Dr. Lorenz Holzer

Projects

• Novel approaches for investigating local corrosion and mechanical degradation of multiphasic alloys / Project leader / ongoing
• GeoCloud – Simulation Software for Cloud-based Digital Microstructure Design of New Fuel Cell Materials / Project leader / completed
• Enhanced blood flow and pressure measurements with PhysioCath-microcatheter for reliable diagnosis of 'Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery' (INOCA) / Team member / completed
• Investigation of the suitability and optimization of ceramic aerosol filters / Co-project leader / completed
• Versatile oxide fuel cell microstructures employing WGS active titanate anode current collectors compatible to ferritic stainless steel interconnects / Project leader / completed
• Increasing the Capabilities of Dermatoscopy Using Thermal Imaging Sensors / Team member / completed
• FERMI – Metallic interconnector and protection layer for SOFC systems / Team member / completed
• Smart materials concept for SOFC anodes: Self-regenerating catalysts for efficient energy production from renewable fuels / Team member / completed
• Designing multifunctional materials for proton exchange membrane fuel cells / Team member / completed
• Smart materials concept for SOFC anodes: Self-regenerating catalysts for efficient energy production from renewable fuels / Team member / completed
• Nanoporous diaphragms for electrochemical sensors / Deputy project leader / completed
• SERAN – Self-Regenerating Anodes: Durability Improvement of SOFC Technology by Novel Smart Materials with Sulphur Tolerance / Co-project leader / completed
• Relationships between 3D topology and reaction kinetics in mixed conducting electrodes for solid oxide fuel cells / Project leader / completed
• Enhancing the Lifetime of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell stacks in Switzerland / Co-project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, 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.

Book chapters, 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.

Written conference contributions, 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.

Other publications

• 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.

Oral conference contributions and 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.

Research data

• 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. Available from: 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. Available from: 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. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4049960

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