Activities

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...

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 Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) proudly announces that Mr. Peter Denninger defended his PhD on June 24, 2024. His exceptional work, titled “Development of Novel In Situ Electron Microscopy Techniques and Their Applications to Functional Thin Films,” has earned him the title ...

The annual retreat of the Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research (IMN) and the Center for Nanoanalytics and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), held from April 8th to 11th in Bad Windsheim, transcended conventional academic gatherings by integrating research progress presentations, a vibrant poster...

The WW9 running enthusiasts Running Flamingos welcomed spring by participating in several running competitions. The first one was the traditional Winterwaldlauf in Erlangen on March 16 with a distance of 10 km. Even the rather unstable weather conditions could not dampen the team spirit and enthusia...

The paper “Influence of Au alloying on solid state dewetting kinetics and texture evolution of Ag and Ni thin films” by Martin Dierner, Johannes Will, Michael Landes, Christian Volland, Robert Branscheid, Tobias Zech, Tobias Unruh and Erdmann Spiecker has just been published in the Journal of Surfac...

During the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften (LNdW) 2023 on October 21, we demonstrated how microcopy enables us to decipher the building blocks of the universe, and how this helps to understand and develop new energy materials with enhanced properties. We showcased the application of modern electron a...