Jörg, T.; Cordill, M. J.; Franz, R.; Kirchlechner, C.; Többens, D. M.; Winkler, J.; Mitterer, C.: Thickness dependence of the electro-mechanical response of sputter deposited Mo thin films on polyimide: Insights from in situ synchrotron diffraction tensile tests. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing 697, pp. 17 - 23 (2017)
Cordill, M. J.; Marx, V. M.; Kirchlechner, C.: Ductile film delamination from compliant substrates using hard overlayers. Thin Solid Films 571 (P2), pp. 302 - 307 (2014)
Cordill, M. J.; Taylor, A. A.; Berger, J.; Schmidegg, K.; Dehm, G.: Robust mechanical performance of chromium-coated polyethylene terephthalate over a broad range of conditions. Philosophical Magazine 92 (25-27), pp. 3346 - 3362 (2012)
Taylor, A. A.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: On the limits of the interfacial yield model for fragmentation testing of brittle films on polymer substrates. Philosophical Magazine 92 (25-27), pp. 3363 - 3380 (2012)
Taylor, A. A.; Edlmayr, V.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: The effect of temperature and strain rate on the periodic cracking of amorphous AlxOy films on Cu. Surface and Coatings Technology 206 (7), pp. 1855 - 1859 (2011)
Taylor, A. A.; Edlmayr, V.; Cordill, M. J.; Dehm, G.: The effect of film thickness variations in periodic cracking: Analysis and experiments. Surface and Coatings Technology 206 (7), pp. 1830 - 1836 (2011)
Cordill, M. J.; Schmidegg, K.; Dehm, G.: Interface failure and adhesion measured by focused ion beam cutting of metal-polymer interfaces. Philosophical Magazine Letters 91 (8), pp. 530 - 536 (2011)
This project targets to exploit or develop new methodologies to not only visualize the 3D morphology but also measure chemical distribution of as-synthesized nanostructures using atom probe tomography.
The mission of our group is to uncover the fundamental mechanisms of deformation and degradation in battery systems and to leverage mechanical principles to design damage-resilient energy storage systems.
Here the focus lies on investigating the temperature dependent deformation of material interfaces down to the individual microstructural length-scales, such as grain/phase boundaries or hetero-interfaces, to understand brittle-ductile transitions in deformation and the role of chemistry or crystallography on it.
The group aims at unraveling the inner workings of ion batteries, with a focus on probing the microstructural and interfacial character of electrodes and electrolytes that control ionic transport and insertion into the electrode.
The full potential of energy materials can only be exploited if the interplay between mechanics and chemistry at the interfaces is well known. This leads to more sustainable and efficient energy solutions.