Research
The dominate experimental technique in our research is electron microscopy, which reveals the structure of materials from the micrometer to the atomic scale. Electron-transparent specimens are studied by (scanning) transmission electron microscopy ((S)TEM). Surface topography and material contrast of bulk samples is investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Microstructure analysis is combined with the analytical techniques EDXS (energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) and EELS (electron-energy loss spectroscopy) for chemical analysis, which can be performed with high spatial resolution in the order of 1 nm.
Fields of Research
- 3D Printed Functional Organic and Inorganic Materials and Devices
- Solar cells
- Solid oxide fuel cells
- Superconducting Thin Films
- Multiferroelectrica
- Creep-induced microstructural evolution of the eutectic Mo-Si-Ti alloy
- Characterization of Materials Compounds from Composite Materials
- Segregation to creep-induced planar faults in Ni-base SX superalloys
- Novel Materials: Metal-Organic Frameworks
- Probing dynamics of noble metal nanoparticles under reaction conditions
- A Nuisance for Every Microscopist: Carbon Contamination
- Completed projects
- Publications
