Microstructure-governed damage resistance in materials enables a variety of functional
applications, such as durable biomedical implants and robust product packaging. For …

Small-sized crystals generally show deformation behaviour distinct from their bulk
counterparts. In addition to dislocation slip, deformation twinning in small-sized face-centred …

Si quantum dots have the potential to enable a host of interesting applications, including
sensing, photonics, and microelectronic devices. However, challenges in site-specific …

The emergence of a substantial body of literature focusing on uniaxial compression
experiments of micro-and nano-sized single-crystalline cylindrical papers has …

Mechanical integrity becomes a decisive factor to assess applicability of nanoporous
materials due to their mechanical fragility in tension. Nanoporous materials with large …

Magnesium has attracted attention worldwide because it is the lightest structural metal.
However, a high strength-to-weight ratio remains its only attribute, since an intrinsic lack of …

In this work, the deformation mechanisms underlying the room temperature deformation of
the pseudomorphic body centered cubic (BCC) Mg phase in Mg/Nb nanolayered …

La plasticité de micro-piliers monocristallins d'antimoniure d'indium (InSb), de silicium (Si) et
de nitrure de galium (GaN) est étudiée à 25° C pour comprendre les mécanismes de …

The progress in microscale additive manufacturing (µ-AM) of metals requires engineering of
the microstructure for various functional applications. In situ control over the microstructure …

Analytical transmission electron microscopy has been applied within this thesis to
investigate several novel approaches to design and fabricate nanoscale magnetic materials …