Dr. Nicolas Wöhrl |
| Faculty of Physics and CeNIDE Thin Film Technology (AG Prof. Buck) University of Duisburg-Essen 47057 Duisburg |
| Room: Phone: E-mail: |
MC 369 +49-(0)-203-379-8126 nicolas.woehrl@uni-due.de |
Scientific development |
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Since 2010 |
Postdoctoral research activities in the group of Prof. Buck in the framework of CeNIDE |
| 2010 | Ph. D. (Dr. rer. nat.) Thin Film Technology group, Prof. Dr. V. Buck, Faculty of Physics, University Duisburg-Essen Title of thesis: “Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Diamond Films” |
| 2007 - 2009 | Principal Scientist (Research & Development) iplas GmbH (Troisdorf, Germany) Management of R&D department with 4 full-time employees. |
| 2003 | Master of Science in Physics (Diplom-Physiker) Thin Film Technology group, Prof. Dr. V. Buck, Faculty of Physics,University Duisburg-Essen Title of thesis: “Erzeugung harter Kohlenstoffschichten mit der Plasmaquelle LARGE” (Synthesis of hard carbon coatings with the LARGE plasma source) |
| 1999 | Master of Engineering in Physics (Diplom-Physikingenieur) Thin Film Technology group, Prof. Dr. V. Buck, Faculty of Physics, University Duisburg-Essen Title of thesis: “Verbesserung der Biokompatibilität von Stents durch Kohlenstoffbasierte Schichten” (Improving the biocompatibility of stents by carbon-based coatings) |
Area of research |
| Modification and Nanostructuring by Plasmas Surface Treatment Carbon films (Diamond like Carbon, Ultrananocrystalline Diamond, Single Crystal Diamond, Graphene,…) |
Methods used |
| Plasma Sources (DC, RF, MW, DBD,…) Surface and Thin Film Diagnostics (Multiwavelength Micro-Raman Spectroscopy, FTIR- Spectroscopy, REM, XRD, Mechanical Stress Measurements, Adhesion Measurements,…) Plasma Diagnostics (OES, QMS, Langmuir Probe, Plasma monitor,…) |
Key publications of the last years (5 most important ones) |
| Die Bedeutung der Matrix bei nanokristallinen Diamantschichten Nicolas Wöhrl, Volker Buck In: Jahrbuch Oberflächentechnik. Bd. 66. R. Suchentrunk (Ed.) Eugen G. Leuze Verlag, Bad Saulgau, Germany 196 (2010)
Nucleation density enhancement for Nanocrystalline diamond films
Investigation of the coefficient of thermal expansion in nanocrystalline diamond films
Tailoring the Matrix in Ultra-Nanocrystalline Diamond Films
Influence of Hydrogen on the Residual Stress in Nanocrystalline Diamond films |