Frank Ernst

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Studies and engineers microstructures, interfaces and surfaces of metallic materials by novel methods of processing and microcharacterization
Office: 312 White Phone Number: (216) 368-0611 Email: frank.ernst@case.edu

Education

Dr .rer .nat .habil (Habilitation*), Materials Science, Universität Stuttgart (University of Stuttgart), 1997
Dr. rer. nat. (Ph. D.), Physical Metallurgy, Georgia Augusta, University of Göttingen, 1987
Dipl.-Phys. (Masters), Physics, Georgia Augusta, University of Göttingen, 1984

Awards and Recognitions

2017, John S. Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Teaching, CWRU

Research Interests

Microstructure and microcharacterization of materials. Surface engineering of structural alloys. Metal platings. Defects in crystalline materials. Interface- and stress-related phenomena.<br>Semiconductor heterostructures and nanostructures. Metal–ceramic interfaces. Photovoltaic absorber materials. Dielectric thin films. Methodology of microcharacterization. Transmission electron microscopy: conventional-, high-resolution-, analytical-, and energy-filtering TEM.<br>Novel approaches to surface engineering of structural alloys, specifically by concentrated interstitial solute infused form a gas phase. Prof Ernst and his research group are currently exploring applications in the area of biomedical devices. The group is also performing research on a variety of plated metal systems to understand how properties are related to that microstructure and fabrication conditions. A number of projects are underway on the methodology of specific for acquiring of composition--depth- and hardness--depth profiles.

Teaching Interests

Materials science, solid-state physics, methodology and practical application of advanced methods for microcharacterization of materials.

Publications

Ren, Z., & Ernst, F. (2020). Stress–Corrosion Cracking of AISI 316L Stainless Steel in Seawater Environments: Effect of Surface Machining. Metals, 10 (10).
Niu, W., Li, Z., Ernst, F., & Lillard, R. (2020). The passivity of low-temperature carburized austenitic stainless steel AISI-316L in a simulated boiling-water-reactor environment. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 537
Ren, Z., & Ernst, F. (2020). High-Temperature Phase Transformations in AISI 316 Stainless Steel Infused With Concentrated Interstitial Carbon. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 819 , 153000.
Dalton, C., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. (2020). Low-Temperature Nitridation of 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 51 , 608-617.
Ernst, F., & Alilou, M. (2020). The Passivity of Low-Temperature Carburized Austenitic Stainless Steel AISI-316L in a Simulated Boiling-Water-Reactor Environment. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 537 , 152197.
Ren, Z., & Ernst, F. (2020). Stress--Corrosion Cracking of AISI 316 L Stainless Steel in Seawater Environments: Effect of Surface Machining. Metals, 10 , 1324-1341.
Li, Z., Paramasivam, T., Niu, W., Wang, Y., Anderoglu, O., Heuer, A., Maloy, S., Lillard, R., & Ernst, F. (2019). Surface engineering of IN-718 by low-temperature carburisation: properties and thermal stability. Surface Engineering, 35 (3), 281-293.
Zhan, X., Daniil, M., Liu, X., Willard, M. A., Akolkar, R. N., & Ernst, F. N. (2019). Effect of tungsten alloying on magnetic properties of amorphous Ni--P. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 786 , 742-749.
Ren, Z., & Ernst, F. (2019). Electronic Impact of Concentrated Interstitial Carbon on Physical Properties of AISI-316 Austenitic Stainless Steel. Acta Materialia.
Ren, Z., Heuer, A. H., & Ernst, F. H. (2019). Ultrahigh-Strength AISI-316 Austenitic Stainless Steel Foils Through Concentrated Interstitial Carbon. Acta Materialia, 167 , 231-240.
Lingala, S., Jayne, D., & Ernst, F. (2018). Effect of lubricant additives on the tribological behavior of aluminum alloy against steel. International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde), 109 (9), 789-802.
Li, Z., Paramasivam, T., Niu, W., Wang, Y., Anderoglu, O., Heuer, A., Maloy, S., Lillard, R., & Ernst, F. (2018). Surface engineering of IN-718 by low-temperature carburisation: properties and thermal stability. Surface Engineering.
Niu, W., Li, Z., Ernst, F., Ren, Z., Ye, C., & Lillard, R. (2018). Stress Corrosion Cracking of Surface-Engineered Alloys in a Simulated Boiling-Water Reactor Environment. Corrosion, 74 (6), 635-653.
Niu, W., Li, Z., Ernst, F., Ren, Z., Ye, C., & Lillard, R. (2018). Stress�Corrosion Cracking of Surface-Engineered Alloys in a Simulated Boiling-Water Reactor Environment. CORROSION, 74 (6), 635-653.
Li, Z., Illing, C., Heuer, A. H., & Ernst, F. H. (2018). Low-Temperature Carburization of AL-6XN Enabled by Provisional Passivation. Metals.
Li, Z., Paramasivam, T., Niu, W., Wang, Y., O Anderoglu, Y., Heuer, A., Maloy, S., Lillard, R., & Ernst, F. (2018). Surface Engineering of IN-718 by Low-Temperature Carburization: Properties and Thermal Stability. Surface Engineering, 35 , 281-293.
Lingala, S., Jayne, D., & Ernst, F. (2018). Effect of Lubricant Additives on the Tribological Behavior of Aluminum Alloy Against Steel Part I: Macrobehavior. International Journal of Materials Research.
Lingala, S., Jayne, D., & Ernst, F. (2018). Effect of Lubricant Additives on the Tribological Behavior of Aluminum Alloy Against Steel. International Journal of Materials Research.
Li, Z., Paramasivam, T., Niu, W., Wang, Y., O Anderoglu, Y., Heuer, A., Maloy, S., Lillard, R., & Ernst, F. (2018). Surface Engineering of IN-718 by Low-Temperature Carburization: Properties and Thermal Stability. Acta Materialia.
Zangiabadi, A., Dalton, J., Wang, D., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2017). The Formation of Martensitic Austenite during Nitridation of Stainless Steel. Materials Science and Engineering A, 48 , 8-13.
Wang, D., Kahn, H., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. (2017). "Colossal" interstitial supersaturation in delta ferrite in stainless steels: (II) low-temperature nitridation of the 17-7 PH alloy. Acta Materialia, 124 , 237-246.
Wang, J., Li, Z., Wang, D., Qiu, S., & Ernst, F. (2017). Thermal stability of low-temperature-carburized austenitic stainless steel. Acta Materialia, 128 , 235-240.
Zhan, X., Zhang, P., Voyles, P., Liu, X., Akolkar, R. N., & Ernst, F. N. (2017). Effect of tungsten alloying on short-to-medium-range-order evolution and crystallization behavior of near-eutectic amorphous Ni–P. Acta Materialia, 122 , 400-411.
Ernst, F. (2017). Background of SAM Atom-Fraction Profiles. Materials Characterization, 125 , 142-151.
Wang, D., Chen, C., Kahn, H., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2016). Isothermal Martensite-to-Austenite Phase Transformation in Interstitially-hardened 17-7PH Stainless Steel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A.
Zhan, X., & Ernst, F. (2016). Crystallization Micro-Mechanism of Near-Eutectic Amorphous Ni–P. Acta Materialia, 104 , 274-282.
Kahn, H., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2016). Increasing the Coefficient of Sliding Friction of NiCr at Low Loads by Interstitial Surface Hardening. Wear, 346 , 1-5.
Yu, L., Vashaei, Z., Ernst, F., & Akolkar, R. N. (2015). Electroless Copper Deposition on Ruthenium: Effect of Additive on Growth, Coalescence and Roughness EvolutionElectroless Copper Deposition on Ruthenium: Effect of Additive on Growth, Coalescence and Roughness Evolution. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 163 , D374-D378.
Wang, D., Kahn, H., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2015). NiAl Precipitation in Delta Ferrite Grains of 17-7 Precipitation-Hardening Stainless Steel During Low-Temperature Interstitial Hardening. Scripta Materialia, 108 , 136-140.
Zhan, X., & Ernst, F. (2015). Crystallization of Ni-P Fabricated by Electroless Deposition: Microscopic Mechanism. Mat. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc., 1757 , mrsf14-1757-uu03-07.
Niu, W., Li, Z., Ernst, F., & Lillard, R. (2015). The Mechanism of Passivity in Austenitic Stainless Steel AISI 316L Carburized to Colossal Super Saturation. Electrochimica Acta, 176 , 410-419.
Wu, D., Ge, Y., Kahn, H., Heuer, A. H., & Ernst, F. H. (2015). Diffusion Profiles after Nitrocarburizing Austenitic Stainless Steel. Surface & Coatings Technology, 279 , 180-185.
Wang, D., Chen, C., Dalton, J., Yang, F., Sharghi-Moshtaghin, R., Kahn, H., Ernst, F., Williams, R., McComb, D., & Heuer, A. H. (2015). “Colossal” Interstitial Supersaturation in Delta Ferrite in Stainless Steels I. Low-Temperature Carburization. Acta Materialia, 86 , 193-207.
Ge, Y., Ernst, F., Kahn, H., & Heuer, A. H. (2014). The Effect of Surface Finish on Low-Temperature + Acetylene-Based Carburization of 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 45 , 2338-2345.
Gu, X., Michal, G., Ernst, F., Kahn, H., & Heuer, A. H. (2014). Numerical Simulations of Carbon and Nitrogen Composition–Depth Profiles in Nitrocarburized Austenitic Stainless Steels. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 45A , 4268-4279.
Wang, D., Ernst, F., Kahn, H., & Heuer, A. H. (2014). Cellular Precipitation at a 17-7 PH Stainless Steel Interphase Interface during Low-Temperature Nitridation. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 45 , 1-8.
Wu, D., Kahn, H., Michal, G., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2014). Orientation Dependence of Nitrogen Supersaturation in Austenitic Stainless Steel During Low-Temperature Gas-Phase Nitriding. Acta Materialia, 79 , 339-350.
Gu, X., Michal, G., Ernst, F., Kahn, H., & Heuer, A. H. (2014). Concentration Dependence of Carbon Diffusivity in Austenite. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 45A , 3790-3799.
Hsu, J., Wang, D., Kahn, H., Ernst, F., Michal, G., & Heuer, A. H. (2013). Fatigue Crack Growth of Interstitially Hardened 316L Stainless Steel in Air and 0.6M NaCl. International Journal of Fatigue, 47 , 100-105.
VanderPlas, S., Stukowski, M., VanderPlas, R. ad Broderick, S., M., Wilson, A., Carriquiry, A., Ernst, F., & Rajan, K. (2013). Non-Parametric Statistical Analysis of Mass Spectra in Atom Probe Tomography.. Microscopy and Microanalysis.
Wang, D., Sharghi-Moshtaghin, R., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2013). CBED Study on Delta Ferrite after Low-Temperature Carburization of 17-7 PH Stainless Steel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A.
He, Q., Shyam, B., Nishijima, M., Yang, X., Koel, B., Ernst, F., Ramaker, D., & Mukerjee, S. (2013). Highly Stable PtAu@Ru/C Catalyst Nanoparticles for Methanol Electro-Oxidation. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 117 , 1457-1467.
Lingala, S., Jayne, D., & Ernst, F. (2013). Effect of Lubricant Additives on the Tribological Behavior of Aluminum Alloy Against Steel Part I: Macrobehavior. Wear.
Li, Z., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2013). Improved Accident Tolerance of Austenitic Stainless Steel Cladding through Colossal Supersaturation with Interstitial Solutes. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 109 , 304-306.
Matic, N., Chottiner, G., Ernst, F., & Scherson, D. (2012). The Platinum/Titanium-Nitride Interface: X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Studies. Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, 15 , 79-82.
Kahn, H., Heuer, A. H., Michal, G. H., Ernst, F. H., Sharghi-Moshtaghin, R. H., Ge, Y. H., Natishan, P. H., Rayne, R. H., & Martin, F. H. (2012). Interstitial Hardening of Duplex 2205 Stainless Steel by Low-Temperature Carburization: Enhanced Mechanical and Electrochemical Performance. Surface Engineering, 28 , 213-219.
Hsieh, M., Ge, Y., Michal, G., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2012). Volatility Diagrams for Cr–O and Cr–Cl and Their Application to Removing the Passive Film from the Surface of Stainless Steel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 43 , 1187-1201.
Wu, D., Kahn, H., Michal, G., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2011). Ferromagnetism in Interstitially Hardened Austenitic Stainless Steel Induced by Low-Temperature Gas-Phase Nitriding. Scripta Materialia, 65 , 1089-1092.
Ernst, F., Ellis, D., Heuer, A. H., Kahn, H. H., & Michal, G. H. (2011). The Carbide M7C3 in Low-Temperature-Carburized Austenitic Stainless Steel. Acta Materialia, 59 , 2268-2276.
Heuer, A. H., Kahn, H. H., Ernst, F. H., Michal, G. H., Hovis, D. H., Rayne, R. H., Martin, F. H., & Natishan, P. H. (2011). Enhanced Corrosion Resistance of Interstitially Hardened Stainless Steel: Implications of a Critical Passive Layer Thickness for Breakdown. Acta Materialia, 60 , 716-725.
Matic, N., Chottiner, G., Ernst, F., & Scherson, D. (2011). The Platinum/Titanium-Nitride Interface: X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Studies. Transactions of the Electrochemical Society, 41 , 865-874.
Heuer, A. H., Kahn, H. H., Ernst, F. H., Michal, G. H., Rayne, R. H., Martin, F. H., & Natishan, P. H. (2010). Carbon-Enhanced Passivity of PH13–8 Mo: A Precipitation-Hardened Martensitic Stainless Steel. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters C, 13 , 37-39.
Teo, M., Wong, P., Wong, K., Narita, I., Ernst, F., Mitchell, K., & Campbell, S. (2010). Synthesis and characterization of a CoSe2 catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction. Applied Catalysis A, 386 , 157-165.
Du, K., Ernst, F., Pelsozy, M., Barthel, J., & Tillmann, K. (2010). Expansion of Interatomic Distances at the Surface of Platinum Catalyst Nanoparticles. Acta Materialia, 58 , 836-845.
O’Donnel, L., Michal, G., Ernst, F., Kahn, H., & Heuer, A. H. (2010). Wear Maps for Low Temperature Carburized 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel Sliding Against Alumina. Surface Engineering, 26 , 284-292.
Sharghi-Moshtaghin, R., Ge, Y., Kahn, H., Gu, X., Martin, F., Natishan, P., Rayne, R., Michal, G., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2010). Low-Temperature Carburization of the Ni-base Superalloy IN718: Improvements in Surface Hardness and Crevice Corrosion Resistance. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 41 , 2022-2032.
Ernst, F., Avishai, A., Kahn, H., Gu, X., Michal, G., & Heuer, A. H. (2009). Enhanced Carbon Diffusion in Austenitic Stainless Steel Carburized at Low Temperature. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 40 , 1768-1780.
Michal, G., Gu, X., Jennings, W., Kahn, H., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2009). Paraequilibrium Carburization of Duplex and Ferritic Stainless Steels. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 40 , 1781-1790.
Martin, F., Natishan, P., Lemieux, E., Newbauer, T., Rayne, R., Bayles, R., Kahn, H., Michal, G., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2009). Enhanced Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steel Carburized at Low Temperature. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 40 , 1805-1809.
Kahn, H., Michal, G., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2009). Poisson Effects on X-ray Diffraction Patterns in Low-Temperature-Carburized Austenitic Stainless Steel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 40 , 1799-1804.
Guinel, M., Bonakdarpour, A., Wang, B., Babu, P., Ernst, F., Ramaswamy, N., Mukerjee, S., & Wieckowski, A. (2009). Carbon-Supported, Selenium-Modified Ruthenium–Molybdenum Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Acidic Media. ChemSusChem, 2 , 658-664.
Ziegelbauer, J., Gatewood, D., Gullá, A., Guinel, M., Ernst, F., Ramaker, D., & Mukerjee, S. (2009). Fundamental Investigation of Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Rhodium Sulfide-based Chalcogenides. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113 , 6955-6968.
Du, K., Ernst, F., Garrels, M., & Payer, J. (2008). Formation of Nickel Nanoparticles in Nickel–Ceramic Anodes of Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells. International Journal of Materials Research, 99 , 548-552.
Kahn, H., Ernst, F., Michal, G., & Heuer, A H, G. (2008). Comments on “High-order diffractometry of expanded austenite using synchrotron radiation. Surface & Coatings Technology, 202 , 1802-1825.
Avishai, A., Isheim, D., Seidman, D., Ernst, F., Michal, G., & Heuer, A. H. (2007). Local-Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP™) Tomographic Microanalysis of Low-Temperature Gas-Carburized Austenitic Stainless Steel. Microscopy&Microanalysis, 13 Suppl. 2 , 1094-1095.
Agarwal, N., Kahn, H., Avishai, A., Michal, G., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2007). Enhanced Fatigue Resistance in 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel Due to Low-Temperature Paraequilibrium Carburization. Acta Materialia, 55 , 5572-580.
Singh, G., Yu, Y., Ernst, F., & Nataraj, R. (2007). Shear Strength and Sliding at a Metal–Ceramic (Aluminum-Spinel) Interface at Ambient and Elevated Temperature. Acta Materialia, 55 , 3049-57.
Ernst, F., Cao, Y., Michal, G., & Heuer, A. H. (2007). Carbide Precipitation in Austenitic Stainless Steel Carburized at Low-Temperature. Acta Materialia, 55 , 1895-1906.
Heuer, A. H., Ernst, F. H., Kahn, H. H., Avishai, A. H., Michal, G. H., Pitchure, D. H., & Ricker, R. H. (2007). Interstitial Defects in an Austenitic Stainless Steel Containing “Colossal” Carbon Concentrations: An Internal Friction Study. Scripta Materialia, 56 , 1067-1070.
Martin, F., Lemieux, E., Newbauer, T., Bayles, R., Natishan, P., Kahn, H., Michal, G., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2007). Carburization-Induced Passivity of 316L Austenitic Stainless Steel. Electrochemical and Solid State Letters C, 10 , 76-78.
Michal, G., Ernst, F., Kahn, H., Cao, Y., Oba, F., Agarwal, N., & Heuer, A. H. (2006). Colossal Carbon Supersaturation due to Paraequilibrium Carburization: Stainless Steels with Greatly Improved Mechanical Properties. Acta Materialia, 54 , 1597-1606.
Du, K., & Ernst, F. (2006). Quantitative Assessment of Nanoparticle Size Distributions from HRTEM Images. International Journal of Materials Research, 97 , 928-933.
Yu, Y., Mark, J., Ernst, F., Wagner, T., & Nataraj, R. (2006). Diffusion Reactions at Al–MgAl2O4 Interfaces– and the Effect of Applied Electric Fields. Journal of Materials Science, 41 , 7785-7797.
Michal, G., Ernst, F., & Heuer, A. H. (2006). Carbon Paraequilibrium in Austenitic Stainless Steel. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 37 , 1819-1824.
Ernst, F., Michal, G., Oba, F., Liu, L., Blush, J., & Heuer, A. H. (2006). Gas-Phase Surface Alloying under “Kinetic Control,” A Novel Approach to Improving the Surface Properties of Titanium Alloys. International Journal of Materials Research, 97 , 597-606.
Cowen, J., Lucas, L., Ernst, F., Pirouz, P., Hepp, A., & Bailey, S. (2005). Liquid-Phase Deposition of Single-Phase Alpha-Copper-Indium-Diselenide. Materials Science and EngineeringB, 116 , 311-319.
Liu, R., Kulp, E., Oba, F., Bohannan, E., Ernst, F., & Switzer, J. (2005). Epitaxial Electrodeposition of High-Aspect-Ratio Cu2O(110) Nanostructures on InP(111). Chemistry of Materials, 17 , 725-729.
Liu, L., Ernst, F., Michal, G., & Heuer, A. H. (2005). Surface Hardening of Ti Alloys by Gas-Phase Nitridation: Kinetic Control of the Nitrogen Surface Activity. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 36 , 2429-2434.
Oba, F., Ernst, F., Yu, Y., Liu, R., Kothari, H., & Switzer, J. (2005). Epitaxial Growth of Cuprous Oxide Electrodeposited onto Semiconductor and Metal Substrates (invited “feature article”). Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88 , 253-270.
Lyutovich, K., Oehme, M., & Ernst, F. (2004). Growth of Ultra-Thin and Highly Relaxed SiGe Layers Under In-Situ Introduction of Point Defects. European Physical Journal of Applied Physics, 27 , 341.
Adelung, R., Ernst, F., Zheng, N., & Landau, U. (2004). In-situ Nanoscale Observation and Control of Electron-Beam-Induced Cluster Formation. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology B, 22 , 1797-1802.
Ernst, F., Cao, Y., & Michal, G. (2004). Carbides in Low-Temperature Carburized Stainless Steels. Acta Materialia, 52 , 1469-1477.
Liu, R., Oba, F., Bohannan, E., Ernst, F., & Switzer, J. (2003). Epitaxial Electrodeposition of Cu2O Films onto InP(001). Applied Physics Letters, 83 , 1944-1946.
Liu, R., Oba, F., Bohannan, E., Ernst, F., & Switzer, J. (2003). Shape Control in Epitaxial Electrodeposition: Cu2O Nanocubes on InP(001). Chemistry of Materials, 15 , 4882-4885.
Ernst, F., & Switzer, J. (2003). Microstructure of Cu2O/Si Interfaces, Made by Epitaxial Electrodeposition. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 94 , 259-264.
Cao, Y., Ernst, F., & Michal, G. (2003). Colossal Carbon Supersaturation in Austenitic Stainless Steels Carburized at Low Temperature. Acta Materialia, 51 , 4171-4181.
Adelung, R., Kunz, R., Ernst, F., Kipp, L., & Skibowski, M. (2003). Self-Organized Structures on Flat Crystals: Nanowire Networks Formed by Metal Evaporation. Advances in Solid State Physics, 43 , 463–476.
Klement, U., Ernst, F., Baretzky, B., & Plitzko, J. (2002). Diffusion of Oxygen in CdSe-Photosensor Arrays. Materials Science and Engineering B, 94 , 123–130.
Adelung, R., Hartung, W., & Ernst, F. (2002). Fabrication of Cu-Induced Networks of Linear Nanostructures on Different Length Scales. Acta Materialia, 50 , 4925–4933.
Adelung, R., Ernst, F., Scott, A., Tabib-Azar, M., Kipp, L., Skibowski, M., Hollensteier, S., Spiecker, E., Jäger, W., Zaporojtchenko, V., & Faupel, F. (2002). Self-Assembled Nanowire Networks by Deposition of Copper onto Layered-Crystal Surfaces. Advanced Materials, 14 , 1056–1061.
Ernst, F. (2002). Assessing the Mechanical Strength of Interfacial Atomic Bonds by Quantitative HRTEM. Philosophical Magazine A, 82 , 2677–2693.
Switzer, J., Liu, R., Bohannan, E., & Ernst, F. (2002). Epitaxial Electrodeposition of a Crystalline Metal Oxide onto Single-Crystalline Silicon. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 106 , 12369–12372.
Nataraj, R., Saha, A., An, L., Hasselman, D., & Ernst, F. (2002). Ion Exchange at a Metal/Ceramic Interface. Acta Materialia, 50 , 1165–1176.
Schmidt, O., Denker, U., Christiansen, S., & Ernst, F. (2002). Composition of Self-Assembled Ge/Si Islands in Single and Multiple Layers. Applied Physics Letters, 14 , 2614–2616.
Poulat, S., & Ernst, F. (2002). Epitaxy of Ge on Sapphire. Materials Science and Engineering A, 323 , 9–16.
Schmidt, O., Denker, U., Dashiell, M., Jin, N., Phillipp, F., Eberl, K., Schreiner, R., Gräbeldinger, H., Schweizer, H., Christiansen, S., & Ernst, F. (2002). Laterally Aligned Ge/Si Islands: A New Concept for Faster Field-Effect Transistors. Materials Science and Engineering B, 89 , 101–105.
Hutt, S., Kienzle, O., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (2001). Processing and Structure of Grain Boundaries in Strontium Titanate. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 92 , 105–109.
Gallardo-López, A., Martinez-Fernández, J., Domínguez-Rodríguez, A., & Ernst, F. (2001). Origin of Diffuse Electron Scattering in YCSZ Single Crystals with 24 to 32mol% Yttria. Philosophical Magazine A, 81 , 1675–1689.
Schmidt, O., Denker, U., Eberl, K., Kienzle, O., Ernst, F., & Haug, R. (2001). Resonant Tunneling Diodes Based on Stacked Self-Assembled Ge/Si Islands. Applied Physics Letters, 77 , 4341–4343.
Schweinfest, R., Köstlmeier, S., Ernst, F., Elsässer, C., & Finnis, M. (2001). Atomistic Structure of Al/MgAl2O4 and Ag/MgAl2O4 Interfaces, Studied by Quantitative HRTEM and ab initio Band Structure Calculations. Philosophical Magazine A, 81 , 927–955.
Ernst, F., Mulvihill, M., Kienzle, O., & Rühle, M. (2001). Preferred Grain Orientation Relationships in Sintered Perovskite Ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 84 , 1885–1890.
Brunner, K., Abstreiter, G., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (2001). Self-Ordering of Ge Islands on Si Substrates Mediated by Local Strain Fields. Physica Status Solidi (b), 224 , 531–535.
Wöhl, G., Kasper, E., Hackbarth, T., Kibbel, H., Klose, M., & Ernst, F. (2001). Fully Relaxed Si0.7Ge0.3 Buffers Grown on Patterned Silicon Substrates for Hetero-CMOS Transistors. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 12 , 235–240.
Han, W., Redlich, P., Seeger, T., Ernst, F., Rühle, M., Hsu, W., Chang, B., Grobert, N., Terrones, M., Zhu, Y., Kroto, H., & Walton, D. (2000). Aligned CNx Nanotubes Produced by the Pyrolysis of Ferrocene/C60 Mixtures in Ammonia Atmosphere. Applied Physics Letters, 77 , 1807–1809.
Han, W., Redlich, P., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (2000). Growth and Microstructure of Ga2O3 Nanorods. Solid State Communications, 115 , 527–529.
Gödecke, T., Haalboom, T., & Ernst, F. (2000). Phase Equilibria of Cu–In–Se: III. The In2Se3–Se–Cu2Se Subsystem. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 91 , 651–662.
Schmidt, O., Eberl, K., Kienzle, O., Ernst, F., Christiansen, S., & Strunk, H. (2000). Reduced Critical Thickness and Photoluminescence Line Splitting in Multiple Layers of Self-Assembled Ge/Si Islands. Materials Science and Engineering B, 74 , 248–252.
Brunner, K., Miesner, C., Abstreiter, G., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (2000). Self-Organized Periodic Arrays of SiGe Wires and Ge Islands on Miscut Si Substrates. Physica A, 7 , 881–886.
Stangl, J., Roch, T., Bauer, G., Kegel, I., Metzger, T., Schmidt, O., Eberl, K., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (2000). Vertical Correlation of SiGe Islands in SiGe–Si Superlattices: X-ray Diffraction Versus Transmission Electron Microscopy. Applied Physics Letters, 77 , 3953-3955.
Han, W., Kohler-Redlich, P., Scheu, C., Ernst, F., Rühle, M., Grobert, N., Terrones, M., Kroto, H., & Walton, D. (2000). Carbon Nanotubes as Nanoreactors for Boriding Iron Nanowires. Advanced Materials, 12 , 1356–1359.
Gödecke, T., Haalboom, T., & Ernst, F. (2000). Phase Equilibria of Cu–In–Se: I. Stable States and Non-Equilibrium States of the In2Se3–Cu2Se Subsystem. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 91 , 622–634.
Eberl, K., Schmidt, O., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (2000). Preparation and Optical Properties of Ge and C-induced Ge Dots on Si. Thin Solid Films, 373 , 164-169.
Lyutovich, K., Kasper, E., Ernst, F., Bauer, M., & Oehme, M. (2000). Relaxed SiGe Buffer Layer Growth with Point Defect Injection. Materials Science and Engineering B, 71 , 14–19.
Brunner, K., Zhou, J., Abstreiter, G., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (2000). Step Bunching and Correlated SiGe Nanostructures on Si(113). Thin Solid Films, 369 , 39–42.
Schmidt, O., Denker, U., Eberl, K., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (2000). Effect of Overgrowth Temperature on the Photoluminescence of Ge/Si Islands. Applied Physics Letters, 77 , 2509–2511.
Gödecke, T., Haalboom, T., & Ernst, F. (2000). Phase Equilibria of Cu–In–Se: II. The Cu–Cu2Se–In2Se3–In Subsystem. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 91 , 635–650.
Eberl, K., Schmidt, O., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (2000). Preparation and Optical Properties of Ge and C-induced Ge Dots on Si. Mat. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc., 571 , 355–362.
Eberl, K., Schmidt, O., Duschl, R., Kienzle, O., Ernst, F., & Rau, Y. (2000). Self-Assembling SiGe and SiGeC Nanostructures for Light Emitters and Tunneling Diodes. Thin Solid Films, 369 , 33–38.
Han, W., Redlich, P., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (2000). Synthesis of GaN-Carbon Composite Nanotubes and GaN Nanorods by Arc Discharge in Nitrogen Atmosphere. Applied Physics Letters, 76 , 652–654.
Ernst, F., Kienzle, O., & Rühle, M. (1999). Structure and Composition of Grain Boundaries in Ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 19 , 665–673.
Han, W., Redlich, P., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1999). Formation of (BN)xCy and BN Nanotubes Filled with Boron Carbide Nanowires. Chemistry of Materials, 11 , 3620–3623.
Lyutovich, K., Ernst, F., Kasper, E., Bauer, M., & Oehme, M. (1999). Interaction Between Point Defects and Dislocations in SiGe. Solid State Phenomena, 69–79 , 179–184.
Ernst, F., Nataraj, R., & Rühle, M. (1999). Nanomechanical Modeling of Misfit Dislocations at Heterointerfaces. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 90 , 961–977.
Ernst, F., Mayer, J., & Rühle, M. (1999). Special Issue. Journal of Microscopy, 194
Han, W., Redlich, P., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1999). Synthesizing Boron Nitride Nanotubes Filled with SiC Nanowires by Using Carbon Nanotubes as Templates. Applied Physics Letters, 75 , 1875–1877.
Brunner, K., Abstreiter, G., Kienzle, O., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1999). Correlated SiGe Wires Shaped by Regular Step Bunches on Miscut Si(113) Substrates. Physical Review B, 60 , 10935–10940.
Kienzle, O., Ernst, F., Rühle, M., Schmidt, O., & Eberl, K. (1999). Germanium “Quantum Dots” Embedded in Silicon: Quantitative TEM Study of Self-Alignment and Coarsening. Applied Physics Letters, 74 , 269–271.
Baither, D., Ernst, F., Wagner, T., Rühle, M., Bartsch, M., & Messerschmidt, U. (1999). Micromechanisms of Fracture in NiAl, Studied by in situ HVEM. Intermetallics, 9 , 479–489.
Herberholz, R., Rau, U., Schock, H., Haalboom, T., Gödecke, T., Ernst, F., Beilharz, C., Benz, K., & Cahen, D. (1999). Phase Segregation, Cu Migration, and Junction Formation in Cu(In,Ga)Se2. European Physical Journal– Applied Physics, 6 , 131–139.
Stangl, J., Holy, V., Grim, J., Bauer, G., Brunner, K., Abstreiter, G., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1999). Structural Investigation of Si/SiGe Superlattices on Vicinal (113) Oriented Si. Thin Solid Films, 357 , 71–75.
Schmidt, O., Kienzle, O., Schuler, H., Zundel, M., Lange, C., Eberl, K., Ernst, F., & Hao, Y. (1999). Critical Thickness Reduction in Stacked Layers of Vertically Aligned Stranski–Krastanov Grown Islands. Physical Review Letters.
Schweinfest, R., Ernst, F., Wagner, T., & Rühle, M. (1999). High-Precision Assessment of Interface Lattice Offset by Quantitative HRTEM. Journal of Microscopy, 194 , 142–151.
Schmidt, O., Kienzle, O., Hao, Y., Eberl, K., & Ernst, F. (1999). Modified Stranski–Krastanov Growth in Stacked Layers of Self-Assembled Islands. Applied Physics Letters, 74 , 1272–1274.
Eberl, K., Schmidt, O., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1999). Self-Assembling Si/SiGe Nanostructures for Light Emitters. Diffusion & Defect Data B: Solid State Phenomena, 69–70 , 13–21.
Ernst, F., Recnik, A., Langjahr, P., Nellist, P., & Rühle, M. (1998). Atomistic Structure of Misfit Dislocations in SrZrO3/SrTiO3 Interfaces. Acta materialia, 47 , 183–198.
Wöhl, G., Schöllhorn, C., Schmidt, O., Brunner, K., Eberl, K., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1998). Characterization of Self-Assembled Ge Islands on Si (100) by Atomic Force Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Thin Solid Films, 321 , 86–91.
Pirouz, P., Ernst, F., & Ikuhara, Y. (1998). On Epitaxy and Orientation Relationship in Bicrystals. Diffusion and Defect Data Part B,, 59–60 , 51–62.
Kienzle, O., Ernst, F., & Mobus, G. (1998). Reliability of Atom Column Positions in a Ternary System Determined by Quantitative High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy. Journal of Microscopy, 190 , 144–158.
Gemming, T., Mobus, G., Exner, M., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1998). Towards ab-initio HRTEM Simulations. Journal of Microscopy, 190 , 89–98.
Schmidt, O., Lange, C., Eberl, K., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1998). C-Induced Ge Dots: A Versatile Tool to Fabricate Ultra-Small Ge Nanostructures. Thin Solid Films, 336 , 248–251.
Schmidt, O., Lange, C., Eberl, K., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1998). Influence of Pre-Grown Carbon on the Formation of Germanium Dots. Thin Solid Films, 321 , 70–75.
Mader, W., & Ernst, F. (1998). Papers Dedicated To Professor Dr. Manfred Rühle on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday– Preface. Physica Status Solidi A, 166 (1), 5-6.
Mader, W., & Ernst, F. (1998). Special Issue. Physica Status Solidi, 194
Kienzle, O., Exner, M., & Ernst, F. (1998). Atomistic Structure of =3, (111) Grain Boundaries in Strontium Titanate. Physica Status Solidi (a), 166 , 57–71.
Schmidt, O., Schieker, S., Eberl, K., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1998). Carbon-Induced Germanium Dots: Kinetically Limited Islanding Process Prevents Coherent Vertical Alignment. Applied Physics Letters, 73 , 659–661.
Brunner, K., Abstreiter, G., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1998). Lateral Ordering of Self-Assembled Ge Islands. Thin Solid Films, 336 , 252–255.
Guillemoles, J., Haalboom, T., Gödecke, T., Ernst, F., & Cahen, D. (1998). Phase and Interface Stability Issues in Chalcopyrite-Based Thin Film Solar Cells. , 485 , 127–132.
Schmidt, C., Finnis, M., Ernst, F., & Vitek, V. (1998). Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of Structures and Energies of 3, [112] Tilt Grain Boundaries in Copper. Philosophical Magazine A, 77 , 1161–1184.
Kienzle, O., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1997). Atomic-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy– Present State and Future Perspectives. Acta Microscopica, 6 , 36–39.
Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1997). Effect of Shear Stress on the Atomistic Structure of a Grain Boundary in Strontium Titanate. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 80 , 1639–1644.
Schweinfest, R., Gemming, T., Kopold, P., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1997). Measurement of Tridentate Astigmatism of a Conventional HRTEM and a high-vacuum HRTEM. European Journal of Cell Biology, 74 , 78-78.
Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1997). Present Developments in High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy. Current Opinion in Solid State & Material Science, 2 , 469-476.
Ernst, F., Kienzle, O., & Exner, M. (1997). Analysis of Interface Structures by Quantitative High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy. , 466 , 95–106.
Lyutovich, K., Ernst, F., Banhart, F., Silier, I., Gutjahr, A., & Konuma, M. (1997). Defect Distribution in Compositionally-Graded EpitaxialSiGeLayers on Si Substrates. Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser., 157 , 131–134.
Schmidt, O., Lange, C., Eberl, K., Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1997). Formation of Carbon-Induced Germanium Dots. Applied Physics Letters, 71 , 2340–2342.
Klement, U., & Ernst, F. (1997). Microstructure and Opto-Electronic Properties of CdSe Thin Films. , 472 , 131–136.
Recnik, A., Langjahr, P., & Ernst, F. (1997). Structural Characterization of SrZrO3/SrTiO3 Epitaxial Layers by HRTEM. Journal of Computer-Assisted Microscopy, 9 , 35–36.
Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1997). Analysis of Interface Structures by Quantitative HRTEM. Journal of Computer-Assisted Microscopy, 9 , 13–15.
Mariano, A., Gatts, C., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1997). Determining Periodicities at Grain Boundaries in HRTEM. Acta Microscopica, 6 , 142–145.
Ernst, F. (1997). Interface Dislocations Forming in GeSi Layers During Epitaxy on {111} Si Substrates at High Temperatures. Materials Science and Engineering A, 233 , 126–138.
Klement, U., Horst, D., & Ernst, F. (1997). Microstructure of Thin Film Photoconductors and its Correlation with Optical and Electronic Properties. , 452 , 925–930.
Kienzle, O., & Ernst, F. (1997). TEM Analysis of GeSi Quantum Point Structures. European Journal of Cell Biology, 74 , 52-52.
Nadarzinski, K., & Ernst, F. (1996). The Atomistic Structure of a =3, (111) Grain Boundary in NiAl, Studied by Quantitative High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy. Philosophical Magazine A, 74 , 641–664.
Dehm, G., Nadarzinski, K., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1996). Quantification of Irradiation Damage Generated During HRTEM with 1250keV Electrons. Ultramicroscopy, 63 , 49–55.
Dehm, G., Ernst, F., Mayer, J., Mobus, G., Müllejans, H., Phillipp, F., Scheu, C., & Rühle, M. (1996). Transmission Electron Microscopy at the Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 87 , 898–910.
Ernst, F., Finnis, M., Gust, W., Koch, A., Schmidt, C., & Straumal, B. (1996). Structure and Energy of Twin Boundaries in Copper. Zeitschrift für Metallkunde, 87 , 911–922.
Stemmer, S., Streiffer, S., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1995). Dislocations in PbTiO3 Thin Films. Physica Status Solidi (a), 147 , 135–154.
Schmidt, C., Ernst, F., Finnis, M., & Vitek, V. (1995). Prediction and Observation of the BCC Structure in Pure Copper at a Sigma-3 Grain Boundary. Physical Review Letters, 75 , 2160–2163.
Stemmer, S., Streiffer, S., Ernst, F., Rühle, M., Hsu, W., & Nataraj, R. (1995). Domain Configurations in Ferroelectric PbTiO3 Thin Films: The Influence of Substrate and Film Thickness. Solid State Ionics, 75 , 43–48.
Stemmer, S., Streiffer, S., Hsu, W., Ernst, F., Nataraj, R., & Rühle, M. (1995). The Influence of Pt and SrTiO3 Interlayers on the Microstructure of PbTiO3 Thin Films Deposited by Laser Ablation on (001)MgO. Journal of Materials Research, 10 , 791–794.
Stemmer, S., Streiffer, S., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1995). Untitled on Import. Philosophical Magazine A, 71 , 713–724.
Ernst, F. (1995). Metal–Oxide Interfaces. Materials Science and Engineering R, 14 , 97-156.
Bruley, J., Stemmer, S., Ernst, F., Rühle, M., Hsu, W., & Nataraj, R. (1994). Nanostructure and Chemistry of a (100)MgO/(100)GaAs Interface. Applied Physics Letters, 65 , 564–566.
Hofmann, D., & Ernst, F. (1994). Quantitative High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy of the Incoherent 3, (211) Boundary in Cu. Ultramicroscopy, 53 , 205–221.
Roos, B., & Ernst, F. (1994). Thermal Stress-Induced Dislocations in GeSi/Si Heterostructures. Journal of Crystal Growth, 137 , 457–471.
Tzou, Y., Bruley, J., Ernst, F., Rühle, M., & Nataraj, R. (1994). Nucleation of Special Orientations During Heteroepitaxial Growth of Diamond on Silicon. , 317 , 517–522.
Tzou, Y., Bruley, J., Ernst, F., Rühle, M., & Nataraj, R. (1994). TEM Study of the Structure and Chemistry of a Diamond/Silicon Interface. Journal of Materials Research, 9 , 1566–1572.
Hofmann, D., & Ernst, F. (1994). Twin Boundaries with 9R Zone in Cu and Ag Studied by Quantitative HRTEM. Interface Science, 2 , 201–210.
Ernst, F. (1994). Dissociation of Misfit Dislocations in GeSi/{111}Si Interfaces. , 319 , 165–170.
Hofmann, D., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1994). Quantitative High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy of a Grain Boundary in Cu. , 16B , 1331–1338.
Borchers, C., Ernst, F., Haider, F., Hattenhauer, R., Schmitz, G., Wilbrandt, P., & Xiao, S. (1994). The Investigation of Decomposition Processes by HREM and Unconventional TEM. Physica Status Solidi (a), 146 , 71–87.
Roos, B., & Ernst, F. (1993). Thermal Stress-Induced Defects in GeSi/Si Heterostructures. Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser., 134(6) , 337–340.
Ernst, F. (1993). Dissociation of Misfit Dislocation Nodes in GeSi/Si-(111)-Interfaces. Philosophical Magazine A, 68 , 1251–1272.
Trampert, A., Ernst, F., Flynn, C., Fischmeister, H., & Rühle, M. (1992). High Resolution Transmisssion Electron Microscopy Studies of the Ag/MgO Interface. Acta metallurgica et materialia, 40 , S227–S236.
Wolf, U., Ernst, F., Muschik, T., Finnis, M., & Fischmeister, H. (1992). The Influence of Grain Boundary Inclination on the Structure and Energy of 3 Grain Boundaries in Copper. Philosophical Magazine A, 66 , 991–1016.
Hansson, P., & Ernst, F. (1992). Two-Dimensional Growth of Strained Ge0.85Si0.15 on Si (111) by Liquid Phase Epitaxy. Journal of Applied Physics, 72 , 2083–2085.
Weronek, K., Weber, J., Höpner, A., Ernst, F., Buchner, R., Stefaniak, M., & Alexander, H. (1992). Correlation of the D-Band Photoluminescence with Spatial Properties of Dislocations in Silicon. Materials Science Forum, 83–87 , 1315–1320.
Ernst, F., Pirouz, P., & Bauser, E. (1992). Lattice Mismatch Accommodation at GeSi/(111)Si Interfaces\ Grown by Liquid Phase Epitaxy. Physica Status Solidi (a), 131 , 651–662.
Wolf, U., Ernst, F., Muschik, T., Finnis, M., & Fischmeister, H. (1992). The Influence of Grain Boundary Inclination on the Structure and Energy of 3 Twin Boundaries in Copper. Mat. Res. Soc. Sym. Proc., 238 , 177–182.
Bruley, J., Ernst, F., & Ljutovich, K. (1992). Germanium Concentration Profiles Across Interfaces and Close to Dislocations in CVD Si1-xGex-on-Si Junctions. , 238 , 469–474.
Chen, J., Ernst, F., Hansson, P., & Bauser, E. (1992). Liquid Phase Epitaxy of GeSi on {111}-Si-Substrates: Lattice Defect Structure and Electronic Properties. Journal of Crystal Growth, 118 , 452–460.
Ernst, F., Finnis, M., Hofmann, D., Muschik, T., Schönberger, U., Wolf, U., & Methfessel, M. (1992). Theoretical Prediction and Direct Observation of the 9R Structure in Ag. Physical Review Letters, 69 , 620–623.
Pirouz, P., Yang, J., Powell, J., & Ernst, F. (1991). The Role of Dislocations in the 3C6H SiC Polytypic Transformation. Inst. Phys. Conf. Ser. No., 117(3) , 149–154.
Ernst, F. (1990). HRTEM of the Cu/MnO Interface in an Internally Oxidized CuMn Alloy. , 183 , 49–55.
Mayer, J., Mader, W., Knaus, D., Ernst, F., & Rühle, M. (1990). Structures of Nb/Al2O3 Interfaces Produced by Different Experimental Routes. , 183 , 55–60.
Ernst, F., & Pirouz, P. (1989). The Formation Mechanism of Planar Defects in Compound Semiconductors Grown Epitaxially on {100} Silicon Substrates. Journal of Materials Research, 4 , 834–842.
Ernst, F., & Pirouz, P. (1988). Formation of Planar Defects in the Epitaxial Growth of GaP on Si Substrate by MOCVD. Journal of Applied Physics, 64 , 4526–4530.
Cheng, T., Pirouz, P., & Ernst, F. (1988). Inversion Domain Boundary Dislocations in Heteroepitaxial Films. , 144 , 189–194.
Pirouz, P., Ernst, F., & Cheng, T. (1988). Heteroepitaxy on (001) Silicon: Growth Mechanisms and Defect Formation. , 116 , 57–70.
Berger, A., Wilbrandt, P., Ernst, F., Klement, U., & Haasen, P. (1988). On the Generation of New Orientations During Recrystallization: Recent Results on the Recrystallization of Tensile Deformed FCC Single Crystals. Progress in Materials Science, 32 (1), 1-95.
Ernst, F. (1988). Correction. Scripta Metallurgica, 22 , 305.
Pirouz, P., Yang, J., Ernst, F., & Möller, H. (1988). Hexagonal Silicon: A New HREM Study. , 139 , 199–204.
Ernst, F., Xiao, S., Haider, F., & Wilbrandt, P. (1987). Investigation of the Decomposition of Al–1at%Ag by HREM of GP-Zones. European Journal of Cell Biology, 19 , 17.
Ernst, F., & Haasen, P. (1987). The Decomposition Kinetics of Al–1at% Ag at 413K Studied by HREM. Physica Status Solidi (a), 104 , 403–416.
Ernst, F., Xiao, S., Haider, F., & Wilbrandt, P. (1987). High Resolution Electron Microscopy of Small Precipitates. Scripta metallurgica, 21 , 1189–1194.