Marx, V. M.; Kirchlechner, C.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: Film thickness effects on the deformation behavior of Cu/Cr thin films on polyimide. TMS 2014: 143rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Diego, CA, USA (2014)
Cordill, M. J.; Glushko, O.; Kreith, J.; Marx, V. M.; Kirchlechner, C.; Zizak, I.; Struntz, T.; Fantner, E.: In-situ squared: multi property thin film measurements during straining. Nano- and Micromechanical Testing in Materials Research and Development IV, Olhão, Portugal (2013)
Marx, V. M.; Kirchlechner, C.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: Deformation behavior of a Cr interlayer buried under Cu films on polyimide. GDRi CNRS MECANO General Meeting on the Mechanics of Nano-Objects, MPIE, Düsseldorf, Germany (2013)
Marx, V. M.; Kirchlechner, C.; Zizak, I.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: Deformation behavior of thin Cu/Cr films on polyimide. Small Scale Plasticity School, Cargèse, Corsica, France (2013)
Marx, V. M.; Kirchlechner, C.; Zizak, I.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: Adhesion behavior of Cu–Cr thin films on polyimide substrate. ECI Conference "Nano- and Micro-Mechanical Testing in Materials Research and Development IV", Olhão, Portugal (2013)
Marx, V. M.; Kirchlechner, C.; Zizak, I.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: Adhesion Behavior of Cu–Cr Thin Films on Polyimide Substrate. TMS 2013: 142nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition, San Antonio, TX, USA (2013)
Cordill, M. J.; Marx, V. M.: In-situ Tensile Straining of Metal Films on Polymer Substrates under an AFM. 2012 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, USA (2012)
Marx, V. M.; Kirchlechner, C.; Zizak, I.; Dehm, G.; Cordill, M. J.: In-situ fracture study of thin Cu films on polyimide substrate. GDRi MECANO General Meeting 2012, Ecole de Mines, Paris, France (2012)
Marx, V. M.: The mechanical behavior of thin metallic films on flexible polymer substrate. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2016)
In this project we conduct together with Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen and the department of Prof. Neugebauer ab initio calculations for designing new Mg – Li alloys. Ab initio calculations can accurately predict basic structural, mechanical, and functional properties using only the atomic composition as a basis.
The wide tunability of the fundamental electronic bandgap by size control is a key attribute of semiconductor nanocrystals, enabling applications spanning from biomedical imaging to optoelectronic devices. At finite temperature, exciton-phonon interactions are shown to exhibit a strong impact on this fundamental property.
About 90% of all mechanical service failures are caused by fatigue. Avoiding fatigue failure requires addressing the wide knowledge gap regarding the micromechanical processes governing damage under cyclic loading, which may be fundamentally different from that under static loading. This is particularly true for deformation-induced martensitic…
In this project we study - together with the department of Prof. Neugebauer and Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen - the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for the improved room-temperature ductility in Mg–Y alloys compared to pure Mg.
Efficient harvesting of sunlight and (photo-)electrochemical conversion into solar fuels is an emerging energy technology with enormous promise. Such emerging technologies depend critically on materials systems, in which the integration of dissimilar components and the internal interfaces that arise between them determine the functionality.
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 project Hydrogen Embrittlement Protection Coating (HEPCO) addresses the critical aspects of hydrogen permeation and embrittlement by developing novel strategies for coating and characterizing hydrogen permeation barrier layers for valves and pumps used for hydrogen storage and transport applications.