Research

Our research focus is the investigation of structural, topographical, and chemical changes taking place on the surface and in the bulk of materials during their synthesis, manufacturing, and use. To this aim, we will perform in-situ and real-time studies, establishing correlated workflows between different characterization techniques.

On this page, we briefly describe the main scientific goals of the MAPEX Core Facility. You can find some examplery papers related to each of the goals. A more comprehensive overview of the most important publications related to experiments in the MAPEX-CF can be found on our "research highlights" page.

In-situ, real-time investigations

By using specially designed holders capable of putting samples under mechanical, thermal, or chemical loads and gradients, different kinds of in-situ and real-time studies can be performed at the MAPEX-CF. Different environmental chambers, heating/cooling stages, low-pressure gas injection nozzles, and mechanical testing stages installed at our diffraction, spectroscopy, and microscopy instruments allow for state-of-the-art materials analytics research.

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Growth Mechanism of Single-Domain Monolayer MoS₂ Nanosheets on Au(111) Revealed by In Situ Microscopy: Implications for Optoelectronics Applications

Moritz Ewert, Lars Buß, Jeppe V. Lauritsen, Jens Falta, and Jan Ingo Flege

ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 5 (2022): 17702–17710

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c03584

The nucleation and growth of single-layer molybdenum disulfide single-domain nanosheets is investigated by in situ low-energy electron…


Correlated Workflows

In order to test, image, and analyze the same sample regions with complementary techniques, correlated workflows between instruments are being constantly implemented at the MAPEX-CF. Retrieving the 3D chemical composition of different samples utilizing a correlated XRM and EDX + FIB/SEM approach and a combination of VSI/Raman spectroscopy with fast-scan AFM are some examples of already established workflows.

Further workflows will be established with the projects funded by the MAPEX-CF Grants for Correlated Workflows.

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Correlated Workflows| Spectroscopy| Electron Microscopy|

Correlative analysis on InGaN/GaN nanowires: structural and optical properties of self-assembled short-period superlattices

Manuel Alonso‑Orts, Rudolfo Hötzel, Tim Grieb, Matthias Auf der Maur, Maximilian Ries, Felix Nippert, Benjamin März, Knut Müller‑Caspary, Markus R. Wagner, Andreas Rosenauer, Martin Eickhoff

DiscoverNano 18 (2023): 27

https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-023-03808-6

The influence of self-assembled…


High-throughput screening

Being capable of analyzing a large number of samples in the shortest possible time with a large degree of automatization is one of the main goals of the MAPEX-CF. To this aim, the implementation of robotic arms and other enabling technologies are foreseen.

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High-throughput screening|

Parameter Optimization in High-Throughput Testing for Structural Materials

Alexander Bader, Anastasiya Toenjes, Nicole Wielki, Andreas Mändle, Ann-Kathrin Onken, Axel von Hehl, Daniel Meyer, Werner Brannath, Kirsten Tracht

Materials (2019) 12, 3439

http://doi.org/10.3390/ma12203439

High-throughput screenings are established evaluation methods in the development of…


Materials Modeling

In close cooperation with the Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science (BCCMS), the experimental information obtained at MAPEX-CF is combined with materials modeling at several scales. TEM and XRD studies in combination with DFT calculations and AFM measurements together with coarse-grained dissipative particle dynamics simulations are only a few examples of the work jointly carried out between the MAPEX-CF and the BCCMS.

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Imaging strain-localized excitons in nanoscale bubbles of monolayer WSe₂ at room temperature

Thomas P. Darlington, Christian Carmesin, Matthias Florian, Emanuil Yanev, Obafunso Ajayi, Jenny Ardelean, Daniel A. Rhodes, Augusto Ghiotto, Andrey Krayev, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Jeffrey W. Kysar, Abhay N. Pasupathy, James C. Hone, Frank Jahnke, Nicholas J. Borys, P. James Schuck 

Natu…


Research Highlights

Hexagons on rectangles: Epitaxial graphene on Ru pic
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Hexagons on rectangles: Epitaxial graphene on Ru(1010)

Lars Buß, Giovanni Zamborlini, Cathy Sulaiman, Moritz Ewert, Mirko Cinchetti, Jens Falta, Jan Ingo Flege

Carbon 231 (2025): 119600

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119600

Ruthenium is emerging as a promising candidate to replace copper in highly integrated electronics by enabling barrierless…


Characterization of structure and mixing in nanoparticle hetero-aggregates using convolutional neural networks: 3D-reconstruction versus 2D-projection article picture
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Characterization of structure and mixing in nanoparticle hetero-aggregates using convolutional neural networks: 3D-reconstruction versus 2D-projection

Christoph Mahr, Jakob Stahl, Beeke Gerken, Florian F. Krause, Marco Schowalter, Tim Grieb, Lutz Mädler, Andreas Rosenauer

Ultramicroscopy 265 (2024): 114020

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2024.114020

Structural and chemical characterization of nanomaterials provides important information for…


Photo Electrocatalytic Water Splitting Using Sn Doped In2S3 Homologous Series Synthesized in Oxygen Deficient Flame pic
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Photo Electrocatalytic Water Splitting Using Sn Doped In₂S₃ Homologous Series Synthesized in Oxygen Deficient Flame

Suman Pokhrel, Jakob Stahl, Lizhuo Wang, Rui Tang, Haoyue Sun, Malte Schalk, Marco Schowalter, Andreas Rosenauer, Jun Huang, Johannes Kiefer, Johannes Birkenstock, Lutz Mädler

Advanced Functional Materials (2024): 2411521

https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202411521

The innovative development of…


Composition and strain of the pseudomorphic α-phase intermediate layer at the Ga2O3/Al2O3 interface pic
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Composition and strain of the pseudomorphic α-phase intermediate layer at the Ga₂O₃/Al₂O₃ interface

M. Schowalter, A. Karg, M. Alonso-Orts, J. A. Bich, S. Raghuvansy, M. S. Williams, F. F. Krause, T. Grieb, C. Mahr, T. Mehrtens, P. Vogt, A. RosenauerM. Eickhoff

APL Materials 12 (2024): 091104

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0226857

We investigate the composition of α-phase intermediate layers at…


Mechanochemical synthesis of (Mg1−xFe x )2SiO4 olivine phases relevant to Martian regolith: structural and spectroscopic characterizations article picture
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Mechanochemical synthesis of (Mg₁₋ₓFeₓ)₂SiO₄ olivine phases relevant to Martian regolith: structural and spectroscopic characterizations

Izzuddin Jundullah Hanafi, M. Mangir Murshed, Lars Robben, Thorsten M. Gesing

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1515/zkri-2024-0078

To fabricate metals from the base materials for future Mars exploration, synthesis of representative olivine phases…


[Translate to English:] Synthesis, characterization and structure-property relations in mullite-type Pb2(Pb1−xSn x )O4 solid solution article pic
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Synthesis, characterization and structure-property relations in mullite-type Pb₂(Pb₁₋ₓSnₓ)O₄ solid solution

Christopher S. Reuter, M. Mangir Murshed, Michael Fischer, Thorsten. M. Gesing 

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1515/zkri-2024-0088

The crystal structures of both Pb2PbO4 (Pb3O4) and Pb2SnO4 at room temperature can be described using mullite-type…


Broadening the Realm of Nanoporous Gold Catalysts: Preparation and Properties When Emanating from AuCu as Parent Alloy article picture
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Broadening the Realm of Nanoporous Gold Catalysts: Preparation and Properties When Emanating from AuCu as Parent Alloy

Jorge Adrian Tapia Burgos, Christoph Mahr, Alex Ricardo Silva Olaya, Lars Robben, Marco Schowalter, Thorsten GesingAndreas Rosenauer, Gunther Wittstock, Arne Wittstock, Marcus Bäumer

ChemCatChem (2024): e202400280

https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202400280

Nanoporous gold (npAu) attracted…


Synergizing ICP-MS, STEM-EDXS, and SMPS single particle analytics exemplified by superlattice L10 Pt/Fe aerosol nanoparticles produced by spark ablation article text
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Synergizing ICP-MS, STEM-EDXS, and SMPS single particle analytics exemplified by superlattice L1ₒ Pt/Fe aerosol nanoparticles produced by spark ablation

Vinzent Olszok, Philipp Rembe, Tim Grieb, Eshan J. Wijeyeratnam, Andreas Rosenauer, Alfred P. Weber 

Nanoscale Advances 6(15) 2024: 3895-3903

https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NA00276H

Spark ablation was used to continuously synthesize bimetallic L10 Pt/Fe nanoparticles in an aerosol process involving a…


[Translate to English:] Synthesis of a stable crystalline nitrene article pic
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Synthesis of a stable crystalline nitrene

Marvin Janssen, Thomas Frederichs, Marian Olaru, Enno Lork, Emanuel Hupf, Jens Beckmann 

Science 385(6706) (2024): 318-321

DOI: 10.1126/science.adp4963

Nitrenes are a highly reactive, yet fundamental, compound class. They possess a monovalent nitrogen atom and usually a short life span, typically…


In situ Low-Energy Electron Microscopy of Chemical Waves on a Composite V-oxide/Rh(110) Surface Article picture
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In situ Low-Energy Electron Microscopy of Chemical Waves on a Composite V-oxide/Rh(110) Surface

Bernhard Von Boehn, Jon Olaf Krisponeit, Jens Falta, Ronald Imbihl

ChemPhysChem 25 (16) (2024): e202400186

https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202400186

Chemical wave patterns and V-oxide redistribution in catalytic methanol oxidation on a VOx/Rh(110) surface have been investigated in the 10−4 mbar…


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Influence of surface orientation on the variability of olivine dissolution rates

Xiaodong Li, Xiaodong Shen, Qianqian Wang, Duyou Lu, Binbin Qian, Elisabete Trindade Pedrosa, Andreas Lüttge

Applied Surface Science 655 (2024): 159634

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.159634

Alkaline solid wastes containing olivine minerals can be suitable for CO2 mineralization due to…


Tuning the morphology and chemical distribution of Ag atoms in Au rich nanoparticles using electrochemical dealloying article pic
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Tuning the morphology and chemical distribution of Ag atoms in Au rich nanoparticles using electrochemical dealloying

Alexandra Dworzak, Paul Paciok, Christoph Mahr, Marc Heggen, Carsten Dosche, Andreas Rosenauer, Mehtap Oezaslan

Nanoscale 16(19) (2024): 9603-9616

https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR00046C

The crystal structures of both Pb2PbO4 (Pb3O4) and Pb2SnO4 at room temperature can be described using mullite-type…


Atomic vs. sub-atomic layer deposition: impact of growth rate on the optical and structural properties of MoS2 and WS2 article picture
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Atomic vs. sub-atomic layer deposition: impact of growth rate on the optical and structural properties of MoS₂ and WS₂

Christian Tessarek, Tim Grieb, Florian F Krause, Christian Petersen,  Alexander Karg, Alexander Hinz, Niels Osterloh, Christian Habben, Stephan Figge, Jon-Olaf Krisponeit, Thomas Schmidt,  Jens FaltaAndreas RosenauerMartin Eickhoff

2D Materials 11(2) (2024): 025031

DOI: 10.1088/2053-1583/ad313…


The Picture of Using convolutional neural networks for stereological characterization of 3D hetero-aggregates based on synthetic STEM data (2024)
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Using convolutional neural networks for stereological characterization of 3D hetero-aggregates based on synthetic STEM data

Luke Fox, Tom Kirstein, Christoph Mahr, Orkun Furat, Valentin Baric, Andreas Rosenauer, Lutz Mädler, Volker Schmidt

Machine Learning: Science and Technology (2024): 025007

https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-2153/ad38fd

The 3D nano/microstructure of materials can significantly influence their…


The Picture of Synthesis and characterization of (Pb1−xSr x )MnBO4: a structural and spectroscopic study (2024)
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Synthesis and characterization of (Pb₁₋ₓ Srₓ )MnBO₄: a structural and spectroscopic study

Carla M, Uribe-Rincon, M Mangir Murshed, Thorsten M. Gesing

Journal of Crystallography - Crystalline Materials 239 (2024): 3-4

https://doi.org/10.1515/zkri-2023-0056

The presence of  ns 2  stereo-chemical active lone electron pairs (LEPs) causes asymmetric atomic environments around a given  p


The Picture of GaN atomic electric fields from a segmented STEM detector: Experiment and simulation (2024)
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GaN atomic electric fields from a segmented STEM detector: Experiment and simulation

Tim Grieb, Florian F. Krause, Thorsten Mehrtens, Christoph Mahr, Beeke Gerken, Marco Schowalter, Bert Freitag, Andreas Rosenauer

Journal of Microscopy 295 (2024): 140-146

https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13276

Atomic electric fields in a thin GaN sample are measured with the centre-of-mass approach…


Atom counting based on Voronoi averaged STEM intensities using a crosstalk correction scheme article picture
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Atom counting based on Voronoi averaged STEM intensities using a crosstalk correction scheme

Florian F. Krause, Andreas Rosenauer

Ultramicroscopy 256 (2024): 113867

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2023.113867

If quantitative scanning transmission electron microscopy is used for very precise thickness measurements with atomic resolution, it is commonly referred to as »atom counting«.…


Growth, catalysis, and faceting of α-Ga2O3 and α-(InxGa1−x)2O3 on m-plane α-Al2O3 by molecular beam epitaxy pic
X-Ray Diffraction| Spectroscopy| Surface Analytics| Electron Microscopy|

Growth, catalysis, and faceting of α-Ga₂O₃ and α-(InₓGa₁₋ₓ)₂O₃ on m-plane α-Al₂O₃ by molecular beam epitaxy

Martin S. Williams, Manuel Alonso-Orts, Marco Schowalter, Alexander Karg, Sushma Raghuvansy, Jon P. McCandless, Debdeep Jena, Andreas RosenauerMartin Eickhoff, Patrick Vogt 

APL Materials 12 (2024): 011120

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0180041

The growth of α-Ga2O3 and α-(InxGa1−x)2O3 on m-plane…


Characterization of mixing in nanoparticle hetero-aggregates by convolutional neural networks pic
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Characterization of mixing in nanoparticle hetero-aggregates by convolutional neural networks

Christoph Mahr, Jakob Stahl, Beeke Gerken, Valentin Baric, Max Frei, Florian F. Krause, Tim Grieb, Marco Schowalter, Thorsten Mehrtens, Einar Kruis, Lutz Mädler, Andreas Rosenauer

Nano Select (2024): 2300128

https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202300128

Formation of hetero-contacts between particles…


The Picture of Sputter-Deposited β-Ga₂O₃ Films With Al Top Electrodes for Resistive Random Access Memory Technology (2023)
Surface Analytics| Electron Microscopy|

Sputter-Deposited β-Ga₂O₃ Films With Al Top Electrodes for Resistive Random Access Memory Technology

Aman Baunthiyal, Jon Olaf Krisponeit, Alexander Karg, Seyed Majid Mahdian, Marco Schowalter, Thorsten Mehrtens, Martin Eickhoff, Andreas Rosenauer, Jens Falta

IEEE Xplore   (2023) 

Doi: 10.1109/NMDC57951.2023.10343972

Gallium oxide (β−Ga2O3) has been considered as a promising candidate for…


Picture Of Growth and characterization of sputter-deposited Ga2O3- based memristive devices 2023 Article
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Growth and characterization of sputter-deposited Ga₂O₃ -based memristive devices

Aman Baunthiyal, Jon-Olaf Krisponeit, Marco Schowalter, Thorsten Mehrtens, Alexander Karg, Andreas Rosenauer, Martin EickhoffJens Falta

Applied Physics Letters 123 (2023): 213504

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0170354

In the last few years, there has been significant interest in gallium oxide…


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3D Materials Analytics| Spectroscopy|

Gold Nanoparticle-Coated Bioceramics for Plasmonically Enhanced Molecule Detection via Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

Tongwei Guo, Jonas Schmidt, Mohammad Mangir MurshedKurosch RezwanMichael Maas

Advanced Engineering Materials 25 (2023): 2300942

https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202300942

Herein, feasibility of plasmonically enhanced molecule detection via surface-enhanced Raman scattering for ceramics that are…


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3D Materials Analytics|

Timing of carbon uptake by oceanic crust determined by rock reactivity

Elmar Albers, Svenja Jöns, Axel Gerdes, Andreas Klügel, Christoph Beier, Simone A. Kasemann, Wolfgang Bach

Geology 51 (2023): 875

https://doi.org/10.1130/G51238.1

Carbonate formation during the alteration of oceanic crust is a global CO2 sink. Its timing and controls are not well understood,…


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Correlated Workflows| Spectroscopy| Electron Microscopy|

Correlative analysis on InGaN/GaN nanowires: structural and optical properties of self-assembled short-period superlattices

Manuel Alonso‑Orts, Rudolfo Hötzel, Tim Grieb, Matthias Auf der Maur, Maximilian Ries, Felix Nippert, Benjamin März, Knut Müller‑Caspary, Markus R. Wagner, Andreas Rosenauer, Martin Eickhoff

DiscoverNano 18 (2023): 27

https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-023-03808-6

The influence of self-assembled…


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Low‐energy electron microscopy intensity–voltage data – Factorization, sparse sampling and classification

Francesco Masia, Wolfgang Langbein, Simon Fischer, Jon-Olaf KrisponeitJens Falta

Journal of Microscopy  289 (2023): 91-106

https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13155

Low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM) taken as intensity–voltage (I–V) curves provides hyperspectral images of surfaces, which can be used…


Oxygen Storage by Tin Oxide Monolayers on Pt3Sn(111) pic
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Oxygen Storage by Tin Oxide Monolayers on Pt₃Sn(111)

Lindsay R. MerteNicolas Braud, Lars Buß, Malthe Kjær Bisbo, Harald J. Wallander, Jon-Olaf Krisponeit, Jan Ingo Flege, Bjørk Hammer, Jens Falta, Edvin Lundgren

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127(6) (2023): 2988-2994

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c09041

The high performance of…


Halide-sodalites: thermal expansion, decomposition and the Lindemann criterion pics
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Halide-sodalites: thermal behavior at low temperatures and local deviations from the average structure

Marius Wolpmann, Martin Etter, Andrea Kirsch, Filippo Balzaretti, Wilke Dononelli, Lars RobbenThorsten M. Gesing

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials 238 (2023): 27 - 38

https://doi.org/10.1515/zkri-2022-0037

Sodalites of the general type |Na8X2|[T1T2O4]6 with X = Cl−, Br−,…


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Gas Atomization of Duplex Stainless Steel Powder for Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Chengsong Cui, Felix Stern, Nils Ellendt, Volker Uhlenwinkel, Matthias Steinbacher, Jochen Tenkamp, Frank Walther, Rainer Fechte-Heinen

Materials 16 (2023): 435

https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16010435

Duplex stainless steel powders for laser additive manufacturing have not been developed extensively.…


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Materials Modelling| Electron Microscopy|

Deformed Honeycomb Lattices of InGaAs Nanowires Grown on Silicon-on-Insulator for Photonic Crystal Surface-Emitting Lasers

Cristian Messina, Yongkang Gong, Oumaima Abouzaid, Bogdan-Petrin Ratiu, Tim Grieb, Zhao Yan, Andreas Rosenauer, Sang Soon Oh, Qiang Li

Advanced Optical Materials 11 (2022): 2201809

https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202201809

Photonic crystals can be used to achieve high-performance surface-emitting…


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Growth Mechanism of Single-Domain Monolayer MoS₂ Nanosheets on Au(111) Revealed by In Situ Microscopy: Implications for Optoelectronics Applications

Moritz Ewert, Lars Buß, Jeppe V. Lauritsen, Jens Falta, and Jan Ingo Flege

ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 5 (2022): 17702–17710

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c03584

The nucleation and growth of single-layer molybdenum disulfide single-domain nanosheets is investigated by in situ low-energy electron…


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Correlated Workflows| Electron Microscopy|

New Perspectives for Evaluating the Mass Transport in Porous Catalysts and Unfolding Macro- and Microkinetics

Stefan Wild, Christoph Mahr, Andreas Rosenauer, Thomas Risse, Sergey Vasenkov, Marcus Bäumer

Catal Lett 153 (2023): 3405–3422

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-022-04218-6

In this article we shed light on newly emerging perspectives to characterize and understand the interplay of diffusive mass…


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Dose efficient annular bright field contrast with the ISTEM method: A proof of principle demonstration

Florian F. Krause, Marco Schowalter, Beeke Gerken, Dennis Marquardt, Tim Grieb, Thorsten Mehrtens, Christoph Mahr, Andreas Rosenauer

Ultramicroscopy 245 (2023): 113661

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2022.113661

The ISTEM mode for TEM has been demonstrated to have several advantages in regard…


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On red tin (II) oxide: temperature-dependent structural, spectroscopic, and thermogravimetric properties

Sarah Wittmann,  M. Mangir MurshedThorsten M. Gesing

Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 648 (2022): e20220031

https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.202200311

Polycrystalline red tin(II)oxide (RSO) has been synthesized by a fast reflux method. X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) data Rietveld refinement confirms the…


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Phase Separation within Vanadium Oxide Islands under Reaction Conditions: Methanol Oxidation at Vanadium Oxide Films on Rh(111)

Bernhard von Boehn, Anton Weißbach, Jon-Olaf Krisponeit, Jan Ingo Flege, Jens Falta, Luca Gregoratti, Matteo Amati, Patrick Zeller, and Ronald Imbihl

J. Phys. Chem. C. 126 (2022): 19101–19112

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c04174

Submonolayer coverages of V-oxide on Rh(111) condense during…


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Effects of iron substitution and anti-site disorder on crystal structures, vibrational, optical and magnetic properties of double perovskites Sr₂(Fe₁₋ₓNiₓ)TeO₆

Asmaa Zaraq, Duncan H. Gregory, Brahim Orayech, Josu M. Igartua,Abdeslam El Bouari,James D. Eales, Paul A. Binghamand Thorsten M. Gesing

Dalton Transactions 45 (2022): 4086

https://doi.org/10.1039/D2DT02447K

The double-perovskite series, Sr2(Fe1−xNix)TeO6 (x = 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1) has…


The İmage of Nano-crystalline precursor formation, stability, and transformation to mullite-type visible-light photocatalysts (2022)
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Nano-crystalline precursor formation, stability, and transformation to mullite-type visible-light photocatalysts

Thorsten M. GesingM. Mangir Murshed, Selina Schuh, Oliver Thüringer, Konrad Krämer, Tim Neudecker, Cecilia B. Mendive & Lars Robben 

Journal of Materials Science 57 (2022): 19280-19299

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07854-w

A new precursor for the formation of mullite-type visible-light…


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Investigation of the dealloying front in partially corroded alloys

Christoph Mahr, Jorge Adrian Tapia Burgos, Marco Schowalter, Arne Wittstock, Andreas Rosenauer

Materials Research Letters 10 (2022): 824-831

https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2022.2109941

Nanoporous gold as obtained by corrosion of alloys of gold and a less noble metal is a system with manifold…


The Picture of Enhanced weathering in the seabed: Rapid olivine dissolution and iron sulfide formation in submarine volcanic ash (2022)
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Enhanced weathering in the seabed: Rapid olivine dissolution and iron sulfide formation in submarine volcanic ash

Wolf-Achim Kahl, Andreas Klügel, Wolfgang BachMangir Murshed

American Mineralogist 107 (2022): 1668–1680

https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2022-8057

In basaltic volcanic ash recovered from a seamount at 3000 m water depth, we discovered marcasite and pyrite precipitation within cavities that formed…


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Angle-dependence of ADF-STEM intensities for chemical analysis of InGaN/GaN

Tim Grieb, Florian F.Krause, Knut Müller-Caspary, Jan Philipp Ahl, Marco Schowalter, Oliver Oppermann, Joachim Hertkorn, Karl Engl, Andreas Rosenauer

Ultramicroscopy 238 (2022): 113503

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2022.113535

In this paper we perform angular resolved annular-dark field…


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Towards the interpretation of a shift of the central beam in nano-beam electron diffraction as a change in mean inner potential

Christoph Mahr, Tim Grieb, Florian F. Krause, Marco Schowalter, Andreas Rosenauer

Ultramicroscopy 236 (2022): 113503

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2022.113503

The measurement of electric fields in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) is a highly investigated field of research.…


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Promoting Effect of the Residual Silver on the Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol and Its Intermediates on Nanoporous Gold

Alex Ricardo Silva Olaya, Franziska Kühling, Christoph Mahr, Birthe Zandersons, Andreas Rosenauer, Jörg Weissmüller, Gunther Wittstock

ACS Catal. 12 (2022): 4415–4429

https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c05160

Nanoporous gold (NPG) obtained by dealloying Ag75Au25 with an overall residual Ag content…


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Revisiting the Growth of Large (Mg,Zr):SrGa₁₂O₁₉ Single Crystals: Core Formation and Its Impact on Structural Homogeneity Revealed by Correlative X-ray Imaging

Christo Guguschev, Carsten Richter, Mario Brützam, Kaspars Dadzis, Christian Hirschle, Thorsten M. Gesing, Michael Schulze, Albert Kwasniewski, Jürgen Schreuer, Darrell G. Schlom

Crystal Growth and Design 22 (2022): 2557–2568

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00030

We demonstrate the growth of…


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Spectroscopy|

Plasmonic porous ceramics based on zirconia-toughened alumina functionalized with silver nanoparticles for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Tongwei Guoa, Md Nurul Karim, Kowsik Ghosh, M. Mangir Murshed, Kurosch Rezwan, Michael Maas

Open Ceramics 9 (2022): 100228

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2022.100228

We demonstrate the feasibility of plasmonic porous ceramics which combine the optical properties of plasmonic nanoparticles with…


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X-Ray Diffraction|

Halide-sodalites: thermal expansion, decomposition and the Lindemann criterion

Marius Wolpmann, Lars RobbenThorsten M. Gesing

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials 237 (2022): 1-3

https://doi.org/10.1515/zkri-2022-0004

Twelve cubic sodalites |Na8X2|[T1T2O4]6 (T1 = Al3+, Ga3+; T2 = Si4+, Ge4+; X = Cl−, Br−, I−) were examined using high-temperature (HT)…


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Spectroscopy|

Structural, vibrational, thermal, and magnetic properties of mullite-type NdMnTiO₅ ceramic

Kowsik Ghosh, M. Mangir Murshed, Thomas Frederichs, Naveen K. C. Muniraju, Thorsten M. Gesing

Journal of the American Ceramic Society (2021), 105, 2702-2712

https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.18261

Mullite-type RMn2O5 (R = Y, rare-earth element) ceramics are of ongoing research attention because of…


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X-Ray Diffraction| Spectroscopy|

Thermal anomalies and phase transitions in Pb₂Sc₂Si₂O₉ and Pb₂In₂Si₂O₉

Mathias Gogolin, M. Mangir Murshed, Lkhamsuren Bayarjargal, Detlef Klimm, Thorsten M. Gesing

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials 236 (2021): 283-292

https://doi.org/10.1515/zkri-2021-2046

Pb2Sc2Si2O9 and Pb2In2Si2O9, respectively, the scandium and indium containing structural…


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In-situ, real-time investigations| Spectroscopy|

Structural Transitions Driving Interface Pulses in Methanol Oxidation on Rh(110) and VOₓ/Rh(110): A LEEM Study

Bernhard von Boehn, Jon-Olaf Krisponeit, Jens Falta, Ronald Imbihl

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125 (2021): 22539–22546

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c06106

With LEEM (low-energy electron microscopy) and micro-LEED as in situ techniques we have studied the structural transitions in the…


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Surface Analytics|

The role of crystal heterogeneity in alkali feldspar dissolution kinetics

Isabel Lange, Marcos Toro, Rolf S.Arvidson, Inna Kurganskaya, Andreas Lüttge

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 309 (2021): 329-351

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2021.06.032

Intrinsic heterogeneities of crystals almost always impose challenges on the investigation of dissolution kinetics. In the…


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Influence of Processing Route on the Surface Reactivity of Cu₄₇Ti₃₃Zr₁₁Ni₆Sn₂Si₁ Metallic Glass

Erika Soares Barreto, Volker Uhlenwinkel, Maximilian Frey, Isabella Gallino, Ralf Busch, Andreas Lüttge

Metals 11 (2021): 1173

https://doi.org/10.3390/met11081173

Recently, laser additive manufacturing (AM) techniques have emerged as a promising alternative for the synthesis of bulk metallic…


The Transition From MoS2 Single-Layer to Bilayer Growth on the Au(111) Surface pic
Spectroscopy|

The Transition From MoS₂ Single-Layer to Bilayer Growth on the Au(111) Surface

Moritz Ewert, Lars Buß, Nicolas Braud, Asish K. Kundu, Polina M. Sheverdyaeva, Paolo Moras, Francesca Genuzio, Tevfik Onur Menteş, Andrea Locatelli, Jens Falta, Jan Ingo Flege

Front. Phys(2021): 654845

https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2021.654845

The transition from single-layer to bilayer growth…


The Image of Quantitative 3D Characterization of Nanoporous Gold Nanoparticles by Transmission Electron Microscopy (2021)
Electron Microscopy|

Quantitative 3D Characterization of Nanoporous Gold Nanoparticles by Transmission Electron Microscopy

Christoph Mahr, Alexandra Dworzak, Marco Schowalter, Mehtap Oezaslan, Andreas Rosenauer

Microscopy and Microanalysis 27 (2021): 678 - 686

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927621000519

Quantitative structural characterization of nanomaterials is important to tailor their functional properties.…


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Multiscale investigation of olivine (0 1 0) face dissolution from a surface control perspective

Xiaodong Li, Qianqian Wang, Xiaodong Shen, Elisabete T.Pedrosa, Andreas Lüttge

Applied Surface Science 549 (2021): 149317

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149317

The surface reaction of olivine materials is critical for their extensive applications in the global cycle of elements, future CO2…


The Image of Precise measurement of the electron beam current in a TEM (2021)
Electron Microscopy|

Precise measurement of the electron beam current in a TEM

Florian F. Krause, Marco Schowalter, Oliver Oppermann, Dennis Marquardt, Knut Müller-Caspary, Robert Ritz, Martin Simson, Henning Ryll, Martin Huth, Heike Soltau, Andreas Rosenauer

Ultramicroscopy 223 (2021): 113221

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2021.113221

Modern quantitative TEM methods…


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Materials Modelling|

A review of contact force models between nanoparticles in agglomerates, aggregates, and films

Stefan Christian Endres, Lucio Colombi Ciacchi, Lutz Mädler

Journal of Aerosol Science (2021), 153, 105719

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2020.105719

A desire to optimise the production and performance of nanoparticle structured materials has driven the development of increasingly accurate…


The Image of Angle-resolved STEM using an iris aperture: Scattering contributions and sources of error for the quantitative analysis in Si (2021)
Electron Microscopy|

Angle-resolved STEM using an iris aperture: Scattering contributions and sources of error for the quantitative analysis in Si

Tim Grieb, Florian F. Krause, Knut Müller-Caspary, Saleh Firoozabadi, Christoph Mahr, Marco Schowalter, Andreas Beyer, Oliver Oppermann, Kerstin Volz, Andreas Rosenauer

Ultramicroscopy 221 (2021): 113175

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2020.113175

The angle-resolved electron scattering is…


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3D Materials Analytics|

Morphological transition during prograde olivine growth formed by high-pressure dehydration of antigorite-serpentinite to chlorite-harzburgite in a subduction setting

Nicole Dilissen, Károly Hidas Carlos J. Garrido, Vicente López Sánchez-Vizcaíno, Wolf-Achim Kahl

Lithos 382-383 (2021): 105949

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105949

Crystal morphologies are essential for deciphering the reaction history of igneous and metamorphic rocks because they often…


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High-throughput screening|

Short-Term Material Characterization by Electrohydraulic Incremental Extrusion through Micro Channels

Lasse Langstädtler, Sebastian Schnabel, Marius Herrmann, Christian Schenck, Bernd Kuhfuss

Materials (2021) 14, 525

http://doi.org/10.3390/ma14030525

Conventional testing procedures for characterizing the mechanical behavior of materials require intense preparation in geometry and in the handling…


The Image of Accurate measurement of strain at interfaces in 4D-STEM: A comparison of various methods (2021)
Electron Microscopy|

Accurate measurement of strain at interfaces in 4D-STEM: A comparison of various methods

Christoph Mahr, Knut Müller-Caspary, Tim Grieb, Florian F. Krause, Marco Schowalter, Andreas Rosenauer

Ultramicroscopy 221 (2021): 113196

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2020.113196

Strain analysis by nano-beam electron diffraction allows for measurements of strain with nanometre resolution in…


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Correlated Workflows|

Influence of chemical zoning on sandstone calcite cement dissolution: The case of manganese and iron

Elisabete Trindade Pedrosa, Cornelius Fischer, Luiz F. G. Morales, Ricarda D. Rohlfs, Andreas Luttge

Chemical Geology (2021) 559, 119952

http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2020.119952

Chemical zoning of crystals is often found in nature. Crystal zoning can play a role in a mineral's thermodynamic…


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In-situ, real-time investigations|

The morphology of VO₂/TiO₂(001): terraces, facets, and cracks

Jon-Olaf Krisponeit, Simon Fischer, Sven Esser, Vasily Moshnyaga, Thomas Schmidt, Louis F. J. Piper, Jan Ingo Flege, Jens Falta

Nature Scientific Reports (2020) 10, 22374

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78584-9

Vanadium dioxide (VO2) features a pronounced, thermally-driven metal-to-insulator…


Eine kreisrunde Fläche aufgefächert
Spectroscopy|

The morphology of VO₂/TiO₂(001): terraces, facets, and cracks

Jon-Olaf Krisponeit, Simon Fischer, Sven Esser, Vasily Moshnyaga, Thomas Schmidt, Louis F. J. Piper, Jan Ingo Flege, Jens Falta

Nature Scientific Reports 10 (2020): 22374

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78584-9

Vanadium dioxide (VO2) features a pronounced, thermally-driven metal-to-insulator…


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X-Ray Diffraction| Spectroscopy|

KLi₂RE(BO₃)₂ (RE = Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Y): Structural, Spectroscopic, And Thermogravimetric Studies on a Series of Mixed-Alkali Rare-Earth Orthoborates

Pengyun Chen, M. Mangir Murshed, Michael Fischer, Thomas Frederichs, Thorsten M. Gesing

Inorg. Chem 59 (2020): 18214–18224

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02684

We report a detailed structural, spectroscopic, and thermogravimetric investigation of a new series of mixed-alkali rare-earth…


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X-Ray Diffraction|

Crystal structure and temperature-dependent properties of Na₂H₄Ga₂GeO₈ – a novel gallogermanate

Irma Peschke, Lars Robben, Christof Köhler, Thomas Frauenheim, Josef-Christian Buhl, Thorsten M. Gesing

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B 75 (2020): 9-10

https://doi.org/10.1515/znb-2020-0159

Synthesis, crystal structure and temperature-dependent behavior of Na2H4Ga2GeO8 are reported. This novel…


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Electron Microscopy|

Influence of plasmon excitations on atomic-resolution quantitative 4D scanning transmission electron microscopy

Andreas Beyer, Florian F. Krause, Hoel L. Robert, Saleh Firoozabadi, Tim Grieb, Pirmin Kükelhan, Damien Heimes, Marco Schowalter, Knut Müller-Caspary, Andreas Rosenauer, Kerstin Volz

Nature Scientific Reports 10 (2020): 17890

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74434-w

Scanning transmission…


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In-situ, real-time investigations|

Controlled Laser-Thinning of MoS₂ Nanolayers and Transformation to Amorphous MoOₓ for 2D Monolayer Fabrication

Christian Tessarek, Oleg Gridenco, Martin Wiesing, Jan Müssener, Stephan Figge, Kathrin Sebald, Jürgen Gutowski, Martin Eickhoff

ACS Applied Nano Materials (2020) 3, 7490-7498

http://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.0c01104

Laser-thinning of 2D materials such as MoS2 is a promising approach for a local…


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Materials Modelling|

Imaging strain-localized excitons in nanoscale bubbles of monolayer WSe₂ at room temperature

Thomas P. Darlington, Christian Carmesin, Matthias Florian, Emanuil Yanev, Obafunso Ajayi, Jenny Ardelean, Daniel A. Rhodes, Augusto Ghiotto, Andrey Krayev, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Jeffrey W. Kysar, Abhay N. Pasupathy, James C. Hone, Frank Jahnke, Nicholas J. Borys, P. James Schuck 

Natu…


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X-Ray Diffraction|

On the nature of the phase transitions of aluminosilicate perrhenate sodalite

Hilke Petersen, Lars Robben, Thorsten M. Gesing

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials 235 (2020): 6-7

https://doi.org/10.1515/zkri-2020-0027

The temperature-dependent structure-property relationships of the aluminosilicate perrhenate sodalite |Na8(ReO4)2|[AlSiO4]6 (ReO4-SOD)…


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In-situ, real-time investigations|

Reaction dynamics of metal/oxide catalysts: Methanol oxidation at vanadium oxide films on Rh(111) from UHV to 10(-2) mbar

Bernhard von Boehn, Christopher Penschke, Xiaoke Li, Joachim Paier, Joachim Sauer, Jon-Olaf Krisponeit, Jan Ingo Flege, Jens Falta, Helder Marchetto, Torsten Franz, Gerhard Lilienkamp, Ronald Imbihl

Journal of Catalysis (2020), 385, 255-264

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2020.03.016

Recent…


3D printing colloidal assembly
3D Materials Analytics|

Strong Macroscale Supercrystalline Structures by 3D Printing Combined with Self‐Assembly of Ceramic Functionalized Nanoparticles

Berta Domènech, Alvin T. L. Tan, Hans Jelitto, Eduardo Zegarra Berodt, Malte Blankenburg, Oliver Focke, Jaclyn Cann, C. Cem Tasan, Lucio Colombi Ciacchi, Martin Müller, Kaline P. Furlan, A. John Hart, Gerold A. Schneider

Advanced Engineering Materials 22 (2020): 2000352

https://doi.org/10.1002/ade…


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Spectroscopy|

Adsorption of sulfur on Si(111)

Th. Schmidt, L. Buß, M. Ewert, G. Schönhoff, T. Wehling. J. Falta

Surface Science 694 (2020): 121561

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2019.121561

The adsorption of S on Si(111)- 7  ×  7 has been investigated for different preparation schemes and parameters. S was supplied from an electrochemical Ag…


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In-situ, real-time investigations|

Spatial Internal Material Load and Residual Stress Distribution Evolution in Synchrotron In SituInvestigations of Deep Rolling

Heiner Meyer,Jérémy Epp

Quantum Beam Science (2020) 4, 3

https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs4010003

Mechanical loading scenarios, comparable to a deep rolling process, were reproduced in static indentation experiments on AISI 4140H steel samples with a cylindrical deep rolling tool and investigated in…


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High-throughput screening|

Reproducibility of High-Throughput Sample Properties Produced by a High-Temperature Molten Metal Droplet Generator

Saeedeh Imani Moqadam, Michael Baune, Ingmar Bösing, Carsten Heinzel, Daniel Meyer, Arne Thomann, Nicole Wielki, Nils Ellendt

Metals (2020) 10, 297

http://doi.org/10.3390/met10030297

A high-throughput method for the discovery of structural materials requires a large number of samples with highly…


3D Material Analyse
3D Materials Analytics|

Crystal surface reactivity analysis using a combined approach of X-ray micro-computed tomography and vertical scanning interferometry

Wolf-Achim Kahl, Tao Yuan, Till Bollermann, Wolfgang Bach, Cornelius Fischer

American Journal of Science 320 (2020): 27-52

doi: 10.2475/01.2020.03 

Dissolution rates of porous crystalline materials reflect the superposition of transport and surface control, mainly via the parameters saturation of…


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High-throughput screening|

Parameter Optimization in High-Throughput Testing for Structural Materials

Alexander Bader, Anastasiya Toenjes, Nicole Wielki, Andreas Mändle, Ann-Kathrin Onken, Axel von Hehl, Daniel Meyer, Werner Brannath, Kirsten Tracht

Materials (2019) 12, 3439

http://doi.org/10.3390/ma12203439

High-throughput screenings are established evaluation methods in the development of…


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Spectroscopy|

Controlling the Multiscale Structure of Nanofibrous Fibrinogen Scaffolds for Wound Healing

Karsten Stapelfeldt, Stephani Stamboroski, Irina Walter, Naiana Suter, Thomas Kowalik, Monika Michaelis and Dorothea Brüggemann

Nano Letters (2019) 19, 6554–6563

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b02798

As a key player in blood coagulation and tissue repair, fibrinogen has gained increasing…


Picture of A new test system for unraveling the effects of soil components on the uptake and toxicity of silver nanoparticles (NM-300K) in simulated pore water
3D Materials Analytics|

A new test system for unraveling the effects of soil components on the uptake and toxicity of silver nanoparticles (NM-300K) in simulated pore water

Moira S. McKee, Jan Köser, Oliver Focke, Juliane Filser

Science of The Total Environment (2019) 673, 13-621

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.493

Fate, bioavailability and toxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) are largely affected by soil properties. Here we focused on how these…


Starfish
3D Materials Analytics|

Morphology, shape variation and movement of skeletal elements in starfish (Asterias rubens)

Lena Schwertmann, Oliver Focke, Jan‐Henning Dirks

Journal of Anatomy (2019) 234, 656-667

https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12964

Starfish (order: Asteroidea) possess a complex endoskeleton composed of thousands of calcareous ossicles. These ossicles are embedded in a body wall mostly consisting of a…


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Electron Microscopy|

Electrical Polarization in AlN/GaN Nanodisks Measured by Momentum-Resolved 4D Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

Knut Müller-Caspary, Tim Grieb, Jan Müßener, Nicolas Gauquelin, Pascal Hille, Jörg Schörmann, Johan Verbeeck, Sandra Van Aert, Martin Eickhoff, Andreas Rosenauer

Physical Review Letters (2019) 122, 106102

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.106102

We report the mapping of polarization-induced…


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Surface Analytics|

Kinetic concepts for quantitative prediction of fluid-solid interactions

Andreas Lüttge, Rolf S. Arvidson, Cornelius Fischer, Inna Kurganskaya

Chemical Geology (2019) 504, 216-235

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.11.016

In a unique “perspectives” format that examines both past and future, we appraise the field of crystal dissolution kinetics, showing how the…


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Electron Microscopy|

Influence of distortions of recorded diffraction patterns on strain analysis by nano-beam electron diffraction

Christoph Mahr, Knut Müller-Caspary, Robert Ritz, Martin Simson, Tim Grieb, Marco Schowalter, Florian F. Krause, Anastasia Lackmann, Heike Soltau, Arne Wittstock, Andreas Rosenauer

Ultramicroscopy (2019) 196, 74-82

Images acquired in transmission electron microscopes can be distorted for various…


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Surface Analytics|

Kinetics of pipeline steel corrosion studied by Raman spectroscopy-coupled vertical scanning interferometry

Janis Heuer & Andreas Lüttge 

npj Materials Degradation (2018) 2, 40

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-018-0061-2

The corrosion and degradation of materials, such as pipeline steel, have a strong effect on both the environment and the economy. The quantification of these processes can therefore…


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X-Ray Diffraction|

Low-temperature anharmonicity and symmetry breaking in the sodalite |Na₈I₂|[AlSiO₄]₆

Lars Robben, Isaac Abrahams, Michael Fischer, Stephen Hull, Martin T. Dove und Thorsten M. Gesing

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials (2018) 234, Heft 4

https://doi.org/10.1515/zkri-2018-2122

The aluminosilicate iodide sodalite |Na8I2|[AlSiO4]6 was examined by…


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3D Materials Analytics|

Textural evolution during high-pressure dehydration of serpentinite to peridotite and its relation to stress orientations and kinematics of subducting slabs: Insights from the Almirez ultramafic massif

Nicole Dilissen, Károly Hidas, Carlos J.Garrido, Wolf-Achim Kahl,Vicente López Sánchez-Vizcaíno, José Alberto Padrón-Navarta

Lithos (2018) 320-321, 470-489

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2018.09.033

The Almirez ultramafic massif (SE Spain) preserves the transformation of high-P antigorite…


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X-Ray Diffraction|

Temperature-dependent Structural and Spectroscopic Studies of (Bi₁₋ₓFeₓ)FeO₃

Andrea Kirsch, M. Mangir Murshed, Melanie J. Kirkham, Ashfia Huq, F. Jochen Litterst and Thorsten M. Gesing

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2018) 122 (49), 28280–28291

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b05740

We report on temperature-dependent structural and spectroscopic features of (Bi1–xF…


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Surface Analytics|

Discrimination of Ceramic Surface Finishing by Vertical Scanning Interferometry

C. Ionescu, C. Fischer, V. Hoeck, A. Lüttge

Archaeometry (2019) 61

https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12410

Finishing techniques are significant markers of the technological ‘know‐how’ involved in the production of the traditional, clay‐based ceramic ware. In order to provide a reliable tool to…


3D Material Picture
3D Materials Analytics|

Ambient occlusion – A powerful algorithm to segment shell and skeletal intrapores in computed tomography data

J.Titschack, D. Baum, K. Matsuyama, K. Boos, C. Färber, W.-A. Kahl, K. Ehrig, D. Meinel, C. Soriano, S.R. Stock

Computers & Geosciences (2018) 115, 75-87

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2018.03.007

During the last decades, X-ray (micro-)computed tomography has gained increasing attention for the…


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Electron Microscopy|

Quantitative HAADF STEM of SiGe in presence of amorphous surface layers from FIB preparation

Tim Grieb, Moritz Tewes, Marco Schowalter, Knut Müller-Caspary, Florian F. Krause, Thorsten Mehrtens, Jean-Michel Hartmann, Andreas Rosenauer

Ultramicroscopy (2018) 184, 29-36

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.09.012

The chemical composition of four Si1-xGex layers grown on silicon was…


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X-Ray Diffraction|

Structural and spectroscopic comparison between polycrystalline, nanocrystalline and quantum dot visible light photo-catalyst Bi₂WO₆

Michael Teck, M. Mangir MurshedMarco Schowalter, Niels Lefeld, Henrike K. Grossmann, Tim Grieb, Thomas Hartmann, Lars RobbenAndreas Rosenauer, Lutz MädlerThorsten M.Gesing

Journal of Solid State Chemistry (2017) 254, 82-89 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2017.07.013

The structural and…


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Electron Microscopy|

Quantitative determination of residual silver distribution in nanoporous gold and its influence on structure and catalytic performance

Christoph Mahr, Paromita Kundu, Anastasia Lackmann, Daniele Zanaga, Karsten Thiel, Marco Schowalter, Martin Schwan, Sara Bals, Arne Wittstock, Andreas Rosenauer

Journal of Catalysis (2017) 352, 52-58

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2017.05.002

Large efforts have been made trying to understand the…


3D Material picture
3D Materials Analytics|

Classical and new bioerosion trace fossils in Cretaceous belemnite guards characterised via micro-CT

Max Wisshak, Jürgen Titschack, Wolf-Achim Kahl, Peter Girod

Fossil Record (2017) 20, 173–199

doi:10.5194/fr-20-173-2017

The ongoing technical revolution in non-destructive 3-D visualisation via micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) finds a valuable application in the studies of bioerosion trace…


3D Material Picture
3D Materials Analytics|

3-D microstructure of olivine in complex geological materials reconstructed by correlative X-ray µ-CT and EBSD analyses

Kahl, W.-A., Dilissen, N., Hidas, K., Garrido, C. J., López-Sánchez-Vizcaíno, V. and Román-Alpiste, M. J.

Journal of microscopy (2017) 268, 193-207

https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.12598

We reconstruct the 3‐D microstructure of centimetre‐sized olivine crystals in rocks from the Almirez ultramafic…


3D Material Picture
3D Materials Analytics|

Reaction-induced porosity and onset of low-temperature carbonation in abyssal peridotites: insights from 3D high-resolution microtomography

Niels Jöns, Wolf-Achim Kahl, Wolfgang Bach

Lithos (2016) 268-271, 274-284.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2016.11.014

In a drillcore sample of serpentinized harzburgite from the uppermost oceanic crust (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, ODP Leg 209, Site 1270), we demonstrate using high-resolution…


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Spectroscopy|

Growth and structure of ultrathin praseodymium oxide layers on ruthenium (0001)

Jan Höcker, Jon-Olaf Krisponeit, Julian Cambeis, Alexei Zakharov, Yuran Niu, Gang Wei, Lucio Colombi Ciacchi, Jens Falta, Andreas Schaefer and Jan Ingo Flege 

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2017) 19, 3480-3485

https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP06853G

The growth, morphology, structure, and…


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Spectroscopy|

Isotropic thin PTCDA films on GaN(0001)

C. Ahrens, J. I. Flege, C. Jaye, D. A. Fischer, T. Schmidt and J. Falta

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter (2016) 28, 475003

https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/28/47/475003

The growth of 3, 4, 9, 10-perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA) on the Ga-polar GaN(0 0 0 1) surface has been…


3D Material Picture
3D Materials Analytics|

A new X-ray-transparent flow-through reaction cell for a μ-CT-based concomitant surveillance of the reaction progress of hydrothermal mineral–fluid interactions

Wolf-Achim Kahl, Christian Hansen, Wolfgang Bach

Solid Earth (2016) 7, 651-658

doi:10.5194/se-7-651-2016

A new flow-through reaction cell consisting of an X-ray-transparent semicrystalline thermoplastic has been developed for percolation experiments. Core holder, tubing and all confining parts…


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Electron Microscopy|

Atomic electric fields revealed by a quantum mechanical approach to electron picodiffraction

Knut Müller, Florian F. Krause, Armand Béché, Marco Schowalter, Vincent Galioit, Stefan Löffler, Johan Verbeeck, Josef Zweck, Peter Schattschneider & Andreas Rosenauer 

Nature Communications (2014) 5, 5653

doi: 10.1038/ncomms6653

By focusing electrons on probes with a diameter of 50 pm,…


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Electron Microscopy|

Conventional Transmission Electron Microscopy Imaging beyond the Diffraction Limit and Information Limits

Andreas Rosenauer, Florian F. Krause, Knut Müller, Marco Schowalter, Thorsten Mehrtens

Physical Review Letters (2014) 113, 096101

doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.096101

There are mainly two complementary imaging modes in transmission electron microscopy (TEM): Conventional TEM (CTEM) and scanning…


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