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
KW - Hydrogen Storage
KW - Reversible Hydrogen Storage
KW - Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
KW - Croyo-starage
KW - High-pressure volumetric analyzer (HPVA)
PY - 2021
SP - 1
EP - 48
CY - Berlin
AN - OPUS4-53582
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Falqueto, J. B.
A1 - Clark, A. H.
A1 - Štefančič, A.
A1 - Smales, Glen Jacob
A1 - Vaz, C. A. F.
A1 - Schuler, A. J.
A1 - Bocchi, N.
A1 - Kazzi, M. E.
T1 - High performance doped Li-rich Li1+xMn2–xO4 cathodes nanoparticles synthesized by facile, fast, and efficient microwave-assisted hydrothermal route
N2 - Li-rich nanoparticles of Li1+xMn2–xO4 doped with Al, Co, or Ni are successfully synthesized using a facile, fast, and efficient microwave-assisted hydrothermal route. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction confirms the formation of the crystalline cubic spinel phase type. X-ray absorption spectroscopy analysis at the Co and Ni K- and L-edges verifies that the dopants are within the Li1+xMn2–xO4 spinel structure and are inactive during cycling in the bulk and at the surface. Moreover, we demonstrate that nanocrystallinity and cationic doping play an important role in improving the electrochemical performance with respect to LiMn2O4 microparticles. They significantly reduce the charge-transfer resistance, lower the first cycle irreversible capacity loss to 6%, and achieve a capacity retention between 85 and 90% after 380 cycles, with excellent Coulombic efficiency close to 99% without compromising the specific charge at a 5C cycling rate. Furthermore, the Mn K- and L-edges attest that after long cycling, the Mn oxidation state in the bulk differs from that at the surface caused by the Mn disproportion reaction; however, the cationic doping helps mitigate the Mn dissolution with respect to the undoped Li1+xMn2–xO4 nanoparticles, as indicated by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry.
KW - XAS
KW - SAXS
KW - Li-ion battery
KW - Cathode material
KW - Spinel
KW - The MOUSE
PY - 2022
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.2c00902
SN - 2574-0962
VL - 5
IS - 7
SP - 8357
EP - 8370
PB - ACS Publ.
CY - Washington, DC
AN - OPUS4-55359
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Rhode, Michael
A1 - Wetzel, Annica
A1 - Oczan, Ozlem
A1 - Nietzke, Jonathan
A1 - Richter, Tim
A1 - Schröpfer, Dirk
T1 - Hydrogen diffusion and local Volta potential in high- and medium-entropy alloys
N2 - High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are characterized by a solid solution of minimum five and medium-entropy alloys (MEAs) of minimum three principal alloying elements in equiatomic proportions. They show exceptional application properties, such as high-strength and ductility or corrosion resistance. Future HEA/MEA-components could be exposed to hydrogen containing environments like vessels for cryogenic or high-pressure storage where the hydrogen absorption and diffusion in these materials is of interest. In our study, we investigated the HEA Co20Cr20Fe20Mn20Ni20 and the MEA Co33.3Cr33.3Ni33.3. For hydrogen ingress, cathodic charging was applied and diffusion kinetic was measured by high-resolution thermal desorption spectros-copy using different heating rates up to 0.250 K/s. Peak deconvolution resulted in high-temperature desorption peaks and hydrogen trapping above 280 °C. A total hydrogen concentration > 40 ppm was identified for the MEA and > 100 ppm for HEA. This indicates two important effects: (1) delayed hydrogen diffusion and (2) considerable amount of trapped hydrogen that must be anticipated for hydrogen assisted cracking phenomenon. Local electrochemical Volta potential maps had been measured for the hydrogen free condition by means of high-resolution Scanning Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (SKPFM).
T2 - Symposium on Materials and Joining Technology
CY - Online meeting
DA - 07.09.2020
KW - Hydrogen
KW - High-entropy alloy
KW - Diffusion
KW - Scanning kelvin probe force microscopy
KW - Corrosion
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-511684
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/882/1/012015
VL - 882
SP - 1
EP - 15
PB - IOP Publishing
CY - Bristol
AN - OPUS4-51168
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 - CONF
A1 - Sachse, René
T1 - Operando electrochemical spectroscopic ellipsometry: Material properties of highly active mesoporous IrO IrOxfilms revealed under realistic OER conditions
N2 - Rising energy demand and the impending climate change require the development of a sustainable, fossil-free fuel and chemical production on a global scale. Hydrogen production via water electrolysis will be a fundamental cornerstone in this endeavor. The activity and stability of respective electrode coatings strongly depends on the coating's properties, i.e. phase composition, crystallinity, electrical conductivity, accessible surface, wettability and many other factors. The key to the development of improved catalysts is a better understanding of the relations between their performance, stability and physicochemical properties. However, those relations can be complex, and are strongly influenced also by the reaction environment. Hence, operando analysis of the catalyst material during catalysis at realistic potentials and current densities is highly desirable. Yet, many analytical techniques cannot be applied in liquid environments at realistic potentials and current densities.
We propose environmental ellipsometric analysis in a dedicated electrochemical flow cell as a new method to evaluate gas evolution reactions operando under realistic working conditions. Figure 1 illustrates schematically the developed technique. Key factors to success are highly active model-type catalysts with template-controlled porosity, a suitable sample environment, a deep understanding of the spectroscopic method and respective model development, as well as concise cross validation with numerous other analytical techniques.
The method was developed and validated by analyzing a calcination series (300 - 600°C) of mesoporous templated IrOx films ex-situ and operando under oxygen evolution reaction (OER) conditions. The employed environmental electrochemical spectroscopic ellipsometric analysis (ECSE) revealed during OER the change of optical and electronic properties, i.e. the dielectric functions (real ε1 and imaginary part ε2), electrical and electronic properties such as resistivity (ρ) and band-to-band transitions (p-d band transitions). Film thickness and porosity were validated by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray reflectometry (XRR) or ellipsometric porosimetry (EP), electrical and electronic properties by means of conductivity measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) or UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy. The electronic structures of the catalysts from valence electron energy loss spectra (VEELS) derived from the real (ε1) and imaginary part (ε2) of the dielectric function from SE measurements reveal a direct correlation with electrochemical activities in OER.
In the presentation reversible and irreversible potential-dependent changes of the catalyst properties during operation will be discussed along with the dynamics of gas formation, transport and dissolution at different potentials.
T2 - 54. Jahrestreffen deutscher Katalytiker
CY - Online meeting
DA - 16.03.2021
KW - Spectroscopic ellipsometry
KW - Electrocatalysis
KW - Oxygen evolution reaction
KW - Mesoporous iridium oxide films
KW - Non-destructive operando analysis
PY - 2021
AN - OPUS4-52928
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Chemical Nanoscale Analysis of Mesoporous Mixed IrOx-TiOx Thin Films
N2 - Porous films play an important role particularly in energy applications like photovoltaics, electrolysis or batteries. Thin film properties such as thickness, chemical composition, crystallinity of the framework, and porosity define the activity of the porous films. The accurate morpho-chemical characterisation of mesoporous thin films is a challenging analytical task which requires the consideration of new analytical approaches based on the combination of data of different methods able to address the structure and chemical composition at the nanoscale. In this contribution we characterise thin mesoporous iridium-titanium mixed oxide film properties by Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA) with Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) at an SEM applied in a dedicated “thin film analysis” approach. Thus, the film mass deposition, film thickness and the film density can be determined. Further, by dividing the measured film density to an assumed (theoretical) metal oxide framework (skeletal) density, the thin film porosity can be extracted, too.
In order to assess the homogeneity of the thin film properties like the chemical composition, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and Auger Electron Spectrometry are applied in the depth profiling mode, so that possible in-depth gradients are detected. Lateral inhomogeneities in the chemical composition and structure of the thin mesoporous films are also identified by applying the same methods in the line-scan or mapping mode, which can be further combined with in-depth sputtering for 3D information. The role of the spatial resolution of the analytical methods considered, which can go down well below 100 nm, will be highlighted.
T2 - MaterialsWeek 2024
CY - Limassol, Cyprus
DA - 17.06.2024
KW - Thin films
KW - Mesoporous
KW - IR oxide
KW - Ti oxide
KW - Porosity
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-60452
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Salzmann, Christoph
A1 - Heilmann, Maria
A1 - Pellegrino, Francesco
A1 - Durand, Bénédicte
A1 - Taché, Olivier
A1 - Zurutuza, Amaia
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Ongoing International Interlaboratory Comparisons on Size, Shape and (Relative) Concentration of Complex Nanoparticles under the Pre-Standardization Platform of VAMAS
N2 - An overview with the basics of size and shape measurement of particles and 2D structures according to established methodologies (and popular imaging processing software packages) with imaging techniques is given. Main descriptors are explained based on case studies with ongoing interlaboratory comparisons under the pre-standardisation platform of VAMAS.
KW - VAMAS
KW - Interlaboratory comparison
KW - Imaging
KW - Size distribution
KW - Particle concentration
KW - 2D materials
PY - 2024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/mam/ozae044.319
VL - 30
IS - Supplement 1
SP - 669
EP - 670
PB - Oxford University Press (OUP)
AN - OPUS4-61183
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 -
TY - CONF
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - Investigation of Fe-Ni-O nanoparticles for water splitting
N2 - This study investigates the effect of varying iron-to-nickel ratios on the catalytic performance of Fe-Ni oxide nanoparticles (NPs) for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Addressing the issue of high energy wastage due to large overpotentials in OER, we synthesized and characterized different NP catalysts with different Fe: Ni oxide ratios. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) were employed to determine the morphology, elemental and phase composition of the NPs. Furthermore, in-depth profiling with X-rayPhotoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES) revealedthat iron predominantly exists as oxide, while nickel exhibits both metallic and oxidic forms depending on the Fe content. XPS indicated an enrichment of iron at the NP surface, whereas HAXPES and EDSdata agreed on the bulk stoichiometry.
T2 - PhI European User Meeting 2025
CY - Eibelstadt, Germany
DA - 29.04.2025
KW - Oxygen evolution reaction
KW - In depth analysis
KW - (Hard) X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
PY - 2025
AN - OPUS4-63334
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - Methodological Challenges and Gaps: Physico-Chemical Characterisation
N2 - The methodological challenges and gaps in the physico-chemical characterisation of graphene related 2D Materials (GR2M) are discussed. Solutions for filling the gaps are presented.
T2 - OECD Graphene Expert Workshop
CY - Paris, France
DA - 26.11.2024
KW - Graphene related 2D materials
KW - Structure activity relationsships
KW - Classification
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-61920
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Zhao, H.
A1 - Chakraborty, Poulami
A1 - Ponge, D.
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Sun, B.
A1 - Wu, C.-H.
A1 - Gault, B.
A1 - Raabe, D.
T1 - Hydrogen trapping and embrittlement in high-strength Al alloys
N2 - Ever more stringent regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from transportation motivate efforts to revisit materials used for vehicles. High-strength aluminium alloys often used in aircrafts could help reduce the weight of automobiles, but are susceptible to environmental degradation. Hydrogen ‘embrittlement’ is often indicated as the main culprit; however, the exact mechanisms underpinning failure are not precisely known: atomic-scale analysis of H inside an alloy remains a challenge, and this prevents deploying alloy design strategies to enhance the durability of the materials. Here we performed near-atomic-scale analysis of H trapped in second-phase particles and at grain boundaries in a high-strength 7xxx Al alloy. We used these observations to guide atomistic ab initio calculations, which show that the co-segregation of alloying elements and H favours grain boundary decohesion, and the strong partitioning of H into the second-phase particles removes solute H from the matrix, hence preventing H embrittlement. Our insights further advance the mechanistic understanding of H-assisted embrittlement in Al alloys, emphasizing the role of H traps in minimizing cracking and guiding new alloy design.
KW - Atomistic models
KW - Hydrogen
KW - Metals and alloys
KW - Mechanical properties
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-543631
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04343-z
SN - 1476-4687
VL - 602
IS - 7897
SP - 437
EP - 441
PB - Nature Publ. Group
CY - London
AN - OPUS4-54363
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Mendive Tapia, Eduardo
A1 - Patrick, Christopher E
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Neugebauer, Jörg
A1 - Staunton, Julie B
T1 - Quantification of electronic and magnetoelastic mechanisms of first-order magnetic phase transitions from first principles: application to caloric effects in La(FexSi1-x)(13)
N2 - La(FexSi1−x)13 and derived quaternary compounds are well-known for their giant, tunable, magneto- and barocaloric responses around a first-order paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition near room temperature with low hysteresis. Remarkably, such a transition shows a large spontaneous volume change together with itinerant electron metamagnetic features. While magnetovolume effects are well-established mechanisms driving first-order transitions, purely electronic sources have a long, subtle history and remain poorly understood. Here we apply a disordered local moment picture to quantify electronic and magnetoelastic effects at finite temperature in La(FexSi1−x)13 from first-principles. We obtain results in very good agreement with experiment and demonstrate that the magnetoelastic coupling, rather than purely electronic mechanisms, drives the first-order character and causes at the same time a huge electronic entropy
contribution to the caloric response.
KW - Caloric effects
KW - Ab initio thermodynamics
KW - Magnetoeleastic couplin
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-587882
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/acd027
SN - 2515-7655
VL - 5
IS - 3
SP - 1
EP - 16
PB - IOP Publishing
AN - OPUS4-58788
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Tehranchi, Ali
A1 - Chakraborty, Poulami
A1 - López Freixes, Martí
A1 - McEniry, Eunan J.
A1 - Gault, Baptiste
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Neugebauer, Jörg
T1 - Tailoring negative pressure by crystal defects: Microcrack induced hydride formation in Al alloys
N2 - Climate change motivates the search for non-carbon-emitting energy generation and storage solutions. Metal hydrides show promising characteristics for this purpose. They can be further stabilized by tailoring the negative pressure of microstructural and structural defects. Using systematic ab initio and atomistic simulations, we demonstrate that an enhancement in the formation of hydrides at the negatively pressurized tip region of the microcrack is feasible by increasing the mechanical tensile load on the specimen. The theoretical predictions have been used to reassess and interpret atom probe tomography experiments for a high-strength 7XXX-aluminium alloy that show a substantial enhancement of hydrogen concentration at structural defects near a stress-corrosion crack tip. These results contain important implications for enhancing the capability of metals as H-storage materials.
KW - Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
KW - Hydrogen storage
KW - Ab initio Simulation
KW - Microcracks
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-587878
DO - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.7.105401
SN - 2475-9953
VL - 7
IS - 10
SP - 105401-1
EP - 105401-12
PB - American Physical Society (APS)
AN - OPUS4-58787
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Sediqi, Salmin
T1 - Multi-principal element alloy nanoparticle (MPEA-NP) electrocatalysts prepared by pulsed laser ablation for electroreduction of CO2
N2 - The motivation and overall objective of the project are to develop electrocatalysts that are free of noble metals (e.g., Pt or Au) and are instead based on medium and high entropy alloys (MEA\HEA) of transition metals for the electrochemical reduction of CO2.
The MEA\HEA are multi principal element alloys (MPEAs) consisting of more than three elements with almost equal alloying proportions, forming solid solutions without intermetallic phases. In such a crystal structure, the individual elements are well mixed, and each atom has different nearest neighbours. In catalysis, especially in selectivity, it is precisely this atomic chaos that matters. Due to the large number of possible combinations of elements, these materials offer excellent conditions to tune their functional properties for specific applications.
Especially, catalyst systems in which Cu is combined with another metallic component show a significant increase in catalytic efficiency compared to monometallic systems. Since the catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability of electrocatalysts strongly depend on the size and surface, systematic studies on the influence of the organic stabilizers on heterogeneous catalysis are also of interest.
The focus of this project is to design Cu-based MEA\HEA electrocatalysts on the atomic level. For this purpose, base alloys will be prepared, processed into high-purity nanoparticles by pulsed laser ablation, and tested as electrocatalysts.
T2 - Tag der Chemie 2023
CY - Berlin, Germany
DA - 05.07.2023
KW - Chemically Complex Materials
KW - CCMat
KW - Electrocatalysis
PY - 2023
AN - OPUS4-59403
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - George, Janine
T1 - Robust Data Generation, Heuristics and Machine Learning for Materials Design
N2 - My talk covered, among other things, robust data generation for machine learning. It showed how heuristics can be used within machine learning models and how they might also be extracted from machine learning models. Beyond this, I showed an automated pipeline for training machine learning potentials.
T2 - Workshop on AI in Sustainable Materials Science
CY - Düsseldorf, Germany
DA - 27.01.2026
KW - Automation
KW - Digitalisation
KW - Materials Design
KW - Thermal Conductivity
KW - Chemical bonding
KW - Materials Acceleration Platforms
PY - 2026
AN - OPUS4-65427
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - George, Janine
T1 - Robust Data Generation, Heuristics and Machine Learning for Materials Design
N2 - My talk covered, among other things, robust data generation for machine learning. It showed how heuristics can be used within machine learning models and how they might also be extracted from machine learning models. Beyond this, I showed an automated pipeline for training machine learning potentials.
T2 - Seminar Gruppe Stephan Roche
CY - Barcelona, Spain
DA - 22.01.2026
KW - Automation
KW - Machine Learning
KW - Materials Acceleration Platforms
KW - Thermal Conductivity
KW - Phonons
KW - Bonding Analysis
PY - 2026
AN - OPUS4-65428
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - The role of Critical Raw Materials in Advanced Materials for the Energy Transition
N2 - Based on the UBA report “Advanced materials for energy transition” by Xenia Knigge and Jörg Radnik the role of critical raw materials is discussed. Critical raw materials are needed in main fields of the energy transition, like photovoltaic, fuel cells, wind energy, and batteries. For the optimisation of the use of these materials different scenarios are discussed like (i) decreasing the needed amount of raw materials, (ii) searching for alternatives, (iii) using technologies which do not require critical raw materials, (iv) increasing the recycling rates, and (v) expanding the raw material sources.
T2 - IRISS policy dialogue
CY - Online meeting
DA - 12.01.2026
KW - Solar Cells
KW - Fuel cells
KW - Batteries
KW - Multi-use materials
PY - 2026
AN - OPUS4-65451
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Sestan, A.
A1 - Sreekala, L.
A1 - Markelj, S.
A1 - Kelemen, M.
A1 - Zavasnik, J.
A1 - Liebscher, C.
A1 - Dehm, G.
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Ceh, M.
A1 - Novak, S.
A1 - Jenus, P.
T1 - Non-uniform He bubble formation in W/W2C composite: Experimental and ab-initio study
N2 - Tungsten-tungsten carbide (W/W2C) composites are considered as possible structural materials for future nuclear fusion reactors. Here, we report on the effect of helium (He) implantation on microstructure evolution of polycrystalline W/W2C composite consolidated by field-assisted sintering technique (FAST), homogenously implanted at room temperature with 1 MeV 4He+ ions at the fluence of 8 × 1016 ions cm−2 and annealed at 1873 K for 20 minutes. Samples were analysed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy to study the presence and size of He bubbles. Monomodal He bubbles in W (30-80 nm) are limited to point defects and grain boundaries, with a considerable void denuded zone (150 nm). Bubbles do not form in W2C, but at the W|W2C interface and are considerably larger (200-400 nm). The experimental observations on He behaviour and migration in W and W2C were assessed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, suggesting He migration and accumulation in the composite are determined by the effective He-He binding in clusters, which will give rise to decohesion. In the presence of He clusters, the decohesion of bulk W into free surfaces is energetically highly favourable but not sufficient in the W2C; hence bubbles are only observed in W grains and interfaces and not within bulk W2C.
KW - Density functional theory
KW - Tungsten
KW - Ditungsten carbide
KW - FAST
KW - Helium implantation
PY - 2022
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117608
VL - 226
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Elsevier Ltd.
AN - OPUS4-54364
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
T1 - Data driven research on hydrogen in metals
N2 - The talk gives an overview on data-driven research on hydrogen in metals performed at BAM. The focus is on a ab-initio based high-throughput study on the hydrogen solubility in metals and metallic alloys. Furthermore, the redistribution of hydrogen in transforming microstructures is addressed. The talk ends with an explanation of participant projects in NFDI-MatWerk, motivating the formation of a new project connected to hydrogen technology.
T2 - DGM Fachausschuss “Wasserstoffeffekte in Werkstoffen"
CY - Saarbrücken, Germany
DA - 05.05.2024
KW - Hydrogen
KW - Solubility
KW - High-throughput study
KW - Ab initio simulation
KW - NFDI-MatWerk
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-62721
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
T1 - Hydrogen redistribution during electrochemical charging and mechanical testing: insights from a combined ab initio and finite element method
N2 - In advanced high strength steels the mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement are expected to be strongly connected to the amount of retained austenite (RA) contained in the microstructure and its transformation upon deformation. We have developed a multi-scale model for the hydrogen redistribution during hydrogen charging and tensile loading within martensitic/austenitic microstructure. Ab initio simulations have been used to resolve the complex energy profile of hydrogen in the martensite/austenite interface. Representative microstructures with different amounts of RA have been converted form experimental SEM-EBSD measurements. Simulations with the finite element method (FEM) have been used to analyse H concentration profiles within the microstructure. The simulations confirm an accumulation of H within the austenitic phase during charging, which undergoes a phase transformation under applied mechanical load during tensile testing and releases accumulated H into the martensite matrix. As a result, there is a pronounced H segregation to the microstructure regions subjected to high hydrostatic tensile stresses and plastic strains, which has a strong impact on the embrittlement behaviour.
T2 - DPG Frühjahrstagung Sektion SKM
CY - Berlin, Germany
DA - 17.03.2024
KW - Hydrogen
KW - Steel
KW - Structural transformation
KW - Ab initio simulation
KW - Multiscale simulation
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-62726
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
T1 - Effect of Hydrogen on the Phase Stability of Steels
N2 - In this work, we studied the role of extreme hydrogen concentrations on the relative stability of the fcc/bcc/hcp phases using the ab initio thermodynamics. The results indicate that at low hydrogen chemical potentials the stability of the fcc phase, which can be representative of retained austenite (RA) in steels, is slightly enhanced by the presence of H atoms. In contrast, at high hydrogen chemical potentials the bcc phase is stabilized by H. Moreover, since the excess volume of the hydrogen-rich bcc phase is significantly larger than that of the fcc phase, the presence of a stress field can change the relative stability of these phases in the coexistence regions of the phase diagram. This feature is particularly important for cyclic loading conditions: during loading cycles forward and reverse phase transformations occur and the H released by these transformations can damage the material.
T2 - TMS Annual Meeting 2024
CY - Orlando, FL, USA
DA - 03.03.2024
KW - Hydrogen
KW - Ab initio thermodynamics
KW - Multiscale simulation
KW - Hydride formation
KW - Workflow
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-62730
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
T1 - Fundamental insights into the mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement
N2 - The talks starts with a study on H trapping and embrittlement in high-strength Al alloys. Then the phase stability and transformation between different Fe-H phases is discussed, together with implications on crack nucleation. In the last part MD-MC simulation of hydride formation at crack tips in Al alloys are shown.
T2 - Integrated Computational Materials, Process and Product Engineering Conference, IC-MPPE
CY - Leoben, Austria
DA - 06.06.2024
KW - Hydrogen
KW - Ab initio thermodynamics
KW - Multiscale simulation
KW - Hydride formation
KW - Cracks
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-62727
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Yao, Xingyu
A1 - Antunes, Margarida M.
A1 - Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Cabanelas, Pedro
A1 - Valente, Anabela A.
A1 - Pinna, Nicola
A1 - Russo, Patrícia A.
T1 - Formation, Phase Transition, Surface, and Catalytic Properties of Cubic ZrO 2 Nanocrystals
N2 - Pseudocapacitance-type transition metal oxides have been extensively investigated as anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Currently, they are also gaining attention for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their low volume change and safety. However, their performance in sodium storage remains limited, primarily due to the larger Na+ ion radius. Here, for the first time, an iron niobate is reported with a columbite structure as a high-Performance sodium storage anode. The presence of iron triggers the loss of long-rangeorder through disorder of the FeO6 octahedra local structure, subsequentlyallowing reversible sodium storage in an amorphous phase. Simultaneously, the formation of short-range ordered zigzag-chain structures within the NbO6 planes creates a “skeleton” that offers abundant active sites forpseudocapacitive ion storage and enhanced ion diffusion pathways. These characteristics of FeNb2O6 make it an effective intercalation host, offering high capacity along with fast Na+ kinetics, as demonstrated through operando and ex situ characterizations. It leads to an applicable reversible capacity (>300 mAh g−1) with a favorable average voltage of ≈0.6 V and excellent rate capability (180.4 mAh g−1 at a current density of 2 A g−1). This study provides insights into the development of intrinsically active transition metal oxides for Na+-ion intercalation.
KW - XAS
KW - Sodium-ion Batteries
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-654955
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c01483
SN - 0897-4756
VL - 37
IS - 21
SP - 8568
EP - 8580
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
AN - OPUS4-65495
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Faustino, Leandro A.
A1 - de Angelis, Leonardo D.
A1 - de Melo, Eduardo C.
A1 - Farias, Giliandro
A1 - dos Santos, Egon C.
A1 - Miranda, Caetano R.
A1 - Buzanich, Ana G.
A1 - Torresi, Roberto M.
A1 - de Oliveira, Paulo F.M.
A1 - Córdoba de Torresi, Susana I.
T1 - Urea synthesis by Plasmon-Assisted N2 and CO2 co-electrolysis onto heterojunctions decorated with silver nanoparticles
N2 - The N2 + CO2 co-electrolysis to urea synthesis has become a promising alternative to the energy intensive traditional processes for urea production. However, there are still challenges in this approach, especially due to the competition with HER (Hydrogen Evolution Reaction) leading to low efficiency. Electrochemistry assisted by localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) using metal nanoparticles has been reported to enhance different electrochemical reactions. Here we report an electrochemical LSPR assisted urea synthesis using Ag nanoparticles (NPs) supported on BiVO4/BiFeO3 catalyst mechanochemically synthesized. The electrochemical experiments were performed under dark and upon plasmon excitation at the LSPR region of Ag NPs. Our results demonstrated that exciting in the LSPR range, urea yield rate and Faradic efficiency were considerably improved with reduced overpotential, 19.2 μmol h− 1 g− 1 and FE 24.4% at +0.1 V vs RHE compared to 9.6 μmol h− 1 g− 1 and FE 9.4% at − 0.2 V vs RHE under dark conditions. Further in situ FTIR-RAS experiments for mechanism investigation revealed the presence of N-H and C-N intermediates and the real effect of Ag plasmon excitation on HER and N2 + CO2 co-electrolysis. Theoretical calculations confirm the energy of the species involved in C-N coupling as well the role of the complex catalytic sites, which agrees with XAS measurements.
KW - Plasmon-assited
KW - XAS
KW - Urea
KW - Electrocatalysis
PY - 2025
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.163072
SN - 1385-8947
VL - 513
SP - 1
EP - 13
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-65492
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Liu, Yanchen
A1 - Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Alippi, Paola
A1 - Montoro, Luciano A.
A1 - Lee, Kug‐Seung
A1 - Jeon, Taeyeol
A1 - Weißer, Kilian
A1 - Karlsen, Martin A.
A1 - Russo, Patrícia A.
A1 - Pinna, Nicola
T1 - FeNb 2 O 6 as a High‐Performance Anode for Sodium‐Ion Batteries Enabled by Structural Amorphization Coupled with NbO 6 Local Ordering
N2 - Pseudocapacitance-type transition metal oxides have been extensively investigated as anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Currently, they are also gaining attention for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their low volume change and safety. However, their performance in sodium storage remains limited, primarily due to the larger Na+ ion radius. Here, for the first time, an iron niobate is reported with a columbite structure as a high-performance sodium storage anode. The presence of iron triggers the loss of long-range order through disorder of the FeO6 octahedra local structure, subsequently allowing reversible sodium storage in an amorphous phase. Simultaneously, the formation of short-range ordered zigzag-chain structures within the NbO6 planes creates a “skeleton” that offers abundant active sites for pseudocapacitive ion storage and enhanced ion diffusion pathways. These characteristics of FeNb2O6 make it an effective intercalation host, offering high capacity along with fast Na+ kinetics, as demonstrated through operando and ex situ characterizations. It leads to an applicable reversible capacity (>300 mAh g−1) with a favorable average voltage of ≈0.6 V and excellent rate capability (180.4 mAh g−1 at a current density of 2 A g−1). This study provides insights into the development of intrinsically active transition metal oxides for Na+-ion intercalation.
KW - SIB
KW - XAS
KW - Sodium-ion Batteries
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-654931
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202504100
SN - 0935-9648
VL - 37
IS - 46
SP - 1
EP - 13
PB - Wiley
AN - OPUS4-65493
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
T1 - Defect-hydrogen interaction in Al alloys: Challenges and benefits revealed by ab initio calculations
N2 - Climate change motivates the search for light-weight materials for transportation and energy storage solutions. As one of the challenges, the deleterious effect of hydrogen on the mechanical properties of metallic alloys is known to reduce the applicability of metallic alloys, motivating the characterization and simulation of hydrogen-defect interactions in these materials. In this work, the interaction of hydrogen with planar defects in aluminium has been investigated by means of ab initio simulations.
On the one hand, two distinct types of GBs have been considered – the Σ11(113) [011] with a close-packed interface structure and the Σ5(210) [001] with a more open interface structure – in order to reveal the mechanisms governing the H segregation energetics. The investigations are afterwards extended to the impact of solutes in the Al alloy. Two scenarios are compared: Their segregation to the grain boundaries and their binding in precipitates. We therewith gained insights into the role of the solute size on the structural and chemical embrittlement in absence and presence of hydrogen. A thermodynamic assessment of the impact of solutes onto H chemisorption in the interfacial vicinity is provided by performing a high-throughput analysis for potential alloying candidates. The identified trends of the solute-H interactions are used to examine the relative importance of changes in hydrogen enhanced decohesion as a thermodynamic effect.
On the other hand, the interaction of hydrogen with defects can be beneficial for the formation of metal hydrides. To enhance the formation and stability of such often highly volatile hydrides we have consider a novel concept: tailoring and employing the negative pressure of microstructural and structural defects to enhance H solubility and thus hydride formation. Using systematic ab initio and atomistic simulations, we demonstrate that an enhancement in the formation of hydrides at the negatively pressurized crack tip region is feasible by increasing the mechanical tensile load on the specimen. The theoretical predictions have been used to reassess and interpret atom probe tomography experiments for a high-strength 7XXX-aluminium alloy that show a substantial enhancement of hydrogen concentration at structural defects near a stress-corrosion crack tip. Based on these insights we derive strategies for enhancing the capability of metals as H-storage materials.
T2 - International hydrogen conference 2023
CY - Park City, Utah, USA
DA - 17.09.2023
KW - Ab initio simulations
KW - Hydrogen embrittlement
KW - Grain boundaries
KW - Hydride formation
PY - 2023
AN - OPUS4-58851
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
T1 - Hydrogen enhances cross-slip of dislocations in the vicinity of grain boundaries
N2 - Extensive experimental observations indicate the presence of nano-voids and the increase of free volume along the grain boundaries in hydrogen contaminated metals. This rate-dependent phenomenon motivates theoretical investigations of the underlying mechanisms. Here, a hydrogen enhanced cross-slip (HECS) mechanism in the close vicinity of the grain boundaries is demonstrated by direct molecular dynamics simulations. To this end, the interaction of the screw dislocations with a variety of symmetric tilt grain boundaries in H-charged and H-free bicrystalline nickel specimens is examined. The presence of segregated hydrogen atoms at the grain boundaries induces a stress field in their vicinity, and thus the barrier for cross-slip of screw dislocations considerably decreases. The enhanced crossslip of dislocations facilitates the formation of jogs. These jogs can form vacancies during the glide process. This mechanism shows nano-scale evidence of enhanced vacancy formation and subsequent increase in the free volume along the grain boundaries in the presence of H. This increase of the free-volume along the grain boundary dmaages the material and induce further embrittlement in addition to the direct effect of hydrogen in decreasing the fracture energy.
T2 - International hydrogen conference 2023
CY - Park City, Utah, USA
DA - 17.09.2023
KW - Atomistic model
KW - Hydrogen embrittlement
KW - Dislocation cross slip
KW - Hydrogen enhanced vacancy formation
PY - 2023
AN - OPUS4-58850
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Sreekala, L.
A1 - Dey, P.
A1 - Hickel, Tilmann
A1 - Neugebauer, J.
T1 - Unveiling nonmonotonic chemical trends in the solubility of H in complex Fe-Cr-Mn carbides by means of ab initio based approaches
N2 - The microstructure of advanced high-strength steels often shows a sensitive dependence on alloying. For example, adding Cr to improve the corrosion resistance of medium-Mn steels also enhances the precipitation of carbides. The current study focuses on the behavior of H in such complex multicomponent carbides by employing different methodological strategies. We systematically analyze the impact of Cr, Mn, and Fe using density functional theory (DFT) for two prototype precipitate phases, M3C and M23C6, where M represents the metal sublattice. Our results show that the addition of these alloying elements yields strong nonmonotonic chemical trends for the H solubility. We identify magnetovolume effects as the origin for this behavior, which depend on the considered system, the sites occupied by H, and short- vs long-range interactions between H and the alloying elements. We further show that the H solubility is directly correlated with the occupation of its nearest-neighbor shells by Cr and Mn. Based on these insights, DFT data from H containing binary-metal carbides are used to design a ridge regression based model that predicts the solubility of H in the ternary-metal carbides (Fe-Cr-Mn-C).
KW - Hydrogen
KW - High-strength steel
KW - Carbide
KW - Ab initio
KW - Complexity
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-542271
DO - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.6.014403
SN - 2475-9953
VL - 6
IS - 1
SP - 1
EP - 14
PB - American Physical Society (APS)
CY - College Park, MD
AN - OPUS4-54227
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 - GEN
A1 - Habibimarkani, Heydar
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Sahre, Mario
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - CV, TEM, XRD and XPS/HAXPES datasets of FeNi-based nanoparticles for the oxygen evolution reaction
N2 - The datasets from Cyclic Voltammetry, Transmision Electron Microscopy, X-ray Diffraction, and (Hard Energy) X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy are related to the publication
H. Habibimarkani, S.-L. Abram, A. Guilherme Buzanich, C. Prinz, M. Sahre, V.-D. Hodoroaba and J. Radnik
"In-depth analysis of FeNi-based nanoparticles for the oxygen evolution reaction"
Scientific Reports (2025), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-92720-3
Details of the materials and the experimental procedures are described in this publications.
KW - Oxygen evolution reaction
KW - Fe-Ni nanopartices
KW - Comprehensive analysis
PY - 2025
DO - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14975964
PB - Zenodo
CY - Geneva
AN - OPUS4-63335
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Villajos Collado, José Antonio
A1 - Zimathies, Annett
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
T1 - A fast procedure for the estimation of the hydrogen storage capacity by cryoadsorption of metalorganic framework materials from their available porous properties
N2 - In order to identify the best porous materials for the cryogenic physisorption of hydrogen, high-throughput calculations are performed starting, i.e., from the collected information in crystallographic databases. However, these calculations, like molecular simulations, require specific training and significant computational cost. Herein, a relatively simple procedure is proposed to estimate and compare hydrogen uptakes at 77 K and pressure values from 40 bar starting from the porous properties of MOF materials, without involving simulation tools. This procedure uses definitions for adsorption and considers the adsorbed phase as an incompressible fluid whose pressure-density change is that for the liquid phase at 19 K. For the 7000 structures from the CoRE MOF database, the average error of the predictions is only of 1% from reference values at 100 bar, with an SD of ±8%. This accuracy is lower than that from simulation tools, but involving lower computational cost and training.
KW - Metal-organic frameworks
KW - MOF databases
KW - Hydrogen cryostorage
KW - Supercritical adsorption
KW - Absolute adsorption
KW - Uptake estimation
PY - 2021
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.10.265
SN - 0360-3199
VL - 46
SP - 29323
EP - 29331
PB - Elsevier
CY - Oxford
AN - OPUS4-53133
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - INPR
A1 - Rieck, Arielle
A1 - Low, Jian Liang
A1 - Dietzmann, Simon
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Teimouri, Zahra
A1 - Higgins, Drew
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Mehmood, Asad
A1 - Fellinger, Tim-Patrick
T1 - Understanding the Activity Trade-Off between Tetrapyrrolic Fe-NCs and Co-NCs in the Alkaline Oxygen Reduction Reaction
N2 - A water-free ionothermal synthesis of porous magnesium-imprinted nitrogen-doped carbon (Mg–NC) materials is introduced to prepare a platform material to investigate electrocatalytic structure-performance relations. Atomically dispersed Co- and Fe-NCs isomorphic to the pristine Mg-NCs are prepared by ion-exchange reactions. The current Mg-templating strategy enables relatively high pyrolysis product yields of up to 50 wt% and resultant Fe-NC and Co-NC catalysts contain high and comparable active metal loading of up to 2.52 wt% Fe and 2.29 wt% Co, respectively. A combination of X-ray spectroscopies with DFT studies reveals a tetrapyrrolic structure of the coordination sites, originating from a pyrolytic magnesium template ion reaction within the ionothermal synthesis. Two sets of highly active isomorphic tetrapyrrolic Fe-NCs and Co-NCs are utilized to understand the differences in intrinsic electrocatalytic performance of Co-NCs and Fe-NCs towards the alkaline oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Despite their superior valence electronic properties to facilitate the initial outer-sphere electron transfer to O2, Co-NCs show significantly lower performance than Fe-NC with comparable loading. Although the generally discussed weaker binding of peroxide intermediates to CoN4 sites compared to FeN4 sites is evident, experimental and theoretical investigation reveal that it is the underlying peroxide oxidation activity that suppresses the oxygen reduction activity of M-NCs. The high peroxide oxidation activity of Co-NCs explains their reduced alkaline ORR relative to Fe-NCs, shedding light on the understated significance of controlling peroxide chemistry for the optimizing cathodic performance.
KW - Magnesium Imprinting
KW - Tetrapyrrolic Sites
KW - Metal- and nitrogen-doped carbon (M-N-C)
KW - Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR)
KW - Nitrogen doped Carbon
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-651487
DO - https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-s59s5
SP - 1
EP - 24
AN - OPUS4-65148
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Habibimarkani, Heydar
A1 - Abram, Sarah-Luise
A1 - de Oliveira Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Sahre, Mario
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - In-depth analysis of FeNi-based nanoparticles for the oxygen evolution reaction
N2 - This study investigates the effect of varying iron-to-nickel ratios on the catalytic performance of Fe-Ni oxide nanoparticles (NPs) for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Addressing the issue of high energy wastage due to large overpotentials in OER, we synthesized and characterized different NP catalysts with different Fe: Ni oxide ratios. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) were employed to determine the morphology, elemental and phase composition of the NPs. Furthermore, in-depth profiling with X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES) revealed that iron predominantly exists as oxide, while nickel exhibits both metallic and oxidic forms depending on the Fe content. XPS indicated an enrichment of iron at the NP surface, whereas HAXPES and EDS data agreed on the bulk stoichiometry. The assessment of the catalytic activity via cyclic voltammetry (CV) showed that the Fe: Ni ratio of 2:3 exhibited superior performance, characterized by lower overpotential and a smaller Tafel slope.
KW - Fe-Ni oxide
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - OER
KW - Catalytic performance
KW - Cyclic voltammetry
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-626932
UR - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-92720-3
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-92720-3
VL - 15
IS - 1
SP - 1
EP - 17
PB - Springer Nature
AN - OPUS4-62693
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Sander, Luise
T1 - Commercially Available Sodium-Ion Cells: Multi-Scale Analysis and Material Characterisation
N2 - As the first commercial sodium-ion-batteries (SIBs) are available for purchase, it is possible to investigate material composition. Gaining an insight into the material composition of these SIBs is of interest not only for the classification of possible safety risks and hazards, but also in regards to recycling. Herein we report the preliminary investigations of the chemical and structural composition of first commercial SIB-cells. Two different SIB-cells with different specification were compared regarding electrode size, thickness and further parameters. Furthermore, the composition of the active materials and electrolyte was investigated and compared.
T2 - Adlershofer Forschungsforum 2024
CY - Berlin, Germany
DA - 11.11.2024
KW - Sodium-Ion
KW - Multi-Scale Analysis
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-61757
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bäßler, Ralph
A1 - Amela Keserović, Amela
A1 - Sobetzki, Joana
A1 - Sarmiento Klapper, Helmuth
A1 - Dimper, Matthias
T1 - Geeignete Werkstoffe für Geothermieanwendungen (1)
N2 - Durch Auslagerungs- und elektrochemische Tests im Labor kann das Korrosionsverhalten verschiedener metallener Werkstoffe beurteilt werden. Aus den Versuchsergebnissen, die in verschiedenen synthetischen Geothermalwässern im Labor erzielt wurden, lassen sich die folgenden Schlussfolgerungen ziehen:
• Die Anfälligkeit für Spaltkorrosion wurde als wichtigster Aspekt für die Werkstoffqualifizierung ermittelt.
• Der niedriglegierte Stahl 25CrMo4 zeigte bei niedrigem Salzgehalt in MB-Geothermalwasser eine gleichmäßige Korrosion unterhalb der akzeptierten Schwelle von 0,3 mm/Jahr. Daher kann er als geeignet für geothermische Bedingungen mit niedrigem Salzgehalt angesehen werden, wie sie für MB getestet wurden. Es besteht keine Notwendigkeit, auf höherlegierte (teurere) Werkstoffe auszuweichen. Ein niedrigerer pH-Wert (wie bei LHD) führt zu Korrosionsraten oberhalb der akzeptablen Grenzwerte, so dass die niedriglegierten Werkstoffe nicht für Flüssigkeiten mit niedrigem pH-Wert geeignet sind.
• Stark salzhaltige Geothermalwässer erfordern höherlegierte Werkstoffe, da die Korrosionsrate von niedriglegiertem Stahl zu hoch ist.
• Der Duplexstahl X2CrNiMo22-5-3 und der Superduplexstahl X2CrNiMoCuWN25-7-4 wurden aufgrund ihrer kritischen Anfälligkeit für örtliche Korrosion in Form von Loch- und Spaltkorrosion unter Betriebsbedingungen nicht als geeignet für geothermische Anwendungen in Geothermalwässern mit einer mit NDB und ORG vergleichbaren Zusammensetzung angesehen.
• Der superaustenitische Stahl X1CrNiMoCu32-28-7 eignet sich für ORG und salzarme Wässer. In NDB-Geothermalwasser wurde er bei 100 °C als geeignet angesehen. Jedoch schränkt seine Anfälligkeit für Spaltkorrosion seine Anwendbarkeit ein. Neben seiner guten Korrosionsbeständigkeit ist sein Repassivierungsverhalten für seine begrenzte Anwendbarkeit in Geothermalwässern mit niedrigem pH-Wert verantwortlich.
• Die Nickelbasislegierung NiCr23Mo16Al wurde als geeignet erachtet und stellt eine sichere Option für den Einsatz in geothermischen Anlagen dar, selbst wenn mit stark salzhaltigem Geothermalwasser gearbeitet wird.
KW - Geothermie
KW - Korrosion
KW - Legierungen
KW - Anlagensicherheit
PY - 2024
SN - 0016-4232
VL - 2024
IS - 2
SP - 240
EP - 243
PB - Eugen G. Leuze Verlag
CY - Bad Saulgau
AN - OPUS4-59996
LA - deu
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Sander, Luise
T1 - Multi-Scale Analysis of Commercially Available Sodium-Ion Cells
N2 - As the first commercial sodium-ion-batteries (SIBs) are available for purchase, it is possible to investigate material composition. Gaining an insight into the material composition of these SIBs is of interest not only for the classification of possible safety risks and hazards, but also in regards to recycling. Herein we report the preliminary investigations of the chemical and structural composition of first commercial SIB-cells. Two different SIB-cells with different specification were compared regarding electrode size, thickness and further parameters. Furthermore, the composition of the active materials and electrolyte was investigated and compared.
T2 - Solid State Ionics (SSI)
CY - London, United Kingdom
DA - 15.07.2024
KW - Sodium Ion-Cells
KW - Multi-Scale
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-60764
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Menga, D.
A1 - Low, Jian Liang
A1 - de Oliveira Guilherme Buzanich, Ana
A1 - Paulus, B.
A1 - Fellinger, Tim-Patrick
T1 - The Tetrapyrollic Motif in Nitrogen Doped Carbons and M-N-C Electrocatalysts as Active Site in the Outer-Sphere Mechanism of the Alkaline Oxygen Reduction Reaction
N2 - Development and fundamental understanding of precious-group-metal-free electrocatalysts is hampered by limitations in the quantification of the intrinsic activity of different catalytic sites and understanding the different reaction mechanisms. Comparing isomorphic nitrogen-doped carbons, Zn-N-Cs and Fe-N-Cs with the common tetrapyrrolic motif, a catalyst-independent outer-sphere rate-determining step in the alkaline oxygen reduction reaction is observed. Density functional theory (DFT) simulations on tetrapyrrolic model structures indicate the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level as a good descriptor for the catalytic activity. Contour plots suggest that the electron transfer occurs directly from the tetrapyrrolic coordination site, rather than from the metal center. Metal-free tetrapyrrolic N4 sites are discovered to be highly active oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) active sites in alkaline that reach turnover frequencies (TOF) of 0.33 and 1.84 s−1 at 0.80 and 0.75 VRHE in the order of magnitude of tetrapyrrolic Fe–N4 sites in the acidic ORR. While Zn-coordination lowers the HOMO level and therefore the catalytic activity, Fe-coordination lifts the HOMO level resulting in TOF values of 0.4 and 4 s−1 for tetrapyrrolic Fe–N4 sites at 0.90 and 0.85 VRHE, respectively. At higher mass activities, the peroxide reduction becomes rate-limiting, where highest peroxide production rates are observed for the nitrogen-doped carbon.
KW - Tetrapyrollic
KW - Motif
KW - Nitrogen
KW - Carbons
KW - Alkaline Oxygen
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-606239
DO - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202400482
SN - 1614-6832
VL - 2024
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley-VCH
AN - OPUS4-60623
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Sander, Luise
T1 - Comparison of Commercially Available SIBs: Linking Material and Electrode Properties to Cell Performance
N2 - As the first commercial sodium-ion-batteries (SIBs) are available for purchase, it is possible to investigate material composition. Gaining an insight into the material composition of these SIBs is of interest not only for the classification of possible safety risks and hazards, but also in regards to recycling. Herein we report the preliminary investigations of the chemical and structural composition of first commercial SIB-cells. Two different SIB-cell types were compared in terms of electrode size, thickness, loading etc. Furthermore, the composition of the active materials and electrolyte was investigated and compared. Finally, the gained results were linked to the different data sheet performance of the two cell types.
T2 - Batterieforum 2025
CY - Berlin, Germany
DA - 21.01.2025
KW - Battery
KW - Sodium-Ion-Battery
KW - Electrochemical Energy Storage
KW - Energy Storage
PY - 2025
AN - OPUS4-62921
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Rhode, Michael
T1 - Processing and application properties of multiple principal element alloys (MPEA)
N2 - The presentation gives an overview of BAM's activities on processing influences and application properties of MPEAs in the form of joined and machined high and medium entropy alloys (CoCrFeMnNi and CoCrNi). In the case of welding, the focus is on defect-free welded joints with sufficient mechanical properties. In the case of machining, the focus is on the possible influence on the surface quality of the materials through adequate milling parameters. In addition, the hydrogen absorption and diffusion properties as well as the electrochemical corrosion behavior are fundamentally examined.
T2 - FAU-Department Werkstoffwissenschaften, Seminar: Aktuelle Probleme der Werkstoffwissenschaften
CY - Erlangen, Germany
DA - 25.04.2024
KW - Welding
KW - Application properties
KW - Machining
KW - High-entropy alloy
KW - Hydrogen
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-59975
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Bäßler, Ralph
T1 - Metallic Materials for Geothermal Applications
N2 - The aim of the work presented was the evaluation of corrosion resistance
of various materials in geothermal Waters as a base to create a catalogue of suitable materials for applications in (not only) German geothermal power plants.
Users shall be enabled to have a basis for designing such facilities. High alloyed corrosion resistant alloys are suitable and do not cause copper or lead deposition. They shall be chosen for future design of the piping system, either in massive or in cladded form, if crevices formation with non-metallic materials can be prevented!
T2 - IFPEN-Workshop: Corrosion in Low-Carbon Energies
CY - Online meeting
DA - 03.11.2020
KW - Geothermal
KW - Corrosion
KW - Saline brine
PY - 2020
AN - OPUS4-51511
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Heuser, Lina
T1 - Silver diffusion in low-melting alkali zinc borate model glasses studied by means of SNMS, TEM and XAS
N2 - In many late-breaking research fields as in photovoltaics, microelectronics, nuclear waste glasses or at least mirror glasses silver diffusion in glasses is relevant to the issues of high-level functionality and recycling. The present study is focused on silver diffusion in innovative, low-melting alkali zinc borate glasses (X2O-ZnO-B2O3, X = Li, Na, K, Rb) potentially usable for silver metallization-pastes in solar cells. The glasses were coated with a thin metallic silver layer and heat treatments in air and nitrogen close to Tg at 470 °C for 2 h were performed. After heat treatment under air and nitrogen atmospheres the coating thickness, measured by a white light interferometer, was about 1.8 µm thick. Silver depth profiles determined by means of secondary neutral mass spectrometry (SNMS) indicate the fastest silver diffusion to a depth of 3.5 µm for Li2O-ZnO-B2O3 (LZB) glass. Nevertheless, the influence of the different alkali ions on the silver diffusion is small. The oxygen availability determines the silver diffusion into the glasses. The oxygen promotes the oxidation of the silver layer enabling Ag+ to diffuse into the glass and to precipitate as Ag0. Both species were detected by x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The precipitated metallic silver particles in Na2O-ZnO-B2O3 (NZB) glass have a mean size of 5.9 nm ± 1.2 nm diameter, which was determined using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Phase separation in zinc-rich and zinc-poor phases with a mean diameter of 75 nm ± 20 nm occurred in NZB glass after heat treatment. Ion diffusion of the glasses into the silver layer was suggested by EDX-line scans.
T2 - 94. Glastechnische Tagung
CY - Online meeting
DA - 10.05.2021
KW - Silver diffusion
KW - Alkali zinc borate glass
KW - Metallic silver precipitates
KW - Phase separation
PY - 2021
AN - OPUS4-52861
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Recknagel, Sebastian
A1 - Richter, Silke
A1 - Hoppe, Marion
A1 - Meckelburg, Angela
A1 - Prinz, Carsten
A1 - Roik, Janina
A1 - Abad Andrade, Carlos Enrique
T1 - Powering precision: development of a certified reference material for elemental composition analysis of lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (Li-NMC) cathode material for lithium-ion batteries
N2 - This work presents the development and certification of the world’s first certified reference material (CRM), BAM-S014, for a lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (LiNi0.33Mn0.33Co0.33O2 or Li-NMC 111) cathode material—an integral component in high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs), portable electronics, and stationary energy storage systems. By providing certified mass fractions for 11 elements, this CRM addresses a critical need for accurate and traceable elemental analysis, supporting quality control and regulatory compliance in the global battery industry. Ensuring reliable and harmonized measurements supports the efficient use of resources, including the reuse of recycled materials, and ultimately helps maintain product performance and safety. The values were assigned through an interlaboratory comparison involving 16 participating laboratories and various analytical techniques such as inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry, and combustion analysis. In addition to chemical characterization, the certification process includes homogeneity and stability testing of the candidate material. Details are provided on the analytical methods used for chemical characterization and the calculation of the uncertainties of the certified mass fractions. In addition to detailing the development of the CRMs, this work provides an overview of ongoing standardization activities in Li-component analysis, thereby guiding the calibration of analytical methods and contributing to the establishment of globally accepted standards for evaluating energy storage materials and advancing sustainable mobility and clean energy solutions.
KW - Certified reference material
KW - Lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide
KW - LNMC
KW - Lithium-ion battery
KW - Cathode material
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-643763
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-025-05766-7
SN - 1618-2642
VL - 417
IS - 12
SP - 2643
EP - 2653
PB - Springer Nature
AN - OPUS4-64376
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - Comparative chemical analysis of Ni-Fe oxide nanoparticles
N2 - Ni-Fe oxide nanoparticles have gained a lot of interest because of their high activity in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) which is crucial for water splitting. [1] Although there have been great efforts in the last years, the understanding of the synergistic effect between Fe and Ni is still under discussion.
Therefore, we prepared different Ni-Fe oxide nanoparticles with different compositions from pure iron oxide to pure nickel oxide adapting a known procedure. [2,3] Size and morphology of the nanoparticles depend on the composition which was shown with Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The compositions of the nanoparticles were measured with a comparative approach using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES), and Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) coupled with the TEM providing detailed chemical information of the nanoparticles in different sample regions. EDS reveals that the different sample regions are dominated by one of the components, Fe or Ni, but a slight mixing between the components can be found (see Figure 1), which was confirmed with X-ray Diffraction (XRD). XPS indicates the enrichment of Fe at the sample surface, while HAXPES and EDS data agree on the stoichiometry of the bulk. High-resolution XPS and HAXPES exhibit some differences in the valence states of Fe and Ni, whereas Ni seems to be easier to reduce than Fe. Further investigations combining these different techniques and additionally Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) are ongoing by using in situ approaches and coupling cyclic voltammetry to the analytical techniques.
T2 - ECASIA 2024
CY - Gothenburg, Sweden
DA - 09.06.2024
KW - Oxygen evolution reaction
KW - Transmission Electron Microscopy
KW - (Hard) X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
KW - Synergistic effects
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-60534
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Wu, Shu-Han
T1 - Synthetic Carbon Anodes for SIBs
N2 - Hard carbon (HC) is currently one of the most promising anode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, the Na storage mechanism remains controversial, leaving the theoretical limits carbon anodes unclear. To deconvolute the specific capacity from irreversible capacity losses resulting from the formation of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI), core-shell carbon materials with tailored pore structure and defined surface functionalities are synthesized. Meanwhile, these synthetic designer carbons could achieve more competitive capacities for use as better anodes for SIBs.
T2 - Adlershofer Forschungsforum (AFF)
CY - Berlin, Germany
DA - 11.11.2024
KW - Na-ion Battery
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-61998
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 - CONF
A1 - Pedersen, Angus
T1 - Coupling Single Atom Electrocatalysts with a Bioreactor for CO2 to C2+ Conversion
N2 - To alleviate CO2 emissions impact on climate change, and close the carbon cycle, converting carbon dioxide into valuable products such as multi-carbon organic chemicals is of great importance. Each approach offers distinct merits but also certain challenges in terms of process efficiency, product selectivity and implementation at scale. Developing coupled CO2 conversion systems, for instance bio-electrochemical reactors, can address some of the challenges.[1] Precious-metal free biocompatible single atoms in N-doped C (M-N-C, where M = Fe, Ni, Co) electrocatalysts, based on Mg active site imprinting of bioinspired MN4 sites,[2][3] have shown state-of-the-art activity and selectivity for conversion of CO2 to CO.[4] Pyrolysis of Mg-N-C is carried out in a salt-melt at high temperatures (≥ 800 oC) and followed by an exchange with stoichiometric amounts of Ni or Co at low temperatures. N2-sorption of the materials reveal a micro-mesoporous structure with high surface areas (> 1000 m2 g-1) and a mass-transport enabling pore system. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure reveal the existence of atomically dispersed single atom active sites with defined active site structure. These catalysts were implemented in a home-made bio-electrocatalytic system (BES) consisting of a bioreactor coupled to a CO2 electrolysis cell.[5] Here, CO2 is first electrochemically converted to CO in the electrolysis cell which is then directly fed to bacteria (Clostridium ragsdalei) in the bioreactor which further metabolize it to valuable carbon compounds, such as acetate. An acetate formation rate of 1.8 mg L-1 h-1 was achieved and an acetate concentration of 0.103 g L-1, corresponding to acetate formation rate of 0.73 mmol d-1. We have successfully demonstrated the validity of a coupled bio-electrocatalytic system operating with resource efficient single atom Co- and Ni-N-C electrocatalysts for CO2 conversion.
T2 - Electrifying Organic Synthesis
CY - Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
DA - 03.09.2025
KW - Single atom
KW - Electrochemical CO2 conversion
KW - Bioelectrolysis
PY - 2025
AN - OPUS4-64037
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Voss, Heike
T1 - Picosecond laser processing of hierarchical micro-nanostructures on Ti-alloy upon pre- and post-anodization
N2 - Recent publications indicate that the order of electrochemical anodization (before or after the laser-processing step) plays an important role for the response of boneforming osteoblasts – an effect that can be utilized for improving permanent dental- or removable bone-implants. For exploring these different surface functionalities, multi-method chemical and structural characterizations were performed for two different characteristic micro-spikes covered by nanometric laserinduced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) on Ti-6Al-4V upon irradiation with nearinfrared ps-laser pulses (1030 nm wavelength, ~1 ps pulse duration, 66 & 80 kHz pulse repetition rate) at two distinct sets of laser fluence and beam scanning parameters. This involves morphological and topographical investigations by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and white light interference microscopy (WLIM), near-surface chemical analysis by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES), as well as structural material examination via X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements. The results allow to qualify the laser ablation depth, assess the spike geometry and surface roughness parameters, and provide detailed insights into the near-surface oxidation that may cause the different cell growth behavior for pre- or post-anodized medical implants.
T2 - E-MRS Spring Meeting 2023
CY - Strasbourg, France
DA - 29.05.2023
KW - Hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES)
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Ti6Al4V alloy
KW - Hierarchical micro-nanostructures
KW - Ultrashort laser processing
PY - 2023
AN - OPUS4-60344
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Morpho-Chemical Characterisation of Me-TiO2 Nanoparticles for Enhanced Photocatalytical Activity
N2 - The conversion of solar energy into electricity and solar fuels is of crucial importance for a green and sustainable future. Water splitting using semiconductor photo-catalysts is considered a sustainable method to produce clean hydrogen (H2) fuel. Nevertheless, H2 photo-production efficiency remains still low, although extensive research works to understand better the mechanisms of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER) and the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) are being carried out. In this respect, TiO2 is a key photoactive material, usually employed with a co-catalyst deposited onto the surface to enhance charge carriers’ separation and catalyze surface charge transfer reactions. The deposition of a co-catalyst on the TiO2 nanoparticle surface represents one successful way to enhance the activity of the photocatalyst through a modification of its surface and redox properties. In this context, high-resolution scanning electron microscopy coupled with elemental analysis by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) is fundamental for studying and understanding the effect of the nanoparticle morphology on the functional properties of shape-controlled TiO2 crystals (bipyramides, platelets, and elongated particles). Different types of metal-semiconductor combinations, TiO2 shapes and dopant metals (Ag, Pt, etc) and metal concentrations will be discussed.
T2 - ECASIA 2022
CY - Limerick, Ireland
DA - 29.05.2022
KW - Titania nanoparticles
KW - Photocatalysis
KW - Scanning electron microscopy
KW - Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
PY - 2022
AN - OPUS4-54977
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Okeke, Joseph
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 - Mrkwitschka, Paul
T1 - Correlative analysis with electron microscopy applied in different operating modes (SEM, STEM-in-SEM and TEM) for the accurate morphological characterisation of non-spherical fine nanoparticles
N2 - Electron microscopy applied in different operating modes, e.g., SEM, TEM or STEM-in-SEM, is the gold standard method to investigate the exact size and shape of individual nanoparticles. However, when fine nanoparticles with a non-monodisperse size distribution and non-spherical shapes are analysed, achieving an accurate result is challenging. Deviations in size measurements of more than 10% may occur. Understanding of the contrasts and sensitivities characteristic to the individual operating modes of an electron microscope is key in interpreting and evaluating quantitatively the measurement uncertainties needed for an eventual certification of specific nanoparticles via traceable results. Further, beyond the pure measurement, the other components in the analysis workflow with significant impact on the overall measurement uncertainties are the sample preparation and the image segmentation. In the present study the same areas of selected iron oxide fine nanoparticles (<25 nm) as reference nanomaterial (candidate) prepared on substrate for electron microscopy imaging are analysed correlatively with SEM, STEM-in-SEM and TEM with respect to their size and shape distribution. Individual significant measurement uncertainties are discussed, e.g., the sensitivity of secondary electron detectors of InLens-type to the surface morphology, particularly to the presence of an ultrathin organic coating or signal saturation effects on the particle edges, to electron beam exposure, to surface contamination, or the selection of the threshold for image segmentation. Another goal of this study is to establish a basis of analysis conditions which shall guarantee accurate results when both manual and particularly (semi-)automated segmentation approaches are applied. Advantages as well as limitations of the use of different electron microscopy operating modes, applied individually and correlatively, are highlighted.
T2 - E-MRS 2024 Spring Meeting
CY - Strasbourg, France
DA - 27.05.2024
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - Electron Microscopy
KW - Metrology
KW - Imaging
KW - Reference materials
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-60436
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Müller, Kai
A1 - Mirabella, Francesca
A1 - Knigge, Xenia
A1 - Mezera, Marek
A1 - Weise, Matthias
A1 - Sahre, Mario
A1 - Wasmuth, Karsten
A1 - Voss, Heike
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
A1 - Krüger, Jörg
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Chemical and topographical changes upon sub-100-nm laser-induced periodic surface structure formation on titanium alloy: the influence of laser pulse repetition rate and number of over-scans
N2 - Titanium and its alloys are known to allow the straightforward laser-based manufacturing of ordered surface nanostructures, so-called high spatial frequency laser-induced periodic surface structures (HSFL). These structures exhibit sub-100 nm spatial periods – far below the optical diffraction limit. The resulting surface functionalities are usually enabled by both, topographic and chemical alterations of the nanostructured surfaces. For exploring these effects, multi-method characterizations were performed here for HSFL processed on Ti–6Al–4V alloy upon irradiation with near-infrared ps-laser pulses (1030 nm, ≈1 ps pulse duration, 1–400 kHz) under different laser scan processing conditions, i.e., by systematically varying the pulse repetition frequency and the number of laser irradiation passes. The sample characterization involved morphological and topographical investigations by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), tactile stylus profilometry, as well as near-surface chemical analyses hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) and depth-profiling time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). This provides a quantification of the laser ablation depth, the geometrical HSFL characteristics and enables new insights into the depth extent and the nature of the non-ablative laser-induced near-surface oxidation accompanying these nanostructures. This allows to answer the questions how the processing of HSFL can be industrially scaled up, and whether the latter is limited by heat-accumulation effects.
T2 - 2023 E-MRS Spring Meeting, Symposium L "Making light matter: lasers in material sciences and photonics"
CY - Strasbourg, France
DA - 29.05.2023
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Ultrashort laser pulses
KW - Laser processing
KW - Hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES)
KW - Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-589902
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pssa.202300719
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202300719
SN - 1862-6319
VL - 221
IS - 15
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH
CY - Weinheim
AN - OPUS4-58990
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Energy Dispersive X Ray Spectrometry (EDS) on GR2Ms for Routine/Standardized Elemental Analysis
N2 - The elemental analysis of solid matter by means of the Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (EDS) is meanwhile posible as a quick (seconds!) and more and more accurate analysis via standardsless (instantaneous) quantification. The sensitivity & quantification accuracy for light elements (C, O,..) has significantly increased in the recent years. The availability via table-top SEMs with incorporated EDS is also enhanced.
Further, the EDS analysis at an SEM is well-standardized, see ISO/TC 202 Microbeam Analysis & VAMAS/ TWA 37 Quantitative Microstructural Analysis in good liaisonships with ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies.
It is demostrated that key parameters such as oxygen-to-carbon atomic-% ratio and impurities can be realibly measured, with XPS as a reference method. Various EDS spectrometers and analysis conditions are tested and the validity of the EDS quantification of an ionic liquid of well-defined chemical composition is demonstrated.
Next steps are: launch of a corresponding VAMAS interlaboratory comparison and discussions within ISO/TC 202 Microbeam Analysis.
T2 - ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies Meeting Week
CY - Stockholm, Sweden
DA - 19.05.2025
KW - Graphene-related 2D materials (GR2M)
KW - Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (EDS)
KW - Elemental analysis
KW - Quantification
KW - ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies
PY - 2025
AN - OPUS4-63190
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Role of Sample Preparation for Accurate and Automated Morphological Analysis of Nanoparticles proven in Interlaboratory Comparison Exercises
N2 - Traceable morphological and chemical characterization of nanomaterials with respect to the various possible sizes, size distributions, shapes, and concentrations of real-world nanoparticles (NPs) is a challenging task. Particularly for the nonspherical, non-monodisperse nanoparticles – as typically for most of the commercial particles, including their strong tendency to agglomerate, there is a lack of standard operation procedures providing accurate nanoparticle characterisation.
In the framework of the pre-standardisation framework of VAMAS (Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards, www.vamas.org) two interlaboratory comparison (ILC) studies are being carried out under the Technical Working Area (TWA) 34 “Nanoparticle Populations”:i) Project #15 addresses the analysis of the size and shape distribution of TiO2 bipyramidal NPs by traceable imaging methods such as TEM, SEM, STEM-in-SEM, AFM as well as with SAXS as an ensemble method. This ILC is thought as the next level development of the case studies exemplified in the published ISO standards ISO 21363 and ISO 19749. It was agreed to complete the first ILC with the NPs already prepared according to the same procedure on a TEM grid, and, at a later stage, to carry out second ILCs with the same NPs distributed to the participants as liquid suspensions together with protocols for the uniform NP deposition on suited substrates - as developed and optimized within the European project nPSize. Once having good deposition protocols available, the door for automated image analysis gets opened. Corresponding image analysis protocols and reporting templates have been distributed to the ILC participants, too.
ii) Project #16: two spherical SiO2 NP samples with bi-modal size distributions in two nominal relative number concentrations were prepared and distributed also as liquid suspensions accompanied by sample preparation, measurement, and image analysis protocols and reporting templates. Here, the NP concentration is the primary parameter to be measured. For the imaging methods it is targeted to
measure the relative nanoparticle concentrations (relative populations of the two modes).
The results of all the participating laboratories, in both ILCs, compiled in comparative representations will be shown and discussed for the first time. The reduction of the measurement uncertainties associated to the size, shape and number-concentration results induced by the significant improvement of the sample preparation on substrates (as single particles with a high-density coverage), combined with welldefined image analysis procedures will be highlighted.
T2 - MaterialsWeek 2024
CY - Limassol, Cyprus
DA - 17.06.2024
KW - Nanoparticles
KW - VAMAS
KW - Interlaboratory comparison
KW - Sample preparation
KW - Nanoparticle concentration
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-60453
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
T1 - ToF-SIMS at advanced materials - from nano to energy
N2 - The basic principles of ToF-SIMS will be explained. Examples of the use of ToF-SIMS for the investigation of titania and core-shell nanoplastic will be given. Furhtermore, 3d reconstruction is explained for nanoparticle research and energy-related materials.
T2 - BUA Summer School Mass Spectrometry
CY - Berlin, Germany
DA - 04.10.2022
KW - ToF-SIMS
KW - Nanomaterials
KW - Imaging
PY - 2022
AN - OPUS4-55897
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Sachse, René
A1 - Pfüger, Mika
A1 - Velasco-Vélez, Juan-Jesús
A1 - Sahre, Mario
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Bernicke, Michael
A1 - Bernsmeier, Denis
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Krumrey, Michael
A1 - Strasser, Peter
A1 - Kraehnert, Ralph
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
T1 - Assessing optical and electrical properties of highly active IrOx catalysts for the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction via spectroscopic ellipsometry
N2 - Efficient water electrolysis requires highly active electrodes. The activity of corresponding catalytic coatings strongly depends on material properties such as film thickness, crystallinity, electrical conductivity, and chemical surface speciation. Measuring these properties with high accuracy in vacuum-free and nondestructive methods facilitates the elucidation of structure−activity relationships in realistic environments. Here, we report a novel approach to analyze the optical and electrical properties of highly active oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts via spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). Using a series of differently calcined, mesoporous, templated iridium oxide films as an example, we assess the film thickness, porosity, electrical resistivity, electron concentration, electron mobility, and interband and intraband transition energies by modeling of the optical spectra. Independently performed analyses using scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, ellipsometric porosimetry, X-ray reflectometry, and absorption spectroscopy indicate a high accuracy of the deduced material properties. A comparison of the derived analytical data from SE, resonant photoemission spectroscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy with activity measurements of the OER suggests that the intrinsic activity of iridium oxides scales with a shift of the Ir 5d t2g sub-level and an increase of p−d interband transition energies caused by a transition of μ1-OH to μ3-O species.
KW - Spectroscopic ellipsometry
KW - Electrocatalysis
KW - Oxygen evolution reaction
KW - Mesoporous iridium oxide films
KW - Non-destructive ambient analysis
KW - Intrinsic OER activity
KW - Complementary methodology and metrology
PY - 2020
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-516288
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.0c03800
SN - 2155-5435
VL - 10
IS - 23
SP - 14210
EP - 14223
PB - American Chemical Society
AN - OPUS4-51628
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Jaunich, Matthias
A1 - Kömmling, Anja
A1 - Böhning, Martin
A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee
T1 - Comparison of ageing behavior of O-ring seals under hydrogen and air
N2 - Elastomeric seals are essential components in the infrastructure which prevent leakage of gas and ensure proper function of technical devices and are therefore highly safety relevant. For proper function a remaining resilience and tolerance to pressure changes is required.
The ageing of elastomers is an undesirable but inevitable process leading to a limited lifetime of rubber products such as seals. Independent of the application, as e.g. automotive, piping or container applications, a long lifetime or at least a timely exchange of a seal before occurrence of critical failure is desired.
Hydrogen is a key element for the energy turnaround and therefore the compatibility of seals with hydrogen is essential. In addition to the effect of hydrogen uptake and release, which might also cause destructive effects such as rapid gas decompression, ageing at high temperature under hydrogen atmosphere is of interest too. Most of the existing work is addressing the performance of new materials and comprises only very limited investigations concerning long-term use and the behaviour of aged materials in contact with hydrogen. As ageing can lead to substantial changes of material properties, it must be evaluated whether these changes are beneficial or deteriorating for the component function.
In this work we present and compare results of the characterization of three sealing materials (EPDM, HNBR, FKM) after ageing at high temperature under hydrogen and air. Despite the common assumption that ageing under hydrogen atmosphere should be less severe for the material in comparison to air ageing, this is not the case for every material.
T2 - ASME PVP2025, Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference
CY - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DA - 20.07.2025
KW - Aging
KW - Seal
KW - Compression set
KW - Atomic force microscopy
PY - 2025
SP - 1
EP - 7
AN - OPUS4-63889
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Habibimarkani, Heydar
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - John, Elisabeth
T1 - Probing Surface Changes in Fe–Ni Oxide Nanocatalysts with a ToF-SIMS-Coupled Electrochemistry Setup and Principal Component Analysis
N2 - Understanding catalyst surface dynamics under operating conditions is essential for improving electrocatalytic performance. Here, we present a novel approach combining electrochemical treatment with contamination-free transfer to Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), followed by principal component analysis (PCA), to probe surface and interfacial changes in Ni–Fe oxide nanoparticles stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The surface analysis at three distinct treatment stages revealed distinct chemical fingerprints across pristine nanoparticles, after exposure to 1 M KOH electrolyte, and after cyclic voltammetry treatment. The results highlight a progressive transition from ligand-rich to ligand-depleted interfaces, with PVP-related fragments dominant in the early stages and metal- and electrolyte-derived species emerging after activation. Complementary ToF-SIMS analysis of electrolyte deposited on Si wafers after each treatment step confirms the concurrent leaching of PVP and Fe–Ni-based fragments during OER. These findings underscore the dynamic nature of catalyst–electrolyte interfaces and demonstrate a robust strategy for monitoring surface-sensitive chemical changes associated with the nanoparticles, especially during the initial cycles of the OER.
KW - Fe-Ni oxide
KW - Nanocatalysts
KW - ToF-SIMS
KW - Electrochemistry
KW - PCA (principal component analysis)
KW - OER
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-652667
DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5c03894
SN - 0003-2700
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - American Chemical Society (ACS)
AN - OPUS4-65266
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
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 -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Sachse, René
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Kraehnert, R.
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
T1 - Multilevel effective material approximation for modeling ellipsometric measurements on complex porous thin films
N2 - Catalysts are important components in chemical processes because they lower the activation energy and thus determine the rate, efficiency and selectivity of a chemical reaction. This property plays an important role in many of today’s processes, including the electrochemical splitting of water. Due to the continuous development of catalyst materials, they are becoming more complex, which makes a reliable evaluation of physicochemical properties challenging even for modern analytical measurement techniques and industrial manufacturing.
We present a fast, vacuum-free and non-destructive analytical approach using multi-sample spectroscopic ellipsometry to determine relevant material parameters such as film thickness, porosity and composition of mesoporous IrOx–TiOy films. Mesoporous IrOx–TiOy films were deposited on Si wafers by sol–gel synthesis, varying the composition of the mixed oxide films between 0 and 100 wt%Ir. The ellipsometric modeling is based on an anisotropic Bruggeman effective medium approximation (a-BEMA) to determine the film thickness and volume fraction of the material and pores. The volume fraction of the material was again modeled using a Bruggeman EMA to determine the chemical composition of the materials. The ellipsometric fitting results were compared with complementary methods, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) as well as environmental ellipsometric porosimetry (EEP).
KW - Electrochemical catalysts
KW - Mixed metal oxide
KW - Multi-sample analysis
KW - Spectroscopic ellipsometry
KW - Thin mesoporous films
PY - 2022
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-551026
DO - https://doi.org/10.1515/aot-2022-0007
SN - 2192-8584
SN - 2192-8576
VL - 11
IS - 3-4 (Topical issue: Ellipsometry)
SP - 137
EP - 147
PB - De Gruyter
CY - Berlin
AN - OPUS4-55102
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Sachse, René
T1 - Operando electrochemical spectroscopic ellipsometry: Material properties of highly active mesoporous IrOx films revealed under realistic OER conditions
N2 - Hydrogen production via water electrolysis will be an essential cornerstone in development of sustainable, fossil-free fuel and chemical production on a global scale. The activity and stability of each catalyst is highly dependent on the properties of the coating, i.e., phase composition, crystallinity, accessible surface area, and many other factors. The key to developing improved catalysts is a better understanding of the relationships between their performance, stability, and physicochemical properties. However, these relationships can be complex and are also strongly influenced by the reaction environment. Therefore, operando analysis of the catalyst material during catalysis at realistic potentials and current densities is highly desirable. However, many analytical techniques cannot be applied in liquid environments at realistic potentials and current densities.
We propose environmental ellipsometric analysis in a dedicated electrochemical flow cell as a method to evaluate gas evolution reactions operando under realistic working conditions. Figure 1 illustrates schematically the developed technique. Key factors to success are highly active model-type catalysts, a suitable sample environment, and a deep understanding of the appropriate model development, as well as concise cross validation with numerous other analytical techniques.
The method was developed and validated by analyzing a calcination series (300 – 600 °C) of mesoporous templated IrOx films ex-situ and operando under oxygen evolution reaction (OER) conditions. The employed environmental electrochemical spectroscopic ellipsometric (ECSE) analysis revealed during OER the change of optical and electronic properties, i.e. the dielectric functions, resistivity and band-to-band transitions (p-d band transitions). Film thickness and porosity were validated by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray reflectometry (XRR) or ellipsometric porosimetry (EP), electrical and electronic properties by means of conductivity measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) or UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy. The electronic structures of the catalysts from valence electron energy loss spectra (VEELS) derived from ε1 and ε2 from SE measurements reveal a direct correlation with electrochemical activities in OER.
In the presentation reversible and irreversible potential-dependent changes of the catalyst properties during operation will be discussed along with the dynamics of gas formation, transport and dissolution at different potentials.
T2 - 11th Workshop Ellipsometry (WSE 11)
CY - Steyr, Austria
DA - 06.09.2021
KW - Ectrocatalysis
KW - Mesoporous iridium oxide films
KW - Non-destructive operando analysis
KW - Oxygen evolution reaction
KW - Spectroscopic ellipsometry
PY - 2021
AN - OPUS4-53915
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Martínez, E.
A1 - Lejeune, N.
A1 - Frechilla, J.
A1 - Porta-Velilla, L.
A1 - Forneau, E.
A1 - Angurel, L. A.
A1 - de la Fuente, G. F.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
A1 - Silhanek, A. V.
A1 - Badía-Majós, A.
T1 - Laser engineered architectures for magnetic flux manipulation on superconducting Nb thin films
N2 - Custom shaped magnetic flux guiding channels have been fabricated on superconducting Nb thin films by laser nanopatterning of their surface. Preferential pathways are defined by suitable combination of imprinted anisotropic pinning domains through laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS). Generated by the selective energy deposition of femtosecond UV laser pulses, quasi-parallel ripple structures are formed under optimized irradiation conditions. On average, each domain is formed by grooves with a lateral period of 260–270 nm and a depth about 80 nm. By combination of scanning and transmission electron microscopy, magneto-optical imaging, and conductive atomic force microscopy techniques, we conclude that the boundaries of the LIPSS-covered domains play a prominent role in the magnetic flux diversion process within the film. This is confirmed by dedicated modeling of the flux dynamics, combined with the inversion of the magneto-optical signal. The created metasurfaces enable control of the flux penetration process at the microscale.
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Magnetic flux
KW - Magneto-optical imaging (MOI)
KW - Critical current density
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-611243
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433224019287
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.161214
SN - 1873-5584 (Online)
SN - 0169-4332 (Print)
VL - 679
SP - 1
EP - 12
PB - Elsevier
AN - OPUS4-61124
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Laser Nanotexturierung von Metalloberflächen zur Reduktion von Reibung und Verschleiß
N2 - Die Reduktion von Reibung und Verschleiß in technischen Systemen bietet ein großes Potenzial zur Reduktion von CO2-Emissionen. Dieser Beitrag diskutiert die Erzeugung und tribologische Charakterisierung von Ultrakurzpuls-generierten Nanostrukturen auf Metallen (Stahl, Titan). Besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auf die Rolle der laserinduzierten Oxidschicht im Zusammenspiel mit verschleißreduzierenden Additiven in ölbasierten Schmiermitteln gerichtet.
T2 - Internationale Bodensee Fachtagung „Wärmebehandlung und Oberflächentechnik zur Verbesserung von Tribologie und Verschleissbeständigkeit"
CY - Feldkirch, Austria
DA - 20.03.2025
KW - Additive
KW - Laser-induzierte periodische Nanostrukturen
KW - Reibungsreduktion
KW - Verschleißreduktion
PY - 2025
AN - OPUS4-62757
LA - deu
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Lucaßen, J.
T1 - Bottom-up grown CISe micro absorber arrays: microstructure analysis and solar cell integration
N2 - A reduction of critical raw materials like indium and gallium in chalcopyrite thin-film solar cells is aimed for the micro-concentrator concept. Bottom-up grown micro absorbers for operation under light concentration on the micrometer scale allow improved heat dissipation.
T2 - 41st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2024)
CY - Vienna, Austria
DA - 23.09.2024
KW - Laser-assisted MO-CVD
KW - CISe micro-absorber
KW - Micro solar cell arrays
KW - Solar cell efficiency
PY - 2024
AN - OPUS4-62075
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - BOOK
A1 - Stoian, R.
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Ultrafast Laser Nanostructuring — The Pursuit of Extreme Scales
N2 - Long seen as “a solution seeking a problem,” laser pulses are nowadays – more than 60 years after their first practical demonstration – paramount in shaping and structuring matter. Harnessing their capabilities to direct intense beams of light, the number of scientific and technological developments and daily-life applications is continuously increasing. Today, the presence of lasers is ubiquitous in all sites of scientific and technological interest, from the most advanced research laboratories to industrial factories and medical hospitals.
The directionality of the laser beam determines equally a local character on lightmatter interaction and as such a local modification to a material target. Furthermore, the coherence of laser radiation enables near-field or far-field scattering and interference effects that widen significantly the capabilities of controlling and tracking laser-matter interactions in space and time. Already with the advent of lasers, powerful beams of light have been directed at solid materials for a variety of purposes, making this application as old as the laser itself. The roots of the major applications for laser structuring were developed already in the 1960s, setting the base of both theoretical and experimental studies on laser ablation, with the number of publications expanding explosively during the next decades.
Within this dynamic context, laser processing of materials experienced an impressive development over the years. Laser processing means specifically the capability to structure and tailor a material on its surface or even within its volume, rendering new functions and properties that are impacting the mechanical, electrical, or optical characteristics of the material. These properties are scaledependent, generating thus over the years an equally impressive quest for spatial or temporal resolution. Therefore, the developments in laser engineering with major breakthroughs, notably in pulse duration and power, always closely accompanied the efforts in material structuring with two milestones in sight: (1) yield and (2) resolution. Every step in shrinking the laser pulse duration led to a subsequent strong-impact development in process precision – particularly when the ultrashort pulse durations surpassed the fundamental electron-phonon relaxation times. Thus, minimizing heat diffusion, the advent of pulses with duration smaller than molecular or lattice vibration times has managed to confine the spatial resolution to the optical diffraction limit and sometimes even beyond. The nanoscale was already in sight at the turn of the millennium. An important question may be raised now; is there any fundamental limit in the processing resolution, a barrier defined by the intrinsic properties of light and matter? The answer has an inherently multidisciplinary nature, following the conversion of free-propagating electromagnetic radiation into
material-confined energy potentially usable to drive or transform matter, and will be the focus of the present book.
Relying on the experience and expertise of the leading researchers in the field, the present book intends to explore the current efforts in achieving laser processing resolution beyond the diffraction limit, laying down a perspective towards extreme laser nanostructuring. Following the most recent advances and developments, it puts forward a concept of extreme processing scales enabled by optical pulses that are able to bypass diffraction limits and achieve structuring characteristic scales beyond 100 nm. This objective can be achieved by a comprehensive understanding on how light can change matter and how, in turn, matter can change light, allowing jointly for actively controlling light and material processes. In order to give an extended perspective on the current state-of-the-art in the field of precision laser structuring, the book is divided into three main parts.
The first part of the book (Part I: Fundamental Processes) offers a perspective into the fundamentals of laser-matter interaction on extreme spatial scales, with a description of the most advanced modeling efforts in understanding energy deposition in matter, a plethora of material-relaxation pathways, as well as advanced concepts for probing and observing matter in motion. Roadmaps for energy localization will be developed, and the atomistic perspective of laser ablation visualized. Theoretical modelling enables in-depth insights on ultrafast quantum processes at the nanoscale. Laser-driven self-organization at surfaces will be dissected regarding the question of how light drives material periodic patterns down to the nanoscale, explored and transmitted to its ultimate limits of an atomic printer, and immediately complemented by the unprecedented capabilities of ultrafast in-situ observation approaches for tracking the laser-induced material response with extreme spatial and temporal resolution.
In the second part of the book (Part II: Concepts of Extreme Nanostructuring), distinct concepts will be developed and explored that allow confinement of light and harnessing of a material response restricted to nano- or mesoscopic scales at surfaces or in the volume of irradiated materials. A special focus will be on optical near-field related approaches for localizing light on scales even below the optical diffraction limit and plasmonic printing. Spatial and temporal beam-shaping and tailored interference techniques are discussed in the context of ultrashort laser pulses, and insights into some extreme states of matter realized by the tight confinement of laser energy are presented. The ultimate limits of writing waveguides in the bulk of dielectrics and for manifesting 3D-nanolithography are elucidated. Plasma-based surface treatments can significantly enhance the vertical precision of surface processing through etching processes.
Finally, the third part of the book (Part III: Applications) leads us to a number of resuming applications, unveiling the tremendous capabilities of surface functionalization through laser micro- and nanostructuring, assessing the 3D-writing of waveguides in the bulk of dielectrics or semiconductors for enabling new branches of integrated photonics, and summarizing related applications ranging from nanophotonics to nanofluidics and from optical sensing to biomedical applications, including the latest capabilities of refractive eye surgery. This part will analyze the applications’ compatibility in yield and reproducibility with current industrial requirements, costs, and intellectual property aspects. It expands the involved spatial scales by more than eight orders of magnitude, when extending extremely small structures featuring sizes of few tens of nanometers to larger dimensions in the meter range.
Thus, from surfaces to the bulk, from subtractive to additive manufacturing approaches, from advanced theoretical frames to practical technological processes – we invite the readers here to an exciting journey into the varicolored landscape of extreme laser nanostructuring.
The idea of this book project was seeded in early 2020. We were delighted about the numerous and extremely positive responses from the laser-processing community, quickly receiving commitments for more than 30 individual book chapters. About 2500 communications later, the book is published. We would like to thank all authors of this book project for their insightful and detailed chapters, reviewing and reporting on this fascinating topic of the pursuit of extreme scales in ultrafast laser nanostructuring. Moreover, we would like to acknowledge the professional help and guidance of the staff of Springer Nature. Finally, we hope you will enjoy reading this book as much as we have enjoyed putting it together.
Saint Etienne, France Razvan Stoian
Berlin, Germany Jörn Bonse
December 2022
KW - Laser nanostructuring
KW - Surface engineering
KW - Nonlinear lithography
KW - Self-organization
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures, LIPSS
PY - 2023
SN - 978-3-031-14752-4
SN - 978-3-031-14751-7
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14752-4
SN - 0342-4111
VL - 239
SP - 1
EP - 1245
PB - Springer Nature Switzerland AG
CY - Cham
ET - 1
AN - OPUS4-57294
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Chemical and structural changes at the surface of titanium materials upon irradiation with near-infrared ultrashort laser pulses
N2 - Due to its large strength-to-weight ratio and excellent biocompatibility, titanium materials are of paramount importance for medical applications, e.g. as implant material for protheses. In this work, the evolution of various types of laser-induced micro- and nanostructures emerging on titanium or titanium alloys upon irradiation by near-infrared ultrashort laser pulses (925 fs, 1030 nm) in air environment is studied for various laser fluence levels, effective number of pulses and at different pulse repetition rates (1 – 400 kHz). The morphologies of the processed surfaces were systematically characterized by optical and scanning electron microscopy (OM, SEM). Complementary white-light interference microscopy (WLIM) revealed the corresponding surface topographies. Chemical and structural changes were analysed through depth-profiling time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. The results point towards a remarkable influence of the laser processing parameters on the surface topography, while simultaneously altering the near-surface chemistry via laser-induced oxidation effects. Consequences for medical applications are outlined.
T2 - E-MRS Spring Meeting 2022
CY - Online meeting
DA - 30.05.2022
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Surface functionalization
KW - ToF-SIMS
KW - Chemical analysis
KW - Titanium
PY - 2022
AN - OPUS4-54931
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Sachse, René
A1 - Kotil, Leyla
A1 - Matjacic, Lidija
A1 - McMahon, Greg
A1 - Bernicke, Michael
A1 - Bernsmeier, Denis
A1 - Kraehnert, Ralph
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Morphological and Chemical Nanoscale Analysis of Mesoporous Mixed IrOx-TiOy Thin Films as Electrode Materials
N2 - orous films play an important role particularly in energy applications like photovoltaics, electrolysis or batteries. Thin film properties such as thickness, chemical composition, crystallinity of the framework, and porosity define the activity of the porous films. The accurate morpho-chemical characterisation of mesoporous thin films is a challenging analytical task which requires the consideration of new analytical approaches based on the combination of data of different methods able to address the structure and chemical composition at the nanoscale. In this contribution we characterise thin mesoporous iridium-titanium mixed oxide film properties by Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA) with Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) at an SEM applied in a dedicated “thin film analysis” approach (1). Thus, the film mass deposition, film thickness and the film density can be determined. Further, by dividing the measured film density to an assumed (theoretical) metal oxide framework (skeletal) density, the thin film porosity can be extracted, too.
In order to assess the homogeneity of the thin film properties like the chemical composition, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and Auger Electron Spectrometry are applied in the depth profiling mode, so that possible in-depth gradients are detected. Lateral inhomogeneities in the chemical composition and structure of the thin mesoporous films are also identified by applying the same methods in the line-scan or mapping mode, which can be further combined with in-depth sputtering for 3D information. The role of the spatial resolution of the analytical methods considered, which can go down well below 100 nm, will be highlighted.
KW - Mesoporous thin films
KW - Imaging
KW - TiO2
KW - Ir oxid
KW - Auger electron spectroscopy
KW - ToF-SIMS
KW - SEM/EDX
PY - 2024
DO - https://doi.org/10.1093/mam/ozae044.252
VL - 30
IS - Supplement 1
SP - 541
EP - 542
PB - Oxford University Press (OUP)
AN - OPUS4-61185
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Sachse, René
T1 - Operando electrochemical spectroscopic ellipsometry: Material properties of highly active mesoporous IrO IrOxfilms revealed under realistic OER conditions
N2 - Rising energy demand and the impending climate change require the development of a sustainable, fossil-free fuel and chemical production on a global scale. Hydrogen production via water electrolysis will be a fundamental cornerstone in this endeavor. The activity and stability of respective electrode coatings strongly depends on the coating's properties, i.e. phase composition, crystallinity, electrical conductivity, accessible surface, wettability and many other factors. The key to the development of improved catalysts is a better understanding of the relations between their performance, stability and physicochemical properties. However, those relations can be complex, and are strongly influenced also by the reaction environment. Hence, operando analysis of the catalyst material during catalysis at realistic potentials and current densities is highly desirable. Yet, many analytical techniques cannot be applied in liquid environments at realistic potentials and current densities.
We propose environmental ellipsometric analysis in a dedicated electrochemical flow cell as a new method to evaluate gas evolution reactions operando under realistic working conditions. Figure 1 illustrates schematically the developed technique. Key factors to success are highly active model-type catalysts with template-controlled porosity, a suitable sample environment, a deep understanding of the spectroscopic method and respective model development, as well as concise cross validation with numerous other analytical techniques.
The method was developed and validated by analyzing a calcination series (300 - 600°C) of mesoporous templated IrOx films ex-situ and operando under oxygen evolution reaction (OER) conditions. The employed environmental electrochemical spectroscopic ellipsometric analysis (ECSE) revealed during OER the change of optical and electronic properties, i.e. the dielectric functions (real ε1 and imaginary part ε2), electrical and electronic properties such as resistivity (ρ) and band-to-band transitions (p-d band transitions). Film thickness and porosity were validated by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray reflectometry (XRR) or ellipsometric porosimetry (EP), electrical and electronic properties by means of conductivity measurements, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) or UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy. The electronic structures of the catalysts from valence electron energy loss spectra (VEELS) derived from the real (ε1) and imaginary part (ε2) of the dielectric function from SE measurements reveal a direct correlation with electrochemical activities in OER.
In the presentation reversible and irreversible potential-dependent changes of the catalyst properties during operation will be discussed along with the dynamics of gas formation, transport and dissolution
T2 - E MRS 2021 SPRING MEETING
CY - Online meeting
DA - 31.05.2021
KW - Spectroscopic ellipsometry
KW - Ectrocatalysis
KW - Oxygen evolution reaction
KW - Mesoporous iridium oxide films
KW - Non-destructive operando analysis
PY - 2021
AN - OPUS4-52929
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Bonse, Jörn
T1 - Chemical analyses of ps-laser generated LIPSS and Spikes on titanium alloy by HAXPES, XPS, and depth-profiling TOF-SIMS
N2 - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) and their combination with self-ordered microstructures forming hierarchical Spikes enable a large variety of different surface functionalizations for applications in the fields of optics, fluidics, tribology, or medicine. Moreover, high spatial frequency LIPSS (HSFL) provide an appealing and straightforward way for surface nanostructuring featuring spatial periods even below 100 nm – far beyond the optical diffraction limit. However, the imposed surface functionalities are usually caused by both, topographic and chemical surface alterations. For exploring these effects in detail, multi-method characterizations were performed here for HSFL and hierarchical Spikes processed on Ti-6Al-4V alloy upon irradiation with near-infrared ps-laser pulses (1030 nm wavelength, ~1 ps pulse duration, 1 – 400 kHz pulse repetition rate) under different laser and scan processing conditions. The following sample characterization involved morphological and topographical investigations by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), stylus profilometry (SP), and white light interference microscopy (WLIM), as well as near-surface chemical analyses by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) and depth-profiling time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). The results allow to qualify the laser ablation depth, the geometrical HSFL/Spikes characteristics and provide detailed insights into the depth extent and the nature of the ps-laser-induced near-surface oxidation arising from the laser-processing in ambient air and into the relevance of heat-accumulation effects at high pulse repetition rates. Moreover, the direct comparison of the HAXPES and XPS data reveals the role of surface-covering organic contaminants adsorbed from the ambient atmosphere without the uncertainties and potential sputter reduction potentially caused by ion-sputter depth profiling.
T2 - 11th International LIPSS Workshop
CY - Madrid, Spain
DA - 27.09.2023
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS)
KW - Ultrafast laser processing
KW - Hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES)
KW - Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)
KW - Ti6Al4V alloy
PY - 2023
AN - OPUS4-58532
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Rossi, Andrea
A1 - Alladio, Eugenio
A1 - Drobne, Damjana
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Jurkschat, Kerstin
A1 - Kononenko, Veno
A1 - Madbouly, Loay Akmal
A1 - Mrkwitschka, Paul
A1 - Novak, Sara
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Saje, Špela
A1 - Santalucia, Rosangela
A1 - Sordello, Fabrizio
A1 - Pellegrino, Francesco
T1 - Development of a one-pot synthesis of rGO in water by optimizing Tour’s method parameters
N2 - Since its first synthesis in 2004, graphene has been widely studied and several different synthesis methods has been developed. Solvent exfoliation of graphite and the reduction of graphene oxide previously obtained through graphite oxidation are the most employed. In this work, we exploited synthesis conditions of a method usually employed for obtaining graphene oxide (the Tour’s method) for directly obtaining a very poorly oxidised material with characteristics like reduced graphene oxide. For the first time, a one-pot synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is reported avoiding the use of a post-synthesis chemical or thermal reduction of the graphene oxide that requires further reagents, heat and time.
KW - Graphene
KW - 2D-materials
KW - Tour's method
KW - rGO
KW - One-pot synthesis
PY - 2024
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-611827
DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-73606-2
SN - 2045-2322
VL - 14
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Springer Nature
CY - London
AN - OPUS4-61182
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Jaunich, Matthias
T1 - Comparison of Ageing Behavior of O-Ring Seals Under Hydrogen and Air
N2 - Elastomeric seals are essential components in the infrastructure which prevent leakage of gas and ensure proper function of technical devices and are therefore highly safety relevant. For proper function a remaining resilience and tolerance to pressure changes is required.
The ageing of elastomers is an undesirable but inevitable process leading to a limited lifetime of rubber products such as seals. Independent of the application, as e.g. automotive, piping or container applications, a long lifetime or at least a timely exchange of a seal before occurrence of critical failure is desired.
Hydrogen is a key element for the energy turnaround and therefore the compatibility of seals with hydrogen is essential. In addition to the effect of hydrogen uptake and release, which might also cause destructive effects such as rapid gas decompression, ageing at high temperature under hydrogen atmosphere is of interest too. Most of the existing work is addressing the performance of new materials and comprises only very limited investigations concerning long-term use and the behaviour of aged materials in contact with hydrogen. As ageing can lead to substantial changes of material properties, it must be evaluated whether these changes are beneficial or deteriorating for the component function.
In this work we present and compare results of the characterization of three sealing materials (EPDM, HNBR, FKM) after ageing at high temperature under hydrogen and air. Despite the common assumption that ageing under hydrogen atmosphere should be less severe for the material in comparison to air ageing, this is not the case for every material.
T2 - ASME PVP2025, Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference
CY - Montreal, Canada
DA - 20.07.2025
KW - Aging
KW - Seal
KW - Compression set
KW - Atomic force microscopy
PY - 2025
AN - OPUS4-63888
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Jaunich, Matthias
T1 - Elastomerdichtungen für Wasserstoffanwendungen - Vergleich des Alterungsverhaltens in Luft und Wasserstoff
N2 - In diesem Beitrag soll ein Fokus auf das Alterungsverhalten von Elastomerdichtungen unter Wasserstoff gelegt werden. Hierfür wurden Untersuchungen bei einem mittleren Wasserstoffdruck über Alterungszeiten von bis zu 100 Tagen durchgeführt. Das Alterungsverhalten wird im Vergleich der Alterungseffekte unter thermooxidativen Bedingungen betrachtet und bewertet.
Die Annahme, dass der Alterungseffekt unter Wasserstoff stets weniger ausgeprägt ist als an Luft bestätigt sich nicht durch die Ergebnisse.
T2 - 4. O-Ring-Forum der Firma ISGATEC
CY - Bad Schönborn, Germany
DA - 15.05.2025
KW - Wasserstoff
KW - Dichtung
KW - Thermische Alterung
KW - Elastomer
PY - 2025
AN - OPUS4-63135
LA - deu
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Müller, Kai
T1 - ToF-SIMS as a new tool for nano-scale investigation of ps-laser generated surface structures on Titanium substrates
N2 - The fabrication of laser-generated surface structures on titanium and titanium alloys has recently gained remarkable interests, being technologically relevant for applications in optics, medicine, fluid transport, tribology, and wetting of surfaces. The morphology of these structures, and so their chemistry, is influenced by the different laser processing parameters such as the laser fluence, wavelength, pulse repetition rate, the effective number of laser pulses per beam spot area, etc. A simple way to characterize laser-generated surface structures is by means of optical microscopy (OM) or white light interference microscopy (WLIM). The latter can address the surface topography, while having a lateral resolution limit of ~(lambda)/2 (lambda = illumination wavelength). To resolve morphologies with spatial periods significantly smaller than (lambda)/2, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is often used, taking benefit of the reduced de Broglie wavelength associated to the electrons of several keV energy. However, all the above-mentioned techniques lack the necessary depth-resolution to reveal and quantify sub-surface material modifications of these laser-generated structures. Time-of-Flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) represents a promising surface analytical technique for studying laser-induced chemical surface alterations since the method combines a high surface sensitivity with the capability to perform a depth-profiling of the laser-affected surface zone. In this study we combine WLIM and high-resolution SEM with ToF-SIMS to fully characterize the evolution of various types of laser-generated micro- and nanostructures formed on Ti-6Al-4V alloys upon irradiation by near infrared ultrashort laser pulses (1030 nm, 925 fs) at different laser fluence levels, effective number of pulses, and at different pulse repetition rates (1 – 400 kHz). We show how this combined surface analytical approach allows to evaluate alterations in the surface chemistry and topography of the laser-generated surface structures depending on the laser processing parameters
T2 - ECASIA 2022
CY - Limerick, Ireland
DA - 29.05.2022
KW - Laser-induced periodic surface structures
KW - Time of Flight - Secondary ion mass spectrometry
KW - White light interferometric microscopy
KW - Titanium alloy
PY - 2022
AN - OPUS4-54992
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
T1 - Measurement of the Lateral Size of Graphene Oxide Flakes by SEM
N2 - The progress of the VAMAS interlaboratory comparison Project P13 "Lateral size of graphene oxide flakes by SEM" within the Technical Working Area 41 "Graphene and Related 2D Materials" is presented. The challenges at sample preparation on substrates for accurate measurement and image analysis as well as two different analysis approaches, containing exact guidance how to measure the main descriptors for the lateral size measurement of the imaged graphene oxide flakes with Scanning Electron Microscopy are highlighted. The size and shape distributions as measured by 17 laboratories are showed expressed in size and shape descriptors extracted from SEM images by using two proposed measurement approaches.
The implementation of the results into the corresponding ISO technical specification AWI/TS 23879 is discussed and planned, in relation with the AFM part.
T2 - ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies Meeting Week
CY - Stockholm, Sweden
DA - 19.05.2025
KW - Graphene oxide
KW - Interlaboratory comparison
KW - SEM
KW - Lateral size
KW - VAMAS
KW - ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies
PY - 2025
AN - OPUS4-63189
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Sachse, René
A1 - Moor, Maëlle
A1 - Kraehnert, Ralph
A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan
A1 - Hertwig, Andreas
T1 - Ellipsometry-based approach for the characterization of mesoporous thin films for H2 technologies
N2 - Porous thin layer materials are gaining importance in different fields of technology and pose a challenge to the accurate determination of materials properties important for their function. In this work, we demonstrate a hybrid measurement technique using ellipsometry together with other independent methods for validation. Ellipsometry provides information about the porosity of different mesoporous films (PtRuNP/OMC = 45%; IrOx = 46%) as well as about the pore size (pore radius of ca. 5 nm for PtRuNP/OMC). In addition, the electronic structure of a material, such as intraband transitions of a mesoporous IrOx film, can be identified, which can be used to better understand the mechanisms of chemical processes. In addition, we show that ellipsometry can be used as a scalable imaging and visualization method for quality assurance in production. These require accurate and traceable measurements, with reference materials playing an important role that include porosity and other related properties. We show that our novel analytical methods are useful for improving analytical work in this entire field.
KW - Porous materials
KW - Electrolysis
KW - Spectroscopic ellipsometry
KW - Hybrid metrology measurement
KW - Electron microscopy
PY - 2021
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101320
SP - 1
EP - 17
PB - Wiley-VCH
AN - OPUS4-53960
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -