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Materials Protection and Surface Technology
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Interfacial Processes and Corrosion
Our research focuses on the investigation of corrosion mechanisms on surfaces and at interfaces. Even though the diversity of materials and application fields is vast, the macroscopic corrosion behaviour of all systems emerges from the interplay of elementary processes occurring at the molecular level. The understanding of this interplay is our main research goal.
We apply combined analysis methods to model systems as well as engineering materials to correlate our fundamental results with the corrosion resistance of technical systems. For this purpose we work in interdisciplinary projects with internal and external partners to develop novel tools and innovative solutions.
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Fields of expertise
- Electrochemical methods with high spatial resolution
- Combination of spectroscopic and electrochemical methods
- High-throughput corrosion analysis by means of multi-electrode based techniques
- In situ analysis methods for investigation of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)
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Main activities
- Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)
- Corrosion of lightweight construction materials
- Stability of polymer-metal interfaces
- Corrosion and de-adhesion mechanisms
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Range of services/technical equipment
- Multi-electrode analyser for high-throughput corrosion analysis and sensor development
- Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM)
- High-resolution Scanning Electrochemical Microscope (SECM)
- Scanning Kelvin Probe (SKP)
- Electrochemical measurement stations
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Publications of the division
