Dr. Lorenz Holzer

Dr. Lorenz Holzer

ZHAW School of Engineering
Multiphysik-Modellierung und Bildverarbeitung
Technikumstrasse 71
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 77 90
lorenz.holzer@zhaw.ch

Netzwerk

Mitglied in Netzwerken

ETH ScopeM<br /> Scientific Center for Optics and Electron Microscopy
Materials Research Society MRS
European Materials Research Society E-MRS
Drei-Länder Organisation Elektronenmicroskopie D-A-CH / <br /> Vorstandsmitglied Arbeitskreis FIB (Focused Ion Beam) 2007-2011
Schweizer Geologenverband CHGeol
Int. conference on Modeling and Validation of Fuel Cells and Batteries (Modval)
International Society for Stochastics and Image Analysis
Swiss Society for Optics and Microscopy SSOM / Vorstandsmitglied Sektion Mikroskopie 2009-2012

Projekte

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

Mauriot, E. et al. (2026) 'Initiation stage of Ti6Al4V corrosion in H2O2-containing phosphate buffer saline', Materials Letters, 412(140379). doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2026.140379.
Khawaja, H. A. et al. (2026) 'Ice adhesion on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces : visualization with Cryo-FIB-SEM', Results in Engineering, 29(109793). doi: 10.1016/j.rineng.2026.109793.
Marmet, P. et al. (2026) 'In situ quantification of β-phase dissolution in Ti-6Al-4V under harsh oxidative conditions', Corrosion Science, 263(113730). doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2026.113730.
Marmet, P. et al. (2024) 'Effective transport properties of porous composites applied to MIEC SOC electrodes', Energy Advances, 3(8), pp. 2013–2034. doi: 10.1039/d4ya00074a.
Marmet, P. et al. (2024) 'Multiscale-multiphysics model for optimization of novel ceramic MIEC solid oxide fuel cell electrodes', The International Journal of Multiphysics, 18(2s), pp. 58–83. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-30992.
Marmet, P. et al. (2023) 'Stochastic microstructure modeling of SOC electrodes based on a pluri-Gaussian method', Energy Advances, 2(11), pp. 1942–1967. doi: 10.1039/D3YA00332A.
Marmet, P. et al. (2023) 'Standardized microstructure characterization of SOC electrodes as a key element for Digital Materials Design', Energy Advances, 2(7), pp. 980–1013. doi: 10.1039/D3YA00132F.
Marmet, P. et al. (2021) 'Modeling the impedance response and steady state behaviour of porous CGO-based MIEC anodes', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23(40), pp. 23042–23074. doi: 10.1039/D1CP01962G.
Prestat, M. et al. (2021) 'Microstructural aspects of Ti6Al4V degradation in H2O2-containing phosphate buffered saline', Corrosion Science, 190(109640). doi: 10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109640.
Vucko, F. et al. (2021) 'Anodic degradation of Zn-Ni coatings in moderately alkaline NaCl solution', Materials Letters, 293, p. 129701. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2021.129701.
Soares Costa, J. et al. (2020) 'Impedance spectroscopy analysis of structural defects in sputtered ZnO films', ChemElectroChem, 7(9), pp. 2055–2064. doi: 10.1002/celc.202000087.
Neumann, M. et al. (2020) 'Quantifying the influence of microstructure on effective conductivity and permeability: virtual materials testing', International Journal of Solids and Structures, 184, pp. 211–220. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2019.03.028.
Soares Costa, J. et al. (2019) 'Oxygen reduction investigation on sputtered ZnO layers with nano‐granular structure', ChemElectroChem, 6(20), pp. 5321–5330. doi: 10.1002/celc.201901298.
Steiger, P. et al. (2019) 'Sulfur poisoning recovery on a solid oxide fuel cell anode material through reversible segregation of nickel', Chemistry of Materials, 31(3), pp. 748–758. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b03669.
Eidel, B. et al. (2019) 'Estimating the effective elasticity properties of a diamond/β-SiC composite thin film by 3D reconstruction and numerical homogenization', Diamond and Related Materials, 97. doi: 10.1016/j.diamond.2019.04.029.
Neumann, M. et al. (2019) 'Stochastic 3D modeling of three-phase microstructures for predicting transport properties: a case study', Transport in Porous Media, 128(1), pp. 179–200. doi: 10.1007/s11242-019-01240-y.
Keller, L. and Holzer, L. (2018) 'Image-based upscaling of permeability in opalinus clay', Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 123(1), pp. 285–295. doi: 10.1002/2017JB014717.
Capone, L. et al. (2018) 'An ensemble Monte Carlo simulation study of water distribution in porous gas diffusion layers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells', Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, 15(3), p. 031005. doi: 10.1115/1.4038627.
Prestat, M. et al. (2018) 'Cathodic corrosion of zinc under potentiostatic conditions in NaCl solutions', ChemElectroChem, 5(8), pp. 1203–1211. doi: 10.1002/celc.201701325.
Burnat, D. et al. (2018) 'Lanthanum doped strontium titanate - ceria anodes : deconvolution of impedance spectra and relationship with composition and microstructure', Journal of Power Sources, 385, pp. 62–75. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.03.024.
Steiger, P. et al. (2017) 'Structural reversibility and nickel particle stability in lanthanum iron nickel perovskite-type catalysts', ChemSusChem, 10(11), pp. 2505–2517. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201700358.
Boiger, G. K. et al. (2017) 'Multi-parameter improvement method for (micro-) structural properties of high performance ceramics', The International Journal of Multiphysics, 11(1), pp. 49–69. doi: 10.21152/1750-9548.11.1.49.
Stenzel, O. et al. (2017) 'Big data for microstructure-property relationships : a case study of predicting effective conductivities', AIChE Journal, 63(9), pp. 4224–4232. doi: 10.1002/aic.15757.
Prestat, M. et al. (2017) 'Microstructure and spatial distribution of corrosion products anodically grown on zinc in chloride solutions', Electrochemistry Communications, 81, pp. 56–60. doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2017.06.004.
Holzer, L. et al. (2017) 'Microstructure-property relationships in a gas diffusion layer (GDL) for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, Part II : pressure-induced water injection and liquid permeability', Electrochimica Acta, 241, pp. 414–432. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.04.141.
Holzer, L. et al. (2017) 'Microstructure-property relationships in a gas diffusion layer (GDL) for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, Part I : effect of compression and anisotropy of dry GDL', Electrochimica Acta, 227, pp. 419–434. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.01.030.
Burnat, D. A. et al. (2016) 'Smart material concept : reversible microstructural self-regeneration for catalytic applications', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(30), pp. 11939–11948. doi: 10.1039/C6TA03417A.
Delmelle, R. et al. (2016) 'Development of improved nickel catalysts for sorption enhanced CO2 methanation', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(44), pp. 20185–20191. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.09.045.
Holzer, L. et al. (2016) 'Fundamental relationships between 3D pore topology, electrolyte conduction and flow properties : towards knowledge-based design of ceramic diaphragms for sensor applications', Materials & Design, 99, pp. 314–327. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.03.034.
Stenzel, O. et al. (2016) 'Predicting effective conductivities based on geometric microstructure characteristics', AIChE Journal, 62(5), pp. 1834–1843. doi: 10.1002/aic.15160.
Neumann, M. et al. (2016) 'Stochastic 3D modeling of complex three-phase microstructures in SOFC-electrodes with completely connected phases', Computational Materials Science, 118, pp. 353–364. doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2016.03.013.
Mangipudi, K. R. et al. (2016) 'A FIB-nanotomography method for accurate 3D reconstruction of open nanoporous structures', Ultramicroscopy, 163, pp. 38–47. doi: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2016.01.004.
Linder, M. et al. (2015) 'Ohmic resistance of nickel infiltrated chromium oxide scales in solid oxide fuel cell metallic interconnects', Solid State Ionics, 283, pp. 38–51. doi: 10.1016/j.ssi.2015.11.003.
Keller, L. M. et al. (2015) 'Intergranular pore space evolution in MX80 bentonite during a long-term experiment', Applied Clay Science, 104, pp. 150–159. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2014.11.024.
Pecho, O. M. et al. (2015) '3D microstructure effects in Ni-YSZ anodes : influence of TPB lengths on the electrochemical performance', Materials, 8(10), pp. 7129–7144. doi: 10.3390/ma8105370.
Pecho, O. M. et al. (2015) '3D microstructure effects in Ni-YSZ anodes : prediction of effective transport properties and optimization of redox stability', Materials, 8(9), pp. 5554–5585. doi: 10.3390/ma8095265.
Linder, M. et al. (2015) 'A model-based approach for current voltage analyses to quantify degradation and fuel distribution in solid oxide fuel cell stacks', Journal of Power Sources, 288, pp. 409–418. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.04.136.
Pecho, O. et al. (2015) 'Influence of strontium-rich pore-filling phase on the performance of La0.6Sr0.4CoO3−δ thin-film cathodes', Journal of Power Sources, 274, pp. 295–303. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.10.060.
Linder, M. et al. (2014) 'Model-based prediction of the ohmic resistance of metallic interconnects from oxide scale growth based on scanning electron microscopy', Journal of Power Sources, 272, pp. 595–605. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.098.
Keller, L. et al. (2014) 'The pore structure of compacted and partly saturated MX-80 bentonite at different dry densities', Clays and Clay Minerals, 62(3), pp. 174–187. doi: 10.1346/CCMN.2014.0620302.
Cantoni, M. and Holzer, L. (2014) 'Advances in 3D focused ion beam tomography', MRS Bulletin, 39(4), pp. 354–360. doi: 10.1557/mrs.2014.54.
Gaiselmann, G. et al. (2014) 'Quantitative relationships between microstructure and effective transport properties based on virtual materials testing', AIChE Journal, 60(6), pp. 1983–1999. doi: 10.1002/aic.14416.
Holzer, L. et al. (2013) 'Redox cycling of Ni-YSZ anodes for solid oxide fuel cells: influence of tortuosity, constriction and percolation factors on the effective transport properties', Journal of Power Sources, 242, pp. 179–194. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.05.047.
Wiedenmann, D. et al. (2013) 'Three-dimensional pore structure and ion conductivity of porous ceramic diaphragms', AIChE Journal, 59(5), pp. 1446–1457. doi: 10.1002/aic.14094.
Holzer, L. et al. (2013) 'The influence of constrictivity on the effective transport properties of porous layers in electrolysis and fuel cells', Journal of Materials Science, 48(7), pp. 2934–2952. doi: 10.1007/s10853-012-6968-z.
Linder, M. et al. (2013) 'Cr2O3 scale growth rates on metallic interconnectors derived from 40,000 h solid oxide fuel cell stack operation', Journal of Power Sources, 243, pp. 508–518. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.05.200.
Keller, L. M. et al. (2013) 'Pore space relevant for gas permeability in Opalinus clay : statistical analysis of homogeneity, percolation, and representative volume element', Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 118(6), pp. 2799–2812. doi: 10.1002/jgrb.50228.
Keller, L. M. et al. (2013) 'Characterization of multi-scale microstructural features in Opalinus Clay', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 170, pp. 83–94. doi: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2012.11.029.
Gaiselmann, G. et al. (2013) 'Stochastic 3D modeling of La0.6Sr0.4CoO3−δ cathodes based on structural segmentation of FIB–SEM images', Computational Materials Science, 67, pp. 48–62. doi: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.08.030.
Burnat, D. A. et al. (2012) 'On the chemical interaction of nanoscale lanthanum doped strontium titanates with common scandium and yttrium stabilized electrolyte materials', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37(23), pp. 18326–18341. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.022.
Gruber, I. et al. (2012) 'A computational study of the effect of structural anisotropy of porous asphalt on hydraulic conductivity', Construction and Building Materials, 36, pp. 66–77. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.04.094.
Iwanschitz, B. et al. (2012) 'Nickel agglomeration in solid oxide fuel cells : the influence of temperature', Solid State Ionics, 211, pp. 69–73. doi: 10.1016/j.ssi.2012.01.015.
Burnat, D. A. et al. (2012) 'Synthesis and performance of A-site deficient lanthanum-doped strontium titanate by nanoparticle based spray pyrolysis', Journal of Power Sources, 201, pp. 26–36. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.10.088.
Keller, L. M. et al. (2011) 'On the application of focused ion beam nanotomography in characterizing the 3D pore space geometry of Opalinus clay', Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 36(17-18), pp. 1539–1544. doi: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.07.010.
Holzer, L. et al. (2011) 'Quantitative relationships between composition, particle size, triple phase boundary length and surface area in nickel-cermet anodes for solid oxide fuel cells', Journal of Power Sources, 196(17), pp. 7076–7089. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.08.006.
Keller, L. et al. (2011) '3D geometry and topology of pore pathways in Opalinus clay : implications for mass transport', Applied Clay Science, 52(1-2), pp. 85–95. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2011.02.003.
Holzer, L. et al. (2011) 'Microstructure degradation of cermet anodes for solid oxide fuel cells : quantification of nickel grain growth in dry and in humid atmospheres', Journal of Power Sources, 196(3), pp. 1279–1294. doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.08.017.
Prestat, M. et al. (2010) 'Effect of graphite pore former on oxygen electrodes prepared with La0.6Sr0.4CoO3−δ nanoparticles', Electrochemistry Communications, 12(2), pp. 292–295. doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2009.12.018.
Solarska, R. et al. (2010) 'Nanoscale calcium bismuth mixed oxide with enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible light', Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 382(2), pp. 190–196. doi: 10.1016/j.apcata.2010.04.043.
Holzer, L. et al. (2010) 'Shape comparison between 0.4–2.0 and 20–60 μm cement particles', Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 93(6), pp. 1626–1633. doi: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03654.x.
Holzer, L. et al. (2010) '3D-microstructure analysis of hydrated bentonite with cryo-stabilized pore water', Applied Clay Science, 47(3-4), pp. 330–342. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2009.11.045.

Buchbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Holzer, L. and Cantoni, M. (2012) 'Review of FIB tomography', in Utke, I., Moshkalev, S., and Russel, P. E. (eds) Nanofabrication using focused ion and electron beams : principles and applications. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 410–435.

Schriftliche Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Marmet, P. et al. (2022) 'Composite conductivity of MIEC-based SOFC anodes : implications for microstructure optimization', in 15th European SOFC & SOE Forum 2022, Lucerne, Switzerland, 5-8 July 2022. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-26055.
Marmet, P. et al. (2020) 'Towards model-based optimization of CGO/Ni anodes', in 14th European SOFC & SOE Forum, Lucerne, Switzerland (online), 20-23 October 2020. Zenodo. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.4556898.
Holzer, L. (2018) 'Quantification of the microstructure influence on permeability using virtual materials testing', in Forest, S. and Willot, F. (eds) Physics and mechanics of random structures : from morphology to material properties. Paris: Presses des Mines.
Neumann, M. et al. (2018) 'On microstructure-property relationships derived by virtual materials testing with an emphasis on effective conductivity', in Simulation Science : First International Workshop, SimScience 2017, Göttingen, Germany, April 27–28, 2017 : Revised Selected Papers. Cham: Springer, pp. 145–158. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-96271-9_9.
Burnat, D. et al. (2018) 'Exsolution and integration of nanosized SMART catalysts for next generation SOFC anodes', in Proceedings of 13th European SOFC & SOE Forum 2018, pp. 248–257.
Bonmarin, M. et al. (2015) 'Aktive Thermographie für Hautkrebs Diagnose : Möglichkeiten und Grenzen', in 25. Deutscher Hautkrebskongress, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Onkologie ADO, München, 10.-12. September 2015. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-23968.

Weitere Publikationen

Penner, D. and Holzer, L. (2018) 'Characterization and modelling of structure and transport properties of porous ceramics', Ceramic Forum International, 95(3), p. E 27–E 32. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3574.
Burnat, D. et al. (2018) 'LST-CGO anodes : deconvolution of impedance spectra and relationship with composition and microstructure', in Proceedings of 13th European SOFC & SOE Forum 2018, pp. 93–102.

Mündliche Konferenzbeiträge und Abstracts

Marmet, P. et al. (2026) 'In situ quantification of β-phase dissolution in Ti-6Al-4V implant material under harsh oxidative conditions', in 10th Swiss Corrosion Science Day, Villigen, Switzerland, 24 April 2026.
Marmet, P. et al. (2025) 'H2O2-driven corrosion of Ti-6Al-4V implants : connection between electrochemical and microstructure characteristics', in EUROCORR Book of Abstracts.
Prestat, M. et al. (2024) 'H2O2-driven corrosion of Ti6Al4V investigated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and quantitative microstructure analysis', in EUROCORR Book of Abstracts.
Vucko, F. et al. (2024) 'Fatigue-corrosion behaviour of Ti6Al4V alloys in H2O2-containing physiological solution', in EUROCORR Book of Abstracts.
Gorbar, M. et al. (2024) 'DLP 3D printed hierarchical hybrid ceramic filters : design, fabrication, and performance analysis', in 10th International Congres on Ceramics (ICC'10), Montreal, Canada, 14-18 July 2024.
Marmet, P. et al. (2024) 'Modellbasierte Entwicklung von Elektroden für Festoxid-Brennstoffzellen', in VPE/PLM Swiss Symposium, OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, Rapperswil, Schweiz, 11. April 2024.
Marmet, P. et al. (2023) 'Multiscale-multiphysics model for novel ceramic solid oxide fuel cell electrodes', in 18th International Conference of Multiphysics, Graz, Austria, 14-15 December 2023.
Vucko, F. et al. (2023) 'In vitro corrosion and stress corrosion cracking of Ti6Al4V alloy in H2O2-containing physiological solutions', in The Annual Congress of the European Federation of Corrosion (EuroCorr), Brussels, Belgium, 27-31 August 2023.
Marmet, P. et al. (2021) 'Generation of virtual three-phase structures based on Gaussian random fields : an important option for Digital Materials Design of solid oxide fuel cell electrodes', in GeoDict User Meeting 2021 Book of Abstracts. Kaiserslautern: Math2Market, p. 22. Available at: https://www.math2market.de/fileadmin/CONTENT_files/News/Events/GeoDict_UserMeeting-and-Workshops/2021-GeoDict-UserMeeting/2021_Book-of-Abstracts.pdf.
Marmet, P. et al. (2021) 'Comprehensive model for CGO based anodes', in 17th Symposium on Modeling and Experimental Validation of Fuel Cells, Electrolysers and Batteries (ModVal), online, 20-22 April 2021.
Schumacher, J. et al. (2015) 'Parameterisation of macrohomogeneous models of proton exchange membrane fuel cells', in 12th Symposium on Fuel Cell and Battery Modeling and Experimental Validation (ModVal 12), Freiburg, Germany, 26-27 March 2015.
Dujc, J. et al. (2015) 'Voxel-based modelling of water distribution in PEFC porous media', in 12th Symposium on Fuel Cell and Battery Modeling and Experimental Validation (ModVal 12), Freiburg, Germany, 26-27 March 2015.

Forschungsdaten

Marmet, Philip; Holzer, Lorenz; Hocker, Thomas; Boiger, Gernot K.; Bausinger, Holger; Mai, Andreas; Fingerle, Mathias; Reeb, Sarah; Michel, Dominik; Brader, Joseph M., 2023. Characterization-app : standardized microstructure characterization of SOC electrodes as a key element for Digital Materials Design. Zenodo. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7741305
Marmet, Philip; Holzer, Lorenz; Hocker, Thomas; Muser, Vinzenz; Boiger, Gernot K.; Fingerle, Mathias; Reeb, Sarah; Michel, Dominik; Brader, Joseph M., 2023. Python app for stochastic microstructure modeling of SOC electrodes based on a pluri-Gaussian method. Zenodo. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7744110
Holzer, Lorenz; Pecho, Omar; Penner, Dirk; Boiger, Gernot; Gorbar, Michal; de Hazan, Yoram, 2020. FIB-tomography data of porous Zr-oxide fabricated with varying sintering conditions. Zenodo. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4049960

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