Holz, H.; Benoit, M.: Novel nanoindentation strain rate sweep method for continuously investigating the strain rate sensitivity of materials at the nanoscale. Materials and Design 236, 112471 (2023)
Holz, H.; Benoit, M.: Continuous measurement of strain rate sensitivity with a novel nanoindentation method. Nanomechanical Testing in Materials Research and Development VIII,
2nd Best Poster Award, Split, Croatia (2022)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
The goal of this project is the investigation of interplay between the atomic-scale chemistry and the strain rate in affecting the deformation response of Zr-based BMGs. Of special interest are the shear transformation zone nucleation in the elastic regime and the shear band propagation in the plastic regime of BMGs.
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.