Brognara, A.; Best, J. P.; Djemia, P.; Faurie, D.; Dehm, G.; Ghidelli, M.: Toward engineered thin film metallic glasses with large mechanical properties: effect of composition and nanostructure. Seminar at Laboratoire des Sciences des Procédés et des Matériaux (LSPM), Paris Nord University, Paris, France (2021)
Brognara, A.; Nasri, I. F. M. A.; Bricchi, B. R.; Li Bassi, A.; Gauchotte, C.; Ghidelli, M.; Lidgi-Guigui, N.: Detection of estradiol by a SERS sensor based on TiO2 covered with gold nanoparticles. Applied Nanotechnology and Nanoscience International Conference – ANNIC 2019, Paris, France (2019)
Brognara, A.; Best, J. P.; Djemia, P.; Faurie, D.; Ghidelli, M.; Dehm, G.: On the mechanical properties and thermal stability of ZrxCu100-x thin film metallic glasses with different compositions. Nanobrücken 2021 - Nanomechanical Testing Conference virtual event, Düsseldorf, Germany (2021)
Brognara, A.; Best, J. P.; Djemia, P.; Faurie, D.; Ghidelli, M.; Dehm, G.: Effect of composition on mechanical properties and thermal stability of ZrCu thin film metallic glasses. European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Spring Meeting 2021, Virtual Conference, Strasbourg, France (2021)
Devulapalli, V.; Frommeyer, L.; Ghidelli, M.; Liebscher, C.; Dehm, G.: From epitaxially grown thin films to grain boundary analysis in Cu and Ti. International Workshop on Advanced and In-situ Microscopies of Functional Nanomaterials and Devices, IAMNano, Düsseldorf, Germany (2019)
Brognara, A.: Design of ZrCu thin film metallic glasses with tailored mechanical properties through control of composition and nanostructure. Dissertation, RUB Bochum, Bochum, Germany (2025)
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.