Arigela, V. G.; Oellers, T.; Ludwig, A.; Kirchlechner, C.; Dehm, G.: High temperature mechanical characterization of Copper-Silver- and Copper-Zirconium thin film libraries produced by combinatorial materials synthesis approach. Gordon Research Seminar on Thin Film and Small Scale Mechanical Behavior (GRS) 2018, Lewiston, ME, USA (2018)
Arigela, V. G.; Oellers, T.; Ludwig, A.; Kirchlechner, C.; Dehm, G.: Mechanical characterization of copper thin films produced by photolithography with a novel microscale high temperature loading rig. The International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, (ICEM) 2018, Brussels, Belgium (2018)
Garzón-Manjón, A.; Zahn, G.; Kuchshaus, C.; Ludwig, A.; Scheu, C.: Observation of the Structural Transformation of Multinary Nanoparticles by In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy. 13th Multinational Congress on Microscopy (MCM2017), Rovinj, Croatia (2017)
Arigela, V. G.; Oellers, T.; Ludwig, A.; Kirchlechner, C.; Dehm, G.: Setup of a microscale high temperature loading rig for micro-fracture mechanics with a novel temperature measurement approach. Advanced nano-mechanical techniques for academic and industrial research, Aachen, Germany (2018)
Arigela, V. G.; Oellers, T.; Ludwig, A.; Kirchlechner, C.; Dehm, G.: Temperature dependent mechanical characterization of sputtered Copper-Silver thin film tensile specimens produced by photolithography. Materials Chain International Conference, Bochum, Germany, Bochum, Germany (2018)
Arigela, V. G.; Oellers, T.; Ludwig, A.; Kirchlechner, C.; Dehm, G.: High temperature mechanical characterization of Copper-Silver- and Copper-Zirconium thin film libraries produced by combinatorial materials synthesis approach. GDRi Mecano General School 2018, Cargese, Corsica, France (2018)
Arigela, V. G.; Oellers, T.; Ludwig, A.; Kirchlechner, C.; Dehm, G.: High temperature mechanical characterization of Copper-Silver- and Copper-Zirconium thin film libraries produced by combinatorial materials synthesis approach. Gordon Research Seminar on Thin Film and Small Scale Mechanical Behavior (GRS) 2018, Lewiston, ME, USA (2018)
Garzón-Manjón, A.; Zahn, G.; Kuchshaus, C.; Ludwig, A.; Scheu, C.: In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy on the Transformation Behaviour of Multinary Nanoparticles. International Congress Engineering of Advanced Materials (ICEAM 2017), Erlangen, Germany (2017)
Garzón-Manjón, A.; Zahn, G.; Kuchshaus, C.; Zhang, S.; Ludwig, A.; Scheu, C.: Observation of the Structural Transformation of Multinary Nanoparticles by In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy. EMAT Workshop on Transmission Electron Microscopy, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium (2017)
Oellers, T.: Development of combinatorial methods to tailor electrical and mechanical properties of Cu-based thin-film structures. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (2022)
Arigela, V. G.: Development and application of a high-temperature micromechanics stage with a novel temperature measurement approach. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (2020)
Abdellaoui, L.: Correlation of microstructures and thermal conductivity of the thermoelectric material Ag16.7Sb30Te53.3. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (2019)
Philippi, B.: Micromechanical characterization of lead-free solder and its individual microstructure elements. Dissertation, Fakultät für Maschnenbau, RUB, Bochum, Germany (2016)
Marx, V. M.: The mechanical behavior of thin metallic films on flexible polymer substrate. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2016)
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