[HTML][HTML] High-speed nanoindentation map**: A review of recent advances and applications

E Rossi, JM Wheeler, M Sebastiani - Current Opinion in Solid State and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract High-Speed Nanoindentation Map** (HSNM) has been recently developed and
established as a novel enabling technology for fast and reliable assessment of small-scale …

Crystal chemistry and thermodynamic properties of zircon structure-type materials

AC Strzelecki, X Zhao, P Estevenon, H Xu… - American …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Zircon-class ternary oxide compounds have an ideal chemical formula of ATO4, where A is
commonly a lanthanide and an actinide, with T= As, P, Si, or V. Their structure (I 41/amd) …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of medium-high temperature conditioning on the mechanical properties of single quartz fibres

G Lalle, E Rossi, M Sebastiani, F Sarasini… - Journal of the European …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work adopted multi-scale characterizations to investigate the effects of exposure to
medium-high temperatures (600–800° C) on the mechanical properties of single quartz …

Investigation of fracture toughness and microstructure of micro-scaled multilayer-DLC/silicon system via pillar splitting method

Y **a, L Zhang, L Hu, Y Liu, L He, J Tan, Z Wang - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
The fracture toughness of multilayer diamond like carbon (DLC) coated silicon
microstructures was characterized using the pillar splitting method in this study. Two types of …

Toughness Measurement of Micro-Scale Coating/Silicon MEMS System Using Pillar Splitting Method

Y **a, Y Liu, Y **a, W Liu, C **a, J Tan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work innovatively employed the pillar splitting method to extract the fracture toughness
of silicon microstructures with full-coating of diamond like carbon (DLC) introduced by …

Development of nanomechanical testing

B Beake, T Liskiewicz - Nanomechanics for Coatings and Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
This chapter introduces the background to the development of the nanoindentation
technique and the unloading curve analysis, which has proved the most popular approach …

Nanomechanical testing methods to understand the effects of residual stress on coating's performance

M Sebastiani, E Rossi, S Rashid - Nanomechanics for Coatings and …, 2025 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we will review the FIB-based methods for understanding the role of residual
stresses on the mechanical behavior of thin films and coatings. Basing on the concept that …

[HTML][HTML] Probing structural disorder in zircon by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD): Radiation damage and Kikuchi pattern

T Beirau, R Kilian, M Stipp, RC Ewing - Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) was employed to probe the structural order of a
zoned radiation-damaged zircon (ZrSiO 4) on the sub-micron scale. The amorphous fraction …

New routes for carbon nanostructures growth with applications in structural composite materials and environmental remediation

G Lalle - 2025 - iris.uniroma1.it
This PhD research work investigates the direct growth of carbon nanostructures, particularly
carbon nanotubes (CNTs), on the surface of reinforcing fibres as a strategy for the …