• Antimicrobial Resistance and Biofilms Underlying Catheter-Related Bloodstream Coinfection by Enterobacter cloacae Complex and Candida parapsilosis 

      Štefánek, Matúš; Wenner, Sigurd; Borges, Vítor; Pinto, Miguel; Gomes, João Paulo; Rodriguez, João; Faria, Isabel; Pessanha, Maria Ana; Martins, Filomena; Sabino, Raquel; Verissimo, Cristina; Nogueira, Isabel D.; Almeida Carvalho, Patricia; Bujdáková, Helena; Jordao, Luisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Biofilm-associated infections are a public health concern especially in the context of healthcare-associated infections such as catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). We evaluated the biofilm formation and ...
    • Atomic Layer Deposition of Titanium Oxide-Based Films for Semiconductor Applications—Effects of Precursor and Operating Conditions 

      Matkivskyi, Vladyslav; Leiviska, Oskari; Wenner, Sigurd; Liu, Hanchen; Vahanissi, Ville; Savin, Hele; Sabatino, Marisa Di; Tranell, Maria Gabriella (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Two widely used atomic layer deposition precursors, Tetrakis (dimethylamido) titanium (TDMA-Ti) and titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4), were investigated for use in the deposition of TiOx-based thin films as a passivating ...
    • Atomic structure of solute clusters in Al-Zn-Mg alloys 

      Lervik, Adrian; Thronsen, Elisabeth; Friis, Jesper; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Wenner, Sigurd; Bendo, Artenis; Matsuda, Kenji; Holmestad, Randi; Andersen, Sigmund Jarle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Scanning transmission electron microscopy imaging of Al–Zn–Mg alloys has provided new information on the atomic structures of solute rich clusters forming from a supersaturated solid solution at low temperatures. A unique ...
    • Atomic structures of precipitates in Al–Mg–Si alloys with small additions of other elements 

      Saito, Takeshi; Mørtsell, Eva Anne; Wenner, Sigurd; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Andersen, Sigmund Jarle; Friis, Jesper; Matsuda, Kenji; Holmestad, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      In Al–Mg–Si alloys, additions of only a few weight percent of Mg and Si enable formation of hardening precipitates during heat treatment. The precipitation is complex and is influenced by chemical compositions and ...
    • Atomic-resolution chemical mapping of ordered precipitates in Al alloys using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy 

      Wenner, Sigurd; Jones, Lewys; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Holmestad, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) is a common technique for chemical mapping in thin samples. Obtaining high-resolution elemental maps in the STEM is ...
    • Atomic-resolution electron energy loss studies of precipitates in an Al-Mg-Si-Cu-Ag alloy 

      Wenner, Sigurd; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Ramasse, Quentin; Kepaptsoglou, Despoina Maria; Hage, Fredrik Sydow; Holmestad, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy combined with electron energy loss spectroscopy has been used to determine the distribution of Cu and Ag atomic columns of precipitates in an Al–Mg–Si–Cu–Ag ...
    • Atomic-resolution elemental mapping of precipitates in a 7449 aluminium alloy 

      Wenner, Sigurd; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Lefebvre, Williams; Ramasse, Quentin; Kepaptsoglou, Despoina Maria; Hage, Fredrik Sydow; Holmestad, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      The high-strength weldable 7xxx series of aluminium alloys are of great importance to the aeronautics industry. Only recently, the complex structures of the AlZnMg hardening precipitates have been solved by HAADFSTEM imaging ...
    • Clustering and Precipitation during Early-Stage Artificial Aging of Al–Si–Mg(–Cu) Foundry Alloys 

      Wenner, Sigurd; Hatzoglou, Constantinos; Mørtsell, Eva Anne; Åsholt, Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      High-Si aluminum foundry alloys are an important material class for products with complex 3D geometries where casting is the most suitable production method. With Mg and/or Cu additions, these alloys gain strength upon ...
    • Clustering and Vacancy Behavior in High- and Low-Solute Al-Mg-Si Alloys 

      Wenner, Sigurd; Nishimura, Katsuhiko; Matsuda, Kenji; Matsuzaki, Teiichiro; Tomono, Dai; Pratt, Francis L.; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Holmestad, Randi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The precipitate microstructure and vacancy distribution in Al-Mg-Si alloys with different amounts of solute and different heat treatments were investigated by transmission electron microscopy and muon spin relaxation ...
    • Copper enriched by dealloying as external cathode in intergranular corrosion of aluminium alloy AA6005 

      Kumari, Shilpa; Wenner, Sigurd; Walmsley, John; Lunder, Otto; Nisancioglu, Kemal (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The purpose of this work is to understand the role of Cu in the propagation mechanism of IGC on extruded alloy AA6005-T5. The constituent Cu segregates as a Cu-rich nanolayer, together with the formation of a solute depleted ...
    • Copper enrichment on aluminium surfaces after electropolishing and its effect on electron imaging and diffraction 

      Wenner, Sigurd; Lervik, Adrian; Thronsen, Elisabeth; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Kubowicz, Stephan; Holmestad, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Electropolishing is the most common method of preparing samples of aluminium alloys for scanning and transmission electron microscopy, as it yields a good surface quality and large flat, electron-transparent areas. Like ...
    • Correlation between Differential Fast Scanning Calorimetry and Additive Manufacturing Results of Aluminium Alloys 

      Kessler, Olaf; Zhuralev, Evgeny; Wenner, Sigurd; Heiland, Steffen; Shaper, Mirko (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      High-strength aluminium alloy powders modified with different nanoparticles by ball milling (7075/TiC, 2024/CaB6, 6061/YSZ) have been investigated in-situ during rapid solidification by differential fast scanning calorimetry ...
    • The correlation between intergranular corrosion resistance and copper content in the precipitate microstructure in an AA6005A alloy 

      Marioara, Calin Daniel; Lervik, Adrian; Grønvold, Julie; Lunder, Otto; Wenner, Sigurd; Furu, Trond; Holmestad, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      A positive correlation is observed between the amount of Cu incorporated in hardening precipitates and intergranular corrosion resistance in an artificially aged Cu-containing 6005A alloy. Three mechanisms have been ...
    • Crystallographic relationships of T-/S-phase aggregates in an Al–Cu–Mg–Ag alloy 

      Sunde, Jonas Kristoffer; Johnstone, D.N.; Wenner, Sigurd; Van Helvoort, Antonius; Midgley, Paul A.; Holmestad, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      T-(Al20Cu2Mn3) phase dispersoids are important for limiting recovery and controlling grain growth in Al-Cu alloys. However, these dispersoids can also reduce precipitation hardening by acting as heterogeneous nucleation ...
    • Deflecting Dendrites by Introducing Compressive Stress in Li7La3Zr2O12 Using Ion Implantation 

      Flatscher, Florian; Todt, Juraj; Burghammer, Manfred; Søreide, Hanne-Sofie Marie Scisly; Porz, Lukas; Li, Yanjun; Wenner, Sigurd; Bobal, Viktor; Ganschow, Steffen; Sartory, Bernhard; Brunner, Roland; Hatzoglou, Constantinos; Keckes, Jozef; Rettenwander, Daniel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Lithium dendrites belong to the key challenges of solid-state battery research. They are unavoidable due to the imperfect nature of surfaces containing defects of a critical size that can be filled by lithium until fracturing ...
    • Effect of carbonation on bulk resistivity of cement/carbon nanofiber composites 

      Gawel, Kamila; Wenner, Sigurd; Edvardsen, Laura (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The conductivity of cement/carbon nanofiber (CNF) composite materials has previously been shown to be affected by parameters such as e.g. CNF content or water to cement (w/c) ratios, water saturation and temperature. ...
    • Effect of copper addition on the cluster formation behavior of Al-Mg-Si, Al-Zn-Mg, and Al-Mg-Ge in the natural aging 

      Hatakeyama, Daichi; Nishimura, Katsuhiko; Matsuda, Kenji; Namiki, Takahiro; Lee, Seungwon; Nunomura, Norio; Aida, Tetsuo; Matsuzaki, Teiichiro; Holmestad, Randi; Wenner, Sigurd; Marioara, Calin Daniel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      The time-dependent resistivity of Al-Mg-Si(-Cu), Al-Zn-Mg(-Cu), and Al-Mg-Ge(-Cu) alloys are studied over a range of constant temperatures between 255 K and 320 K. The resistivity vs time curves for the samples show three ...
    • Effect of cyclic ageing on the early-stage clustering in Al–Zn-Mg(-Cu) alloys 

      Shah, Sohail; Thronsen, Elisabeth; Hatzoglou, Constantinos; Wenner, Sigurd; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Holmestad, Randi; Holmedal, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The cyclic application of mechanical stress to aluminum alloys at room temperature, referred to as cyclic ageing, continuously injects vacancies, enabling dynamic precipitation of a fine distribution of solute clusters. ...
    • Effect of pulse-current-based protocols on the lithium dendrite formation and evolution in all-solid-state batteries 

      Reisecker, V.; Flatscher, Florian; Porz, Lukas; Fincher, C.; Todt, J.; Hanghofer, I.; Hennige, V.; Linares-Moreau, M.; Falcaro, P.; Ganschow, S.; Wenner, Sigurd; Chiang, Y.-M.; Keckes, J.; Fleig, J.; Rettenwander, Daniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Understanding the cause of lithium dendrites formation and propagation is essential for developing practical all-solid-state batteries. Li dendrites are associated with mechanical stress accumulation and can cause cell ...
    • The effects and behaviour of Li and Cu alloying agents in lean Al-Mg-Si alloys 

      Mørtsell, Eva Anne; Marioara, Calin Daniel; Andersen, Sigmund Jarle; Ringdalen, Inga Gudem; Friis, Jesper; Wenner, Sigurd; Røyset, Jostein; Reiso, Oddvin; Holmestad, Randi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      We show how replacing a fraction of Mg with Li in a lean Al-Mg-Si alloy gives comparable strength and enhanced temperature stability. Replacing solute with smaller amounts of Cu and Li also improves thermal stability and ...