Best, J. P.: Linking structure to fracture through small-scale mechanical analyses of a laser-processed bulk metallic glass. Materials Science Engineering MSE-2020 (Online), Darmstadt, Germany (2020)
Best, J. P.: Nano-/Micromechanics of Materials: A focus on laser-processed BMGs. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) Seminar Series, online, Köln, Germany (2020)
Best, J. P.: Small-scale mechanics at the Max-Planck-Institute in Düsseldorf: An overview. Oxford Materials Group Seminar Series, online, Oxford, UK (2020)
Kanjilal, A.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Investigation of Intermetallic-Mg interface strength using in-situ microshear testing. Nanomechanical Testing in Materials Research and Development IX, Sicily, Italy (2024)
Lee, J. S.; Dehm, G.; Best, J. P.; Stein, F.: Mechanical properties of B2 FeAl as a function of composition using targeted nanoindentation on diffusion couples. ECI Conference on Nanomechanical Testing in Materials Research and Development, Giardini Naxos, Messina (Sicily), Italy (2024)
Bhat, M. K.; Frommeyer, L.; Prithiv, T. S.; Dehm, G.; Best, J. P.: Using small-scale mechanics to probe the origins of segregation-induced strengthening. Nanomechanical Testing in Materials Research and Development VIII, Split, Croatia (2022)
Rehman, U.; Tian, C.; Stein, F.; Best, J. P.; Dehm, G.: Fracture Toughness of the Intermetallic C15 Al2Ca Laves Phase Determined using a Micropillar Splitting Technique. Intermetallics 2021, Educational Center Kloster Banz, Bad Staffelstein, Germany (2021)
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)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
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.
This project aims to investigate the dynamic hardness of B2-iron aluminides at high strain rates using an in situ nanomechanical tester capable of indentation up to constant strain rates of up to 100000 s−1 and study the microstructure evolution across strain rate range.