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Willem G. Sloof is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research centers primarily on engineering and materials science, with a focus on subfields such as mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, aerospace engineering, ceramics and composites, and catalysis.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of topics including:

  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties
  • Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Willem G. Sloof has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Corrosion Science
  • Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A
  • Journal of the European Ceramic Society
  • Advanced Materials Interfaces
  • ChemSusChem

Representative recent papers authored by or co-authored with Sloof include:

  • "Butane Dry Reforming Catalyzed by Cobalt Oxide Supported on Ti2AlC MAX Phase," 2020, ChemSusChem
  • "Self-healing capacity of Mullite-Yb2SiO5 environmental barrier coating material with embedded Ti2AlC MAX phase particles," 2021, Ceramics International
  • "Surface segregation of Pd-Cu alloy in various gas atmospheres," 2020, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "Full strength and toughness recovery after repeated cracking and healing in bone-like high temperature ceramics," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Selective oxidation of aluminium in Mo(Al,Si)2," 2022, Corrosion Science

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of Sloof's research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • J.C. Brouwer
  • C. Kwakernaak
  • A. Böttger
  • Zhao-Ying Ding
  • M. J. M. Hermans

Best Publications

  • Growth kinetics and mechanisms of aluminum-oxide films formed by thermal oxidation of aluminum

    L. P. H. Jeurgens;W. G. Sloof;F. D. Tichelaar;E. J. Mittemeijer;E. J. Mittemeijer

  • Microstructural development during the quenching and partitioning process in a newly designed low-carbon steel

    MJ Santofimia;L Zhao;Roumen Petrov;Roumen Petrov;C Kwakernaak

  • Thermodynamic stability of amorphous oxide films on metals: Application to aluminum oxide films on aluminum substrates

    L. P. H. Jeurgens;W. G. Sloof;F. D. Tichelaar;E. J. Mittemeijer;E. J. Mittemeijer

  • Structure and morphology of aluminium-oxide films formed by thermal oxidation of aluminium

    L.P.H Jeurgens;W.G Sloof;F.D Tichelaar;E.J Mittemeijer;E.J Mittemeijer

  • Oxidation-induced crack healing in Ti3AlC2 ceramics

    G.M. Song;Y.T. Pei;W.G. Sloof;S.B. Li

  • A CONCEPTUAL STUDY INTO THE POTENTIAL OF MAX-PHASE CERAMICS FOR SELF-HEALING OF CRACK DAMAGE

    A.M. Farle;S. Van der Zwaag;W.G. Sloof

  • Acid-Base Characterization of Aluminum Oxide Surfaces with XPS

    J. Van Den Brand;P.c. Snijders;W.g. Sloof;Herman Terryn

  • Deformation-induced austenite grain rotation and transformation in TRIP-assisted steel

    G.K. Tirumalasetty;M.A. van Huis;M.A. van Huis;C. Kwakernaak;J. Sietsma

  • The role of the active phase of Raney-type Ni catalysts in the selective hydrogenation of d-glucose to d-sorbitol

    B.W Hoffer;E Crezee;F Devred;P.R.M Mooijman

  • Multiple crack healing of a Ti2AlC ceramic

    Shibo Li;Shibo Li;Guiming Song;Kees Kwakernaak;Sybrand van der Zwaag

  • Relation between microstructure and adhesion of hot dip galvanized zinc coatings on dual phase steel

    G. M. Song;T. Vystavel;J. Th M. De Hosson;W. G. Sloof

  • Promoting exclusive α-Al2O3 growth upon high-temperature oxidation of NiCrAl alloys: experiment versus model predictions

    T. J. Nijdam;L. P. H. Jeurgens;W. G. Sloof

  • Self-healing behaviour in man-made engineering materials: bioinspired but taking into account their intrinsic character

    S van der Zwaag;N.H van Dijk;H.M Jonkers;S.D Mookhoek

  • Composition and chemical state of the ions of aluminium-oxide films formed by thermal oxidation of aluminium

    L. P. H. Jeurgens;W. G. Sloof;F. D. Tichelaar;E. J. Mittemeijer;E. J. Mittemeijer

  • Effect of reactive element oxide inclusions on the growth kinetics of protective oxide scales

    T.J. Nijdam;W.G. Sloof

  • Mobile ionic impurities in organic semiconductors

    D.B.A. Rep;Alberto Morpurgo;W. G. Sloof;T. M. Klapwijk

  • Synthesis and thermal stability of Cr2AlC

    Li-Ou Xiao;Shi-Bo Li;Shi-Bo Li;Guiming Song;Willem G. Sloof

  • Modelling the thermal oxidation of ternary alloys—compositional changes in the alloy and the development of oxide phases

    T.J Nijdam;L.P.H Jeurgens;W.G Sloof

  • Repeated crack healing in MAX-phase ceramics revealed by 4D in situ synchrotron X-ray tomographic microscopy.

    Willem G. Sloof;Ruizhi Pei;Samuel A. McDonald;Julie L. Fife

  • Oxidation and Crack Healing Behavior of a Fine‐Grained Cr2AlC Ceramic

    Shibo Li;Shibo Li;Liou Xiao;Guiming Song;Xiaomin Wu

  • Structure of thin aluminium-oxide films determined from valence band spectra measured using XPS

    P.C Snijders;L.P.H Jeurgens;W.G Sloof

  • Mechanical properties of low temperature synthesized dense and fine-grained Cr2AlC ceramics

    S.B. Li;S.B. Li;W.B. Yu;H.X. Zhai;G.M. Song

  • On the Microstructure of the Initial Oxide Grown by Controlled Annealing and Oxidation of a NiCoCrAlY Bond Coating

    T. J. Nijdam;L. P. H. Jeurgens;J. H. Chen;W. G. Sloof

  • On the high-temperature oxidation of MCrAlY coatings

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  • Synthesis of high-purity, isotropic or textured Cr2AlC bulk ceramics by spark plasma sintering of pressure-less sintered powders

    Xiaoming Duan;Xiaoming Duan;Lu Shen;Dechang Jia;Yu Zhou

  • The effects of alloy microstructure refinement on the short-term thermal oxidation of NiCoCrAlY alloys

    T. J. Nijdam;C. Kwakernaak;W. G. Sloof

  • On the use of B-alloyed MoSi2 particles as crack healing agents in yttria stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coatings

    Z. Derelioglu;A.L. Carabat;G.M. Song;S. van der Zwaag

  • Structural ordering of ultra-thin, amorphous aluminium-oxide films

    P. C. Snijders;L. P. H. Jeurgens;W. G. Sloof

  • Effect of Y Distribution on the Oxidation Kinetics of NiCoCrAlY Bond Coat Alloys

    T. J. Nijdam;W. G. Sloof

Frequent Co-Authors

S. van der Zwaag
S. van der Zwaag Delft University of Technology
Lars P. H. Jeurgens
Lars P. H. Jeurgens Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Frans D. Tichelaar
Frans D. Tichelaar Delft University of Technology
Marcel A. J. Somers
Marcel A. J. Somers Technical University of Denmark
E. J. Mittemeijer
E. J. Mittemeijer Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
Jochen M. Schneider
Jochen M. Schneider RWTH Aachen University
Ping Xiao
Ping Xiao University of Manchester
Claude Estournès
Claude Estournès Paul Sabatier University
Yu Zhou
Yu Zhou Harbin Institute of Technology
Dechang Jia
Dechang Jia Harbin Institute of Technology

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