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Beate Krause is a researcher affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany, with a focus on materials science and engineering. Their work spans multiple aspects of materials chemistry, polymers and plastics, as well as biomedical, civil and structural, and electrical and electronic engineering. The research portfolio reflects an emphasis on advanced materials for sensor technology and energy harvesting, conducting polymers, thermoelectric materials, and carbon nanotube composites.

Their primary research topics include:

  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
  • Thermal Properties of Materials
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Materials

Krause has contributed extensively to scientific literature with several recent papers, highlighting developments in polymer nanocomposites and thermoelectric properties. Notable publications include:

  • "High-Performance, Lightweight, and Flexible Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanocomposites with Zn2+-Substituted CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles and Reduced Graphene Oxide as Shielding Materials against Electromagnetic Pollution," 2021, ACS Omega
  • "Distribution of Carbon Nanotubes in Polycarbonate-Based Blends for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding," 2022, ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • "Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube/Polypropylene Composites with Negative Seebeck Coefficient," 2020, Journal of Composites Science
  • "Boron Doping of SWCNTs as a Way to Enhance the Thermoelectric Properties of Melt-Mixed Polypropylene/SWCNT Composites," 2020, Energies
  • "Lightweight Polymer-Carbon Composite Current Collector for Lithium-Ion Batteries," 2020, Batteries

Krause frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Composites Science, Nanomaterials, Polymers, ACS Applied Nano Materials, and the Journal of Applied Polymer Science. These journals reflect a concentrated research interest in polymer science and nanomaterials.

Collaborative work is evident with frequent coauthors including Petra Pötschke, Antonio J. Paleo, Jürgen Pionteck, Enrique Muñoz, and Ralf Lach. The combined efforts suggest interdisciplinary engagements across materials chemistry and engineering fields.

Best Publications

  • Long-Chain Branched Polypropylenes by Electron Beam Irradiation and Their Rheological Properties

    Dietmar Auhl;Jens Stange;Helmut Münstedt;Beate Krause

  • Dispersability and particle size distribution of CNTs in an aqueous surfactant dispersion as a function of ultrasonic treatment time

    Beate Krause;Mandy Mende;Petra Pötschke;Gudrun Petzold

  • Influence of small scale melt mixing conditions on electrical resistivity of carbon nanotube-polyamide composites

    Beate Krause;Petra Pötschke;Liane Häußler

  • The influence of matrix viscosity on MWCNT dispersion and electrical properties in different thermoplastic nanocomposites

    Robert Socher;Beate Krause;Michael T. Müller;Regine Boldt

  • Electrical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 composites with hybrid fillers systems of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and carbon black

    Robert Socher;Beate Krause;Sylvia Hermasch;Roland Wursche

  • Effect of synthesis catalyst on structure of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes and electrical conductivity and electromagnetic interference shielding of their polymeric nanocomposites

    Mohammad Arjmand;Kambiz Chizari;Beate Krause;Petra Pötschke

  • Electrical, mechanical, and glass transition behavior of polycarbonate-based nanocomposites with different multi-walled carbon nanotubes

    Frank Yepez Castillo;Robert Socher;Beate Krause;Robert Headrick

  • Tuning the Network Structure in Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites Using Carbon Black: Toward Improvements of Conductivity and Piezoresistive Sensitivity

    Kai Ke;Petra Pötschke;Niclas Wiegand;Beate Krause

  • Influence of dry grinding in a ball mill on the length of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and their dispersion and percolation behaviour in melt mixed polycarbonate composites

    Beate Krause;Tobias Villmow;Regine Boldt;Mandy Mende

  • A method for determination of length distributions of multiwalled carbon nanotubes before and after melt processing

    Beate Krause;Regine Boldt;Petra Pötschke

  • Correlation of carbon nanotube dispersability in aqueous surfactant solutions and polymers

    Beate Krause;Gudrun Petzold;Sven Pegel;Petra Pötschke

  • Aspect Ratio Effects of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties of Polycarbonate/MWCNT Composites

    Jiaxi Guo;Yanjun Liu;Ricardo Prada-Silvy;Yongqiang Tan

  • Low electrical percolation threshold in poly(ethylene terephthalate)/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposites

    Emmanuel Logakis;Polycarpos Pissis;Doris Pospiech;Andreas Korwitz

  • Influence of feeding conditions in twin-screw extrusion of PP/MWCNT composites on electrical and mechanical properties

    Michael Thomas Müller;Beate Krause;Bernd Kretzschmar;Petra Pötschke

  • Melt mixed PCL/MWCNT composites prepared at different rotation speeds: Characterization of rheological, thermal, and electrical properties, molecular weight, MWCNT macrodispersion, and MWCNT length distribution

    Petra Pötschke;Tobias Villmow;Beate Krause

  • Effects of synthesis catalyst and temperature on broadband dielectric properties of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube/polyvinylidene fluoride nanocomposites

    A. Ameli;M. Arjmand;P. Pötschke;B. Krause

  • Melt mixed nano composites of PA12 with MWNTs: Influence of MWNT and matrix properties on macrodispersion and electrical properties

    Robert Socher;Beate Krause;Regine Boldt;Sylvia Hermasch

  • Percolation behaviour of multiwalled carbon nanotubes of altered length and primary agglomerate morphology in melt mixed isotactic polypropylene-based composites

    Katharina Menzer;Beate Krause;Regine Boldt;Bernd Kretzschmar

  • Nanoporous Cathodes for High-Energy Li-S Batteries from Gyroid Block Copolymer Templates.

    Soumyadip Choudhury;Mukesh Agrawal;Petr Formanek;Dieter Jehnichen

  • Characterization of electron beam irradiated polypropylene: Influence of irradiation temperature on molecular and rheological properties

    Beate Krause;Dieter Voigt;Liane Häuβler;Dietmar Auhl

Frequent Co-Authors

Petra Pötschke
Petra Pötschke Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Brigitte Voit
Brigitte Voit Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Jürgen Pionteck
Jürgen Pionteck Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research
Mohammad Arjmand
Mohammad Arjmand University of British Columbia
Gert Heinrich
Gert Heinrich TU Dresden
Helmut Münstedt
Helmut Münstedt University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Suryasarathi Bose
Suryasarathi Bose Indian Institute of Science
Amir Ameli
Amir Ameli University of Massachusetts Lowell
Brian P. Grady
Brian P. Grady University of Oklahoma
Amit Das
Amit Das Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.

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