Publications of James P. Best

Brognara, A.; Jung, C.; Poltronieri, C.; Djemia, P.; Watermeyer, P.; Dehm, G.; Ghidelli, M.; Best, J. P.: Enhancing thermal stability and mechanical properties in fully-amorphous ZrCu nanolaminates. Acta Materialia 303, 121681 (2026)

Sahu, S.; Devulapalli, V.; Saood, S.; Dehm, G.; Best, J. P.: Impact of focused ion beam-induced damage on micromechanical properties in Hematite. Scripta Materialia 271, 117000 (2026)

Sinani, T.; Holz, H.; Gault, B.; Dehm, G.; Best, J. P.; Ramachandramoorthy, R.: A novel Peltier based low temperature in situ nanoindentation system. Review of Scientific Instruments 96 (11), 115204 (2025)

Kanjilal, A.; Aliramaji, S.; Neuß, D.; Hans, M.; Schneider, J. M.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Microscale deformation of an intermetallic-metal interface in bi-layered film under shear loading. Scripta Materialia 263, 116665 (2025)

Liu, C.; Rao, J.; Sun, Z.; Lu, W.; Best, J. P.; Li, X.; Xia, W.; Gong, Y.; Wei, Y.; Zhang, B. et al.; Ding, J.; Wu, G.; Ma, E.: Near-theoretical strength and deformation stabilization achieved via grain boundary segregation and nano-clustering of solutes. Nature Communications 15, 9283 (2024)

Kini, M. K.; Lee, S.; Savan, A.; Breitbach, B.; Ghidelli, M.; Ludwig, A.; Scheu, C.; Chatain, D.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Equiatomic CoCrFeNi Thin Films on C-Sapphire: The Role of Twins and Orientation Relationships. Advanced Engineering Materials 26 (19), 2400720 (2024)

Brognara, A.; Kashiwar, A.; Jung, C.; Zhang, X.; Ahmadian, A.; Gauquelin, N.; Verbeeck, J.; Djemia, P.; Faurie, D.; Dehm, G. et al.; Idrissi, H.; Best, J. P.; Ghidelli, M.: Tailoring Mechanical Properties and Shear Band Propagation in ZrCu Metallic Glass Nanolaminates Through Chemical Heterogeneities and Interface Density. Small structures 5 (9), 2400011 (2024)

Kanjilal, A.; Ahmadian, A.; Freund, M.; Sun, P.-L.; Korte-Kerzel, S.; Dehm, G.; Best, J. P.: Temperature-driven nanoscale brittle-to-ductile transition of the C15 CaAl₂ Laves phase. Materials and Design 244, 113206 (2024)

Dubosq, R.; Woods, E.; Gault, B.; Best, J. P.: Correction: Electron microscope loading and in situ nanoindentation of water ice at cryogenic temperatures. PLOS ONE 19 (6), e0306374 (2024)

Best, J. P.; Kanjilal, A.; Ghafarollahi, A.; Rehman, U.; Tian, C.; Bishara, H.; Bhat, M. K.; Christiansen, L.; Bitzek, E.; Stein, F. et al.; Dehm, G.: Fracture of the C15 CaAl₂ Laves phase at small length scales. Journal of Materials Science 59, pp. 12677 - 12694 (2024)

Evertz, S.; Nicolin, N.; Cheng, N.; Primetzhofer, D.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Phase formation and electrical properties of reactively sputtered Fe_1−xO thin films. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 57, 065302 (2024)

Ding, K.; Duarte, M. J.; Shen, X.; Zhang, S.; Li, J.; Kostka, A.; Bruder, E.; Li, J.; Song, W.; Durst, K. et al.; Best, J. P.; Fang, X.: Microstructural and micromechanical characterization of intergranular oxidation in Fe–15Cr alloy. Corrosion Science 225, 111613 (2023)

Jentner, R.; Scholl, S.; Srivastava, K.; Best, J. P.; Kirchlechner, C.; Dehm, G.: Local strength of bainitic and ferritic HSLA steel constituents understood using correlative electron microscopy and microcompression testing. Materials and Design 236, 112507 (2023)

Tian, C.; Ma, Y.; Ghafarollahi, A.; Patil, P.; Dehm, G.; Bitzek, E.; Rasiński, M.; Best, J. P.: Segregation-enhanced grain boundary embrittlement of recrystallised tungsten evidenced by site-specific microcantilever fracture. Acta Materialia 259, 119256 (2023)

Poltronieri, C.; Brognara, A.; Bignoli, F.; Evertz, S.; Djemia, P.; Faurie, D.; Challali, F.; Li, C.; Belliard, L.; Dehm, G. et al.; Best, J. P.; Ghidelli, M.: Mechanical properties and thermal stability of ZrCuAl_x thin film metallic glasses: Experiments and first-principle calculations. Acta Materialia 258, 119226 (2023)

Jentner, R.; Tsai, S.-P.; Welle, A.; Scholl, S.; Srivastava, K.; Best, J. P.; Kirchlechner, C.; Dehm, G.: Automated classification of granular bainite and polygonal ferrite by electron backscatter diffraction verified through local structural and mechanical analyses. Journal of Materials Research 38 (18), pp. 4177 - 4191 (2023)

Bhat, M. K.; Prithiv, T. S.; Langenohl, L.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Role of Ag segregation on microscale strengthening and slip transmission in an asymmetric Σ5 copper grain boundary. Acta Materialia 255, 119081 (2023)

Gallardo-Basile, F.-J.; Roters, F.; Jentner, R.; Best, J. P.; Kirchlechner, C.; Srivastava, K.; Scholl, S.; Diehl, M.: Application of a nanoindentation-based approach for parameter identification to a crystal plasticity model for bcc metals. Materials Science and Engineering A 881, 145373 (2023)

Hosseinabadi, R.; Brognara, A.; Kirchlechner, C.; Best, J. P.: The role of incoherent twin boundaries on the plasticity of Cu micropillars. Materials and Design 232, 112812 (2023)

Bishara, H.; Langenohl, L.; Zhou, X.; Gault, B.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Decoupling the electrical resistivity contribution of grain boundaries in dilute Fe-alloyed Cu thin films. Scripta Materialia 230, 115393 (2023)