TY - JOUR A1 - Edler, Simon A1 - Schels, Andreas A1 - Herdl, Florian A1 - Hansch, Walter A1 - Bachmann, Michael A1 - Dudeck, Markus A1 - Duesberg, Felix A1 - Pahlke, Andreas A1 - Hausladen, Matthias A1 - Buchner Philipp, A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Origin of the current saturation level of p-doped silicon field emitters JF - Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B N2 - Using p-type semiconductors for field emitters is one simple way to realize an integrated current limiter to improve the lifetime of the cathode. In this work, the origin of the current saturation of p-type silicon emitters is investigated in detail. Single emitters are electrically characterized and compared to simulation results. With a simulation model considering a high surface generation rate and elevated tip temperature, a good agreement to the measured data is found. This observation is supported further by alteration of the surface experimentally. Electrical measurements after different treatments in hydrofluoric acid as well as heated and subsequent operation at room temperature are well explained by the influence of surface generation. Furthermore, it is shown that the field penetration leads to a small voltage drop and a strong geometry-dependent reduction of the field enhancement factor. KW - EMISSION KW - GROWTH KW - NATIVE-OXIDE Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0001554 VL - 40 IS - 1 PB - AIP Publishing ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Milewski, Nadja A1 - Haug, Sonja T1 - At risk of reproductive disadvantage? Exploring fertility awareness among migrant women in Germany JF - Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online N2 - This study examined awareness about fertility among immigrant women and non-migrants in Germany. The social relevance of infertility and fertility treatment is increasing in Western countries due to continually low overall birth rates, a high rate of childlessness, and a gap between the desired and actual numbers of children. While there is growing interest in infertility and reproductive medicine in general, previous studies have rarely included immigrant or ethnic minorities in Europe. This study investigated whether knowledge on the age-related fertility decline (ARFD) varies between migrant groups and the majority group, and the role of education. Working hypotheses were drawn from theoretical considerations on frameworks of migrant assimilation. The analysis was based on data collected in a social science pilot study on reproductive medicine, representative of the general population (‘NeWiRe’ 2014–2015). The sample included 962 women aged 18–50 years living in Germany. Approximately 81% of the sample were immigrants who originated from Turkey, Poland, the Balkan countries or countries of the (post-Soviet) Commonwealth of Independent States. While rather poor overall, knowledge on ARFD was found to be significantly lower in the migrant groups compared with the majority group. This minority-group disadvantage cannot be explained by sociodemographic or cultural variables. Future research should include minority groups in empirical studies on awareness about fertility in order to better understand the causes of this disadvantage, and the potential reproductive needs of migrants. KW - Age-related fertility decline KW - Fertility knowledge KW - Migrant assimilation KW - Minority groups KW - Non-patient sample Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbms.2021.11.007 VL - 14 SP - 226 EP - 238 PB - Elsevier ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Höller, Christoph T1 - Review and Comparison of ASTM and ISO Standards on Sound Transmission in Buildings T2 - Impact of noise control engineering : 47th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (INTERNOISE 2018) : Chicago, Illinois, USA, 26-29 August 2018 Y1 - 2018 UR - https://internoise2018.org/ PB - Curran Associates, Inc. CY - Red Hook, NY ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hartmann, Julia T1 - Developing future competencies by combining case-based learning, knowledge nuggets and gamification KW - Future Skills KW - Knowledge Nuggets KW - Gamification KW - Case-based learning KW - Innovation in der Lehre Y1 - 2023 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Reinker, Lukas A1 - Bläsing, Dominic A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Ulbricht, Sabina A1 - Dendorfer, Sebastian T1 - Correlation of Acceleration Curves in Gravitational Direction for Different Body Segments during High-Impact Jumping Exercises JF - sensors N2 - Osteoporosis is a common disease of old age. However, in many cases, it can be very well prevented and counteracted with physical activity, especially high-impact exercises. Wearables have the potential to provide data that can help with continuous monitoring of patients during therapy phases or preventive exercise programs in everyday life. This study aimed to determine the accuracy and reliability of measured acceleration data at different body positions compared to accelerations at the pelvis during different jumping exercises. Accelerations at the hips have been investigated in previous studies with regard to osteoporosis prevention. Data were collected using an IMU-based motion capture system (Xsens) consisting of 17 sensors. Forty-nine subjects were included in this study. The analysis shows the correlation between impacts and the corresponding drop height, which are dependent on the respective exercise. Very high correlations (0.83–0.94) were found between accelerations at the pelvis and the other measured segments at the upper body. The foot sensors provided very weak correlations (0.20–0.27). Accelerations measured at the pelvis during jumping exercises can be tracked very well on the upper body and upper extremities, including locations where smart devices are typically worn, which gives possibilities for remote and continuous monitoring of programs. KW - osteoporosis KW - inertial measurement units KW - wearable motion-tracking sensors KW - high-impact exercisess Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-58217 N1 - Corresponding author: Lukas Reinker N1 - This work was supported by the Bavarian Academic Forum [BayWISS-Verbundkolleg Gesundheit] and the DHZK fond for behavioral cardiovascular diseases [Behaviorale kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen; grand number: 81Z0400105]. VL - 23 IS - 4 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steffens, Oliver A1 - Suhrke, Michael T1 - Novel spin features in Raman spectra of few-electron quantum dots JF - Physical Review Letters N2 - We employ a self-consistent, dynamic spin-density functional concept beyond the dipole approximation in order to calculate the collective modes of few-electron quantum dots with partial spin polarization. Because of Hund's rule in a magnetic field the mode energies exhibit characteristic discontinuities in their magnetic-field dependence, which is a manifestation of ground-state transitions between different spin configurations. A finite ground-state spin density couples collective charge- and spin-density excitations. We predict their observability in state-of-the-art Raman experiments. Y1 - 1999 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.3891 VL - 82 IS - 19 SP - 3891 EP - 3894 PB - American Physical Society ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Tschurtschenthaler, Karl A1 - Krenkel, Lars A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Mechano-optical micro pillar sensor for biofluidmechanic wall shear stress measurements T2 - 25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), July 7-10, 2019, Vienna, Austria Y1 - 2019 UR - https://esbiomech.org/conference/archive/2019vienna/Contribution_608.pdf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Steffens, Oliver A1 - Suhrke, Michael A1 - Rössler, Ulrich ED - Kramer, Bernhard T1 - Ground state and collective excitations of quantum dots: Correlation effects and Hund’s rule in magnetic field T2 - Advances in Solid State Physics N2 - We review ground-state properties and collective excitations of semiconductor quantum dots in a magnetic field obtained from current-spin density-functional theory. Due to exchange-correlation, a generalized Hund’s rule in magnetic field can be established which leads to spin alignment in partially occupied energy shells at the Fermi energy. This results, in distinct spin structures in single-electron addition spectra. Current-dependent exchange-correlation modifies the magnetic-field dependence of the ground state configuration and leads to deviations from plain spin-density calculations. Moreover it gives rise to spontaneous current textures at zero magnetic field. Collective excitation spectra, explicitly calculated for inelastic light scattering, exhibit novel features in their magnetic field dependence due to a finite ground-state spin density. KW - Spin Density KW - Fermi Energy KW - Collective Excitation KW - Addition Spectrum KW - Inelastic Light Scattering Y1 - 1999 SN - 978-3-540-44553-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0107469 VL - 39 SP - 111 EP - 120 PB - Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn CY - Braunschweig ER - TY - GEN A1 - Steffens, Oliver A1 - Saller, Tobias T1 - Restaurierungskonzepte für St. Oswald in Regensburg BT - Studienarbeiten Gebäudemodernisierung Sommer 2015 Y1 - 2015 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Menzel, Andreas A1 - Yeh, Wang-Chi Vincent A1 - Kammler, Martin A1 - Hupalo, Myron A1 - Conrad, E. H. A1 - Tringides, Michael C. T1 - Measurements of the kinetic barriers controlling the formation of the uniform height islands in Pb/Si(111) N2 - As demonstrated with SPA-LEED and STM uniform height islands of preferred thickness form during the growth of Pb on Si(111). The islands form at temperatures T<250K and for fluxes F 1/60ML/sec which requires fast kinetics and balance between several atomic processes: diffusion towards the islands , diffusion to higher layers and preference for the atoms to remain on top of the preferred height islands. We have carried out SPA-LEED experiments to measure the barriers of the processes: we prepare an initial predominantly 5-step island height distribution and we deposit an additional 0.5ML Pb at different growth temperatures Tg to determine the transition to the next preferred height of 7-step islands (i.e. 2-step islands on top of the 5-step islands) with Spot Profile Analysis(SPA-LEED). We observe that 7-step island formation is possible above a minimum temperature Tg*=175K which indicates that the transfer of atoms from the surrounding region to the top of the islands is the main controlling process. Y1 - 2002 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259264144_Measurements_of_the_kinetic_barriers_controlling_the_formation_of_the_uniform_height_islands_in_PbSi111 ER - TY - INPR A1 - Cavalleri, Andrea A1 - Siders, Craig A1 - Toth, Csaba A1 - Squier, Jeff A. A1 - Barty, C. P. J. A1 - Wilson, K. R. A1 - Sokolowski-Tinten, Klaus A1 - von der Linde, Dietrich A1 - Kammler, Martin A1 - Horn- von Hoegen, Michael T1 - Measurement of harmonic and anharmonic semi-conductor-lattice dynamics with ultrafast x-ray diffraction N2 - Many fundamental processes in solids, such as heat transport and phase transitions involve atomic movement on ultrafast time-scales, but cannot be directly measured with visible light. Using ultrafast x-ray diffraction, atomic motion can be measured on its natural time-scale. Photo-excitation of bulk and layered semiconductors was achieved with 800-nm wavelength femtosecond laser pulses. Optical excitation triggers a chain of relaxation processes, causing rapid lattice heating, generation and propagation of stress/strain waves into the bulk and eventual anharmonic decay of coherent acoustic phonons into the thermal bath of the solid. While the first steps of carrier relaxation, excitation and decay of Raman-active optical phonons have been in the past characterized optically at surfaces, the bulk acoustic dynamics at longer times has not. We measure length scales of lattice excitation, thereby detecting ultrafast heat diffusion via fast electrons, coherent acoustic pulse propagation into the bulk or across buried interfaces and anharmonic damping of non-equilibrium acoustic phonons. The measurement is performed with sensitivity on lattice spacing of 10 femtometers (i.e., 3 nuclear diameters). Y1 - 2000 UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/252175863_Measurement_of_harmonic_and_anharmonic_semi-conductor-lattice_dynamics_with_ultrafast_x-ray_diffraction ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bieker, Johannes A1 - Roustaie, Farough A1 - Schlaak, Helmut F. A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Schreiner, Rupert A1 - Lotz, Marcel A1 - Wilfert, Stefan T1 - Field emission characterization of in situ deposited gold nanocones with variable cone densities JF - Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B N2 - For the fabrication of field emitter cathodes with metallic nanocones, an in situ fabrication technique based on electrodeposition in an ion track etched polymer template was used. Three samples with nanocones made of gold and different cone densities were deposited on a circular electrode with a diameter of 2.5 mm, using templates with pore density of 6 × 104, 4 × 105, and 1 × 106 cones/cm2. The cones had a height of 24 μm, a base diameter between 3 and 3.75 μm, and a tip diameter below 500 nm. Integral field emission measurements revealed onset fields of down to 3.1 V/μm and average field enhancement factors of up to 1240. For one sample, the maximum emission current from the cathode reached 142.2 μA at an applied voltage of 338 V between cathode and extraction grid, which had a distance of 50 μm. To investigate the stability of the field emission current, cumulative long-term measurements were performed for over 50 h. A stable emission current of (31.0 ± 1.3) μA at an average applied voltage of 290 V (E = 5.8 V/μm) was observed. For currents above 100 μA, a decrease of the current and therefore a degradation of the emitter structures occurred. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5009504 VL - 36 IS - 2 PB - AIP Publishing ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Dams, Florian A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - A high thermal resistance MEMS-based Pirani vacuum sensor chip T2 - Smart sensors, actuators and MEMS VI : 24 - 26 April 2013, Grenoble, France / [part of SPIE microtechnologies] N2 - The performance of thermal conductivity vacuum gauges can be improved by a well-designed geometry. The lower measurement range limit is determined by the size of the active sensing area and the thermal conduction heat losses through the supporting structures. The upper measurement range is limited by the distance between the heated element and the cold reference plane. Silicon based MEMS-technology gives the possibility to fabricate both sensing structures with suitable areas out of low thermal conductive materials and narrow gaps in order to extend the measurement range in both directions. In this work we present a MEMS-process to fabricate high thermal resistance sensor structures. The rectangular sensitive areas are anchored by four beams and are structured out of low thermal conductive PECVD-siliconnitride films with 1 µm in thickness. The metallic heating structure is completely embedded in the SiN-layer. Both sensitive area and its support beams were released from the silicon bulk material by anisotropic underetching. In this way a free-supporting structure with a gap of 150 μm to the silicon substrate was formed. The influence of the filament geometry and temperature was systematically investigated to determine the properties of the chips as thermal conductivity vacuum gauges. The temperature of the sensitive area was held constant by a self-balancing bridge circuit and the heating power was measured by a Δ-Σ-ADC. The average solid state thermal conductivity is in the order of 106WK1. The measuring range of the most sensitive structures covers 8 orders of magnitude from 105 mbar to 1000mbar. Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017345 PB - SPIE CY - Bellingham, Wash. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koenig, Eric A1 - Guertler, Katherine T1 - One Size Does Not Fit All: Individuality and Perceptions of Improvement and Satisfaction Among TE Students JF - English Teaching & Learning N2 - Academic self-regulation is a key factor for motivation and learning achievement. Yet with the large range of individual factors, this is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. This study of L2 Technical English students at two German universities explored learners’ expectations and motivations, in particular regarding self-regulation and self-efficacy via the individual’s time investment in self-led study. In an initial survey, learners (N=1646) reported on their English skill levels and anticipated learning habits. Complementarily, the retrospective survey investigated learners’ (N=796) actual behavior during the course, their perceptions of language skill improvement, and their satisfaction. The initial survey indicates a clear understanding that time investment in self-regulated study will lead to greater improvement, an outcome confirmed in the retrospective survey. Additionally, students who invested more time in their coursework were more satisfied with their achievement, although most learners acknowledge they should have studied more. The results verify that learners recognize the nexus between self-regulation and language skill improvement, yet university students are not satisfied with their capacity to self-regulate their language learning strategies. While differences in students’ skill levels and academic self-efficacy result in divergent degrees of progress, students of all types report benefits to their language skills when motivated to self-regulated study. KW - English KW - Technical English KW - Self-efficacy KW - Self-regulation KW - Motivation Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s42321-021-00076-4 SN - 1023-7267 VL - 45 IS - 3 SP - 303 EP - 324 PB - Springer Science and Business Media ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stierstorfer, Johannes A1 - Wellnitz, Felix A1 - Steffens, Oliver T1 - Conservation of historic building fabric through integrated building research and digital simulation JF - Bauphysik N2 - The abbey of Weltenburg monastery, a late baroque icon, designed by the Asam brothers and today's world heritage, has been subject to a constant need for repair and restoration due to its geological, climatological, and exposed location on the banks of the river Danube. To solve the hygric problems within the church, an exceptional restoration concept has been executed in the last decade. This research project analyses and verifies the building-physical and indoor climatic effects of the restoration measures with focus on the improvement of the central space climate. With this case study the question is raised whether appropriate measures exist that allow a contemporary and sustainable usage of historic buildings with respect to the preservation of the historic building fabric. Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/bapi.201710016 VL - 39 IS - 2 SP - 135 EP - 143 PB - ERNST & SOHN ER - TY - GEN A1 - Düsberg, Felix A1 - Bachmann, Michael A1 - Edler, Simon A1 - Pahlke, Andreas A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Prommesberger, Christian A1 - Schreiner, Rupert A1 - Bunert, Erik A1 - Wendt, Cornelius A1 - Zimmermann, Stefan T1 - Novel Non-Radiative Electron Source T2 - 43rd International Symposium of Capillary Chromatography & 16h GC x GC Symposium 2019 N2 - Recently a non-radioactive electron capture detector based on a thermionic electron emitter has been demonstrated [1]. Using field emitter arrays (FEAs) would yield non-radioactive portable low power devices with fast switching capability. By combining FEAs with a vacuum-sealed housing and an electron transparent membrane window, such electron sources can be operated in an ambient pressure environment. Y1 - 2019 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Berndt, Dominik A1 - Lindner, Matthias A1 - Schreiner, Rupert A1 - Pipa, Andrei V. A1 - Hink, Rüdiger A1 - Brandenburg, Ronny A1 - Foest, Rüdiger A1 - Geils, Judith A1 - Sander, Aljoscha A1 - Hoffmann, Florian A1 - Matz, Daniel A1 - Baars, Albert A1 - Kesel, Antonia A1 - Max, Alexander A1 - Caspari, Ralf T1 - Realization of Multifunctional Surfaces Containing MEMS-based DBD Plasma Actuators and Biomimetic Structures for Flow Manipulation T2 - AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum, 2019, Dallas Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-2999 PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Prommesberger, Christian A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Stable and low noise field emission from single p-type Si-tips T2 - International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 31st, 2018, Kyoto, Japan N2 - Single gated p-type Si-tips with two different tip radii were fabricated. An emission current of 2.40 μA was measured for the sharp-edged tip at a voltage of 170 V. In contrast, a stable and reproducible emission behavior was observed with an increased tip radius resulting in a pronounced saturation region between 90 V and 150 V, but merely an emission current of 0.55 μA at 150 V. More remarkable is the stable emission behavior with fluctuation of ± 4 % during a measurement period of 30 minutes. The integral emission current in a homogeneous tip array (16 emitters) showed nearly the same I-V characteristics compared to the single tip and is therefore, most dominated by only a stable single tip in the array. KW - field emission KW - p-type Si-tips KW - gate-electrode KW - emission stability KW - low current fluctuations Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC.2018.8520018 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lindner, Matthias A1 - Berndt, Dominik A1 - Prommesberger, Christian A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Field emission assisted micro plasma discharges at vacuum and atmospheric pressures T2 - 31st International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2018, Kyoto, Japan N2 - Spatially confined non-equilibrium plasmas at vacuum and atmospheric pressure in the dimensions from a few microns to one millimeter are a promising approach to the generation and maintenance of stable glow discharges. The realization of these micro-discharges or micro-plasmas enable more accurate investigations in the field of micro plasma research. We report on field emission assisted micro plasmas excited by an alternating current with frequencies up to 1 kHz. Due to the field enhancement caused by an array of Si nano-tip structures the ignition voltage of stable plasma discharges can be reduced by 30%. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC.2018.8520181 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Berndt, Dominik A1 - Lindner, Matthias A1 - Tschurtschenthaler, Karl A1 - Langer, Christoph A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Miniaturized Plasma Actuator Flow Measurements by MEMS-Based Thermal Conductivity Sensors T2 - MDPI Proceedings of Eurosensors 2018, 9-12 September, Graz N2 - The gasflow created by a minaturized dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator is measured by a MEMS-based thermal conductivity gas sensor giving an indication of flow velocity and flow direction. The possiblity of several sensors in a small area gives a far better accuracy of local flow phenomena compared to conventional sensors. This is important for a better understanding of plasma- induced flow characteristics. KW - thermal conductivity sensors; plasma actuators; surface hotfilms; sensors for aerospace Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2130939 VL - Vol.13 IS - 2 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bierl, Rudolf A1 - Boehm, M. A1 - Fraunhoffer, Judith A1 - Gardeia, Armin A1 - Mottok, Jürgen A1 - Schneider, Ralph A1 - Streubel, J. T1 - “Regensburger Modell zu den P-Seminaren” – Ein Konzept zur Gestaltung der Schnittstelle Gymnasium – Hochschule und zur Praxis einer kooperativen Lehr-Lern-Didaktik für Informationstechnik T2 - 3rd Embedded Software Engineering Congress, 7. bis 9. Dezember, Sindelfingen Y1 - 2010 PB - Vogel Business Media CY - Würzburg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Edler, Simon A1 - Hansch, Walter A1 - Prommesberger, Christian A1 - Schreiner, Rupert T1 - Influence of adsorbates on the performance of a field emitter array in a high voltage triode setup T2 - International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 31st, 2018, Kyoto, Japan N2 - The influence of residual gas pressure on the characteristics of black-Silicon field emitter arrays in a high voltage triode setup is investigated. I-Vcharacteristics at different pressure levels show a decrease of emission current with rising pressure. This can be explained by an increase of the work function and charging of the emitter surface due to adsorbates. The initial characteristics can be restored by heating the FEA up to 110 °C during electron emission. This regeneration procedure enables an extension of the lifetime from about 20 h to 440 h at a residual gas pressure of 10 -5 mbar. KW - semiconductor field emission KW - field emitter array KW - silicon tips KW - emission current stability Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/IVNC.2018.8520214 PB - IEEE ER - TY - JOUR A1 - George, Wolfgang Michael A1 - Allert, R. A1 - Weber, Karsten T1 - Versorgung Sterbender im Krankenhaus Ein vom G-BA-Innovationsfonds gefördertes Projekt reduziert nicht indizierte Verlegungen JF - KU-Gesundheitsmanagement N2 - Würdevolles Sterben muss an jedem Ort möglich sein, auch im Krankenhaus, und hier nicht nur auf einer Palliativstation. Immer noch kommt es am Lebensende zu unnötigen, nicht dem Patientenwohl dienenden, Verlegungen vom Heim oder der eigenen Wohnung in das Krankenhaus, vom Krankenhaus bspw. in ein Hospiz oder innerhalb des Krankenhauses von einer Normal- auf die Intensivstation. Damit die Zahl vermeidbarer Verlegungen im Krankenhaus reduziert wird, wurden im Rahmen eines Projektes zur Versorgungsforschung (Avenue-Pal), gefördert über den Gemeinsamen Bundesausschuss aus dem Innovationsfonds des Bundes, Entscheidungshilfen erarbeitet. Y1 - 2021 SN - 2510-8409 VL - 90 SP - 24 EP - 27 PB - Mediengruppe Oberfranken - Fachverlage CY - Kulmbach ER -