Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. mont.

Christian Mitterer

Christian Mitterer

Corresponding Member of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in Austria since 2016

  • Chair of Functional Materials and Materials Systems

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Research Areas:

  • Materials Engineering
  • Functional materials
  • Coating technology
  • Tribology
  • Materials physics
  • Surface physics

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Selected Memberships:

  • Österreichische Gesellschaft für Vakuumtechnik
  • American Vacuum Society
  • Austrian Society for Metallurgy and Materials
  • Verein Leobner Werkstoffwissenschafter

Selected Prizes:

  • Fellow der American Vacuum Society
  • Forschungspreis für Nanowissenschaften und Nanotechnologien des Landes Steiermark
  • Erich Schmid-Preis der ÖAW
  • R.F. Bunshah Award der American Vacuum Society
  • Prize in Science der International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications

Selected Publications:

  • Tkadletz, M.; Schalk, N.; Daniel, R.; Keckes, J.; Czettl, C. et al. [..] (2016) Advanced characterization methods for wear resistant hard coatings: a review on recent progress. Surface and Coatings Technology, Bd. 285, S. 31-45.
  • Mayrhofer, P.; Mitterer, C.; Hultman, L.; Clemens, H. (2006) Microstructural design of hard coatings. Progress in Materials Science, Bd. 51, S. 1032-1114.
  • Kostoglou, N.;Koczwara, C.; Prehal, C.; Terziyska, V.; Babic, B.; Matovic, B.; Constantinides, S.; Tampaxis, C.; Charalambopoulou, G.; Steriotis, T.; Hinder, S.; Baker, M.; Polychronopoulou, K.; Doumanidis, C.; Paris, O.; Mitterer, C.; Rebholz, C. (2017) Nanoporous activated carbon cloth as a versatile material for hydrogen adsorption, selective gas separation and electrochemical energy storage. Nano Energy Bd. 40, S. 49-64..
  • M.J. Cordill, P. Kreiml, C. Mitterer, Materials engineering for flexible metallic thin film applications, Materials 15 (2022) 926.
  • N. Schalk, M. Tkadletz, C. Mitterer, Hard coatings for cutting applications: physical vs. chemical vapor deposition and future challenges for the coatings community, Surface and Coatings Technology 429 (2022) 127949.