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Substitutional Mn dimers in graphene created by ultralow-energy cluster-ion implantation

He, Chen; Zambrana, Karina Landivar; Lotfy, Ahmed Samir; Zarkua, Zviadi et al.

Part of Carbon, 2027

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Preventing H2O2‑Triggered Covalent Cross-Linking Enables All-Aqueous Processable and Recoverable FunctionalizedPolythiophene-Based Cellulose Coatings

Heimonen, Johanna; Bruschi, Cecilia; Shimolo, Asaminew Y.; Vleugels, Marle E. J. et al.

Part of Chemistry of Materials, p. 7308-7320, 2026

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Ion-energy-driven low-temperature growth of Ti₃SiC₂ MAX coatings by reactive cathodic arc evaporation

Gitschthaler, Arno; Ruwoldt, Veronika; Dörflinger, Philipp; Wojcik, Tomasz et al.

Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, 2026

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Ion microprobe determination of ex vivo trace element molarities: the LINAEUS code suite

Whitlow, Harry J.; Nagy, Gyula; Frost, Robert J. W.; Toyen, Donruedee et al.

Part of Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, p. 2404-2418, 2026

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Influence of Mg content on microstructure and mechanical properties of lean (< 1 wt.%) powder-mixed Zn-Mg alloys processed by PBF-LB

Abenayake, Himesha; Frost, Robert J. W.; Shtender, Vitalii; Persson, Cecilia et al.

Part of Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2026

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Experimental study of Kohn anomalies and phonon dispersion in graphene using Raman spectroscopy

Shabi, Nahum; Girshevitz, Olga; Primetzhofer, Daniel; Kaveh, Moshe et al.

Part of Applied Physics Letters, 2026

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Thermal diffusivity of ion-irradiated uranium mononitride

Charatsidou, Elina; Wylie, Angus; Wikstrom, Nils; Giamouridou, Maria et al.

Part of Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2026

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In-situ, near real-time ion beam analysis for depth-resolving changes in composition during oxidation of the Cr2AlC MAX phase☆

Ntemou, Eleni; Nagy, Gyula; Pöllmann, Peter J.; Schneider, Jochen M. et al.

Part of Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B, 2026

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Interface-controlled defect engineering in TiN/TaN superlattices for enhanced hardness and fracture toughness

Gao, Zecui; Wang, Qimin; Buchinger, Julian; Koutna, Nikola et al.

Part of Materials & design, 2026

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Magnetic Metamaterials for Functional X-ray Scattering

Vantaraki, Christina; Bikondoa, Oier; Grassi, Matías P.; Ojha, Brindaban et al.

Part of Spintronics and Nanomagnetism, 2026

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An additional water is introduced into the manganese cluster during the formation of the S state of photosystem II

Bhowmick, Asmit; Zhang, Miao; Simon, Philipp S.; Makita, Hiroki et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2026

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Assessing the effectiveness of strong oxide formers (Si, Al) in CrB₂ thin films

Richter, Sophie; Bahr, Ahmed; Wojcik, Tomasz; Ntemou, Eleni et al.

Part of Scripta Materialia, 2026

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Wafer-scale integration of piezo- and ferroelectric Al_0.64Sc_0.36N thin films by reactive sputtering

Nayak, Sanjay; Nallagatla, Venkata Raveendra; Singh Bisht, Ravindra; Solonenko, Dmytro et al.

Part of Journal of Physics D, 2026

• DOI for Wafer-scale integration of piezo- and ferroelectric Al_0.64Sc_0.36N thin films by reactive sputtering

Exceptional irradiation and corrosion resistances of a TaC nanoceramic coating deposited onto ZIRLO™ fuel cladding

Fritze, Stefan; Osinger, Barbara; Ström, Petter; Greaves, Graeme et al.

Part of npj Materials Degradation, 2026

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Influence of the electronic density of states on the trajectory-dependent energy deposition of keV ions in silicon

Ntemou, Eleni; Lohmann, Svenja; Holeňák, Radek; Vomschee, Kevin et al.

Part of Journal of Physics, 2026

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Structural and mechanical signatures of maximally amorphous transition metal alloys

Komander, Kristina; Bylin, Johan; Spode, Lennart; Tran, Tuan et al.

Part of Physical Review Materials, 2026

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Observation of rainbow scattering in ion transmission through graphene

Frank, Carolin; Vomschee, Kevin; Holeňák, Radek; Liebsch, Yossarian et al.

Part of Carbon, 2026

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Deexcitations of the projectile dominating EUV-photon emission upon transmission of keV ions through solids

Vomschee, Kevin; Holeňák, Radek; Frank, Carolin; Lohmann, Svenja et al.

Part of Physical Review A: covering atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum information, 2026

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Response of a quartz crystal microbalance to a localized heat source: The case of MeV ion irradiation

Fellinger, Martina; Pitthan, Eduardo; Cupak, Christian; Aumayr, Friedrich et al.

Part of Applied Surface Science, 2026

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High temperature oxidation of Cr-Al-O-N thin films: Complex interplay of oxide scale formation and kinetically limited decomposition

Kummerl, Pauline; Ramesh, Devi Janani; Leinenbach, Felix; Nayak, Ganesh Kumar et al.

Part of Corrosion Science, 2026

• DOI for High temperature oxidation of Cr-Al-O-N thin films: Complex interplay of oxide scale formation and kinetically limited decomposition
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Strain engineering of ScN thin films and its effect on optical, electrical, and thermoelectric properties

Le Febvrier, Arnaud; Honnali, Sanath Kumar; Poterie, Charlotte; Fernandes, Tiago V. et al.

Part of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, p. 1666-1680, 2026

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Probing formation and epitaxy of ultrathin titanium silicide using low and medium energy ion scattering

Wolf, Philipp M.; Pitthan, Eduardo; Zhang, Zhen; Tran, Tuan T. et al.

Part of Applied Surface Science, 2026

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Enhancing the reliability of XPS spectra interpretation by microstructure analysis and self-consistent peak modelling: The case of W_1-xN_x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.65)

Rogoz, Vladyslav; Wicher, Bartosz; Primetzhofer, Daniel; Petrov, Ivan et al.

Part of Applied Surface Science Advances, 2026

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Impact of O concentration on the thermal stability and decomposition mechanism of (Cr,Al)N compared to (Ti,Al)N thin films

Kümmerl, Pauline; Nayak, Ganesh Kumar; Leinenbach, Felix; Czigany, Zsolt et al.

Part of Acta Materialia, 2026

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Long-range structural and magnetic coherence in embedded mesospin metamaterials

Vantaraki, Christina; Bikondoa, Oier; Grassi, Matías Pablo; Ojha, Brindaban et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2026

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Improved oxidation resistance of B-overstoichiometric Hf_0.33-xAl_xB_0.67+y compared to Ti_0.33-xAl_xB_0.67+y thin films: The role of point defects on grain boundary composition

Salman, Sameer Aman; Kummerl, Pauline; Lellig, Sebastian; Kashani, Amir Hossein Navidi et al.

Part of Materials & design, 2026

• DOI for Improved oxidation resistance of B-overstoichiometric Hf_0.33-xAl_xB_0.67+y compared to Ti_0.33-xAl_xB_0.67+y thin films: The role of point defects on grain boundary composition
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Temperature-driven self-lubrication in TiB_2±x coatings via boron oxide formation

Pölzlberger, Daniel; Farran, Norma Salvadores; Wojcik, Tomasz; Kutrowatz, Philip et al.

Part of Materials & design, 2026

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Synergistic effects of Ta and Si alloying on the long-term oxidation resistance of Ti1-xAlxN coatings

Hirle, A.; Hahn, R.; Wojcik, T.; Kutrowatz, P. et al.

Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, 2026

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A Fourier-optical approach for segmentation of ion microprobe images into tissue and non-tissue covered areas

Whitlow, Harry J.; Norarat, Rattanaporn; Frost, Robert J. W.; Ghosh, Aishee et al.

Part of Ultramicroscopy, 2026

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Designing Defect Structure and Interfacial Strain in an Epitaxial VN Bilayer Film by Tailoring N Concentration

Hans, Marcus; Holzapfel, Damian M.; Chen, Zhuo; Aghda, Soheil Karimi et al.

Part of Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2026

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Electronic effects of localized strain in graphene

Zarkua, Zviadi; Smeyers, Robin; Seliverstov, Aleksandr; Villarreal, Renan et al.

Part of Carbon, 2026

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Dual functionality of Zn-implanted PEO coatings on Ti6Al4V: Antibacterial activity and wear resistance

de Castro, Victor Velho; Coutinho, Daniel Augusto Krieger; dos Santos, Victor Rosa; Hatwig, Heitor et al.

Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, 2026

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AlCoCrFeNi_2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy: defect analysis, microstructural stability and ion irradiation resilience

Malinker, Yuval Hodaya; Salhov, Shai; Pinkas, Malki; Ezersky, Vladimir et al.

Part of Acta Materialia, 2026

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Kinetics of the photochromic effect in oxygen-containing yttrium hydrides

Moldarev, Dmitrii; Tran, Tuan; Wolff, Max; Primetzhofer, Daniel

Part of AIP Advances, 2026

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Nanoscale Engineering with Ions: Formation of Nanostructures and Tuning of Material Properties

Kaur, Rajdeep

2026

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Tuning TiO₂ memristors by defect engineering: From short-term memory to recoverable long-term resistance states

Kaur, Rajdeep; Tran, Tuan Thien; Lindblad, Rebecka; Zhang, Zhen et al.

Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 28009-28019, 2026

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Assessing electronic stopping cross sections of light ions at low ion energies: The impact of crystallinity and surface orientation

Wolf, Philipp M.; Bauer, Peter; Pitthan, Eduardo; Primetzhofer, Daniel

Part of Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2026

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Neon retention in tungsten, boron and mixed thin-films under the effects of thermal annealing studied by isotopic tracing

Gautam, Daniel; Primetzhofer, Daniel; Rubel, Marek; Pitthan, Eduardo

Part of Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2026

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Investigation of nano-bubbles formation as a function of helium implantation rate in molybdenum

Gordon, Eli; Cohen, Shlomi; Tamir, Yael; Hillel, Guy et al.

Part of Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2026

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Mechanical properties and thermal stability of refractory metal-alloyed (Al V)N-based high-entropy nitrides and oxynitrides

Hajas, Balint Istvan; Kretschmer, Andreas; Schmid, Barbara; Primetzhofer, Daniel et al.

Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, 2026

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Lattice site location in metal hydride thin films: Ion channeling and phononic properties

Komander, Kristina; Droulias, Sotirios A.; Wolff, Max; Primetzhofer, Daniel

Part of Journal of Physics, 2026

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Introducing ethical sustainability dilemmas in nuclear engineering education

Gustavsson, Cecilia; Al-Adili, Ali; Frost, Robert J. W.; Solders, Andreas

Part of EESD2025: Engineering Education for Sustainable Development Conference 2025, 2025

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Inverse Spillover and Dimensionality Effects on Interstitial Hydrogen

Komander, Kristina; Pálsson, Gunnar K.; Droulias, Sotirios A.; Tsakiris, Theofanis et al.

Part of Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2025

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Prediction and identification of point defect fingerprints in X-ray photoelectron spectra of TiN_x with 1.18 ≤ x ≤ 1.37

Ondracka, Pavel; Kümmerl, Pauline; Hans, Marcus; Mráz, Stanislav et al.

Part of Materials & design, 2025

• DOI for Prediction and identification of point defect fingerprints in X-ray photoelectron spectra of TiN_x with 1.18 ≤ x ≤ 1.37
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Process Development and Formation Chemistry of BaZrS3 Thin Films via a Two-Stage PVD Process

Aggarwal, Garima; Comparotto, Corrado; Riva, Stefania; Chawla, Sushobhita et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 12512-12523, 2025

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Simultaneous formation of Zn and Ti oxides on nanostructured coatings produced via Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) on Ti6Al4V

Coutinho, Daniel Augusto Krieger; De Castro, Victor Velho; Dos Santos, Victor Rosa; Hatwig, Heitor et al.

Part of Ceramics International, p. 65120-65136, 2025

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Powder-based precipitation simulation of a MgZnCa alloy

Alonso Rancurel, Belén; Shtender, Vitalii; Primetzhofer, Daniel; D'Elia, Francesco et al.

2025

Mobility of Single Vacancies and Adatoms in Graphene at Room Temperature

Tran, Tuan; Persson, Per O. Å.; Pham, Ngan Hoang; Holeňák, Radek et al.

Part of Small, 2025

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Out-of-sync co-evaporation in atom probe tomography: Shifting perspectives on compositional biases in TiC and TiN coatings

Schiester, Maximilian; Hans, Marcus; Primetzhofer, Daniel; Köttgen, Jan et al.

Part of Surface & Coatings Technology, 2025

• DOI for Out-of-sync co-evaporation in atom probe tomography: Shifting perspectives on compositional biases in TiC and TiN coatings
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Machine learning for in-situ composition mapping in a self-driving magnetron sputtering system

Jarl, Sanna; Sjölund, Jens; Frost, Robert J. W.; Holst, Anders et al.

Part of Materials & design, p. 115087-115087, 2025

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