Erik Lewin
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Chemistry - Ångström Laboratory; Inorganic Chemistry
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 37 68
- Mobile phone:
- +46 73 469 74 77
- E-mail:
- erik.lewin@kemi.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Lägerhyddsvägen 1
- Postal address:
- Box 538
751 21 Uppsala
- ORCID:
- 0000-0001-8617-4834
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Short presentation
- Researcher with focus on
- inorganic materials, especially multi-component materials (nitrides, carbides, alloys)
- coatings in connection to additive manufacturing
- Responsible for the Master's Programme in Chemical Engineering
- Director of AM@Å - the Additive Manufacturing initiative at the Ångström laboratory
- Course responsible and main lecturer for "Materials chemistry" (1kb210)
- Lecturer in several other courses
Publications and citations: Google Scholar profile: Qowwj-MAAAAJ
Biography
- from January 2019: Senior lecturer, Department of chemistry – Ångström laboratory, Uppsala university
- September 2018: Docent in materials chemistry, Uppsala university, Sweden
- November 2014 - December 2018: Associate senior lecturer, Department of chemistry – Ångström laboratory, Uppsala university
- May 2013 - November 2014: Researcher, Department of chemistry – Ångström laboratory, Uppsala university, Sweden
- September 2010 - April 2013: Postdoctoral researcher, Laboratory for Nanoscale Materials Science, Empa, Switzerland
- December 2009- August 2010: Researcher, Department of materials chemistry, Uppsala university, Sweden
- November 2009: Doctor of philosophy in inorganic chemistry, Uppsala university, Sweden
PhD thesis entitled “Design of carbide-based nanocomposite coatings” - February 2005: Master of science in chemical engineering, Uppsala university, Sweden
Major in materials chemistry.
Research
My research focuses on the fundamentals of structure-property correlations of new materials, with the aim of understanding how materials can be designed from the atomic scale structure and up to control their properties. My experimental expertise is centered around magnetron sputter deposition, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Most of my research is connected to thin film materials, in particular multi-component thin film materials, such as alloys, nitrides, and carbides.
I am presently leading research activities on:
- Multi-component / high-entropy materials, in particular thin films
- Coatings in connection to additive manufacturing
This research is conduced within the inorganic research programme at the Department of Chemistry - Ångström laboratory.
My list of publications is given below, and bibliometrics can be accessed through:
Researher ID: B-8255-2014 or Google Scholar profile: Qowwj-MAAAAJ
Publications
Selection of publications
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of thin films (2023)
- Experimental and theoretical evidence of charge transfer in multi-component alloys (2021)
- Optical and electrical properties of hard (Hf,Nb,Ti,V,Zr)N-x thin films (2021)
- Multi-component and high-entropy nitride coatings (2020)
- Carbon-containing multi-component thin films (2019)
- In Situ Formation of Ge Nanoparticles by Annealing of Al-Ge‑N ThinFilms Followed by HAXPES and XRD (2019)
- Multicomponent Hf-Nb-Ti-V-Zr nitride coatings by reactive magnetron sputter deposition (2018)
- Spectral artefacts post sputter-etching and how to cope with them - A case study of XPS on nitride-based coatings using monoatomic and cluster ion beams (2018)
- Sputter deposition of transition-metal carbide films - A critical review from a chemical perspective (2013)
- Influence of sputter damage on the XPS analysis of metastable nanocomposite coatings (2009)
- On the origin of a third spectral component of C1s XPS-spectra for nc-TiC/a-C nanocomposite thin films (2008)
- Nanocomposite nc-TiC/a-C thin films for electrical contact applications (2006)
Recent publications
- Elemental distribution and fracture properties of magnetron sputtered carbon supersaturated tungsten films (2024)
- Substrate orientation influence on nanotwinning in magnetron sputtered CoCrFeMnNi and Ni coatings (2024)
- Structural and mechanical properties of magnetron sputtered (NbxMo1-x)C thin films (2024)
- Near-surface analysis of magnetron sputtered AlCrNbYZrNx high entropy materials resolved by HAXPES (2024)
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of thin films (2023)
All publications
Articles
- Elemental distribution and fracture properties of magnetron sputtered carbon supersaturated tungsten films (2024)
- Substrate orientation influence on nanotwinning in magnetron sputtered CoCrFeMnNi and Ni coatings (2024)
- Structural and mechanical properties of magnetron sputtered (NbxMo1-x)C thin films (2024)
- Near-surface analysis of magnetron sputtered AlCrNbYZrNx high entropy materials resolved by HAXPES (2024)
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of thin films (2023)
- From high-entropy alloys to high-entropy ceramics (2023)
- Investigation into the mechanism of electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction to ammonia using niobium oxynitride thin-film catalysts (2022)
- Operando quantification of ammonia produced from computationally-derived transition metal nitride electro-catalysts (2022)
- Oordning skapar nya material (2022)
- Oordning ger nya material (2022)
- Tetragonal distortion in magnetron sputtered bcc-W films with supersaturated carbon (2022)
- Investigation of the phase formation in magnetron sputtered hard multicomponent (HfNbTiVZr)C coatings (2022)
- Experimental and theoretical evidence of charge transfer in multi-component alloys (2021)
- Magnetron sputtering of carbon supersaturated tungsten films-A chemical approach to increase strength (2021)
- Plasmon-Mediated Oxidation Reaction on Au/p-Cu2O (2021)
- Synthesis and characterisation of nanocomposite Mo-Fe-B thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering (2021)
- Compositional dependence of the magnetic state of Co3-xZnxTeO6 solid solutions (2021)
- Influence of the nitrogen content on the corrosion resistances of multicomponent AlCrNbYZrN coatings (2021)
- Optical and electrical properties of hard (Hf,Nb,Ti,V,Zr)N-x thin films (2021)
- Selective photocatalytic oxidation of 3-pyridinemethanol on platinized acid/base modified TiO2 (2021)
- Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of atomic layer deposited Hf-doped ZnO (2020)
- Recoverable and Reusable Polymer Microbead-Supported Metal Nanocatalysts for Redox Chemical Transformations (2020)
- Influence of Carbon on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Magnetron Sputtered TaW Coatings (2020)
- Multi-component and high-entropy nitride coatings (2020)
- Unveiling the role of bisulfide in the photocatalytic splitting of H2S in aqueous solutions (2020)
- Microstructure and mechanical, electrical, and electrochemical properties of sputter-deposited multicomponent (TiNbZrTa)N-x coatings (2020)
- Influence of N content on structure and mechanical properties of multi-component Al-Cr-Nb-Y-Zr based thin films by reactive magnetron sputtering (2020)
- Multi-component (Al,Cr,Nb,Y,Zr)N thin films by reactive magnetron sputter deposition for increased hardness and corrosion resistance (2020)
- On the structural and magnetic properties of the double perovskite Nd2NiMnO6 (2019)
- Influence of Deposition Temperature on the Phase Evolution of HfNbTiVZr High-Entropy Thin Films (2019)
- Carbon-containing multi-component thin films (2019)
- Surface analysis of nickel nanomaterials electrodeposited on graphite surface (2019)
- In Situ Formation of Ge Nanoparticles by Annealing of Al-Ge‑N ThinFilms Followed by HAXPES and XRD (2019)
- Hard and crack resistant carbon supersaturated refractory nanostructured multicomponent coatings (2018)
- Tuning structure and mechanical properties of Ta-C coatings by N-alloying and vacancy population (2018)
- Temperature-dependent structural and magnetic properties of R2MMnO6 double perovskites (R=Dy, Gd; M=Ni, Co) (2018)
- Influence of oxygen content on structure and material properties of reactively sputtered Al-Ge-O-N thin films (2018)
- Multicomponent Hf-Nb-Ti-V-Zr nitride coatings by reactive magnetron sputter deposition (2018)
- Effect of in situ electric-field-assisted growth on antiphase boundaries in epitaxial Fe3O4 thin films on MgO (2018)
- Spectral artefacts post sputter-etching and how to cope with them - A case study of XPS on nitride-based coatings using monoatomic and cluster ion beams (2018)
- Synthesis and characterization of multicomponent (CrNbTaTiW)C films for increased hardness and corrosion resistance (2018)
- N-TiO2/Cu-TiO2 double-layer films (2017)
- Synthesis and characterisation of Mo-B-C thin films deposited by non-reactive DC magnetron sputtering (2017)
- Continuous-Flow Hydrogenation of D-Xylose with Bimetallic Ruthenium Catalysts on Micrometric Alumina (2017)
- Structure and properties of sputter-deposited Al-Sn-N thin films (2016)
- Synthesis and characterization of MoB2-x thin films grown by nonreactive DC magnetron sputtering (2016)
- Flow hydrogenation of p-nitrophenol with nano-Ag/Al2O3 (2016)
- Structure and properties of Cr-C/Ag films deposited by magnetron sputtering (2015)
- Sonogashira coupling reaction over supported gold nanoparticles (2015)
- An investigation of c-HiPIMS discharges during titanium deposition (2014)
- Hard wear-resistant coatings with anisotropic thermal conductivity for high thermal load applications (2014)
- Modified high power impulse magnetron sputtering process for increased deposition rate of titanium (2013)
- Thermal conductivity of hard oxynitride coatings (2013)
- Sputter deposition of transition-metal carbide films - A critical review from a chemical perspective (2013)
- Comparison of Al-Si-N nanocomposite coatings deposited by HIPIMS and DC magnetron sputtering (2013)
- Magnetron sputtering of Zr-Si-C thin films (2012)
- Nanocomposite Al-Ge-N thin films and their mechanical and optical properties (2012)
- Growth of Ti-C nanocomposite films by reactive high power impulse magnetron sputtering under industrial conditions (2012)
- Contact Resistance of Ti-Si-C-Ag and Ti-Si-C-Ag-Pd Nanocomposite Coatings (2012)
- Ni and Ti diffusion barrier layers between Ti-Si-C and Ti-Si-C-Ag nanocomposite coatings and Cu-based substrates (2012)
- Uptake of Fluoride from Aqueous Solution on Nano-Sized Hydroxyapatite (2012)
- Friction and contact resistance of nanocomposite Ti-Ni-C coatings (2011)
- Design of carbide-based nanocomposite thin films by selective alloying (2011)
- Structural, mechanical and electrical-contact properties of nanocrystalline-NbC/amorphous-C coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering (2011)
- Carbon Release by Selective Alloying of Transition Metal Carbides (2011)
- Wear-resistant magnetic thin film material based on a Ti1−xFexC1−y nanocomposite alloy (2010)
- Growth and structural properties of Mg:C thin films prepared by magnetron sputtering (2010)
- Microstructure evolution of Ti-Si-C-Ag nanocomposite coatings deposited by DC magnetron sputtering (2010)
- High-rate deposition of amorphous and nanocomposite Ti-Si-C multifunctional coatings (2010)
- Deposition of Ti-Si-C-Ag Nanocomposite Coatings as Electrical Contact Material (2010)
- Synthesis, structure and properties of Ni-alloyed TiCx-based thin films (2010)
- Carbide and nanocomposite thin films in the Ti-Pt-C system (2010)
- Design of the Lattice Parameter of Embedded Nanoparticles (2010)
- Conductive nanocomposite ceramics as tribological and electrical contact materials (2010)
- Influence of sputter damage on the XPS analysis of metastable nanocomposite coatings (2009)
- Industrialisation Study of Nanocomposite nc-TiC/a-C Coatings for Electrical Contact Applications (2009)
- Electronic structure and chemical bonding of nanocrystalline-TiC/amorphous-C nanocomposites (2009)
- On the origin of a third spectral component of C1s XPS-spectra for nc-TiC/a-C nanocomposite thin films (2008)
- HIKE experiments at KMC-1: Studies of Solar Cell Materials (2007)
- HIKE experiments at KMC-1: Recent Analysis of Thin Film Nanocomposites (2007)
- Design of Nanocomposite Low-Friction Coatings (2007)
- Nanocomposite nc-TiC/a-C thin films for electrical contact applications (2006)
- Deposition and characterization of ternary thin films within the Ti–Al–C system by DC magnetron sputtering (2006)
- Multicomponent Hf-Nb-Ti-V-Zr nitride coatings by reactive sputter deposition
- Charge transfer effects in (HfNbTiVZr)C – shown by ab-initio calculations and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- Probing the high entropy concept through the irradiation response of near-equimolar (CrTiTaWNb)C ceramic coatings
- Corrosion in Al-Cr-Nb-Y-Zr-N multi-component alloys: What role does the nitrogen content play?
- Influence of N content on structure and mechanical properties of multi-component Al-Cr-Nb-Y-Zr based thin films by reactive magnetron sputtering
- Elemental distribution in carbon-supersaturated high entropy alloycoatings: A synchrotron-based study
Books
Conferences
- Synthesis and characterization of HfNbTiVZr high entropy alloy thin films (2017)
- Reactively Sputtered Multicomponent (TiZrHfVNb)N Thin Films (2017)
- Reactively Sputtered Al-Ge-O-N Thin Films (2017)
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (2017)
- Structure-property correlations in reactively sputtered Al-Ge-O-N thin films (2016)
- Structure-property correlations in reactively sputtered Al-Ge-O-N thin films (2016)
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (2016)
- Transparent AlN-based nitride films (2016)
- Synthesis and characterisation of compositionally complex coatings (2016)
- Controlling Mechanical and Optical Properties by Alloying: Ternary and Quaternary Oxynitride Coating (2015)
- Ion Beam Induced Damages on Metastable Nitride Coatings (2014)
- On interfacial bonding in carbide based nanocomposites (2013)
- Alloying AlN with Ge or Sn: optically transparent hard nanocomposite coatings with variable absorption edge (2013)
- Nanostrukturierte Hartstoff-Schichten (2012)
- Nanocomposte coatings in the Al-Ge-N system: synthesis, structure and mechanical and optical properties (2012)
- Reactively sputtered Al-Sn-N nanocomposite coatings (2012)
- Hard and optically transparent Al-Si-N nanocomposites deposited with HIPIMS and DCMS (2011)
- Nanokompositer - material med nya möjligheter (2010)
- Influence of sputter damage on the XPS analysis of metastable nanocomposite coatings (2009)
- Industrialisation study of nanocomposite coatings for electrical contact applications (2008)
- Microstructural design of ternary nc-TiC/a-C based nanocomposite coatings through alloying with a second metallic element (2008)
- Design of sputtered nc-MeC/a-C nanocomposite coatings through doping with a second metallic element (2007)
- Concept of designing sputtered low-friction nanocomposite coatings through doping (2007)
- Design of sputtered nc-MeC/a-C nanocomposite coatings through doping with a second metallic element (2007)
- Nanocomposite nc-MeC/a-C thin films for electrical contact applications (2006)
- Discussion of a possible third carbon bonding state in PVD-deposited metal carbide / amorphous carbon nanocomposite thin films and its impact on mechanical and electrical properties (2006)
Patents
- A contact element and a contact arrangement (2014)
- A contact element and a contact arrangement (2013)
- A contact element and a contact arrangement (2012)
- A contact element and a contact arrangement (2011)
- A contact element and a contact arrangement (2010)
- A contact element and a contact arrangement (2010)
- A Contact Element and a Contact Arrangement (2007)