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Subject: search.filters.subject.540Subject: search.filters.subject.530Institute: search.filters.UBSInstitut.Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente SystemeStart date: 2020End date: 2022

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    Light- and magnetically actuated FePt microswimmers
    (2021) Kadiri, Vincent Mauricio; Günther, Jan-Philipp; Kottapalli, Sai Nikhilesh; Goyal, Rahul; Peter, Florian; Alarcón-Correa, Mariana; Son, Kwanghyo; Barad, Hannah-Noa; Börsch, Michael; Fischer, Peer
    Externally controlled microswimmers offer prospects for transport in biological research and medical applications. This requires biocompatibility of the swimmers and the possibility to tailor their propulsion mechanisms to the respective low Reynolds number environment. Here, we incorporate low amounts of the biocompatible alloy of iron and platinum (FePt) in its L10 phase in microstructures by a versatile one-step physical vapor deposition process. We show that the hard magnetic properties of L10 FePt are beneficial for the propulsion of helical micropropellers with rotating magnetic fields. Finally, we find that the FePt coatings are catalytically active and also make for Janus microswimmers that can be light-actuated and magnetically guided.
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    Deposition and characterization of multi-functional, complex thin films using atomic layer deposition for copper corrosion protection
    (2022) Dogan, Gül; Schütz, Gisela (Prof. Dr.)
    This thesis focuses on ALD thin film protection properties against corrosion of copper to develop an understanding of material interface properties and to develop novel thin films processes. This understanding is then applied to enhance materials with potential use in semiconductor devices. The main research objectives are listed below: Understanding corrosion protection properties of ALD thin films: - Development of protective thin films by combining different oxide layers - To characterize the protection properties at high temperatures and in aggressive environments, - To understand the interaction of copper and ALD protection layers when exposed to high temperatures, - Finding the optimum deposition parameters to achieve defect-free thin layers for best corrosion protection Application of ALD oxide thin films for copper corrosion protection in semiconductor devices: - Structuring the ALD thin films to make reliable interface for copper-copper interconnects with micromachining methods such as laser drilling and plasma etching - To remove ALD layers in a localized, selective way without degradation of the underlying copper layer
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    Chiroptical spectroscopy of a freely diffusing single nanoparticle
    (2020) Sachs, Johannes; Günther, Jan-Philipp; Mark, Andrew G.; Fischer, Peer
    Chiral plasmonic nanoparticles can exhibit strong chiroptical signals compared to the corresponding molecular response. Observations are, however, generally restricted to measurements on stationary single particles with a fixed orientation, which complicates the spectral analysis. Here, we report the spectroscopic observation of a freely diffusing single chiral nanoparticle in solution. By acquiring time-resolved circular differential scattering signals we show that the spectral interpretation is significantly simplified. We experimentally demonstrate the equivalence between time-averaged chiral spectra observed for an individual nanostructure and the corresponding ensemble spectra, and thereby demonstrate the ergodic principle for chiroptical spectroscopy. We also show how it is possible for an achiral particle to yield an instantaneous chiroptical response, whereas the time-averaged signals are an unequivocal measure of chirality. Time-resolved chiroptical spectroscopy on a freely moving chiral nanoparticle advances the field of single-particle spectroscopy, and is a means to obtain the true signature of the nanoparticle’s chirality.
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    Interfacial mechanics and liquid crystal structure of liquid gallium
    (2021) Yunusa, Muhammad; Sitti, Metin (Prof. Dr.)
    This dissertation aims to shed light on the fundamental aspects of supercooled liquid gallium. First, the mechanical properties of the oxide skin encapsulating the supercooled liquid gallium droplet is investigated. By leveraging the supercooling behavior of gallium and the formation of its oxide skin, we characterized the emergence of wrinkling at the interface and adhesion energy between the liquid gallium and rigid substrate. An interfacial energy of 0.238 ± 0.008 J m-2 was measured between gallium droplet and flat glass. Second, seed induced crystallization of supercooled liquid gallium on the different substrate materials revealed the dependence of the kinetics of crystallization on thermal behavior of the substrate. Such approach further elucidates on the importance of interface temperature during crystallization with a preferred orientation. The third part of the dissertation reports an unprecedented liquid crystal structure in supercooled liquid gallium. By the use of techniques applied in liquid crystal (LC) research, observation of LC texture in supercooled liquid gallium was realized. Reflective polarized optical microscopy (R-POM) on liquid gallium sandwiched between glasses treated with rubbed polymers reveals the onset of an anisotropic reflection of possible dimer molecules or clusters at 120°C that increases on cooling and persists down to room temperature or below. On the other hand, when gallium is sandwiched between substrates that align conventional liquid crystal molecules normal to the surface, the reflection is isotropic. This observation of LC structure of a highly electrically conductive supercooled liquid gallium provides an unexpected new field of materials science and liquid crystal research.