Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Benoit Merle

Fachgebietsleitung Mechanisches Verhalten von Werkstoffen

Telefon: +49 561 804-3656
E-Mail: benoit.merle[at]uni-kassel[dot]de

Fachgebiet: Mechanisches Verhalten von Werkstoffen

Standort: FB 15 - Institut für Werkstofftechnik
Mechanisches Verhalten von Werkstoffen
Sophie-Henschel-Haus
Mönchebergstr. 3
34125 Kassel

Raum: 2106

Sprechstunde: Nach Vereinbarung

Kurzvorstellung

Seit 2022 ist Prof. Merle Fachgebietsleiter für 'Mechanisches Verhalten von Werkstoffen' an der Universität Kassel. Zuvor leitete er die Gruppe Nanomechanik an der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), wo er zuletzt als Privatdozent tätig war. Seine wissenschaftliche Ausbildung erhielt er an der Ecole Centrale de Lyon in Frankreich (Ing.-Dipl. mit Auszeichnung im Jahr 2005) sowie an der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), wo er 2013 mit Auszeichnung promovierte. Als Ingenieur bei der Siemens AG sammelte er zwischenzeitlich wertvolle Industrieerfahrung. Seine internationale wissenschaftliche Laufbahn wurde durch Forschungsaufenthalte bei renommierten Wissenschaftlern wie Prof. George M. Pharr an der Texas A&M University und Prof. Daniel S. Gianola an der University of California, Santa Barbara weiter vertieft.

Prof. Merle leitet derzeit das von der EU geförderte ERC-Projekt 'NanoHighSpeed' sowie das COST-Netzwerk 'MecaNano'. Seine Forschungsarbeiten konzentrieren sich auf die Nanomechanik und Nanoindentierung, Bereiche, in denen er umfangreiche Expertise besitzt.

Lebenslauf

2022 –	Universitätsprofessor, Universität Kassel
2022	Gastwissenschaftler, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
2019 – 2022	Privatdozent, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
2018	Gastwissenschaftler, Texas A&M University, USA
2013 – 2022	Gruppenleiter, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
2006 – 2007	Ingenieur, Siemens AG

Akademische Ausbildung

05/2019	Habilitation mit Lehrbefähigung für das Fach Werkstoffwissenschaften, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
06/2013	Promotion, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
11/2005	Diplomierter Ingenieur, École Centrale de Lyon, Frankreich

Auszeichnungen

Professor Merle ist ein führender Experte in seinem Fachgebiet, was durch zahlreiche Einladungen als Hauptredner auf renommierten Konferenzen wie TMS, DPG, MSE, ESMC und ICMTF bestätigt wird. Er hat erfolgreich mehrere Symposien auf internationalen Konferenzen, darunter ICMCTF, E-MRS und TMS, organisiert und leitet das Europäische Netzwerk MecaNano mit >350 Teilnehmer und Teilnehmerinnen. Seine Forschung wurde mehrfach ausgezeichnet, unter anderem von der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Materialkunde. 2020 erhielt er den renommierten ERC Starting Grant vom Europäischen Forschungsrat.

2022	Sprecher, European Network for the Mechanics of Matter at the Nano-Scale (EU COST)
2021	Masing Gedächtnispreis, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM)
2020	ERC Starting Grant, European Research Council
2020	Wolfgang Finkelnburg Habilitationspreis, Erlangen
2019	Lehrauszeichnung der Technischen Fakultät (Platz 1/57), Erlangen
2016	Lehrauszeichnung der Technischen Fakultät (Platz 3/53), Erlangen
2015	Posterpreis, „Nanomechanical Testing in Materials Research & Development V“ Tagung, Albufeira, Portugal
2015	Lehrauszeichnung der Technischen Fakultät (Platz 1/24), Erlangen
2014	Nachwuchspreis, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM)
2014	Promotionspreis, Staedtler Stiftung, Nürnberg
2011	Posterpreis, „Nanomechanical Testing in Materials Research & Development III“ Tagung, Lanzarote, Spanien
2009	Posterpreis, „Nanomechanical Testing“ Tagung, Barga, Italien

Publikationen

2025

Krapf, A., Wagner, T., Schretter, L., Gebhart, D. D., Cordill,, M. J., Gammer, C., & Merle, B. (2025). Microstructural and temperature-dependent deformation mechanisms governing the cyclic creep of freestanding, submicrometer gold thin films. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 942, 148686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2025.148686
Howard, H. C., Cunningham, W. S., Genc, A., Rhodes, B. E., Merle, B., Rupert, T. J., & Gianola, D. S. (2025). Chemically ordered dislocation defect phases as a new strengthening pathway in Ni-Al alloys. Acta Materialia, 289, 120887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2025.120887
Merle, B., Walker, C. C., Zenk, C., & Pharr, G. M. (2025). High strain rate persistence of the strength anomaly in the L12 intermetallic compound Ni3Si evidenced by nanoindentation testing. Acta Materialia, 284, 120598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120598
Merle, B., Tiphéne, G., & Kermouche, G. (2025). Extending nanoindentation testing toward extreme strain rates and temperatures for probing materials evolution at the nanoscale. MRS Bulletin, 50, TBD. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43577-025-00918-7
Gebhart, D. D., Schretter, L., Krapf, A., Merle, B., Cordill,, M. J., & Gammer, C. (2025). Grain Rotation and Crack Propagation in Bulge-Tested Gold Films with 4D-STEM. JOM: The Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, 77, 3493–3502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-025-07241-1
Seynstahl, A., Arold, T., Dhamo, K., Meyer, B., Merle, B., & Tremmel, S. (2025). Tribological Performance of Nitrogen-Modified Physical Vapor Deposition-Molybdenum Disulfide (PVD-MoS₂) Coatings in Rolling–Sliding Contact: Correlation Between Wear, Microstructure, and Chemical Composition. Tribology Transactions, 68(5), 1146–1161. https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2025.2548404
Haušild, P., Cech, J., Merle, B., & Nohava, J. (2025). Effect of temperature and strain rate on indentation size effect at shallow indentation depths. Materials & Design, (255), 114196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114196

2024

Krapf, A., Merle, B., Gebhart, D. D., Reiter, M., Lassnig, A., Göken, M., Cordill, M. J., & Gammer, C. (2024). Observing High‐Cycle Fatigue Damage in Freestanding Gold Thin Films with Bulge Testing and Intermittent Transmission Electron Microscopy Imaging. Advanced Engineering Materials, 2024, 2400216. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202400216
Rothermel, F., Thiele, S., Krapf, A., Ilse, S. E., Merle, B., Giessen, H., Herkommer, A. M., & Jung, C. (2024). Fabrication and Characterization of a Magnetic 3D-printed Microactuator. Advanced Materials Technologies, 2024, 2302196. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202302196
Gebhart, D. D., Krapf, A., Schretter, L., Lassnig, A., Merle, B., Cordill,, M. J., & Gammer, C. (2024). Cyclic Failure of a Cr-Au Bilayer on Polyimide: In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Observations of Interfacial Dislocation Mechanisms. Advanced Engineering Materials, TBD. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202400251
Winczewski, J. P., Zeiler, S., Gabel, S., Maestre, D., Merle, B., Gardeniers, J. G. E., & Susarrey Arce, A. (2024). Additive manufacturing of 3D yttria-stabilized zirconia microarchitectures. Materials & Design, 238, 112701. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112701

2023

Yang, Z., Huber, F., Krapf, A., Merle, B., Markl, M., Schmidt, M., & Körner, C. (2023). Revealing bulk metallic glass crystallization kinetics during laser powder bed fusion by a combination of experimental and numerical methods. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 619, 122532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2023.122532
Winczewski, J. P., Zeiler, S., Gabel, S., Susarrey-Arce, A., Gardeniers, J. G. E., & Merle, B. (2023). Exploring the mechanical properties of additively manufactured carbon-rich zirconia 3D microarchitectures. Materials & Design, 232, 112142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112142
Krapf, A., Gebhart, D. D., Gammer, C., Cordill,, M. J., & Merle, B. (2023). Creep-dominated fatigue of freestanding gold thin films studied by bulge testing. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 887, 145759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2023.145759
Haušild, P., Cech, J., Karlík, M., Legros, M., Nohava, J., & Merle, B. (2023). Indentation Size Effect in Electrodeposited Nickel with Different Grain Size and Crystal Orientation. Crystals, 13(9), 1385. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13091385
Holz, H., & Merle, B. (2023). Novel nanoindentation strain rate sweep method for continuously investigating the strain rate sensitivity of materials at the nanoscale. Materials & Design, 236, 112471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112471
Gebhart, D. D., Krapf, A., Merle, B., Gammer, C., & Cordill, M. J. (2023). Describing mechanical damage evolution through in situ electrical resistance measurements. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 41(2), 023408. https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0002362
Morales, L. A., Bezold, A., Foerner, A., Holz, H., Merle, B., Neumeier, S., Koerner, C., & Zenk, C. H. (2023). Influence of Cu Addition and Microstructural Configuration on the Creep Resistance and Mechanical Properties of an Fe-Based α/α′/α″ Superalloy. Advanced Engineering Materials, 25(9), 202201652. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202201652
Sommer, N., Bauer, A., Kahlmeyer, M., Wegener, T., Degener, S., Liehr, A., Bolender, A., Vollmer, M., Holz, H., Zeiler, S., Merle, B., Niendorf, T., & Böhm, S. (2023). High-Throughput Alloy Development Using Advanced Characterization Techniques During Directed Energy Deposition Additive Manufacturing. Advanced Engineering Materials, 25(15), 2300030. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202300030
Rothammer, B., Schwendner, M., Bartz, M., Wartzack, S., Boehm, T., Krauss, S., Merle, B., Schroeder, S., Uhler, M., Kretzer, J. P., Weihnacht, V., & Marian, M. (2023). Wear Mechanism of Superhard Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon (ta-C) Coatings for Biomedical Applications. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 10(7), 2202370. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202202370
Marian, M., Zambrano, D. F., Rothammer, B., Waltenberger, V., Boidi, G., Krapf, A., Merle, B., Stampfl, J., Rosenkranz, A., Gachot, C., & Grützmacher, P. G. (2023). Combining multi-scale surface texturing and DLC coatings for improved tribological performance of 3D printed polymers. Surface and Coatings Technology, 466, 129682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2023.129682

2022

Yang, Z., Wang, H., Krauß, S., Huber, F., Merle, B., Schmidt, M., Markl, M., & Körner, C. (2022). Evolution of an industrial-grade Zr-based bulk metallic glass during multiple laser beam melting. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 589(8), 121649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2022.121649
Akhlaghi, M., Hock, R., Dallmann, J., Krapf, A., Merle, B., Hofsäss, H., Körner, C., & Leineweber, A. (2022). Gaseous nitriding of Co-10 at% and -15 at% Cr alloys at 400 °C and 450 °C. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 907, 164535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.164535
Gebhart, D., Krapf, A., Gammer, C., Merle, B., & Cordill, M. (2022). Linking through-thickness cracks in metallic thin films to in-situ electrical resistance peak broadening. Scripta Materialia, 212, 114550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114550
Luo, N., Galgon, F., Krauß, S., Morales, L., Merle, B., Zenk, C., & Körner, C. (2022). Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties in Zr–Cu–Al–Nb bulk metallic glass composites prepared by laser metal deposition. Intermetallics: Including Complex Structural and Functional Alloys, 140, 107393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2021.107393
Bykova, E., Johansson, E., Bykov, M., Chariton, S., Fei, H., Ovsyannikov, S., Aslandukova, A., Gabel, S., Holz, H., Merle, B., Alling, B., Abrikosov, I., Smith, J., Prakapenka, V., Katsura, T., Dubrovinskaia, N., Goncharov, A., & Dubrovinsky, L. (2022). Novel Class of Rhenium Borides Based on Hexagonal Boron Networks Interconnected by Short B2 Dumbbells. Chemistry of Materials, 34(18), 8138–8152. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00520
Lubauer, J., Ast, J., Göken, M., Merle, B., Lohbauer, U., & Belli, R. (2022). Resistance-curve envelopes for dental lithium disilicate glass-ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 42(5), 2516–2522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.01.013
Wang, D., Wallis, D., Harris, J., Böhm, C. F., Zavattieri, P., Feldner, P., Merle, B., Pipich, V., Hurle, K., Leupold, S., Hansen, L. H., Marin, F., & Wolf, S. E. (2022). Progressive changes in crystallographic textures of biominerals generate functionally graded ceramics. Materials Advances, 3(3), 1527–1538. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ma01031j
Bykova, E., Ovsyannikov, S., Bykov, M., Yin, Y., Fedotenko, T., Holz, H., Gabel, S., Merle, B., Chariton, S., Prakapenka, B. V., Dubrovinskaia, N., Goncharov, F. A., & Dubrovinsky, L. (2022). Synthesis, crystal structure, and properties of stoichiometric hard tungsten tetraboride, WB₄. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 37(10), 20111–20120. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA02268K
Gabel, S., Merle, B., Bitzek, E., & Göken, M. (2022). A new method for microscale cyclic crack growth characterization from notched microcantilevers and application to single crystalline tungsten and a metallic glass. Journal of Materials Research, 37(12), 2061–2072. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-022-00618-x
Krauß, S., Seynstahl, A., Tremmel, S., Meyer, B., Bitzek, E., Göken, M., Yokosawa, T., Apeleo-Zubiri, B., Spiecker, E., & Merle, B. (2022). Structural reorientation and compaction of porous MoS2 coatings during wear testing. Wear, 500-501, 204339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2022.204339
Maier-Kiener, V., Lawrence, S., & Merle, B. (2022). 30 Years of Oliver–Pharr: Then, Now and the Future of Nanoindentation. JOM: The Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, 74(6), 2177–2178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-022-05305-0
Winczewski, J., Herrera, M., Cabriel, C., Izeddin, I., Gabel, S., Merle, B., Susarrey Arce, A., & Gardeniers, H. (2022). Additive Manufacturing of 3D Luminescent ZrO 2 :Eu 3+ Architectures. Advanced Optical Materials, 10(12), 2102758. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202102758
Wallis, D., Harris, J., Böhm, C. F., Di, W., Zavattieri, P., Feldner, P., Merle, B., Pipich, V., Hurle, K., Leupold, S., Hansen, L., Marin, F., & Wolf, S. E. (2022). Correction: Progressive changes in crystallographic textures of biominerals generate functionally graded ceramics. Materials Advances, 3(5), 2598. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA90020C

2021

Gabel, S., Giese, S., Merle, B., Sprenger, I., Heilmaier, M., Neumeier, S., Bitzek, E., & Göken, M. (2021). Microcantilever Fracture Tests on Eutectic NiAl-Cr(Mo) In Situ Composites. Advanced Engineering Materials, 23(6), 2001464. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202001464
Rothammer, B., Neusser, K., Marian, M., Bartz, M., Krauß, S., Böhm, T., Thiele, S., Merle, B., Detsch, R., & Wartzack, S. (2021). Amorphous Carbon Coatings for Total Knee Replacements-Part I: Deposition, Cytocompatibility, Chemical and Mechanical Properties. Polymers, 13(12), 1952. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13121952
Preiß, E. I., Merle, B., Xiao, Y., Gannott, F., Liebig, J. P., Wheeler, J. M., & Göken, M. (2021). Applicability of focused Ion beam (FIB) milling with gallium, neon, and xenon to the fracture toughness characterization of gold thin films. Journal of Materials Research, 36(12), 2505–2514. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-020-00045-w
Seynstahl, A., Krauß, S., Bitzek, E., Meyer, B., Merle, B., & Tremmel, S. (2021). Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Tribological Behavior of Magnetron-Sputtered MoS2 Solid Lubricant Coatings Deposited under Industrial Conditions. Coatings, 11(4), 455. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11040455
Feldner, P., Merle, B., & Göken, M. (2021). Breakdown of the superplastic deformation behavior of heterogeneous nanomaterials at small length scales. Materials Research Letters, 9(1), 41–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2020.1818323
Marian, M., Feile, K., Rothammer, B., Bartz, M., Wartzack, S., Seynstahl, A., Tremmel, S., Krauß, S., Merle, B., Böhm, T., Wang, B., Wyatt, B., Anasori, B., & Rosenkranz, A. (2021). Ti₃C₂T_x solid lubricant coatings in rolling bearings with remarkable performance beyond state-of-the-art materials. Applied Materials Today, 25, 101202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2021.101202
Wang, J., Kang, E., Sultan, U., Merle, B., Inayat, A., Graczykowski, B., Fytas, G., & Vogel, N. (2021). Influence of Surfactant-Mediated Interparticle Contacts on the Mechanical Stability of Supraparticles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125(42), 23445–23456. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c06839
Merle, B., Maier-Kiener, V., Rupert, T., & Pharr, G. (2021). Current trends in nanomechanical testing research. Journal of Materials Research, 36(11), 2133–2136. https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-021-00280-9
Liebig, J. P., Mačković, M., Spiecker, E., Göken, M., & Merle, B. (2021). Grain boundary mediated plasticity: A blessing for the ductility of metallic thin films? Acta Materialia, 215, 117079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117079
Sommerschuh, M., Wirth, J., Englisch, S., Przybilla, T., Zubiri, B. A., Pistor, J., Merle, B., Körner, C., Göken, M., & Spiecker, E. (2021). A scale-bridging study of the influence of TCP phases on the mechanical properties of an additive manufactured Ni-base superalloy combining microcompression testing, X-ray nanotomography and TEM. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 27(S1), 938–942. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927621003603
Weikert, T., Wartzack, S., Baloglu, M. V., Willner, K., Gabel, S., Merle, B., Pineda, F., Walczak, M., Rosenkranz, A., & Tremmel, S. (2021). Evaluation of the surface fatigue behavior of amorphous carbon coatings through cyclic nanoindentation. Surface and Coatings Technology, 407, 126769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126769
Wang, J., Schwenger, J., Ströbel, A., Feldner, P., Herre, P., Romeis, S., Peukert, W., Merle, B., & Vogel, N. (2021). Mechanics of colloidal supraparticles under compression. Science Advances, 7(42), eabj0954. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abj0954
Rothammer, B., Marian, M., Neusser, K., Bartz, M., Böhm, T., Krauß, S., Schroeder, S., Uhler, M., Thiele, S., Merle, B., Kretzer, J. P., & Wartzack, S. (2021). Amorphous Carbon Coatings for Total Knee Replacements—Part II: Tribological Behavior. Polymers, 13(11), 1880. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13111880

2020

Kabir, A., Han, J. K., Merle, B., & Esposito, V. (2020). The role of oxygen defects on the electro-chemo-mechanical properties of highly defective gadolinium doped ceria. Materials Letters, 266, 127490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127490
Krauß, S., Schieß, T., Göken, M., & Merle, B. (2020). Revealing the local fatigue behavior of bimodal copper laminates by micropillar fatigue tests. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 788, 139502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139502
Marian, M., Song, G. C., Wang, B., Fuenzalida, V. M., Krauß, S., Merle, B., Tremmel, S., Wartzack, S., Yu, J., & Rosenkranz, A. (2020). Effective usage of 2D MXene nanosheets as solid lubricant - Influence of contact pressure and relative humidity. Applied Surface Science, 531, 147311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147311
Merle, B., Higgins, W. H., & Pharr, G. M. (2020). Extending the range of constant strain rate nanoindentation testing. Journal of Materials Research, 35(4), 343–352. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2019.408
Merle, B., & Gabel, S. (2020). Small-scale high-cycle fatigue testing by dynamic microcantilever bending. MRS Communications, 10(2), 332–337. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2020.31
Kabir, A., Espineira-Cachaza, M., Fiordaliso, E. M., Ke, D., Grasso, S., Merle, B., & Esposito, V. (2020). Effect of cold sintering process (CSP) on the electro-chemo-mechanical properties of Gd-doped ceria (GDC). Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 40(15), 5612–5618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.06.010

2019

Hou, X., Krauß, S., & Merle, B. (2019). Additional grain boundary strengthening in length-scale architectured copper with ultrafine and coarse domains. Scripta Materialia, 165, 55–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.02.019
Böhm, C. F., Feldner, P., Merle, B., & Wolf, S. E. (2019). Conical Nanoindentation Allows Azimuthally Independent Hardness Determination in Geological and Biogenic Minerals. Materials, 12(10), 1630. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12101630
Merle, B. (2019). Creep behavior of gold thin films investigated by bulge testing at room and elevated temperature. Journal of Materials Research, 34(1), 69–77. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2018.287
Merle, B., Higgins, W. H., & Pharr, G. M. (2019). Critical issues in conducting constant strain rate nanoindentation tests at higher strain rates. Journal of Materials Research, 34(20), 3495–3503. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2019.292
Bykov, M., Chariton, S., Fei, H., Fedotenko, T., Aprilis, G., Ponomareva, A. V., Tasnádi, F., Abrikosov, I. A., Merle, B., Feldner, P., Vogel, S., Schnick, W., Prakapenka, V. B., Greenberg, E., Hanfland, M., Pakhomova, A., Liermann, H.-P., Katsura, T., Dubrovinskaia, N., & Dubrovinsky, L. (2019). High-pressure synthesis of ultraincompressible hard rhenium nitride pernitride Re-2(N-2)(N)(2) stable at ambient conditions. Nature Communications, 10, 2994. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10995-3
Preiß, E. I., Lyu, H., Liebig, J. P., Richter, G., Gannott, F., Gruber, P. A., Göken, M., Bitzek, E., & Merle, B. (2019). Microstructural dependence of the fracture toughness of metallic thin films: A bulge test and atomistic simulation study on single-crystalline and polycrystalline silver films. Journal of Materials Research, 34(20), 3483–3494. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2019.262
Fischer, C., Merle, B., & Drummer, D. (2019). Achieving homogeneous properties for thin-walled components through dynamic temperature controls. Zeitschrift Kunststofftechnik / Journal of Plastics Technology, 15(5), 353–369. https://doi.org/10.3139/o999.02052019
Tinoco, H. A., Hutař, P., Merle, B., Göken, M., & Tomáš, K. (2019). Fracture Toughness Evaluation of a Cracked Au Thin Film by Applying a Finite Element Analysis and Bulge Test. Key Engineering Materials, 827, 196–202. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.827.196

2018

Merle, B., Kraus, X., Tallawi, M., Scharfe, B., El Fray, M., Aifantis, K., Boccaccini, A. R., & Göken, M. (2018). Dynamic mechanical characterization of poly(glycerol sebacate)/poly (butylene succinate-butylene dilinoleate) blends for cardiac tissue engineering by flat punch nanoindentation. Materials Letters, 221, 115–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.03.051
Feldner, P., Merle, B., & Göken, M. (2018). Superplastic deformation behavior of Zn-22% Al alloy investigated by nanoindentation at elevated temperatures. Materials & Design, 153, 71–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.05.008
Merle, B., & Höppel, H. W. (2018). Microscale High-Cycle Fatigue Testing by Dynamic Micropillar Compression Using Continuous Stiffness Measurement. Experimental Mechanics, 58(3), 465–474. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-017-0362-3
Liebig, J. P., Krauß, S., Göken, M., & Merle, B. (2018). Influence of stacking fault energy and dislocation character on slip transfer at coherent twin boundaries studied by micropillar compression. Acta Materialia, 154, 261–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.05.037
Preiß, E. I., Gannott, F., Göken, M., & Merle, B. (2018). Scaling of the fracture toughness of freestanding metallic thin films with the yield strength. Materials Research Letters, 6(10), 607–612. https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2018.1520749
Khansur, N. H., Eckstein, U., Benker, L., Deisinger, U., Merle, B., & Webber, K. G. (2018). Room temperature deposition of functional ceramic films on low-cost metal substrate. Ceramics International, 44(14), 16295–16301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.06.027

2017

Mikschl, F., Merle, B., Baum, M., Haberle, J., Göken, M., & Schmidt, M. (2017). Micromechanical characterization of laser consolidated nanoparticle ITO layers. Thin Solid Films, 642, 214–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2017.09.046
Preiß, E. I., Merle, B., & Göken, M. (2017). Understanding the extremely low fracture toughness of freestanding gold thin films by in-situ bulge testing in an AFM. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 691, 218–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2017.03.037
Ghanem, M., Göken, M., & Merle, B. (2017). Plane-strain bulge testing of thin films under compressive residual stresses. Surface and Coatings Technology, 327, 167–173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.08.004
Fischer, C., Seefried, A., Merle, B., Göken, M., & Drummer, D. (2017). Influencing Hardness and Wear During the Dynamic Tempered Microinjection Molding Process by Considering Isothermal Holding Time. Polymer Engineering and Science, 57(2), 121–128. https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.24394
Merle, B., Maier-Kiener, V., & Pharr, G. M. (2017). Influence of modulus-to-hardness ratio and harmonic parameters on continuous stiffness measurement during nanoindentation. Acta Materialia, 134, 167–176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.05.036
Shrestha, S., Fischer, R., Matt, G. J., Feldner, P., Michel, T., Osvet, A., Levchuck, I., Merle, B., Golkar, S., Chen, H., Tedde, S. F., Schmidt, O., Hock, R., Rühring, M., Göken, M., Heiß, W., Anton, G., & Brabec, C. J. (2017). High-performance direct conversion X-ray detectors based on sintered hybrid lead triiodide perovskite wafers. Nature Photonics, 11(7), 436–440. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2017.94
Feldner, P., Merle, B., & Göken, M. (2017). Determination of the strain-rate sensitivity of ultrafine-grained materials by spherical nanoindentation. Journal of Materials Research, 32(8), 1466–1473. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2017.69
Vierneusel, B., Benker, L., Tremmel, S., Göken, M., & Merle, B. (2017). Isolating the effect of residual stresses on coating wear by a mechanical stress relaxation technique. Thin Solid Films, 638, 159–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2017.06.016

2016

Merle, B., Nicholson, K. S., Herbert, E. G., & Göken, M. (2016). An improved method for point deflection measurements on rectangular membranes. Materials & Design, 109, 485–491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.07.054
Javed, H., Merle, B., Preiß, E. I., Hivet, R., Benedetto, A., & Göken, M. (2016). Mechanical characterization of metallic thin films by bulge and scratch testing. Surface and Coatings Technology, 289, 69–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2016.01.051
Liebig, J. P., Göken, M., Richter, G., Mačković, M., Przybilla, T., Spiecker, E., Pierron, O. N., & Merle, B. (2016). A flexible method for the preparation of thin film samples for in situ TEM characterization combining shadow-FIB milling and electron beam-assisted etching. Ultramicroscopy, 171, 82–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2016.09.004
Ast, J., Merle, B., Durst, K., & Göken, M. (2016). Fracture toughness evaluation of NiAl single crystals by microcantilevers-a new continuous J-integral method. Journal of Materials Research, 31(23), 3786–3794. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2016.393

2015

Merle, B., Cassel, D., & Göken, M. (2015). Time-dependent deformation behavior of freestanding and SiNx-supported gold thin films investigated by bulge tests. Journal of Materials Research, 30(14), 2161–2169. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2015.184

2014

Merle, B., Maier-Kiener, V., & Durst, K. (2014). Experimental and Theoretical Confirmation of the Scaling Exponent 2 in Pyramidal Load Displacement Data for Depth Sensing Indentation. Scanning, 36(5), 526–529. https://doi.org/10.1002/sca.21151
Merle, B., & Göken, M. (2014). Bulge fatigue testing of freestanding and supported gold films. Journal of Materials Research, 29(2), 267–276. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2013.373

2013

Tallawi, M., Rai, R., Gleixner, M. R., Rörick, O., Weyand, M., Röther, J. A., Schubert, D. W., Kozlowska, A., El Fray, M., Merle, B., Göken, M., Aifantis, K., & Boccaccini, A. R. (2013). Poly(glycerol sebacate)\Poly(butylene succinate-dilinoleate) Blends as Candidate Materials for Cardiac Tissue Engineering. Macromolecular Symposia, 334(1), 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.201300114
Maier-Kiener, V., Merle, B., Göken, M., & Durst, K. (2013). An improved long-term nanoindentation creep testing approach for studying the local deformation processes in nanocrystalline metals at room and elevated temperatures. Journal of Materials Research, 28(9), 1177–1188. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2013.39

2012

Durst, K., Rehman, H. U., & Merle, B. (2012). Comment to paper “Penetration depth and tip radius dependence on the correction factor in nanoindentation measurements” by JM Meza et al. Journal of Materials Research, 27(8), 1205–1207. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2012.41
Meszaros, R., Merle, B., Wild, M., Durst, K., Göken, M., & Wondraczek, L. (2012). Effect of thermal annealing on the mechanical properties of low-emissivity physical vapor deposited multilayer-coatings for architectural applications. Thin Solid Films, 520(24), 7130–7135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2012.07.086
Merle, B., Maier-Kiener, V., Göken, M., & Durst, K. (2012). Experimental determination of the effective indenter shape and epsilon-factor for nanoindentation by continuously measuring the unloading stiffness. Journal of Materials Research, 27(1), 214–221. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2011.245
Merle, B., Schweitzer, E. W., & Göken, M. (2012). Thickness and grain size dependence of the strength of copper thin films as investigated with bulge tests and nanoindentations. Philosophical Magazine, 92(25-27), 3172–3187. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786435.2012.685773

2011

Meszaros, R., Wild, M., Merle, B., & Wondraczek, L. (2011). Flexural strength of PVD coated float glass for architectural applications. Glass Technology - European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part A, 52(6), 190–196.
Merle, B., & Göken, M. (2011). Fracture toughness of silicon nitride thin films of different thicknesses as measured by bulge tests. Acta Materialia, 59(4), 1772–1779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2010.11.043

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