Transport at Nanoscale Interfaces

Nanomaterials Spectroscopy and Imaging

Publications Measurement Technology

2021

Validation of a structural model of an aircraft cockpit panel: an industrial case study.

Patterson, E. A., Diamantakos, I., Dvurecenska, K., Greene, R. J., Hack, E., Lampeas, G., Lomnitz M. & Siebert, T. 

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. (2021). 

https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247211059084

Critical role of H-aggregation for high-efficiency photoinduced charge generation in pristine pentamethine cyanine salts

Fish, G. C., Moreno-Naranjo, J. M., Billion, A., Kratzert, D., Hack, E., Krossing, I., Nüesch F. & Moser, J. E. 

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23(41), 23886-23895. (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CP03251H

THz ultrastrong coupling in an engineered Fabry-Perot cavity

Mavrona E, Rajabali S, Appugliese F, Andberger J, Beck M, Scalari G & Faist J

 ACS Photonics (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.1c00717

Terahertz birefringent biomimetic aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers and conductive nanomaterials

Zeng Z, Mavrona E, Sacré D, Kummer N, Cao J, Müller LAE, Hack E, Zolliker P & Nyström G

 ACS Nano, 15(4), 7451-7462. (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c00856

Optimized 3D printing of THz waveguides with cyclic olefin copolymer

Mavrona, E., Graf, J., Hack, E., & Zolliker, P. 

Optical Materials Express, 11(8), 2495-2504. (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.428378

Real-Time High Resolution THz Imaging with a Fiber-Coupled Photo Conductive Antenna and an Uncooled Microbolometer Camera.
Zolliker, P.; Shalaby, M.; Söllinger, E.; Mavrona, E.; Hack, E.
Sensors 2021, 21, 3757. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.3390/s21113757
The validation of a full-field deformation analysis of an aircraft panel: a case study.

Dvurecenska, K., Diamantakos, I., Hack, E., Lampeas, G., Patterson, E. A., & Siebert, T.

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 56(4), 265-272. 2021

https://doi.org/10.1177/030932472097114

Uncertainty quantification for DIC displacement measurements in industrial environments

Siebert T, Hack E, Lampeas G, Patterson EA & Splitthof K

Experimental Techniques.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40799-021-00447-3

2020

Fabrication of freestanding photonic devices combining polymer films with microfabrication techniques and 3D printing

Hack, E., Shorubalko, I., Graf, J., Zolliker, P., & Mavrona, E. 

Optics Express, 31(18), 29968-29974. (2023).

https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.497433

Orbital angular momentum in the near-field of a fork grating

Dettlaff, K. M., Mavrona, E., Zolliker, P., & Hack, E. 

Optics Express, 31(10), 15757-15771.(2023).

https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.486143

3D printed microfluidic devices using TOPAS filament for THz spectroscopic measurements

Zwyssig, D., Hack, E., Zolliker, P., & Mavrona, E.

Optical Materials Express, 13(4), 1031 (10 pp.). (2023).

https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.477708

Large‐area smooth conductive films enabled by scalable slot‐die coating of Ti3C2Tx MXene aqueous inks

Guo, T., Zhou, D., Gao, M., Deng, S., Jafarpour, M., Avaro, J., Neels A., Hack E., Wang J., Heier J. & Zhang, C. (J. ). 

Advanced Functional Materials, 33(15), 2213183 (13 pp.).(2023).

https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202213183

Robot assisted THz imaging with a time domain spectrometer

Bachmann, D., Brönnimann, R., Caceres, L. N., Gnannt, S., Hack, E., Mavrona, E., Sacré D. &Zolliker, P. 

Applied Sciences, 13(4), 2747 (11 pp.). (2023)

https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042747

Efficiency assessment of wood and cellulose-based optical elements for terahertz waves

Mavrona, E., Hu, Y., De Freitas Siqueira, G., Rüggeberg, M., Popov, S., Berglund, L. A., Hack E., Nyström G. & Zolliker, P. (2023).

Optical Materials Express, 13(1), 92-103. (2023)

https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.477062

A digital image correlation (DIC) prototype system for crack propagation monitoring in aircraft assemblies

Hack, E., Luan, L. K., Crosbie, L., & Michel, S.

Open Research Europe, 2. (2022)

https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.14599.1

Retrieving the Talbot length of arbitrary 2D gratings
Dettlaff, K. M., Mavrona, E., Zolliker, P., & Hack, E.
Optics Letters, 47(7), 1814-1817. (2022)
Validation of a structural model of an aircraft cockpit panel: an industrial case study.

Patterson, E. A., Diamantakos, I., Dvurecenska, K., Greene, R. J., Hack, E., Lampeas, G., Lomnitz M. & Siebert, T. 

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. (2021). 

https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247211059084

Critical role of H-aggregation for high-efficiency photoinduced charge generation in pristine pentamethine cyanine salts

Fish, G. C., Moreno-Naranjo, J. M., Billion, A., Kratzert, D., Hack, E., Krossing, I., Nüesch F. & Moser, J. E. 

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23(41), 23886-23895. (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CP03251H

THz ultrastrong coupling in an engineered Fabry-Perot cavity

Mavrona E, Rajabali S, Appugliese F, Andberger J, Beck M, Scalari G & Faist J

 ACS Photonics (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.1c00717

Terahertz birefringent biomimetic aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers and conductive nanomaterials

Zeng Z, Mavrona E, Sacré D, Kummer N, Cao J, Müller LAE, Hack E, Zolliker P & Nyström G

 ACS Nano, 15(4), 7451-7462. (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c00856

Optimized 3D printing of THz waveguides with cyclic olefin copolymer

Mavrona, E., Graf, J., Hack, E., & Zolliker, P. 

Optical Materials Express, 11(8), 2495-2504. (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.428378

Real-Time High Resolution THz Imaging with a Fiber-Coupled Photo Conductive Antenna and an Uncooled Microbolometer Camera.
Zolliker, P.; Shalaby, M.; Söllinger, E.; Mavrona, E.; Hack, E.
Sensors 2021, 21, 3757. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.3390/s21113757
The validation of a full-field deformation analysis of an aircraft panel: a case study.

Dvurecenska, K., Diamantakos, I., Hack, E., Lampeas, G., Patterson, E. A., & Siebert, T.

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 56(4), 265-272. 2021

https://doi.org/10.1177/030932472097114

Accelerating ptychographic reconstructions using spectral initializations

Valzania, L., Dong, J., & Gigan, S. 

Optics Letters, 46(6), 1357 (4 pp.) (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.406156

Uncertainty quantification for DIC displacement measurements in industrial environments

Siebert T, Hack E, Lampeas G, Patterson EA & Splitthof K

Experimental Techniques.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40799-021-00447-3

An antipodal Vivaldi antenna for improved far-field properties and polarization manipulation of broadband terahertz quantum cascade lasers

Senica U, Mavrona E, Olariu T, Forrer A, Shahmohammadi M, Beck M, Faist J & Scalari G

Applied Physics Letters, 116(16), 161105 (5 pp.) 2020

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0004038

THz coherent lensless imaging

Lorenzo Valzania, Yuchen Zhao, Lu Rong, Dayong Wang, Marc Georges, Erwin Hack, and Peter Zolliker

Applied Optics Vol. 58, Issue 34, pp. G256-G275, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.58.00G256

Exploiting Supramolecular Assemblies for Filterless Ultra-Narrowband Organic Photodetectors with Inkjet Fabrication Capability
Anantharaman S., Strassel K., Diethelm M., Gubicza A., Hack E., Hany R., Nüesch F. and Heier J.
Journal of Mater. Chem. C, 2019, Accepted Manuscript

2019

Exploiting Supramolecular Assemblies for Filterless Ultra-Narrowband Organic Photodetectors with Inkjet Fabrication Capability
Anantharaman S., Strassel K., Diethelm M., Gubicza A., Hack E., Hany R., Nüesch F. and Heier J.
Journal of Mater. Chem. C, 2019, Accepted Manuscript
Air-coupled ultrasound time reversal (ACU-TR) for subwavelength non-destructive imaging

Marhenke T, Neuenschwander J, Furrer R, Zolliker P, Twiefel J, Hasener J, Wallaschek J & Sanabria SJ

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, (13 pp.). 2019
https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2019.2951312

THz coherent lensless imaging

Lorenzo Valzania, Yuchen Zhao, Lu Rong, Dayong Wang, Marc Georges, Erwin Hack, and Peter Zolliker

Applied Optics Vol. 58, Issue 34, pp. G256-G275, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.58.00G256

Air coupled ultrasonic inspection with Lamb waves in plates showing mode conversion

Römmeler A., Zolliker P., Neuenschwander J., Gemmeren V., Weder M., Dual J.

Ultrasonics, Volume 100, January 2020, online Aug. 2019
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2019.105984

Coherent reconstruction of a textile and a hidden object with terahertz radiation

Lorenzo Valzania, Peter Zolliker, Erwin Hack 

Optica Vol. 6,Issue 4,pp. 518-523, (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.6.000518

Acoustic field characterization of medical array transducers based on unfocused transmits and single-plane hydrophone measurements

Marhenke T, Sanabria S, Chintada B, Furrer R, Neuenschwander J & Goksel O

Sensors, 19(4), 863. 2019

https://doi.org/10.3390/s19040863

Effect of neutron irradiation on the structural, electrical and optical properties evolution of RPLD VO2 films

Madiba IG, Émond N, Chaker M, Khanyile BS, Tadadjeu SI, Zolliker P, Izerrouken M, Matinise N, Braun A, Nkosi M & Maaza M

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 443, 25-30.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2019.01.039

Physical vapour deposition of cyanine salts and their first application in organic electronic devices

Gesevičius, D., Neels, A., Duchêne, L., Hack, E., Heier, J., & Nüesch, F.

Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 7(2), 414-423., Issue 2, 2019

https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TC05286G

Air coupled ultrasonic defect detection in polymer pipes

Arno Römmeler, Roman Furrer, Urs Sennhauser, Bastian Lübke, Jörg Wermelinger, Antonio de  Agostini, Jürg Dual, Peter Zolliker, Jürg Neuenschwander

NDT & E International published online 17. Dec. 2018

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2018.12.004

 

2018

Durchblick mit Holografie. Bildgebende Verfahren mit Terahertzstrahlen

Hack, E., Valzania, L., Zolliker, P.

Physik in unserer Zeit, 49(6), 290-295. Nov 2018

https://doi.org/10.1002/piuz.201801521

Ultrasonic sensor concept to fit a ventricular assist device cannula evaluated using geometrically accurate heart phantoms

Seraina Anne Dual, Jan Michael Zimmermann, Jürg Neuenschwander, Nicholas Heinrich Cohrs, Natalia Solowjowa,Wendelin Jan Stark,Mirko Meboldt,Marianne Schmid Daners

Artificial Organs accepted 18.10.2018

https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.13379

Power cycling of commercial SiC MOSFETs

Ziemann, T., Grossner, U., & Neuenschwander, J.

In 2018 IEEE 6th workshop on wide bandgap power devices and applications (WiPDA) (pp. 24-31).

https://doi.org/10.1109/WiPDA.2018.8569138

Reactive joining of thermally and mechanically sensitive materials

B. Rheingans, R Furrer, J. Neuenschwander, I. Spies, A. Schumacher, S. Knappmann, L.P.H Jeurgens & J. Janczak-Rusch

J. Electron. Packag 140(4), 041006 (2018)

https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040978

Modeling of delamination detection utilizing air-coupled ultrasound in wood-based composites.

Authors: Marhenke, T., Neuenschwander, J., Furrer, R., Twiefel, J., Hasener, J., Niemz, P., & Sanabria, S. J.;

NDT and E International; Volume 99, October 2018, Pages 1-12

 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2018.05.012

Resolution limits of terahertz ptychography

Valzania, L., Hack, E., Zolliker, P., Brönnimann, R., & Feurer, T.;

Proceedings of SPIE: Vol. 10677. Unconventional optical imaging;

https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2307157

Steps towards Industrial Validation Experiments

Erwick Hack, et al.; 

The 18th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM18) Brussels, Belgium; 

https://doi.org/10.3390/ICEM18-05216

 

Squaraine dye for a visibly transparent all-organic optical upconversion device with sensitivity at 1000 nm.

Strassel, K., Kaiser, A., Jenatsch, S., Véron, A. C., Anantharaman, S. B., Hack, E., … Hany, R.;

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces;

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b00047

Experimental investigation of friction stresses between adjacent panels made of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) and between OSB panels and glued laminated timber (GLT) frame members.

Steiger, R., Fink, G., Nerbano, S., Hack, E., & Beyer, K.;

Materials and Structures, 51, 2 (14 pp.). (2018);

https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-017-1124-5

Terahertz ptychography

Valzania, L., Feurer, T., Zolliker, P., & Hack, E.;

Optics Letters, 43(3), 543-546.; 

https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.43.000543

 

2017

Calculation of volumetric sound field of pulsed air-coupled ultrasound transducers based on single plane measurements

Authors: Sanabria, S. J., Marhenke, T., Furrer, R., & Neuenschwander, J.;

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control;

https://doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2017.2773619

Increasing Photovoltaic Performance of an Organic Cationic Chromophore by Anion Exchange

Dec. 05, 2017: Published in Advanced Science;

Authors: Gesevičius, D., Neels, A., Jenatsch, S., Hack, E., Viani, L., Athanasopoulos, S., … Heier, J.;

https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201700496

Towards the assessment of biomechanical interfaces: topography of hidden objects obtained with THz holography.

Valzania, L., Zolliker, P., & Hack, E.

 In Proceedings of the 42nd international conference on infrared, millimeter and terahertz waves IRMMW-THz 2017

https://doi.org/10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2017.8067016

Extracting wood properties from structured THz spectra: birefringence and water content.

Zolliker, P., Rüggeberg, M., Valzania, L., & Hack, E. (2017).

IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, 7(6), 722-731. 2017

https://doi.org/10.1109/TTHZ.2017.2755508

Effects of gamma irradiations on reactive pulsed laser deposited vanadium dioxide thin films

Madiba, I.G., Émond, N., Chaker, M., Thema, F.T., Tadadjeu, S.I., Muller, U., Zolliker, P., Braun, A.,Kotsedi, L., Maaza, M.

 Applied Surface Science, 411, 271-278.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.03.131

 

Visible light-emitting host-guest electrochemical cells using cyanine dyes.

Jenatsch, S., Wang, L., Leclaire, N., Hack, E., Steim, R., Anantharaman, S., Heier, J., Ruhstaller, B., Penninck, L., Nüesch, F., Hany, R.

Organic Electronics, 48, 77-84. , 2017

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2017.05.038

Light scattering enhancement at the absorption edge in dewetting droplets of cyanine dyes.

Leclaire, N. A., Boudoire, F., Hack, E., Brönnimann, R., Nüesch, F. A., & Heier, J.

Advanced Optical Materials, 5(5), 1600903 (10 pp.).2017

https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201600903

Topography of hidden objects using THz digital holography with multi-beam interferences.

Valzania, L., Zolliker, P., & Hack, E. 

Optics Express, 25(10), 11038-11047. 2017

https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.011038

Electronic and structural characterization of barrier-type amorphous aluminium oxide.

Evangelisti, F., Stiefel, M., Guseva, O., Nia, Raheleh P., Hauert, Roland., Hack, E., Jeurgens, L. P.H., Ambrosio, F., Pasquarello, A., Schmutz, P., Cancellieri, C.

Electrochimica Acta, 224, 503-516., 2017

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2016.12.090