Selected Publications

Complete publication lists of the instruments are available under:

2019

REFSANS

P. Böhm, A. Koutsioumpas, J.-F. Moulin, J.O. Rädler, E. Sackmann, B. Nickel, Probing the Interface Structure of Adhering Cells by Contrast Variation Neutron Reflectometry, Langmuir 35(2), (2019) 513, doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02228

T.L. Murrey, K. Guo, J.T. Mulvey, O.A. Lee, C. Cendra, Z.I. Bedolla-Valdez, A. Salleo, J.-F. Moulin, K. Hong, A.J. Moulé, Additive solution deposition of multi-layered semiconducting polymer films for design of sophisticated device architectures, Journal of materials chemistry / C Materials for optical and electronic devices C 7(4) (2019) 953, doi: 10.1039/C8TC05652H

SANS-1

L. Ludescher, R. Morak, C. Balzer, A.M. Waag, S. Braxmeier, F. Putz, S. Busch, G.Y. Gor, A.V. Neimark, N. Hüsing, G. Reichenauer, O. Paris, In Situ Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Investigation of Adsorption-Induced Deformation in Silica with Hierarchical Porosity, Langmuir 35(35) (2019) 11590, doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01375

G. Benacchio, I. Titov, A. Malyeyev, I. Peral, M. Bersweiler, P. Bender, D. Mettus, D. Honecker, E.P. Gilbert, M. Coduri, A. Heinemann, S. Mühlbauer, A. Cakir, M. Acet, A. Michels, Evidence for the formation of nanoprecipitates with magnetically disordered regions in bulk Ni50Mn45In5 Heusler alloys, Physics review B 99(18) (2019) 184422, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.99.184422

STRESS-SPEC

X.X. Zhang, L.H. Wu, B.L. Xiao, H. Andrä, W.M. Gan, M. Hofmann, Z.Y. Ma, Effects of welding speed on the multiscale residual stresses in friction stir welded metal matrix composites, Journal of Materials Science & Technology 35(5) (2019) 824, doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2018.11.005

K. Hua, Y. Zhang, W.M. Gan, H. Kou, B. Beausir, J. Li, C. Esling, Hot deformation behavior originated from dislocation activity and β to α phase transformation in a metastable β titanium alloy, International Journal of Plasticity 119 200-214 2019, doi:10.1016/j.ijplas.2019.03.011

2018

REFSANS

W. Wang, L. Song, D. Magerl, D. Moseguí González, V. Körstgens, M. Philipp, J.-F. Moulin, P. Müller-Buschbaum, Influence of Solvent Additive 1,8-Octanedithiol on P3HT:PCBM Solar Cells, Advanced functional materials 28(20) (2018) 1800209, doi:10.1002/adfm.201800209

L. Bießmann, L.P. Kreuzer, T. Widmann, N. Hohn, J.-F. Moulin, P. Müller-Buschbaum, Monitoring the Swelling Behavior of PEDOT:PSS Electrodes under High Humidity Conditions, ACS applied materials & interfaces 10(11) (2018) 9865, doi:10.1021/acsami.8b00446

SANS-1

I. Josts, J. Nitsche, S. Maric, H.D. Mertens, M. Moulin, M. Haertlein, S. Prevost, D.I. Svergun, S. Busch, V.T. Forsyth, H. Tidow, Conformational States of ABC Transporter MsbA in a Lipid Environment Investigated by Small-Angle Scattering Using Stealth Carrier Nanodiscs, Structure 26 (8) (2018) 1072, doi: 10.1016/j.str.2018.05.007

S.V. Grigoriev, E.V. Altynbaev, S.-A. Siegfried, K.A. Pschenichnyi, D. Menzel, A. Heinemann, G. Chaboussant, Spin-wave stiffness in the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya helimagnets Mn1-xFexSi, Physical Review B 97 (2) (2018) 024409, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.97.024409

STRESS-SPEC

Y. Li, D. Zhao, J. Liu, S.X. Qian, Z.B. Li, W.M. Gan, and X. Chen, Energy-efficient Elastocaloric Cooling by Flexibly and Reversibly Transferring Interface in Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10(30) 25438 (2018), doi:10.1021/acsami.8b07703

K. Hua, Y. Zhang, W.M. Gan, H. Kou, J. Li, Correlation between imposed deformation and transformation lattice strain on a variant selection in a metastable β-Ti alloy under isothermal compression, Acta Materialia 161 (2018) 150, doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2018.09.022

2017

REFSANS

W. Kreuzpaintner, S. Masalovich, J.-F. Moulin, B. Wiedemann, J. Ye, S. Mayr, A. Paul, M. Haese, M. Pomm, P. Böni, Application of a portable 3He-based polarization insert at a time-of-flight neutron reflectometer, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research / A 848 (2017) 144, doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2016.12.017

W. Kreuzpaintner, B. Wiedemann, J. Stahn, J.-F. Moulin, S. Mayr, T. Mairoser, A. Schmehl, A. Herrnberger, P. Korelis, M. Haese, J. Ye, M. Pomm, P. Böni, J. Mannhart, In situ Polarized Neutron Reflectometry: Epitaxial Thin-Film Growth of Fe on Cu(001) by dc Magnetron Sputtering, Physical review applied 7(5) (2017) 054004, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.7.054004

SANS-1

L. Karge, R. Gilles, S. Busch, Calibrating SANS data for instrument geometry and pixel sensitivity effects: access to an extended Q range, Journal of Applied Crystallography 50(5) (2017) 1382, doi: 10.1107/S1600576717011463

R. Morak, S. Braxmeier, L. Ludescher, F. Putz, S. Busch, N. Hüsing, G. Reichenauer, O. Paris, Quantifying adsorption-induced deformation of nanoporous materials on different length scales, Journal of Applied Crystallography 50(5) (2017) 1404, doi: 10.1107/S1600576717012274

STRESS-SPEC

V. Kononikhina, A. Stark, W. Gan, A. Schreyer, F. Pyczak, Ordering and disordering of β/βo-phase in γ-TiAl based alloys investigated by neutron diffraction, MRS Advances 2(26) (2017) 1399, doi: 10.1557/adv.2017.145

X.X. Zhang, D. Wang, B.L. Xiao, H. Andrä, W.M. Gan, M. Hofmann, Z.Y. Ma, Enhanced multiscale modeling of macroscopic and microscopic residual stresses evolution during multi-thermo-mechanical processes, Materials and Design 115 (2017) 364, doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.11.070

2016

Johnston, A. J., Busch, S., Pardo, L. C., Callear, S. K., Biggin, P., McLain, S., On the atomic structure of cocaine in solution, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics 18, 991-999(2016). doi:10.1039/C5CP06090G

Vispa, A., Busch, S., Tamarit, J. L., Unruh, T., Fernandez-Alonso, F., Pardo, L. C., A Robust Comparison of Dynamical Scenarios in a Glass-forming Liquid, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics 18, 3975-3981(2016). doi:10.1039/C5CP05143F

Turk, C., Leitner, H., Kellezi, G., Clemens, H., Gan, W., Staron, P., Primig, S., Impact of the B2 ordering behavior on the mechanical properties of a FeCoMo alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A 662, 511 - 518(2016). doi:10.1016/j.msea.2016.03.083

Yu, Z., Huang, Y., Gan, W., Mendis, C. L., Zhong, Z., Brokmeier, H. G., Hort, N., Meng, J., Microstructure evolution of Mg–11Gd–4.5Y–1Nd–1.5Zn–0.5Zr (wt%) alloy during deformation and its effect on strengthening, Materials Science and Engineering A 657, 259 - 268(2016). doi:10.1016/j.msea.2016.01.071

Maawad, E., Gan, W., Hofmann, M., Ventzke, V., Riekehr, S., Brokmeier, H.-G., Kashaev, N., Müller, M., Influence of crystallographic texture on the microstructure, tensile properties and residual stress state of laser-welded titanium joints, Materials and Design 101, 137 - 145(2016). doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2016.03.148

Schmiele, M., Busch, S., Morhenn, H., Schindler, T., Schmutzler, T., Schweins, R., Lindner, P., Boesecke, P., Westermann, M., Steiniger, F., Funari, S. S., Unruh, T., Structural Characterization of Lecithin Stabilized Tetracosane Lipid Nanoparticles - Part I: Emulsions, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 120(24), 5505–5512(2016). doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b02519

Schmiele, M., Busch, S., Morhenn, H., Schindler, T., Schmutzler, T., Schweins, R., Lindner, P., Boesecke, P., Westermann, M., Steiniger, F., Funari, S. S., Unruh, T., Structural Characterization of Lecithin Stabilized Tetracosane Lipid Nanoparticles - Part II: Suspensions, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 120(24), 5513–5526(2016). doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b02520

Henao Aristizabal, A., Busch, S., Guardia, E., Tamarit, J. L., Pardo, L. C., The structure of liquid water beyond the first hydration shell, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics 18, 19420-19425(2016). doi:10.1039/C6CP00720A

Mühlbauer, S., Heinemann, A., Wilhelm, A., Karge, L., Ostermann, A., Defendi, I., Schreyer, A., Petry, W., Gilles, R., The new small-angle neutron scattering instrument SANS-1 at MLZ—characterization and first results, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A 832, 297 - 305(2016). doi:10.1016/j.nima.2016.06.105

Gilles, R., Mukherji, D., Karge, L., Strunz, P., Beran, P., Barbier, B., Kriele, A., Hofmann, M., Eckerlebe, H., Rösler, J., Stability of TaC precipitates in a Co–Re-based alloy being developed for ultra-high-temperature applications, Journal of Applied Crystallography 49(4), 1253 - 1265(2016). doi:10.1107/S1600576716009006

Altynbaev, E. V., Sukhanov, A. S., Siegfried, S.-A., Dyadkin, V. A., Moskvin, E. V., Menzel, D., Heinemann, A., Schreyer, A., Fomicheva, L. N., Tsvyashenko, A. V., Grigoriev, S. V., Doping-induced temperature evolution of a helicoidal spin structure in the MnGe compound, Journal of Surface Investigation 10(4), 777 - 782(2016). doi:10.1134/S1027451016040224

Li, X., Saal, P., Gan, W., Landesberger, M., Hoelzel, M., Hofmann, M., Strain Induced Martensitic Transformation in Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI), Journal of Physics Conference Series 746, 012055(2016). doi:10.1088/1742-6596/746/1/012055

Yao, Metwalli, Opel, Haese, M., Moulin, J.-F., Rodewald, Rieger, Mueller-Buschbaum, Lamellar diblock copolymer films with embedded maghemite nanoparticles, Advanced Materials Interfaces 3(8), 1500712(2016). doi:10.1002/admi.201500712

Rebelo-Kornmeier, J., Gan, W., Marques, M. J., Batista, A. C., Hofmann, M., Loureiro, A., Texture Characterization of Stainless Steel Cladded Layers of Process Vessels, Materials Science Forum 879, 1588 - 1593(2016). doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.879.1588

Li, Z., Zou, N., Yang, B., Gan, W., Hou, L., Li, X., Zhang, Y., Esling, C., Hofmann, M., Zhao, X., Zuo, L., Effect of compressive load on the martensitic transformation from austenite to 5M martensite in a polycrystalline Ni–Mn-Ga alloy studied by in-situ neutron diffraction, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 666, 1 - 9(2016)

Qiao, X. G., Ying, T., Zheng, M. Y., Wei, E. D., Wu, K., Hu, X. S., Gan, W., Brokmeier, H. G., Golovin, I. S., Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of nano-SiCp/AZ91 composite processed by extrusion and equal channel angular pressing (ECAP), Materials Characterization 121, 222 - 230(2016). doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2016.10.003

Huang, Y., Yang, L., You, S., Gan, W., Kainer, K. U., Hort, N., Unexpected formation of hydrides in heavy rare earth containing magnesium alloys, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys 4(3), 173 - 180(2016). doi:10.1016/j.jma.2016.08.002

Gan, W., Huang, Y. D., Xu, Y. L., Hofmann, M., Kainer, K. U., Hort, N., In Situ Tensile Texture Analysis of a New Mg-RE Alloy, Materials Science Forum 879, 779 - 783(2016). doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.879.779

Gan, W., Hofmann, M., Ventzke, V., Randau, C., Huang, Y. D., Kriele, A., Brokmeier, H. G., Mueller, M., Microstructure and Residual Stress in Rotary Friction Welded Dissimilar Metals of AA7020 Aluminium Alloy with 316L Steel, Materials Science Forum 879, 572 - 577(2016). doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.879.572

Hafner, F., Optimization of classical force fields in MD simulations of H2O by means of quasi-elastic neutron scattering data, Bachelor Thesis, Technische Universität München

Szary, P., Kaiser, D., Bick, J.-P., Lott, D., Heinemann, A., Dewhurst, C., Birringer, R., Michels, A., Magnetic field-dependent spin structures of nanocrystalline holmium, Journal of Applied Crystallography 49(2), 533 - 538(2016). doi:10.1107/S1600576716001898

Siegfried, S.-A., Chirality effects in transition metal monogermanides and -silicides, Dissertation, Universität Hamburg

2015

Zhang, X. X., Ni, D. R., Xiao, B. L., Andrä, H., Gan, W., Hofmann, M., Ma, Z. Y., Determination of macroscopic and microscopic residual stresses in friction stir welded metal matrix composites via neutron diffraction, Acta Materialia 87, 161 - 173(2015). doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2015.01.006

Paul, N., Brumbarov, J., Paul, A., Ying, C., Moulin, J.-F., Müller-Buschbaum, P., Kunze-Liebhäuser, Gilles, R., GISAXS and TOF-GISANS studies on surface and depth morphology of self-organized TiO(2) nanotube arrays: model anode material in Li-ion batteries, Journal of Applied Crystallography 48, 444-454(2015)

Johnston, A. J., Zhang, Y. R., Busch, S., Pardo, L. C., Imberti, S., McLain, S. E., Amphipathic Solvation of Indole: Implications for the Role of Tryptophan in Membrane Proteins, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 119(19), 5979–5987(2015). doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b02476

Siegfried, S.-A., Altynbaev, E. V., Chubova, N. M., Dyadkin, V., Chernyshov, D., Moskvin, E. V., Menzel, D., Heinemann, A., Schreyer, A., Grigoriev, S. V., Controlling the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction to alter the chiral link between structure and magnetism for Fe(1-x)Co(x)Si, Physical Review B 91(18), 184406(2015). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.91.184406

Schmiele, M., Knittel, C., Unruh, T., Busch, S., Morhenn, H., Boesecke, P., Funari, S. S., Schweins, R., Lindner, P., Westermann, M., Steiniger, F., Analysis of the structure of nanocomposites of triglyceride platelets and DNA, Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics 17(27), 17939-17956(2015). doi:10.1039/C5CP01241D

Randau, C., Brokmeier, H. G., Gan, W., Hofmann, M., Voeller, M., Tekouo, W., Al-hamdany, N., Seidl, G., Schreyer, A., Improved sample manipulation at the STRESS-SPEC neutron diffractometer using an industrial 6-axis robot for texture and strain analyses, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A 794, 67 - 75(2015). doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.05.014

Garces, G., Perez, P., Cabeza, S., Lin, H. K., Kim, S., Gan, W., Adeva, P., Reverse tension/compression asymmetry of a Mg–Y–Zn alloys containing LPSO phases, Materials Science and Engineering A 647, 287 - 293(2015). doi:10.1016/j.msea.2015.09.003

Salih, M. Z., Uhlarz, M., Pyczak, F., Brokmeier, H.-G., Weidenfeller, B., Al-hamdany, N., Gan, W., Zhong, Z. Y., Schell, N., The effect of magnetic annealing on crystallographic texture and magnetic properties of Fe-2.6% Si, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 381, 350 - 359(2015). doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2015.01.004

Turk, C., Kellezi, G., Leitner, H., Staron, P., Gan, W., Clemens, H., Primig, S., B2 order transformation in a Fe – 25 at% Co – 9 at% Mo alloy, MRS online proceedings library 1760, mrsf14-1760-yy04-07(2015). doi:10.1557/opl.2015.117

Nie, K. B., Deng, K. K., Wang, X. J., Gan, W., Xu, F. J., Wu, K., Zheng, M. Y., Microstructures and mechanical properties of SiCp/AZ91 magnesium matrix nanocomposites processed by multidirectional forging, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 622, 1018 - 1026(2015). doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.11.045

Nowak, G., Störmer, M., Becker, H.-W., Horstmann, C., Kampmann, R., Höche, D., Haese-Seiller, M., Moulin, J.-F., Pomm, M., Randau, C., Lorenz, U., Hall-Wilton, R., Müller, M., Schreyer, A., Boron carbide coatings for neutron detection probed by x-rays, ions, and neutrons to determine thin film quality, Journal of Applied Physics 117(3), 034901(2015). doi:10.1063/1.4905716

Schindler, M., Moulin, J.-F., Müller-Buschbaum, P., Adhesive–adherent interfaces probed with grazing-incidence small-angle neutron scattering, Journal of Applied Crystallography 48, 1047 - 1054(2015). doi:10.1107/S1600576715009322

Guo, S., Cao, B., Wang, W., Moulin, J.-F., Müller-Buschbaum, P., Effect of Alcohol Treatment on the Performance of PTB7:PC(71)BM Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 7(8), 4641 - 4649(2015). doi:10.1021/am5079418

Grigoriev, S. V., Sukhanov, A. S., Altynbaev, E. V., Siegfried, S.-A., Heinemann, A., Kizhe, P., Maleyev, S. V., Spin waves in full-polarized state of Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya helimagnets: Small-angle neutron scattering study, Physical Review B 92(22), 220415(2015). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.92.220415

Zhong, Z. Y., Brokmeier, H.-G., Gan, W., Maawad, E., Schwebke, B., Schell, N., Dislocation density evolution of AA 7020-T6 investigated by in-situ synchrotron diffraction under tensile load, Materials Characterization 108, 124 - 131(2015). doi:10.1016/j.matchar.2015.09.004

2014

Song, J. F., Dieringa, H., Huang, Y. D., Gan, W., Kainer, K. U., Hort, N., Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of Nano SiC Reinforced ZE10 Composites Prepared with Ultrasonic Vibration, Advanced Materials Research 1019, 169 - 176(2014). doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1019.169

Al-Hamdany, N., Brokmeier, H.-G., Randau, C., Gan, W., Völler, M., Texture gradient studies of a Cu-tube by the robot at STRESS-SPEC, Crystal Research and Technology 1019, 1-11(2014). doi:10.1002/crat.201400229

Qiao, X. G., Zhao, Y. W., Gan, W., Chen, Y., Zheng, M. Y., Wu, K., Gao, N., Starink, M. J., Hardening mechanism of commercially pure Mg processed by high pressure torsion at room temperature, Materials Science and Engineering A 619, 95 - 106(2014)

Song, J. F., Huang, Y. D., Kainer, K. U., Gan, W., Hort, N., Residual Stresses of the As-Cast Mg-xCa Alloys with Hot Sprues by Neutron Diffraction, Advanced materials research 996, 592 - 597(2014). doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.996.592

ZENG, R.-c., DIETZEL, W., ZETTLER, R., Gan, W., SUN, X.-x., Microstructural evolution and delayed hydride cracking of FSW-AZ31 magnesium alloy during SSRT, Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China 24(10), 3060 - 3069(2014). doi:10.1016/S1003-6326(14)63443-9

Röttgermann, P. J. F., Hertrich, S., Berts, I., Albert, M., Segerer, F. J., Moulin, J.-F., Nickel, B., Rädler, J. O., Cell Motility on Polyethylene Glycol Block Copolymers Correlates to Fibronectin Surface Adsorption, Macromolecular Bioscience 14(12), 1755 - 1763(2014). doi:10.1002/mabi.201400246

Müller-Buschbaum, P., Kaune, G., Haese-Seiller, M., Moulin, J.-F., Morphology determination of defect-rich diblock copolymer films with time-of-flight grazing-incidence small-angle neutron scattering, Journal of Applied Crystallography 47(4), 1228 - 1237(2014). doi:10.1107/S1600576714010991

Yao, Y., Metwalli, E., Moulin, J.-F., Su, B., Opel, M., Müller-Buschbaum, P., Self-Assembly of Diblock Copolymer–Maghemite Nanoparticle Hybrid Thin Films, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6(20), 18152 - 18162(2014). doi:10.1021/am505143h

Erlkamp, M., Moulin, J.-F., Winter, R., Czeslik, C., Packing Effects of N-Ras Binding to a DOPC Membrane - a Neutron Reflectivity and TIRF Spectroscopy High-Pressure Study, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 228(10-12), 969-986(2014). doi:10.1515/zpch-2014-0546

Nekrassov, D., Trapp, M., Lieutenant, K., Moulin, J.-F., Strobl, M., Steitz, R., Design of a horizontal neutron reflectometer for the European Spallation Source, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A 755, 85 - 96(2014). doi:10.1016/j.nima.2014.04.003

Vispa, A., Rovira-Esteva, M., Ruiz-Martín, M. D., Busch, S., Unruh, T., Pardo, L. C., Tamarit, J. L., Microscopic dynamics of glycerol: a QENS study, Journal of Physics Conference Series 549, 012013(2014). doi:10.1088/1742-6596/549/1/012013

Huang, Y., Gan, W., Kainer, K. U., Hort, N., Role of multi-microalloying by rare earth elements in ductilization of magnesium alloys, Journal of Magnesium and Alloys 2(1), 1 - 7(2014). doi:10.1016/j.jma.2014.01.005

Grigoriev, S. V., Siegfried, S.-A., Altynbayev, E. V., Potapova, N. M., Dyadkin, V., Moskvin, E. V., Menzel, D., Heinemann, A., Axenov, S. N., Fomicheva, L. N., Tsvyashchenko, A. V., Flip of spin helix chirality and ferromagnetic state in Fe(1-x)Co(x)Ge compounds, Physical Review B 90(17), 174414(2014). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.174414

Altynbaev, E., Siegfried, S.-A., Dyadkin, V., Moskvin, E., Menzel, D., Heinemann, A., Dewhurst, C., Fomicheva, L., Tsvyashchenko, A., Grigoriev, S., Intrinsic instability of the helix spin structure in MnGe and order-disorder phase transition, Physical Review B 90(17), 174420(2014). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.174420

2013

2012