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Our results are published in peer-reviewed journals across materials science, from grain boundary physics to energy materials and biomineralization. The list below covers all journal and conference publications of the group and its leader; each entry links to the publisher's version via its DOI.

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Publications

38 peer-reviewed articles and conference papers, 2012–2026

Year Title / Authors Source

2026

A micromechanical investigation of plasticity in ordered NbMoCrTiAl and disordered TaNbHfZrTi refractory compositionally complex alloys at room temperature

Wang, J.; Peter, N.J.; Heilmaier, M.; Schwaiger, R.

International Journal of Plasticity
197, 104593 (2026)

doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2025.104593

2025

Strengthening Mechanism of Al/Ni Multilayers with Negative Enthalpy of Mixing

Li, X.; Peter, N.J.; Moreira de Lima, M.; Matthes, S.; Schaaf, P.; Schwaiger, R.

Nano Letters
25, 12914-12920 (2025)

doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c02939

2025

Magnetic and mechanical hardening of nano-lamellar magnets using thermo-magnetic fields

Han, L.; Wang, J.; Peter, N.J.; Maccari, F.; Kovács, A.; Schwaiger, R.; Gutfleisch, O.; Raabe, D.

Nature Communications
16, 2423 (2025)

doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-57571-6

2024

Two-gigapascal-strong ductile soft magnets

Han, L.; Peter, N.J.; Maccari, F.; Kovács, A.; Wang, J.; Zhang, Y.; Xie, R.; Wu, Y.; Schwaiger, R.; Zhang, H.; Li, Z.; Gutfleisch, O.; et al.

Nature Communications
15, 10119 (2024)

doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53793-2

2024

Crystal organisation and material properties of Chama and Glycymeris myostraca and shells

Hoerl, S.; le Moine, T.; Peter, N.; Amini, S.; Griesshaber, E.; Wang, J.; Harper, E.; Salas, C.; Checa, A.; Schwaiger, R.; Schmahl, W.

Materialia
36, 102149 (2024)

doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2024.102149

2024

Microstructure and thermal stability of crystalline/amorphous Fe/FeW nanomultilayers

Russell, K.; Killeen, C.; Peter, N.; Schwaiger, R.; Trelewicz, J.; Hodge, A.

Scripta Materialia
242, 115962 (2024)

doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115962

2023

Strong and ductile high temperature soft magnets through Widmanstätten precipitates

Han, L.; Maccari, F.; Soldatov, I.; Peter, N.J.; Souza Filho, I.R.; Schäfer, R.; Gutfleisch, O.; Li, Z.; Raabe, D.

Nature Communications
14, 8176 (2023)

doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43953-1

2023

Evolution of microstructural heterogeneities in additively manufactured low-alloy steel

Turnali, A.; Motaman, S.A.H.; Chang, Y.; Böttger, B.; Serafeim, A.; Sayk, L.; Peter, N.J.; Richter, S.; Schwedt, A.; Höges, S.; Haase, C.

Additive Manufacturing
78, 103859 (2023)

doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2023.103859

2023

Biocrystal assembly patterns, biopolymer distribution and material property relationships in mytilus galloprovincialis, Bivalvia, and haliotis glabra, Gastropoda, shells

Peter, N.J.; Griesshaber, E.; Reisecker, C.; Hild, S.; Oliveira, M.V.; Schmahl, W.W.; Schneider, A.S.

Materialia
28, 101749 (2023)

doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2023.101749

2023

Preferred corrosion pathways for oxygen in Al2Ca – twin boundaries and dislocations

Peter, N.J.; Zander, D.; Cao, X.; Tian, C.; Zhang, S.; Du, K.; Scheu, C.; Dehm, G.

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
936, 168296 (2023)

doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.168296

2023

Melt pool signatures of TiN nanoparticle dry-coated Co25Cr25Fe25Ni25 metal powder in laser-powder-bed-fusion

Gärtner, E.; Witte, A.; Peter, N.J.; Devulapalli, V.; Ellendt, N.; Dehm, G.; Jägle, E.A.; Uhlenwinkel, V.; Mädler, L.

Materials & Design
226, 111626 (2023)

doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.111626

2023

Mechanistic understanding of microstructure formation during synthesis of metal oxide/carbon nanocomposites

Elmanzalawy, M.; Innocenti, A.; Zarrabeitia, M.; Peter, N.J.; Passerini, S.; Augustyn, V.; Fleischmann, S.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
11, 17125-17137 (2023)

doi.org/10.1039/d3ta01230a

2022

A mechanically strong and ductile soft magnet with extremely low coercivity

Han, L.; Maccari, F.; Souza Filho, I.R.; Peter, N.J.; Wei, Y.; Gault, B.; Gutfleisch, O.; Li, Z.; Raabe, D.

Nature
608, 310-316 (2022)

doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04935-3

2021

Faceting diagram for Ag segregation induced nanofaceting at an asymmetric Cu tilt grain boundary

Peter, N.J.; Duarte, M.J.; Kirchlechner, C.; Liebscher, C.H.; Dehm, G.

Acta Materialia
214, 116960 (2021)

doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116960

2021

Reducing cohesion of metal powders for additive manufacturing by nanoparticle dry-coating

Gärtner, E.; Jung, H.Y.; Peter, N.J.; Dehm, G.; Jägle, E.A.; Uhlenwinkel, V.; Mädler, L.

Powder Technology
379, 585-595 (2021)

doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2020.10.065

2020

Bulk nanostructured AlCoCrFeMnNi chemically complex alloy synthesized by laser-powder bed fusion

Jung, H.Y.; Peter, N.J.; Gärtner, E.; Dehm, G.; Uhlenwinkel, V.; Jägle, E.A.

Additive Manufacturing
35, 101337 (2020)

doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101337

2020

Influence of Ti3Ni4 precipitates on the indentation-induced two-way shape-memory effect in Nickel-Titanium

Laursen, C.M.; Peter, N.J.; Gerstein, G.; Maier, H.J.; Dehm, G.; Frick, C.P.

Materials Science and Engineering: A
792, 139373 (2020)

doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139373

2020

Early stage phase separation of AlCoCr0.75Cu0.5FeNi high-entropy powder at the nanoscale

Peter, N.J.; Duarte, M.J.; Liebscher, C.H.; Srivastava, V.C.; Uhlenwinkel, V.; Jägle, E.A.; Dehm, G.

Journal of Alloys and Compounds
820, 153149 (2020)

doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.153149

2020

In-situ synthesis of oxides by reactive process atmospheres during L-PBF of stainless steel

Haines, M.; Peter, N.; Babu, S.; Jägle, E.

Additive Manufacturing
33, 101178 (2020)

doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101178

2020

Interplay of Chemistry and Faceting at Grain Boundaries in a Model Al Alloy

Zhao, H.; Huber, L.; Lu, W.; Peter, N.J.; An, D.; De Geuser, F.; Dehm, G.; Ponge, D.; Neugebauer, J.; Gault, B.; Raabe, D.

Physical Review Letters
124, 106102 (2020)

doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.124.106102

2019

Correlative Microscopy Observation (3D EBSD + APT + TEM) on Intergranular Corrosion Behaviors in 316L Stainless Steel

Tsai, S.P.; Konijnenberg, P.; Zaefferer, S.; Peter, N.; Gault, B.; Kawano-Miyata, K.; An, D.; Griffiths, T.A.

Microscopy and Microanalysis
25, 748-749 (2019)

doi.org/10.1017/s1431927619004471

2019

3D cold pressure welded components – From the bonding mechanisms to the production of high strength joints

Gerlitzky, C.; Kuhn, C.; Groche, P.; Tran, T.; Zhang, S.; Peter, N.; Rohwerder, M.

Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik
50, 913-923 (2019)

doi.org/10.1002/mawe.201900101

2019

Application of Atom Probe Tomography to Complex Microstructures of Laser Additively Manufactured Samples

Kürnsteiner, P.; Hariharan, A.; Jung, H.Y.; Peter, N.; Wilms, M.B.; Weisheit, A.; Barriobero-Vila, P.; Gault, B.; Raabe, D.; Jägle, E.A.

Microscopy and Microanalysis
25, 2514-2515 (2019)

doi.org/10.1017/s1431927619013308

2019

Atomic level bonding mechanism in steel/aluminum joints produced by cold pressure welding

Peter, N.J.; Gerlitzky, C.; Altin, A.; Wohletz, S.; Krieger, W.; Tran, T.H.; Liebscher, C.H.; Scheu, C.; Dehm, G.; Groche, P.; Erbe, A.

Materialia
7, 100396 (2019)

doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2019.100396

2018

Segregation-Induced Nanofaceting Transition at an Asymmetric Tilt Grain Boundary in Copper

Peter, N.J.; Frolov, T.; Duarte, M.J.; Hadian, R.; Ophus, C.; Kirchlechner, C.; Liebscher, C.H.; Dehm, G.

Physical Review Letters
121, 255502 (2018)

doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.121.255502

2018

Thermal stability of nanocomposite Mo2BC hard coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering

Gleich, S.; Breitbach, B.; Peter, N.J.; Soler, R.; Bolvardi, H.; Schneider, J.M.; Dehm, G.; Scheu, C.

Surface and Coatings Technology
349, 378-383 (2018)

doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.06.006

2017

Beam-induced atomic migration at Ag-containing nanofacets at an asymmetric Cu grain boundary

Peter, N.J.; Liebscher, C.H.; Kirchlechner, C.; Dehm, G.

Journal of Materials Research
32, 968-982 (2017)

doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2016.398

2017

Vanadia–titania multilayer nanodecoration of carbon onions via atomic layer deposition for high performance electrochemical energy storage

Fleischmann, S.; Tolosa, A.; Zeiger, M.; Krüner, B.; Peter, N.J.; Grobelsek, I.; Quade, A.; Kruth, A.; Presser, V.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
5, 2792-2801 (2017)

doi.org/10.1039/c6ta09890h

2016

Sputtering of sub-micrometer aluminum layers as compact, high-performance, light-weight current collector for supercapacitors

Busom, J.; Schreiber, A.; Tolosa, A.; Jäckel, N.; Grobelsek, I.; Peter, N.; Presser, V.

Journal of Power Sources
329, 432-440 (2016)

doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.08.084

2016

Vanadium pentoxide/carbide-derived carbon core–shell hybrid particles for high performance electrochemical energy storage

Zeiger, M.; Ariyanto, T.; Krüner, B.; Peter, N.J.; Fleischmann, S.; Etzold, B.J.M.; Presser, V.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A
4, 18899-18909 (2016)

doi.org/10.1039/c6ta08900c

2014

Surviving the surf: The tribomechanical properties of the periostracum of Mytilus sp.

Wählisch, F.C.; Peter, N.J.; Abad, O.T.; Oliveira, M.V.; Schneider, A.S.; Schmahl, W.; Griesshaber, E.; Bennewitz, R.

Acta Biomaterialia
10, 3978-3985 (2014)

doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2014.05.014

2014

Vickers Indentation Induced One‐Way and Two‐Way Shape Memory Effect in Austenitic NiTi

Qin, E.; Peter, N.J.; Frensemeier, M.; Frick, C.P.; Arzt, E.; Schneider, A.S.

Advanced Engineering Materials
16, 72-79 (2014)

doi.org/10.1002/adem.201300219

2013

Fabrication of tunable wetting PDMS membrane by nanostructuring and plasma treatment

Zhang, X.S.; Shi-Gan Chu; Peter, N.; Zhang, H.X.

The 8th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems
159-162 (2013)

doi.org/10.1109/nems.2013.6559704

2013

Identification of finite viscoelasticity and adhesion effects in nanoindentation of a soft polymer by inverse method

Chen, Z.; Diebels, S.; Peter, N.J.; Schneider, A.S.

Computational Materials Science
72, 127-139 (2013)

doi.org/10.1016/j.commatsci.2013.01.040

2013

Indentation-induced two-way shape-memory effect in NiTi

Peter, N.J.; Frensemeier, M.; Qin, E.; Frick, C.P.; Arzt, E.; Schneider, A.S.

The 8th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems
1131-1134 (2013)

doi.org/10.1109/nems.2013.6559921

2013

Single-step fabrication of superhydrophobic micro/nano dual-scale PDMS film replicated from ultra-low-surface-energy mold

Zhang, X.S.; Jin, B.H.; Chu, S.G.; Peter, N.; Zhu, F.Y.; Zhang, H.X.

2013 IEEE 26th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
331-334 (2013)

doi.org/10.1109/memsys.2013.6474245

2012

Hierarchical super-structure identified by polarized light microscopy, electron microscopy and nanoindentation: Implications for the limits of biological control over the growth mode of abalone sea shells

Schneider, A.S.; Heiland, B.; Peter, N.J.; Guth, C.; Arzt, E.; Weiss, I.M.

BMC Biophysics
5, 19 (2012)

doi.org/10.1186/2046-1682-5-19

2012

Tunable wetting behavior of nanostructured poly(dimethylsiloxane) by plasma combination treatments

Peter, N.J.; Zhang, X.S.; Chu, S.G.; Zhu, F.Y.; Seidel, H.; Zhang, H.X.

Applied Physics Letters
101, 221601 (2012)

doi.org/10.1063/1.4768808