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Our team is working on advanced microscopic and spectroscopic methods for the analysis of micro- and nanostructural properties of materials at the dimensions bridging macro down to atomic scale. The goal of our work is to facilitate a quantitative understanding of the relationship between fabrication (engineering), structure, and properties of materials. Our research topics span over functional materials, nano-structures, interfaces, and thin film systems.
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IMN/CENEM researchers recently published their study on the “Influence of substrate polarity on thermal stability, grain growth and atomic interface structure of Au thin films on ZnO surfaces” in Acta Materialia (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120531). The work was carried out in close colla...
We are proud to announce the publication of a collaborative study entitled “Microscopic mechanism of the L1₂–D0₁₉ phase transformation in a Co-base single crystal superalloy” in Acta Materialia! Congratulations to Nico and all the collaboration partners for the great work!
This study offers novel...
We are proud to announce two paper contributions to the 15th International Symposium on Superalloys, which took place from September 8th-12th, 2024, in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania (USA). Both contributions enhance our understanding of stacking faults, a critical aspect of high-temperature deformatio...
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Philipp Pelz, a member of the Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and leader of the ECLIPSE Lab, has been awarded the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for his pro...
A team of delegations from the Institute of Micro and Nanostructure Research (IMN) made its mark at the European Microscopy Congress (EMC 2024), one of the world's largest and most prestigious microscopy exhibitions from 25-30. August 2024. Held every four years, EMC combines advancements in microsc...
Two members of the Tomo-Group, Alexander Götz and Dr. Benjamin Apeleo Zubiri, represented the Institute of Micro and Nanostructure Research (IMN) at the 16th International Conference on X-Ray Microscopy (XRM 2024), which took place in Lund, Sweden, from August 12-16, 2024. The conference brought tog...
The classical way to study defects in crystalline materials is transmission electron microscopy (TEM). But do we always need this expensive and sophisticated instrument? IMN scientists have now demonstrated that the much more widespread and affordable scanning electron microscope (SEM) can be equall...
