CRC/TRR 247
At the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Ruhr-University Bochum.
With Participation of: Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, and Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Principal Investigator Alfred Ludwig
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Ludwig
Phone: +49 234 32 27492
E-Mail
Institute for Materials
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Ruhr-University Bochum
Project Area CC4: Identifying Composition-Processing-Defect- Structure-Property Correlations in Continuous (La-Sr-)Fe-Co-O Thin Film Composition Spreads
Project C4 investigates CRC/TRR’s prototype mixed metal oxide systems using continuous composition spread thin films (CCS) where materials with well-defined composition gradients are synthesised by combined reactive sputtering and thermal treatment.
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Curriculum Vitae
Professional career
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Since 2010 |
Chair of MEMS materials at the Institute for Materials, Department Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum |
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2007-2010 |
Associate Professor of MEMS materials at Institute for Materials, Department Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum |
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2002-2007 |
Assistant Professor of MEMS materials at Institute for Materials, Department Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum |
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2002-2008 |
Group leader of Combinatorial materials science at caesar, Bonn |
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1999-2002 |
Postdoctoral researcher at caesar, Bonn, research group smart materials |
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1996-1999 |
Scientific co-worker in course of doctoral studies at the Institute for Materials, FZK Karlsruhe |
Scientific education and dregrees
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1999 |
Doctoral degree from the University Karlsruhe |
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1996-1999 |
Doctorate studies at FZK and University Karlsruhe (Prof. Dr. H. Holleck) |
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1996 |
Diploma degree from the University Karlsruhe |
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1990-1996 |
Studies of mechanical engineering, University Karlsruhe |
Awards and Scholarships
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2007-2012 |
DFG Heisenberg Professorship |
Positions and functions
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Since 2016 |
Editorial advisory board of ACS Combinatrorial Science |
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Since 2009 |
Coordinator of the RUB Materials Research Department (MRD) |
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Since 2012 |
Coordinator for “Forschungsbau: Zentrum für Grenzflächendominierte Höchstleistungswerkstoffe (ZGH)“ |
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Since 2017 |
Managing director of ZGH |
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2010-2013 |
Managing director of the Institute for Materials, RUB |
Selected Publications
- R. Gutkowski, C. Khare, F. Conzuelo, Y.U. Kayran, A. Ludwig, W. Schuhmann (2017) Unraveling Compositional Effects on the Light-Induced Oxygen Evolution in Bi(V-Mo-X)O4 Material Libraries, Energy & Environmental Science, 10, 1213 - 1221
- H. Stein, R. Gutkowski, A. Siegel, W. Schuhmann, A. Ludwig (2016) New materials for the light-induced hydrogen evolution reaction from the Cu-Si-Ti-O system, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4, 3148 - 3152
- S. Cherevko, S. Geiger, O. Kasian, N. Kulyk, J.-P. Grote, A. Savan, B. R. Shrestha, S. Merzlikin, B. Breitbach, A. Ludwig, K.J.J. Mayrhofer (2016) Oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions on Ru, RuO2, Ir, and IrO2 thin film electrodes in acidic and alkaline electrolytes: A comparative study on activity and stability, Catalysis Today 262, 170‑180
- K. Sliozberg, D. Schäfer, T. Erichsen, C. Khare, R. Meyer, A. Ludwig, Wolfgang Schuhmann (2015), High-throughput screening of thin-film semiconductor materials libraries I: System development and case study for Ti-W-O, ChemSusChem, 8, 1270 ‑ 1278, DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201402917
- R. Meyer, K. Sliozberg, C. Khare, W. Schuhmann, A. Ludwig (2015), High-throughput screening of thin-film semiconductor materials libraries II: Characterization of Fe-W-O Libraries, ChemSusChem 8, 1279 ‑ 1285
- K. Sliozberg, H.S. Stein, C. Khare, B.A. Parkinson, A. Ludwig, W. Schuhmann (2015), Fe-Cr-Al containing oxide semiconductors as potential solar water-splitting materials, Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7, 4883-4889
- K. Sliozberg, D. Schäfer, R. Meyer, A. Ludwig, W. Schuhmann (2015) А combinatorial study of photoelectrochemical properties of Fe-W-O thin films, ChemPlusChem. 80, 136 ‑ 140
- C. Khare, A. Stepanovich, P.J.S. Buenconsejo, A. Ludwig (2014), Synthesis of WO3 nanoblades by dealloying of glancing angle deposited W-Fe nanocolumnar thin films, IOP Nanotechnology 25 (20), 205606
- C. Khare, K. Sliozberg, R. Meyer, A. Savan, W. Schuhmann, A. Ludwig, (2013), Layered WO3/TiO2 nanostructures with enhanced photocurrent densities, Int. J. Hydr. Energy, Vol. 38, Iss.: 36, 15954-15964
- V.S. Vidyarthi, M. Hofmann, A. Savan, K. Sliozberg, D. König, R. Beranek, W. Schuhmann, A. Ludwig (2011), Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Properties of WO3 Thin Films Fabricated by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36, 4724-4731