Malyar, N.; Dehm, G.; Kirchlechner, C.: Dislocation motion in bi-crystals with a specific grain boundary orientation studied by in situ SEM and in situ µLaue diffraction. Seminar: Thin Film & Small Scale Mechanical Behavior Gordon Research , Waltham, MA, USA (2014)
Philippi, B.; Kirchlechner, C.; Schießl, A.; Schingale, A.; Dehm, G.: Improving lead-free solders by resolving mechanical properties at the microstructure length scale. Thin Film & Small Scale Mechanical Behavior 2014, Gordon Research Conference, Waltham, MA, USA (2014)
Jaya, B. N.; Kirchlechner, C.; Dehm, G.: Fracture behavior of gradient PtNiAl bond coats at the micron-scale using in-situ microbeam bend studies. 13th European Nanomechanical User Group Meeting, Oxford, UK (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)
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)
Hosseinabadi, R.: Dislocation transmission through coherent and incoherent twin boundaries in copper at the micron scale. Dissertation, Ruhr University Bochum (2024)
Jentner, R.: Phase identification and micromechanical characterization of an advanced high-strength low-alloy steel. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (2023)
Tian, C.: On the damage initiation in dual phase steels: Quantitative insights from in situ micromechanics. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (2021)
Li, J.: Probing dislocation nucleation in grains and at Ʃ3 twin boundaries of Cu alloys by nanoindentation. Dissertation, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (2020)
Kirchlechner, C.: Dislocation Slip Transfer Mechanism: Quantitative Insights from in situ Micromechanical Testing. Habilitation, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria (2018)
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.