Personal profile
Research interests
- Investigation of surface and interface structures and their impact on the structural and functional performance of nanocrystalline, nanocomposite, and nanoporous materials.
- Study of plasticity and fracture in high-performance materials, emphasizing the connection between local structural defects and macroscopic deformation or failure behavior.
- Development and application of advanced in situ electron microscopy techniques and miniaturized mechanical testing methods.
- Exploration of size effects to optimize and tailor structural and functional properties of materials.
- Design interface engineered material systems capable of withstanding extreme conditions, including radiation, high temperatures, and hydrogen exposure.
- Analysis of residual stresses, mechanical strength, fracture mechanisms, and thermo-mechanical fatigue in microelectronic materials.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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3D multi-site hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts on nanoimprinted surfaces, structured via multi-photon lithography derived masks
Jelinek, A., Neumüller, D., Gammer, C., Eckert, J. & Kiener, D., 5 Mar 2025, In: Materials and Design. 252.2025, April, 113809.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Achieving Complex Nanostructures: The Role of Hydrogen in Controlling Mechanical Alloying and Microstructure Evolution in the TiVZrNbHf-Cu System
Schweiger, L., Spieckermann, F., Cengeri, P., Burtscher, M., Schretter, L., Eichinger, M., Mori, G., Schökel, A., Zehetbauer, M. J., Schafler, E., Kiener, D. & Eckert, J., 4 Sept 2025, In: Advanced science. 12.2025, 33, 11 p., e07168.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A Comprehensive Methodological Approach Towards the Micromechanical Characterization of Lead-Free Solder Joints
Buchebner, N., Keckes, J. F., Maier-Kiener, V., Imrich, P. J. & Kiener, D., 20 Mar 2025, In: JOM. 77.2025, 5, p. 3526-3541 16 p., 108726.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Correction to Processing of Nanocrystalline Inconel 718—Graphite Composites by High-Pressure Torsion (Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, (2025), 56, 4, (1461-1476), 10.1007/s11661-025-07723-6)
Kasalo, M., Suarez, S., Keckes, J. F., Kiener, D. & Bachmaier, A., 26 Mar 2025, In: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science. 56.2025, May, p. 1911 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Crack deflection by design – Utilizing the material inhomogeneity effect on miniaturized additively manufactured structures
Jelinek, A., Alfreider, M., Breščaković, D., Kolednik, O. & Kiener, D., 8 Sept 2025, In: Materials and Design. 259.2025, November, 15 p., 114718.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Activities
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Novel solutions to digital image correlation for in situ micromechanical experiments
Alfreider, M. (Speaker), Keckes, J. F. (contributor), Meindlhumer, M. (contributor) & Kiener, D. (contributor)
24 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Journal of materials research (JMR) (Journal)
Kiener, D. (Editorial board member)
1 Jan 2026 → 31 Dec 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Benefits and drawbacks of in situ micro fracture investigations
Alfreider, M. (Speaker), Balbus, G. (contributor), Wang, F. (contributor), Bodlos, R. (contributor), Romaner, L. (contributor), Jelinek, A. (contributor), Burtscher, M. (contributor), Schmuck, K. S. (contributor), Wurmshuber, M. (contributor), Hohenwarter, A. (contributor), Meindlhumer, M. (contributor), Kolednik, O. (contributor), Gianola, D. S. (contributor) & Kiener, D. (contributor)
16 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Resolving the limits of the J-integral in a nanocrystalline Cantor alloy using multi-method stress-strain mapping
Meindlhumer, M. (Speaker), Todt, J. (contributor), Sheshi, N. (contributor), Hohenwarter, A. (contributor), Burghammer, M. (contributor), Rosenthal, M. (contributor), Salvati, E. (contributor), Kiener, D. (contributor), Keckes, J. (contributor) & Alfreider, M. (contributor)
18 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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The impact of grain boundary states on mechanical failure in nanocrystalline materials
Alfreider, M. (Speaker), Lang, L. (contributor), Kiener, D. (contributor), Bachmaier, A. (contributor) & Meindlhumer, M. (contributor)
17 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk