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Atomic scale configuration of incoherent C36 /C15 phase boundary in an off-stoichiometric Laves phase Open

Gang Liu, P. Schweizer, Frank Stein, Gerhard Dehm · 2025

On the atomic nature of complex dislocation locks in C15 Laves phases Open

Gang Liu, Sang-Hyeok Lee, Christian H. Liebscher, Siyuan Zhang, Xuyang Zhou , et al. · 2025

Enhancing thermal stability and mechanical properties in fully-amorphous ZrCu nanolaminates Open

Andrea Brognara, Chanwon Jung, Cristiano Poltronieri, Philippe Djémia, Philipp Watermeyer , et al. · 2025

Secondary grain boundary dislocations alter segregation energy spectra Open

Xinren Chen, William Gonçalves, Yi Hu, Yipeng Gao, Patrick Harrison , et al. · 2025

Boron triggers grain boundary structural transformation in steel Open

Xuyang Zhou, Sourabh Kumar, Siyuan Zhang, Xinren Chen, Baptiste Gault , et al. · 2025

Corrigendum to “Temperature-dependent properties of single crystal diamond nanopillars”. [Mater. Des. 255 (2025) 114194] Open

Manish Jain, Rajaprakash Ramachandramoorthy, Hangman Chen, Marcell Kiss, Amit Sharma , et al. · 2025

Mechanical Origin of Lithium Dendrite Penetration in Garnet Solid Electrolyte Open

Yuwei Zhang, Soroush Motahari, Eric Woods, Stefan Zaefferer, P. Schweizer , et al. · 2025

Short-circuiting caused by lithium dendrite penetration through solid electrolytes remains a key obstacle to realizing all-solid-state lithium metal batteries. The mechanism by which mechanically-soft lithium dendrites fracture hard cerami…

Temperature-dependent properties of single crystal diamond nanopillars Open

Manish Jain, Rajaprakash Ramachandramoorthy, Hangman Chen, Marcell Kiss, Niels Quack , et al. · 2025

High strain rate compressive deformation behavior of nickel microparticles Open

B. Bellón, Lalith Kumar Bhaskar, Tobias Brink, Raquel Aymerich‐Armengol, Dipali Sonawane , et al. · 2025

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Microscale deformation of an intermetallic-metal interface in bi-layered film under shear loading Open

Anwesha Kanjilal, Shamsa Aliramaji, Deborah Neuß, Marcus Hans, Jochen M. Schneider , et al. · 2025

Hydrogen Permeation Barrier Layers for the Hydrogen Economy Open

A Kanjilal, María Jazmin Duarte, Christina Scheu, Gerhard Dehm · 2025

A hydrogen-based economy relies on the use of steel components such as containers for storage, pipelines for transport, or bipolar plates in fuel cells. All these components suffer from hydrogen embrittlement if common, inexpensive steels …

Filling a gap in materials mechanics: Nanoindentation at high constant strain rates upto $10^5 s^{-1}$ Open

Lalith Kumar Bhaskar, Dipali Sonawane, Hendrik Holz, Jeongin Paeng, P. Schweizer , et al. · 2025

A central focus in high strain rate research is understanding the dynamic behavior of materials at strain rates where a strength upturn is observed. While strength upturns at strain rates of $10^3$ to $10^4~\mathrm{s}^{-1}$ have been widel…

Effect of chemical composition on mechanical properties and shear band propagation in fully-amorphous ZrCu/ZrCuAl nanolaminates Open

Cristiano Poltronieri, Andrea Brognara, Chanwon Jung, Fatiha Challali, Philippe Djémia , et al. · 2025

Impact of Focused Ion Beam-Induced Damage on Micromechanical Properties in Hematite Open

Sushanta Kumar Sahu, Vivek Devulapalli, Saba Saood, Gerhard Dehm, James P. Best · 2025

Copper micro-honeycomb architectures: fabrication, characterization, and high strain rate testing Open

Kuan Ding, Manish Jain, Szilvia Kalácska, Amit Sharma, Wabe W. Koelmans , et al. · 2025

High Temperature Properties of Single Crystal Diamond Nanopillars Open

Manish Jain, Rajaprakash Ramachandramoorthy, Marcell Kiss, Niels Quack, László Pethö , et al. · 2025

Energy Dissipation of Metallic Microlattices Under Extreme Thermomechanical Environments Open

Sung-Gyu Kang, B. Bellón, Lalith Kumar Bhaskar, Siyuan Zhang, Kuan Ding , et al. · 2025

Vacuum Dealloyed Brass as Li-Metal Battery Current Collector: Effect of Zinc and Porosity Open

Eric Woods, Xinren Chen, Shaolou Wei, Yuwei Zhang, Alisson Kwiatkowski da Silva , et al. · 2025

Microscale deformation of intermetallic-Mg interface under shear loading Open

Anwesha Kanjilal, Shamsa Aliramaji, Deborah Neuß, Marcus Hans, Jochen M. Schneider , et al. · 2024

While intermetallic (IM)-metal interfaces in metallic alloys are critical for tuning mechanical properties, they can also act as failure sites, underscoring the importance of determining their strength. This study reports on a novel micros…

Materials Design by Constructing Phase Diagrams for Defects Open

Xuyang Zhou, Prince Mathews, Benjamin Berkels, Wassilios J. Delis, Saba Ahmad , et al. · 2024

Phase transformations and crystallographic defects are two essential tools to drive innovations in materials. Bulk materials design via tuning chemical compositions is systematized using phase diagrams. It is shown here that the same therm…

A potential mechanism for abnormal grain growth in Ni thin films on c-sapphire Open

D. Chatain, Blandine Courtois, Saba Ahmad, Gerhard Dehm, Christina Scheu , et al. · 2024

Elemental Distribution and Melting Characteristics of FeNi nanoparticles on W(110) surfaces Open

Mahboobeh Ravankhah, Philipp Watermeyer, Gerhard Dehm, M. Getzlaff · 2024

Microstructural features and hydrogen diffusion in bcc FeCr alloys: a comparison between the Kelvin probe- and nanohardness based- methods Open

Jing Rao, Binhan Sun, Arulkumar Ganapathi, Xizhen Dong, Anton Hohenwarter , et al. · 2024

Hydrogen embrittlement can result in a sudden failure in metallic materials, which is particularly harmful in industrially relevant alloys, such as steels. A more comprehensive understanding of hydrogen interactions with microstructural fe…

Equiatomic CoCrFeNi Thin Films on C‐Sapphire: The Role of Twins and Orientation Relationships Open

Maya K. Kini, Subin Lee, Alan Savan, Benjamin Breitbach, Matteo Ghidelli , et al. · 2024

Face‐centered cubic (fcc) metals deposited onto crystalline substrates grow heteroepitaxially with specific orientation relationships (ORs). The ORs depend on a number of factors including lattice mismatch, bonding and the relative symmetr…

Revisiting Andrews method and grain boundary resistivity from a computational multiscale perspective Open

Dilek Güzel, Tobias Kaiser, Hanna Bishara, Gerhard Dehm, Andreas Menzel · 2024

The effective material response as observed at a macro level is a manifestation of the material microstructure and lower scale processes. Due to their distinct atomic arrangement, compared to bulk material, grain boundaries significantly a…

High Strain Rate Compressive Deformation Behavior of Nickel Microparticles Open

B. Bellón, Lalith Kumar Bhaskar, Tobias Brink, Raquel Aymerich‐Armengol, Dipali Sonawane , et al. · 2024

Understanding the mechanical properties of metals at extreme conditions is essential for the advancement of miniaturized technologies. As dimensions decrease, materials will experience higher strain rates at the same applied velocities. Mo…

Temperature-driven nanoscale brittle-to-ductile transition of the C15 CaAl2 Laves phase Open

Anwesha Kanjilal, Ali Ahmadian, Martina Freund, Pei-Ling Sun, Sandra Korte‐Kerzel , et al. · 2024

The influence of temperature on the deformation behaviour of the C15 CaAl2 Laves phase, a key constituent for enhancing the mechanical properties of Mg alloys up to service temperatures of 200 °C, remains largely unexplored. This study pre…

Thermal modification of ZrCu metallic glass nanolaminates: Structure and mechanical properties Open

Andrea Brognara, Chanwon Jung, Cristiano Poltronieri, Philippe Djémia, Gerhard Dehm , et al. · 2024

The effects of thermal treatments on metallic glass nanolaminates (NLs), with a composition of Zr$_{24}$Cu$_{76}$ and Zr$_{61}$Cu$_{39}$ and a bilayer period of 50 nm, were explored to control their mechanical properties through annealing-…

Laser powder bed fusion synthesis of nanoparticle reinforced CoCrFeNi Open

Vivek Devulapalli, Fiona Schulz, Erika Soares Barreto, Nils Ellendt, Eric A. Jägle , et al. · 2024

Nanoparticle reinforced metallic composites manufactured using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) provide an economically viable avenue to obtain high strength near-net shaped critical components in automotive and aviation industry. In this st…

Fracture of the C15 CaAl2 Laves phase at small length scales Open

James P. Best, Anwesha Kanjilal, A. Ghafarollahi, Uzair Rehman, Chunhua Tian , et al. · 2024

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