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Alan Savan, M.Sc.
 

Alan Savan, M.Sc.

Room: IAN 01/03
Phone: +49 (0)234-32-29398
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Alan Savan studied electrical engineering and materials science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) in Cambridge, USA and graduated in 1980 with bachelor's degrees in both fields. In 1982 he earned his master's degree as an engineer of materials science at Stanford University. Subsequently, he works for the company Plasma-Therm inc. in the area of reactive ion etch (RIE) and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). In 1983 he joined Vaian Associates in Palo Alto, California as a process development engineer for physical vapor deposition (PVD). In 1986, he moved to the Dutch department of Varian Benelux in Amsterdam, where he continued his work on the process control of PVD and CVD processes. After starting his work at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) in 1990 and further work on micro- and nanostructured materials, in 2004 he joined the research group for combinatorial material research of Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Ludwig.


Publications

A. Smekhova, A. Kuzmin, K. Siemensmeyer, C. Luo, J. Taylor, S. Thakur, F. Radu, E. Weschke, A. Guilherme Buzanich, B. Xiao, A. Savan, K. V. Yusenko, A. Ludwig (2022)
Local structure and magnetic properties of a nanocrystalline Mn-rich Cantor alloy thin film down to the atomic scale
accepted by Nano Research, DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-5135-3
www.researchgate.net/publication/364323325_Local_structure_and_magnetic_properties_of_a_nanocrystalline_Mn-rich_Cantor_alloy_thin_film_down_to_the_atomic_scale

B. Xiao, Y. Lysogorskiy, A.Savan, H. Bögershausen, J. Pfetzing-Micklich, D. Raabe, R. Drautz, A. Ludwig (2022)
Correlations of Composition, Structure and Hardness in the High-Entropy Alloy System Nb-Mo-Ta-W
High Entropy Alloys & Materials (2022), DOI: 10.1007/s44210-022-00007-3
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44210-022-00007-3#citeas

A. Kostka, D. Naujoks, T. Oellers, S. Salomon, C. Somsen, E. Öztürk, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, G. Eggeler (2022)
Linear growth of reaction layer during in-situ TEM annealing of thin film Al/Ni diffusion couples
J. Alloys and Comp. Vol. 922, 165926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165926
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925838822023179

S. Schuhmacher, S. Baha,  A. Savan, C. Andronescu, A.Ludwig (2022)
High-throughput  discovery of hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts in the  complex solid solution system
Co-Cr-Fe-Mo-Ni, J. Mat. Chem. A 10, 9981 2, DOI: 10.1039/D2TA01652D
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/ta/d2ta01652d

L. Banko, O. A. Krysiak, J. K. Pedersen, B. Xiao, A. Savan, T. Löffler, S. Baha, J. Rossmeisl, W. Schuhmann, A. Ludwig (2022)
Unravelling composition-activity-stability trends in high entropy alloy electrocatalysts by using a data-guided combinatorial synthesis strategy and computational modelling
Advanced Energy Materials, 2103312, DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202103312
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aenm.202103312

O. A. Krysiak, S. Schumacher, A. Savan, W. Schuhmann, A. Ludwig, C. Andronescu (2021)
Searching novel complex solid solution electrocatalysts in unconventional element combinations
Nano Research; DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3637-z
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12274-021-3637-z#citeas

Y.J. Li, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2021)
Atomic scale understanding of phase stability and decomposition of a nanocrystalline CrMnFeCoNi Cantor alloy
Appl. Phys. Lett. 119, 201910, DOI: 10.1063/5.0069107
aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0069107

B. Xiao, A. Savan, X. Wang, A. Ludwig (2021)
Phase constitution of the noble metal thin-film complex solid solution system Ag-Ir-Pd-Pt-Ru in dependence of elemental compositions and annealing temperatures
Nano Research; DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3516-7
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12274-021-3516-7

J. K. Pedersen, C. M. Clausen, O. A. Krysiak, B. Xiao, Thomas A. A. Batchelor, T. Löffler, V. A. Mints, L. Banko, M. Arenz, A. Savan, W. Schuhmann, A. Ludwig, J. Rossmeisl (2021)
Bayesian Optimization of High-Entropy Alloy Compositions for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60, 24144-24152, DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202103312
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aenm.202103312

E. Tetteh, L. Banko, O. Krysiak, T. Löffler, B. Xiao, S. Varhade, S. Schuhmacher, A. Savan, C. Andronescu, A. Ludwig, W. Schuhmann (2021)
Zooming-In – Visualisation of Active Site Heterogeneity in High Entropy Alloy Electrocatalysts using Scanning Electrochemical Cell Microscopy
Electrochemical Science Advances; DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202100105
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/elsa.202100105

O. Kasian, Tong Li, A. M. Mingers, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, K. Mayrhofer (2020) 
Stabilization of an Iridium Oxygen Evolution Catalyst by Titanium Oxides
J. Phys. Energy 3, 034006; DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/abbd34
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7655/abbd34

A. Kormányos, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, F. D. Speck, K. J.J. Mayrhofer, S. Cherevko (2021) 
Electrocatalytic oxidation of 2-propanol on PtxIr100-x bifunctional electrocatalysts – a thin-film materials library study
Journal of Catalysis; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.02.021
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021951721000828

T. A. A. Batchelor, T. Löffler, B. Xiao, O. A. Krysiak, V. Strotkötter, J. K. Pedersen, C. M. Clausen, A. Savan, Y. Li, W. Schuhmann, J. Rossmeisl, A. Ludwig (2021) 
Complex solid solution electrocatalyst discovery by prediction and high-throughput experimentation
Angewandte Chemie 60(13), 6932–6937; DOI: 10.1002/anie.202014374
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202014374

M. K. Kini, S. Lee, A. Savan, B. Breitbach, Y. Addab, W. Lu, M. Ghidelli, A. Ludwig, N. Bozzolo, C. Scheu, D. Chatain, G. Dehm (2021) 
Nanocrystalline equiatomic CrFeCoNi alloy thin films: Are they single phase fcc?
urface and Coatings Technology, Elsevier, 2021, pp.126945; DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.126945
arxiv.org/abs/2102.05325

Y. Addab, M. K. Kini, B. Courtois, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, N. Bozzolo, C. Scheu, G. Dehm, D. Chatain (2020) 
Microstructure evolution, dewetting, and orientation relationships of CoCrFeNi thin films deposited on (0001) alpha-Al2O3
Acta Materialia 200, 908-921; DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.09.064
www.researchgate.net/publication/344400495_Microstructure_evolution_and_thermal_stability_of_equiatomic_CoCrFeNi_films_on_0001_a-Al2O3

Y. Li, A. Kostka, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2020) 
Phase decomposition in a nanocrystalline CrCoNi alloy
Scripta Materialia 188, 259–263; DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.07.054
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359646220305066

Li, A. Kostka, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2020)
Correlative chemical and structural investigations of accelerated phase evolution in a nanocrystalline high entropy alloy
Scripta Materialia, 183, 122-126; DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.03.016
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359646220301482

A. Savan, T. Allermann, X. Wang, D. Grochla, L. Banko, Y. Kalchev, A. Kostka, J. Pfetzing-Micklich, A. Ludwig (2020) 
Structure Zone Investigation of Multiple Principle Element Alloy Thin Films as Optimization for Nanoindentation Measurements
Materials 13(9):2113; DOI: 10.3390/ma13092113
www.researchgate.net/publication/341137546_Structure_Zone_Investigation_of_Multiple_Principle_Element_Alloy_Thin_Films_as_Optimization_for_Nanoindentation_Measurements

T. Löffler, A. Savan, H. Meyer, M. Meischein, V. Strotkötter, A. Ludwig, W. Schuhmann (2020)
Design of Complex Solid Solution Electrocatalysts by Correlating Configuration, Adsorption Energy Distribution Patterns and Activity Curves
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 5844-5850, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914666
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201914666

T. Löffler, A. Savan, A. Garzón-Manjón, M. Meischein, C. Scheu, A. Ludwig, W. Schuhmann (2019)
Towards a Paradigm Shift in Electrocatalysis Using Complex Solid Solution Nanoparticles
ACS Energy Lett., 2019, 4, 5, 1206-1214, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.9b00531
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b00531

T. Löffler, H. Meyer, A. Savan, P. Wilde, A. Garzón-Manjón, Y.T. Chen, E. Ventosa, C. Scheu, A. Ludwig, W. Schuhmann (2018)
Discovery of a multinary noble metal free oxygen reduction catalyst
Adv. Energy Mater. 1802269. DOI: 10.1002/aaenm.201802269
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aenm.201802269

Z. Li, A. Ludwig, A. Savan, H.Springer, D. Raabe (2018)
Combinatorial metallurgical sythesis and processing of high-entropy alloys
Journal of Materials Research, DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2018.214
www.researchgate.net/publication/326449201_Combinatorial_metallurgical_synthesis_and_processing_of_high-entropy_alloys

Y. Li, A. Kostka, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2018)
Atomic-scale investigation of fast oxidation kinetics of nanocrystalline CrMnFeNiCo thin films
J. Alloys and Compounds 766, 1080-1085, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.07.048
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925838818325489

O. Kasian, S. Geiger, M. Schalenbach, A. Mingers, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, S. Cherevko, K.J.J. Mayrhofer (2018)
Using instability of a non-stoichiometric mixed oxide oxygen evolution catalyst as a tool to improve its electrocatalytic peformance
Electrocatalysis (2018) 9:139-145
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12678-017-0394-6

Y. J. Li, A. Savan, A. Kostka, H. S. Stein, A. Ludwig (2018) 
Accelerated atomic-scale exploration of phase evolution in compositionally complex materials
Materials Horizons 5, pp 86 - 92, DOI: 10.1039/c7mh00486a
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/mh/c7mh00486a#!divAbstract

O. Kasian, S. Geiger, M. Schalenbach, A. Mingers, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, S. Cherevko, K. J. J. Mayrhofer (2017) 
Using instability of a non-stoichiometric mixed oxide oxygen evolution catalyst as a tool to improve its electrocatalytic performance
Electrocatalysis, pp 1-7
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12678-017-0394-6

V. Nikolic, S.Wurster, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, R. Pippan (2017)
High-throughput study of binary thin film tungsten alloys
International Journal of Refractory Metals & Hard Materials, Vol. 69, pp 40-48, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2017.07.017
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263436817301348?via%3Dihub

J.-P. Grote, A. R.Zeradjanin, S. Cherevko, A.Savan, B. Breitbach, A. Ludwig, K. J.J.Mayrhofer (2016)
Screening of material libraries for electrochemical CO2 reduction catalysts – Improving selectivity of Cu by mixing with Co
Journal of Catalysis, Vol. 343, pp: 248-256, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2016.02.026
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021951716000890?via%3Dihub

Y. Motemani, C. Khare, A. Savan, M. Hans, A. Paulsen, J. Frenzel, C. Somsen, F. Mücklich, G. Eggeler, A. Ludwig (2016)
Nanostructured Ti–Ta thin films synthesized by combinatorial glancing angle sputter deposition
Nanotechnology, Vol. 27 (49), p 13, DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/49/495604
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0957-4484/27/49/495604/meta

O. Kasiana, S. Geiger, P. Stock, G. Polymeros, B. Breitbach, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, S. Cherevkoa, K. J. J. Mayrhofer (2016)
On the Origin of the Improved Ruthenium Stability in RuO2–IrO2 Mixed Oxides
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 163 (11), pp F3099-F3104, DOI: 10.1149/2.0131611jes 
http://jes.ecsdl.org/content/163/11/F3099

P. Decker, H. S. Stein, S. Salomon, F. Brüssing, A. Savan, S. Hamann, A. Ludwig (2016) 
Structural and Multifunctional Properties of Magnetron-Sputtered Fe-P-Mn Thin Films
accepted by Thin Solid Films DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2016.02.023 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040609016001139

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, Vol. 262, 170–180 DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2015.08.014 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920586115004940

S. Salomon, S. Hamann, P. Decker, A. Savan, L. Meshi, A. Ludwig (2015) 
Combinatorial synthesis and high-throughput characterization of the thin film materials system Co–Mn–Ge: Composition, structure, and magnetic properties 
Physica Status Solidi, Vol. 212, Issue 9, 1969-1974 DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201532075 
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pssa.201532075/abstract

A. Mardare, A. Ludwig, A. Savan, A. Hassel (2014)
Electrochemistry on binary valve metal combinatorial libraries: niobium-tantalum thin films, Electrochimica 
Acta Vol. 140, 366-375, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.02.138
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468614004691

A.K. Schuppert, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, K.J.J. Mayrhofer (2014)
Potential-resolved dissolution of Pt-Cu: A thin-film material library study
Electrochimica Acta 144, 332–340, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.07.113 
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468614015321

A.K. Schuppert, A.A. Topalov, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, K.J.J. Mayrhofer (2014)
Composition-dependent oxygen reduction activity and stability of Pt-Cu thin-films
ChemElectroChem 2, 358-361, DOI: 10.1002/celc.201300078
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/celc.201300078/abstract

A.I. Mardare, A. Ludwig, A. Savan, A.W. Hassel (2014)
Properties of anodic oxides grown from a Hafnium-Tantalum-Titanium thin film library
Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 15, 015006, DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/15/1/015006
iopscience.iop.org/1468-6996/15/1/015006/

S. Borhani-Haghighi, M. Kieschnick, Y. Motemani, A. Savan, D. Rogalla, H.-W. Becker, J. Meijer, A. Ludwig (2013)
High-Throughput Compositional and Structural Evaluation of a Lia(NixMnyCoz)Or Thin Film Battery Materials Library
ACS Comb. Sci. 2013, 15, 401−409, DOI: 10.1021/co4000166
pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/co4000166

A. I. Mardare, A. Ludwig, A. Savan, A.W. Hassel (2013)
Scanning droplet cell microscopy on a wide range hafnium–niobium thin film combinatorial library
Electrochimica Acta 110, 539-549, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.03.065
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468613004623

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, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.09.142
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319913024166
 

S. Hamann, H. Brunken, S. Salomon, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2013)
Synthesis of Au micro wire-arrays by selective oxidation of Au-W thin film composition spreads
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials 14 015003, DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/14/1/015003
iopscience.iop.org/1468-6996/14/1/015003

R. Zarnetta, P.J.S. Buenconsejo, A. Savan, S. Thienhaus, A. Ludwig (2012) 
High-throughput study of martensitic transformations in the complete Ti–Ni–Cu system
Intermetallics 26, 98-109, DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2012.03.044
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966979512001276

P.J.S. Buenconsejo, A. Siegel, A. Savan, S. Thienhaus, A. Ludwig (2012)  
Preparation of 24 ternary thin film materials libraries on a single substrate in one experiment for irreversible high-throughput studies
ACS Comb. Sci. 14, 25-30, DOI: 10.1021/co2001263
pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/co2001263

A. Abboud, S. Send, R. Hartmann, L. Strüder, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, N. Zotov, U. Pietsch (2011)
Applications of an energy-dispersive pnCCD for X-ray reflectivity: Investigation of interdiffusion in Fe–Pt multilayers
Phys. Status Solidi A 208, No. 11, 2601–2607, DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201184268
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pssa.201184268/abstract

H. Brunken, D. Grochla, A. Savan, M. Kieschnick, J. D. Meijer, A. Ludwig (2011)
Combinatorial investigation of Fe–B thin-film nanocomposites 
Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 12 054208, DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/12/5/054208
iopscience.iop.org/1468-6996/12/5/054208

Y.W. Lai, M. Krause, A. Savan, S. Thienhaus, N. Koukourakis, M.R. Hofmann, A. Ludwig (2011)
High-throughput characterization of film thickness in thin film materials libraries by digital holographic microscopy
Sci. Technol. Adv. Mater. 12 (2011) 054201, DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/12/5/054202
iopscience.iop.org/1468-6996/12/5/054201/

J. Sonntag, P. Ziolkowski, A. Savan, M. Kieschnick, A. Ludwig (2011)
High-throughput characterization of the Seebeck coefficient of a-(Cr1-xSix)1-yOy thin film materials libraries as verification of the extended thermopower formula
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 23, 265501, DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/26/265501
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0953-8984/23/26/265501/meta

N. Zotov, J. Feydt, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, J. von Borany (2011)
Interdiffusion in Fe/Pt Multilayers: In situ high temperature synchrotron radiation reflectivity study
Adv. Engineering Materials 13, 475-479, DOI: 10.1002/adem.201000358
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adem.201000358/abstract

D. König, R. Zarnetta, A. Savan, H. Brunken, A. Ludwig (2011)
Phase transformation, structural and functional fatigue properties of Ti Ni Hf shape memory thin films
Acta Materialia 59, 3267–3275, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2011.01.066
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359645411000826

D. Schäfer, C. Mardare, A. Savan, M.D. Sanchez, B. Mei, W. Xia, M. Muhler, A. Ludwig, W. Schuhmann (2011)
High-throughput characterization of Pt supported on thin film oxide material libraries applied in the oxygen reduction reaction
Analytical Chemistry Volume:83 Issue: 6 Pages:1916-1923, DOI: 10.1021/ac102303u
pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ac102303u

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, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.01.087
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319911001327

R. Meyer, S. Hamann, M. Ehmann, D. König, S. Thienhaus, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2011)
Small Scale Deposition of Thin Films and Nanoparticles by Micro-Evaporation Sources
JMEMS 19, 1264-1269, DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2010.2090506 
ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp

P.J.S. Buenconsejo, R. Zarnetta, D. König, A. Savan, S. Thienhaus, A. Ludwig (2011)
A New Prototype Two-Phase (TiNi)-(β-W) SMA System with Tailorable Thermal Hysteresis
Advanced Functional Materials 21, 113 - 118, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201001697
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.201001697/abstract

S. Hamann, M. E. Gruner, S. Thienhaus, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2011) 
Combinatorial Development of Fe-Pd-X thin film systems with improved intrinsic properties
3rd International Conference on Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys, Dresden, 18.-22.07.2011
www6.rz.rub.de:8242/imperia/md/content/wdm/startseite/combinatorial_development_of_fe-pd-x_thin_film_systems_with_improved_intrinsic_properties_proceeding_3rd_icfsma_dresden_2011_140-141.pdf

H. Brunken, C. Somsen, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2010)
Microstructure and magnetic properties of ferromagnetic protective nanocomposite coatings prepared by annealing of FeCo/Ti multilayers in nitrogen
Thin Solid Films 519, 770-774, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.09.008
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040609010013374

S. Hamann, M. E. Gruner, S. Irsen, J. Buschbeck, C. Bechtold, I. Kock, S. G. Mayr,g, A. Savan, S. Thienhaus, E. Quandt, S. Fähler, P. Entel, A. Ludwig (2010)
The ferromagnetic shape memory system Fe-Pd-Cu
Acta Materialia 58, 5949-5961, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2010.07.011
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359645410004350

R. Zarnetta, M. Ehmann, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2010)
Identification of optimized Ti-Ni-Cu shape memory alloy compositions for thin film microactuator applications
Smart Mater. Struct. 19 065032, DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/19/6/065032
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0964-1726/19/6/065032/meta

R. Zarnetta, R. Takahash, V. Srivastava, M. L. Young, A. Savan, Y. Furuya, S. Thienhaus, B. Maaß, M. Rahim, J. Frenzel, H. Brunken, Y. S. Chu, R. D. James, I. Takeuchi, G. Eggeler, A. Ludwig (2010)
Identification of quaternary shape memory alloys with Near-Zero thermal hysteresis and unprecedented functional stability
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 20 Issue 12, Pages 1917 - 1923, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.200902336
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.200902336/abstract

A. I. Mardare, A. Ludwig, A. Savan, A. D. Wieck, A. W. Hassel (2010)
Combinatorial investigation of Hf-Ta thin films and their anodic oxides
Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 55, Iss. 27, 7884-7891, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2010.03.066
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468610004688

N. Zotov, R. Hiergeist, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2010)
Effects of Annealing Time on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of L10 FePt Thin Films
Thin Solid Films 518 4977–4985, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.03.076
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040609010003871

C.C. Madare, M. Spiegel, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2009) 
Thermally oxidised Mn-Co thin films for application as protective coatings for SOFC interconnects
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 156, Issue 12, B1431-B1439, DOI: 10.1149/1.3240597
jes.ecsdl.org/content/156/12/B1431.short

A.I. Mardare, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, A.D. Wieck, A.W. Hassel (2009)
High-throughput synthesis and characterization of anodic oxides on Nb-Ti alloys
Electrochimica Acta 54, 5973–5980, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.02.104
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468609003673

A.I. Mardare, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, A.D. Wieck, A.W. Hassel (2009)
A combinatorial passivation study on Ta-Ti alloys
Corrosion Science, Vol. 51 (7), 1519-1527, DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2008.12.003
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010938X0800526X

A.I. Mardare, A. Ludwig, A. Savan, A. Wieck, A.W. Hassel (2009)
High throughput study of the anodic oxidation of Hf-Ti thin films
Electrochimica Acta 54, 5171-5178, DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.01.016 
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013468609000760

C. Mardare, M. Spiegel, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2008)
Investigation of thin coatings from Mn-Co-Fe system deposited by PVD on metallic interconnects for SOFC Applications
Materials Science Forum, 595-598, 797-804, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.595-598.797
www.scientific.net/MSF.595-598.797

C.C. Mardare, H. Asteman, M. Spiegel, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2008)
Investigation of thermally oxidised Mn-Co thin films for application in SOFC metallic interconnects
Appl. Surf. Sci. 255 5, 1850-1859, DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.06.052
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433208014256

A. Ludwig, R. Zarnetta, S. Hamann, A. Savan, S. Thienhaus (2008)
Development of multifunctional thin films using high-throughput experimentation methods
International Journal of Materials Research 99 (10), 1144-1149, DOI:10.3139/146.101746
www.hanser-elibrary.com/doi/abs/10.3139/146.101746

S. Hamann, M. Ehmann, S. Thienhaus, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2008)
Micro-hotplates for high-throughput thin film processing and in situ phase transformation characterization
Sensors and Actuators A, 147, 576 - 582, DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.05.007
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924424708002884

R. Löbel, A. Savan, S. Thienhaus, A. Ludwig (2008)
Combinatorial fabrication and high-throughput characterization of a Ti-Ni-Cu shape memory thin film composition spread
Materials Science and Engineering A 481-482, 151-155, DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2007.02.168
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921509307011392

R. Zarnetta, A. Savan, S. Thienhaus, A. Ludwig (2008)
Combinatorial Development of Ti-Ni-X Shape Memory Thin Film Actuators
Actuator 2008, conference proceedings
bibliographie.ub.rub.de/entry/6a6a3cf1-6bbd-482d-9063-d4107bc35c16/

S. Hamann, A. Savan, S. Thienhaus, A. Ludwig (2008)
Combinatorial Development of Fe-Pd-Mn Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Thin Films
Actuator 2008, conference proceedings

C.C. Mardare, A. Savan, A. Ludwig, M. Spiegel (2008)
Investigation of the protective properties of Mn-Co-Fe Spinel films deposited by magnetron sputtering on ferritic stainless steel for SOFC Applications
Proceedings of the 8th European SOFC Forum, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.595-598.797
bibliographie.ub.rub.de/entry/1106c908-2b7a-4084-a1a2-4f7eccd54238

C. C. Mardare, M. Spiegel, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2008)
Investigation of Thin Film Mn-Co-Fe Spinel Oxide Coatings Deposited by RF-Magnetron Sputtering on Metallic Interconnects for SOFC Applications
TMS 2008 Annual Meeting Supplemental Proceedings, Vol I: Materials Processing and Properties, 567-572
www.linknovate.com/publication/investigation-of-thin-film-mn-co-fe-spinel-oxide-coatings-deposited-by-rf-magnetron-sputtering-on-metallic-interconnects-for-sofc-applications-9733/

R. Zarnetta , A. Savan, S. Thienhaus, A. Ludwig (2007)
Combinatorial study of phase transformation characteristics of a Ti–Ni–Pd shape memory thin film composition spread in view of microactuator applications 
Applied Surface Science 254, 743-748, DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.03.074
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433207010252

A. Ludwig, J. Cao, A. Savan, M. Ehmann (2007)
High-throughput characterization of hydrogen storage materials using thin films on micromachined Si substrates
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 446-447, 516-521, DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.01.069
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925838807000801

N. Zotov, J. Feydt, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2006)
Interdiffusion in Fe-Pt multilayers 
Journal of Applied Physics 100, 073517, 1-11, DOI: 10.1002/adem.201000358
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adem.201000358/abstract

A. Ludwig, N. Zotov, A. Savan, S. Groudeva-Zotova (2006)
Investigation of hard magnetic properties in the Fe-Pt system by combinatorial deposition of thin film multilayer libraries 
Applied Surface Science 252, 2518-2523, DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.04.058
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433205011669

S. Groudeva-Zotova, H. Karl, A. Savan, J. Feydt, B. Wehner, T. Walther, N. Zotov, B. Stritzker, A. Ludwig (2006)
Structural and magnetic characteristics of FeCo thin films modified by combinatorial ion implantation 
Thin Solid Films 495, 169-174, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.08.279
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040609005015336

S. Thienhaus, R. Hiergeist, A. Savan, A. Ludwig (2006)
Design and application of gradient annealing devices for the parallel thermal processing of Fe/Pt multilayers 
MRS Proceedings, Vol. 894, DOI: 10.1557/PROC-0894-LL01-04
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