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Optimizing Atomic Layer Deposition Processes with Nanowire-Assisted TEM Analysis

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is one of the premier methods to synthesize ultra-thin materials on complex surfaces. The technique allows for precise control of the thickness down to single atomic layers, while at the same time providing uniform coverage ev ...

Wiley2024

Atomic scale volume and grain boundary diffusion elucidated by in situ STEM

Johann Michler, Amit Sharma, Laszlo Pethö, Xavier Maeder

Diffusion is one of the most important phenomena studied in science ranging from physics to biology and, in abstract form, even in social sciences. In the field of materials science, diffusion in crystalline solids is of particular interest as it plays a p ...

Nature Portfolio2023

Processability, microstructure and precipitation of a Zr-modified 2618 aluminium alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion

Christian Leinenbach, Xavier Maeder

Additive manufacturing offers the opportunity to produce complex geometries from novel alloys with improved properties. Adapting conventional alloys to the process-specific properties can facilitate rapid implementation of these materials in industrial pra ...

2022

Evolution of deformation twinning mechanisms in magnesium from low to high strain rates

Johann Michler, Cyril Cayron, Amit Sharma, Roland Logé, Manish Jain, Xavier Maeder, Nicolò Maria Della Ventura

We present a systematic investigation of {10 (1) over bar2} extension twinning mechanism in single crystal magnesium micropillars deformed over seven orders of magnitude of strain rate, from 10(-4) to 500 s(-1), revealing how the accommodation of newly for ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2022

{10(1)over-bar2} twinning mechanism during in situ micro-tensile loading of pure Mg: Role of basal slip and twin-twin interactions

Johann Michler, Amit Sharma, Daniele Casari, Roland Logé, Xavier Maeder, Nicolò Maria Della Ventura

An SEM in situ uniaxial tensile testing setup allowing HR-EBSD acquisition during deformation was used to study the extension twinning mechanism in magnesium(Mg) at the micron scale. Structures were fabricated with two different crystal orientations, respe ...

2021

Combining alloy and process modification for micro-crack mitigation in an additively manufactured Ni-base superalloy

Jamasp Jhabvala, Christian Leinenbach, Roland Logé, Xavier Maeder, Hossein Ghasemi Tabasi, Toni Ivas, Rafal Wróbel

The additive manufacturing (AM) of the gamma' precipitation strengthened Ni-base superalloys still remains a challenge due to their susceptibility to micro-cracking. Post-processing, such as HIPing, has been shown to heal the micro-cracks but it remains de ...

ELSEVIER2020

Elevated temperature, micro-compression transient plasticity tests. on nanocrystalline Palladium-Gold: Probing activation parameters at the lower limit of crystallinity

Stefano Mischler, Johann Michler, Xavier Maeder

In this study, we probe the activation parameters and time-dependent plastic behavior of a nano crystalline Palladium-Gold alloy by means of elevated temperature micropillar compression experiments. All tests were conducted on a stable, displacement-contro ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2017

Comparison of In Situ Micromechanical Strain-Rate Sensitivity Measurement Techniques

Stefano Mischler, Johann Michler, Xavier Maeder

Strain-rate sensitivity (SRS) measurements using transient small-scale techniques are becoming increasingly popular for investigating nanostructured films and microcomponents since they can provide fundamental insights into the plastic deformation mechanis ...

Springer Verlag2015