Lee, J. S.; Dehm, G.; Best, J. P.; Stein, F.: A Micromechanical Study on the Correlation of Composition and Properties of B2 FeAl across the Interface of an Fe–Al Diffusion Couple. ECR Day, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2024)
Best, J. P.: Relationships between local interface chemistry and mechanics probed through in situ micromechanical testing. International Workshop on Materials Behavior at Micro- and Nano-Scale, Xi'an, China (2024)
Vacirca, D.; Bignoli, F.; Li Bassi, A.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.; Faurie, D.; Djemia, P.; Ghidelli, M.: Boosting mechanical properties of thin film high entropy alloys through nanoengineering design strategies. 16th International Conference on Local Mechanical Properties, Prague, Czech Republic (2024)
Best, J. P.: Exploring the links between local interface chemistry and mechanics using in situ micromechanical testing. DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section , Berlin, Germany (2024)
Bhat, M. K.; Brink, T.; Ding, H.; Jung, C.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Influence of the Structure and Chemistry of Σ5 Grain Boundaries on Microscale Strengthening in Cu Bicrystals. TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition 2024, Orlando, FL, USA (2024)
Kanjilal, A.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Elevated temperature deformation of intermetallic phases in Mg–Al–Ca alloy at small length scale. International conference on creep and fracture of engineering materials and structures, Creep 2024, Bangalore, India (2024)
Kini, M. K.; Nandy, S.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Deformation of CoCrFeNi alloy thin films under thermal fatigue. International Conference on Creep and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures CREEP 2024, Bangalore, India (2024)
Kanjilal, A.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Using in-situ nano- and micromechanical testing to probe the fracture behavior of intermetallic Laves phase materials. 7th International Indentation Workshop – IIW7, Hyderabad, India (2023)
Kanjilal, A.; Rehman, U.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Role of temperature on micromechanical fracture behaviour of Laves phase in Mg–Al–Ca ternary alloy. FEMS EUROMAT 2023, Frankfurt, Germany (2023)
Kanjilal, A.; Rehman, U.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Role of temperature on micromechanical fracture behavior of Laves phase in Mg–Al–Ca ternary alloy. FEMS Euromat 2023, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2023)
Best, J. P.: Exploring the links between local chemistry and nano-/microscale deformation using in situ testing. ScopeM Seminar, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (2023)
Kruzic, J. J.; Li, B.; Gludovatz, B.; Nomoto, K.; Ringer, S. P.; Gammer, C.; Hohenwarter, A.; Eckert, J.; Best, J. P.: Relating nanoscale structure and properties to macroscale fracture toughness for bulk metallic glasses. 15th International Conference on Fracture, Atlanta, GA, USA (2023)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
Oxides find broad applications as catalysts or in electronic components, however are generally brittle materials where dislocations are difficult to activate in the covalent rigid lattice. Here, the link between plasticity and fracture is critical for wide-scale application of functional oxide materials.
The fracture toughness of AuXSnY intermetallic compounds is measured as it is crucial for the reliability of electronic chips in industrial applications.
Within this project we investigate chemical fluctuations at the nanometre scale in polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and CuInS2 thin-flims used as absorber material in solar cells.
This project aims to investigate the dynamic hardness of B2-iron aluminides at high strain rates using an in situ nanomechanical tester capable of indentation up to constant strain rates of up to 100000 s−1 and study the microstructure evolution across strain rate range.