@lnm-eth
LNM student-run account. We are a research group at @ethzurich.bsky.social, exploring the mechanical and optical properties of materials at the micro- and nanoscale. PI: Prof. Dr. Ralph Spolenak Webpage: https://met.mat.ethz.ch/
Last talk from LNM tomorrow at #DPG2026! @marpozzi.bsky.social will present "Self-assembled dielectric network metamaterials based on vanadium oxide" at 12.15 in HSZ/0403. Don't miss it!
🔬 16:15 — SCH/A216
@oliverwipfli.ch - “Diffusion processes in magnetron sputtered copper–gold thin films: layer design, argon pressure tuning and Kirkendall effect”
💧11:45 — SCH/A251
Ralph Spolenak - “Additive manufacturing and nanomechanics – where is the link?”
🔥9:30 — REC/C213
Nensi Toncich - “An on-chip heating platform for localized thin-film repair, non-equilibrium microstructures, and phase control”
🚀 More LNM talks tomorrow at #DPG2026 ! If you're interested in thin films, nanomechanics, and diffusion processes... we hope to see you there!!
LNM is ready for #DPG conference in Dresden this week! 😎 Tomorrow at 11:45 in HSZ/0201 @fabian_haake will start with his presentation “Probing electromagnetic chirality in nanoresonators using scanning reflection anisotropy microscopy”. Don't miss it! 😉
🚀New paper out! Nanoporous Ag for SERS: PVD vs EHD-RP. Both show strong enhancement, with EHD-RP slightly outperforming. <30 nm pores and network disorder are key. EHD-RP substrates are stable and enable plasmonic catalysis at ultralow laser powers 🔬👏.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Multi-Material Nanoscale Additive Manufacturing at Its Limits - Resolution, Chemistry & Purity. Are we ready to print devices?
Don’t miss Prof. Ralf Spolenak’s talk at @Materials_MRS
- Hynes, Level 3, Room 303 @ 1:30 PM! 🚀
🦾 Interested in NiTiNb alloys?
Our latest work explores the use of metallic additives in filament-based extrusion and employs chemically correlated nanoindentation to reveal the microstructural & micromechanical behavior of NiTiNb.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/adem...
Oliver Wipf is already at #FEMSEuromat2025 in Granada! Don’t miss his talk on Kirkendall Effect guided Void Formation in PVD Manufactured Cu-Au Thin Films for low Thermal Conductivity Coatings.
🗓️ Wed 17 at 6pm. ¡Nos vemos allí! 😉
@FEMS_EU
@SOCIEMAT
Getting ready for the semester start… but first, a group hike to Tamina Gorge! 💪🌿
If you’re at @GordonConf in Boston, check out Nerea Abando’s work on combining eutectic phase diagrams & interface design for sinter-based NiTi-316L multi-material additive manufacturing. Today & tomorrow at 16h in the Poster Session! 🦾
Big congrats to the winning team!! Students from LNM + PhDs from Food Structure Engineering took home the Golden Ralph in our latest LNM PubQuiz! Will they keep it next time? 😏🏆
... and the group picture 📷 of #PLASMONICA2025 is out! We are such a good-looking Community ☺️
LNM was present today at the Swiss Mycology Symposium at @wslresearch.bsky.social in Birmensdorf! 🍄 Judith Gómez Cuyàs presented her poster on how optics can be used to explore fungal networks!
Enjoying the last coffee break of a great workshop! ☕️
#PLASMONICA2025 @plasmonica.bsky.social
@marpozzi.bsky.social will be presenting his poster on “Self-assembled hybrid dielectric/plasmonic network metamaterials based on vanadium oxide and copper” today at #PLASMONICA2025! Swing by and check it out! 😎
@plasmonica.bsky.social
A snapshot of @paunessa.bsky.social’s talk yesterday in the beautiful Sant Giminiano convent at @plasmonica.bsky.social 🔬 Don’t miss the chance to approach him if you’re still around!
#PLASMONICA2025
Enjoying a cappuccino in the market while waiting for Day 2 of @plasmonica.bsky.social to kick off ☕ @paunessa.bsky.social (on the left 😎) will be speaking at 11:30h on “Hybrid resonant metasurfaces combining dielectric nanocup metasurfaces and plasmonic networks.” Don’t miss it!
#PLASMONICA2025
LNM on tour: high-speed edition! 🏎️ Just 3h to go until #PLASMONICA2025 kicks off! But first, a quick pit stop at the Ferrari Museum in Modena to see Enzo Ferrari’s work 🇮🇹 See you soon at @plasmonica.bsky.social!
One more year, the Heavy Metals represented the LNM group at the SMW Soccer Cup! 🤩⚽👏
@ethz.ch
This work helps optimize these materials for high-performance applications like microelectronics and localized joining.
We investigated how composition and bilayer thickness affect the reaction dynamics and mechanical properties of Ni/Al reactive multilayers, combining experiments with molecular dynamics simulations.
🚨📰 Our latest research on Ni/Al reactive multilayers has been published in @aip-publishing.bsky.social and selected as an Editor's Pick! 💥
👉 doi.org/10.1063/5.02...
Yesterday we attended the #MaterialsDay at ETH on Materials for Energy! A great chance to engage with experts like Emiliano Cortés from @lmumuenchen.bsky.social, who is developing advanced nanomaterials and plasmonic strategies for sustainable energy conversion and storage ☀️🔋
🚨📰 New publication out!
We show that nanoporous Ag networks fabricated using EHD-RP exhibit higher hardness values than PVD-sputtered ones due to differences in relative density, ligament size, twin density and structural order.
👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...
@ethzurich.bsky.social
3:20 PM | Room 354 - Marcello Pozzi: Self-Assembly of Plasmonic Networks Via Far from Equilibrium Chemical Dealloying.
3:40 PM | Room 354 - Oliver Wipf: Controlled Kirkendall Voiding in Al-Au and Cu-Au Thin Films by Adjusting Sputtering Parameters.
9:25 AM | Room 316 - Rebecca Gallivan: The Curious Case of Ni-P-O: Insights for Unusual Materials Printing at the Nanoscale
11:35 AM | Room 316 - Nikolaus Porenta: Mechanical Properties of Nanoporous Silver: Electrohydrodynamic-Redox Printing vs. PVD Sputtering
Last day at #TMS2025! If you’re still around, don’t miss the opportunity to learn about the work of our team ⚡️
At 5:30 PM (Marquee Ballroom, D-58), Nensi Toncich will be presenting her poster on Reactive Multilayer Induced Self-Healing in Thin Films – The Importance of Diffusion Barriers. Swing by and check it out!
#TMS2025 #TMSAnnualMeeting
@ethzurich.bsky.social