Publications 2026

Effect of neutron irradiation on the fracture behaviour of tungsten fibre-reinforced tungsten composites
Riesch, J.; Zinovev, A.; Gaganidze, E.; Ries, H.; Gietl, H.; Mao, Y.; Coenen, J. W.; Höschen, T.; Terentyev, D.; Neu, R.
2026. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 628, Art.-Nr.: 156601. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2026.156601

Schmid factor and temperature control of ε martensite evolution in a CoCrFeNi metastable compositionally complex alloy
Hou, J.; Hua, D.; Qu, P.; Bao, W.; Dong, C.; Zou, S.; Qian, B.; Shang, X.; Liang, Z.; Fang, X.; Li, J.; He, B.; Lu, W.
2026. Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 268, 154–165. doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2025.11.061

Temperature-dependent deformation mechanisms influenced by the μ phase TCP in a Ni-based single crystal superalloy
Lee, S.; Do, J.; Choi, B. G.; Jung, J. E.; Kim, I. S.; Bansal, U.; Kirchlechner, C.; Choi, P.-P.; Lee, S.
2026. Materials & Design, Article no: 116141. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2026.116141

In Situ Micromechanical Study of Bimodal γ′–γ″ Precipitate Assemblies in Ni–Cr–Al–Nb Superalloy
Bansal, U.; Kang, T.-H.; Choi, P.-P.; Lee, S.; Kirchlechner, C.
2026. Advanced Engineering Materials, e70862. doi:10.1002/adem.70862

Modeling of deformation twinning in BCC metals via quantum annealing
dos Santos, L. C. P.; Dollmann, A.; Greiner, C.; Grüner, D.; Le Bouar, Y.; Spatschek, R.
2026. Discover Materials, 6 (1), 129. doi:10.1007/s43939-026-00612-8

Dislocation-point defect interaction on plasticity across the length scale in SrTiO
Okafor, C.; Takahara, K.; Korneychuk, S.; Huck, I.; Bruns, S.; Li, R.; Li, Y.; Durst, K.; Nakamura, A.; Fang, X.
2026. Journal of Materiomics, Art.Nr: 101232. doi:10.1016/j.jmat.2026.101232

Predicting new research directions in materials science using large language models and concept graphs
Marwitz, T.; Colsmann, A.; Breitung, B.; Brabec, C.; Kirchlechner, C.; Blasco, E.; Marques, G. C.; Hahn, H.; Hirtz, M.; Levkin, P. A.; Eggeler, Y. M.; Schlöder, T.; Friederich, P.
2026. Nature Machine Intelligence, 8 (4), 535–544. doi:10.1038/s42256-026-01206-y

Mechanistic insights and activation stress analysis of deformation twinning in the Cantor multi-principal element alloy
Teixeira, C. A.; Bansal, U.; Laplanche, G.; Gumbsch, P.; Lee, S.; Kirchlechner, C.
2026. Acta Materialia, 310, 122136. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2026.122136

On the critical temperature required for grain boundary sliding in Nickel bicrystal: A micromechanical approach
Bandla, D. S.; Lee, S.; Kirchlechner, C.
2026. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 960, 150130. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2026.150130

Modelling the post-yield and post necking behaviour of irradiated F/M steels. PhD dissertation
Rajakrishnan, R. R.
2026, April 13. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000191587

Locations of cleavage initiation sites in miniaturized C(T) specimens and their relation to mechanical field quantities
Metzler, T.; Gaganidze, E.; Aktaa, J.
2026. Nuclear Materials and Energy, 47, 102099. doi:10.1016/j.nme.2026.102099

Probabilistische Charakterisierung und Modellierung des spröden Bruchverhaltens von Wolfram. PhD dissertation
Jetter, M.
2026, March 25. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000191422

Progress in the Cycling Performance of Oxidic Solid-State Batteries Fabricated at Room Temperature by Powder Aerosol Deposition
Hennerici, L.; Bröse, D.; Schamel, M.; Lang, S.; Ficht, P.; Kramer, D.; Mönig, R.; Danzer, M. A.; Moos, R.
2026. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 173 (4), Art.-Nr.: 040517. doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ae4543

Experimental characterization and constitutive modelling of the ratcheting behaviour of EUROFER97/3 steel at high temperatures
Li, C.; Walter, M.; Nguyen, T.; Aktaa, J.
2026. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 626, 156565. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2026.156565

A Data‐Driven Quest for Room‐Temperature Bulk Plastically Deformable Ceramics
Słodczyk, I.; Frisch, A.; Fang, X.; Gitman, I.; Liu, F.
2026. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 109 (2), 1. doi:10.1111/jace.70577

Structure and Composition of a Novel Refractory Ni-Containing CrMoNbTaVW High-Entropy-Alloy Thin Film
Litvinov, D.; Aktaa, J.; Bichler, A.; Stueber, M.; Ulrich, S.
2026. Materials, 19 (4), 675. doi:10.3390/ma19040675

Residual stress in Germanium single crystals caused by femtosecond laser micromachining
Fréville, R.; Gruber, P. A.; Lee, S.; Micha, J. S.; Robach, O.; Ulrich, O.; Kirchlechner, C.
2026. Materialia, 45, 102648. doi:10.1016/j.mtla.2025.102648

Interphase-engineering by atomic layer deposition of nacre-inspired alumina composites
Nisar, T.; James, N. T.; Maragno, L. G.; Chevallier, E.; Gomes, D. R.; Okotete, E.; Lee, S.; Kirchlechner, C.; Furlan, K. P.
2026. Composites Communications, 62, 102697. doi:10.1016/j.coco.2025.102697

Dislocation interaction with a tilt low‐angle grain boundary in bi‐crystal SrTiO 3
Ding, K.; Nakamura, A.; Cordier, P.; Fang, X.
2026. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 109 (1), Art.-Nr. e70492. doi:10.1111/jace.70492

Ressourceneffiziente Kreislaufsysteme am KIT (REKS@KIT): Herausforderungen – Forschungsbedarfe – Empfehlungen
Albiez, M.; Dehn, F.; Eiche, E.; Grauberger, P.; Hilgers, C.; Holtmann, D.; Hoose, C.; Kaster, A.-K.; Kirchlechner, C.; Meier, M.; Rabe, K.; Matthiesen, S.; Schultmann, F.; Schulze, V.; Selzer, M.; Stapf, D.; Stemmermann, P.; Stutz, H.-H.; Ummenhofer, T.; Volk, R.; Wilcke, W.
2026. (C. Hilgers & V. Schulze, Eds.), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000189474

Biomechanical optimization of printing paths in Fused Filament Fabrication
Schiele, A.; Tesari, I.; Greiner, C.
2026. Materials Today Communications, 50, Art.-Nr.: 114621. doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2026.114621

Toughening beta-Ga₂O₃ via mechanically seeded dislocations
Cheng, Z.; Zhang, J.; Gao, P.; Zeng, G.; Fang, X.; Lu, W.
2026. Advanced functional materials. doi:10.1002/adfm.202522091

Dislocation‐enhanced piezoelectric catalysis of KNbO crystal for water splitting
Gong, H.; Zhang, J.; Zhao, Y.; Xiang, S.; Zhou, X.; Preuß, O.; Lu, W.; Zhang, Y.; Fang, X.
2026. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 109 (1). doi:10.1111/jace.70414

Dislocation response to electric fields in strontium titanate: A mesoscale indentation study
Frisch, A.; Isaia, D.; Preuß, O.; Fang, X.
2026. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 109 (1), Art.-Nr. e70383. doi:10.1111/jace.70383

Dislocation engineering: Unlocking functional potential in ceramics
Wang, H.; Wang, Y.; Liang, X.; Yu, W.; Fang, X.; Shen, S.
2026. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 46 (4), 117918. doi:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117918

Stable crack propagation in dislocation-engineered oxide visualized by double cleavage drilled compression test
Preuß, O.; Li, Z.; Bruder, E.; Carrez, P.; Cui, Y.; Rödel, J.; Fang, X.
2026. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 46 (3), 117905. doi:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.117905

Atomic‐Scale Insights into Nanoparticle Exsolution at Dislocations in Dislocation‐Engineered Catalysts
Weber, M. L.; Kindelmann, M.; Jennings, D.; Hölschke, J.; Dittmann, R.; Mayer, J.; Rheinheimer, W.; Fang, X.; Gunkel, F.
2026. Advanced Materials, 38 (1). doi:10.1002/adma.202502362

Hydrogen response to high‐density dislocations in bulk perovskite oxide SrTiO₃
Fang, X.; Dörrer, L.; Korneychuk, S.; Vrellou, M.; Welle, A.; Wagner, S.; Pundt, A.; Schmidt, H.; Kirchlechner, C.
2026. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 109 (1), Art.-Nr. e70291. doi:10.1111/jace.70291

Understanding lattice strain distributions within anisotropic FCC and HCP polycrystals – key for materials design and modelling
Kirchlechner, C.; Prikoszovich, K.; Hahn, O. C.; Gruber, P.
2026. doi:10.15151/ESRF-ES-1023808396

Eigenstrain and neighbourhood effects on the lattice strain distribution within BCC polycrystals – key for materials design and modelling
Gruber, P.; Prikoszovich, K.
2026. doi:10.15151/ESRF-ES-1312447513