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Overview

Johann Michler is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their research activity spans across multiple key areas within engineering and materials science, contributing extensively to fields such as materials chemistry and mechanical engineering.

The scientist has made significant contributions to several subfields of study, including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Johann Michler's primary research topics cover a range of material properties and applications, featuring:

  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
  • Semiconductor Materials and Devices
  • Advanced Materials and Composites
  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • Advanced Ceramic Materials Synthesis
  • Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a focus on materials engineering, photocatalysis, battery electrolytes, and ion beam technologies. Selected recent papers include:

  • Facile cost-effective fabrication of Cu@Cu2O@CuO-microalgae photocatalyst with enhanced visible light degradation of tetracycline (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Lithium Garnet Li7La3Zr2O12 Electrolyte for All-Solid-State Batteries: Closing the Gap between Bulk and Thin Film Li-Ion Conductivities (2020, Advanced Materials Interfaces)
  • Achieving micron-scale plasticity and theoretical strength in Silicon (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Roadmap for focused ion beam technologies (2023, Applied Physics Reviews)
  • The matrix effect in TOF-SIMS analysis of two-element inorganic thin films (2020, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Xavier Maeder
  • Jakob Schwiedrzik
  • László Pethö
  • Thomas Edward James Edwards
  • Amit Sharma

Regarding publication venues, Johann Michler has contributed notably to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Materials & Design
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Acta Materialia
  • Surface and Coatings Technology

With over 350 publications in engineering and nearly 200 in materials science, Johann Michler maintains a broad and interdisciplinary research portfolio. Their work addresses both fundamental and applied aspects of advanced materials, with a focus on the mechanical and chemical properties critical to developing innovative materials solutions.

Best Publications

  • Determination of plastic properties of metals by instrumented indentation using different sharp indenters

    Jean-Luc Bucaille;S. Stauss;S. Stauss;Eric Felder;Johann Michler

  • Brittle‐to‐Ductile Transition in Uniaxial Compression of Silicon Pillars at Room Temperature

    Fredrik Östlund;Karolina Rzepiejewska-Malyska;Klaus Leifer;Lucas M. Hale

  • Mechanical properties of cortical bone and their relationships with age, gender, composition and microindentation properties in the elderly.

    Mohammad J. Mirzaali;J. Jakob Schwiedrzik;J. Jakob Schwiedrzik;Suwanwadee Thaiwichai;James P. Best

  • Measurement of the Bending Strength of Vapor-Liquid-Solid Grown Silicon Nanowires

    Samuel Hoffmann;Ivo Utke;Benedikt Moser;Johann Michler

  • Hollow urchin-like ZnO thin films by electrochemical deposition.

    Jamil Elias;Claude Lévy-Clément;Mikhael Bechelany;Johann Michler

  • Micropillar compression studies on a bulk metallic glass in different structural states

    A. Dubach;A. Dubach;R. Raghavan;R. Raghavan;Jörg F. Löffler;J. Michler

  • Observation of fracture and plastic deformation during indentation and scratching inside the scanning electron microscope

    R. Rabe;R. Rabe;J.-M. Breguet;P. Schwaller;S. Stauss;S. Stauss

  • Elevated temperature, nano-mechanical testing in situ in the scanning electron microscope

    J. M. Wheeler;J. Michler

  • In situ micropillar compression reveals superior strength and ductility but an absence of damage in lamellar bone

    Jakob Schwiedrzik;Rejin Raghavan;Alexander Bürki;Victor LeNader

  • Fracture strength and Young's modulus of ZnO nanowires

    S Hoffmann;Fredrik Östlund;Johann Michler;H. J. Fan

  • Synthesis Mechanisms of Organized Gold Nanoparticles: Influence of Annealing Temperature and Atmosphere

    Mikhael Bechelany;Xavier Maeder;Jessica Riesterer;Jihane Hankache

  • Grain refinement mechanism of nickel-based superalloy by severe plastic deformation - Mechanical machining case

    Zhirong Liao;Mikhail Polyakov;Oriol Gavalda Diaz;Dragos Axinte

  • Plastic deformation of gallium arsenide micropillars under uniaxial compression at room temperature

    Johann Michler;Kilian Wasmer;Stephan Meier;Fredrik Östlund

  • Facile cost-effective fabrication of Cu@Cu2O@CuO–microalgae photocatalyst with enhanced visible light degradation of tetracycline

    Albert Serrà;Elvira Gómez;Johann Michler;Laetitia Philippe

  • Strength and fracture of Si micropillars: A new scanning electron microscopy-based micro-compression test

    B. Moser;K. Wasmer;L. Barbieri;J. Michler

  • Ductile–brittle transition in micropillar compression of GaAs at room temperature

    Fredrik Östlund;Philip R. Howie;Rudy Ghisleni;Sandra Korte

  • Axial p-n Junctions Realized in Silicon Nanowires by Ion Implantation

    S. Hoffmann;J. Bauer;C. Ronning;Th. Stelzner

  • Optical and mechanical properties of amorphous and crystalline yttria-stabilized zirconia thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition

    S. Heiroth;R. Ghisleni;T. Lippert;J. Michler

  • Surface ripples, crosshatch pattern, and dislocation formation: Cooperating mechanisms in lattice mismatch relaxation

    M. Albrecht;S. Christiansen;J. Michler;W. Dorsch

  • Complementary application of electron microscopy and micro-Raman spectroscopy for microstructure, stress, and bonding defect investigation of heteroepitaxial chemical vapor deposited diamond films

    J. Michler;Y. von Kaenel;J. Stiegler;E. Blank

  • Analysis of coating fracture and substrate plasticity induced by spherical indentors: diamond and diamond-like carbon layers on steel substrates

    J Michler;E Blank

  • Deformation mechanisms of silicon during nanoscratching

    R. Gassilloud;Christophe Ballif;P. Gasser;G. Buerki

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivo Utke
Ivo Utke Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Mikhael Bechelany
Mikhael Bechelany University of Montpellier
Philippe K. Zysset
Philippe K. Zysset University of Bern
Silke Christiansen
Silke Christiansen Fraunhofer Society
Rolf Erni
Rolf Erni Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Stefano Mischler
Stefano Mischler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Gerhard Dehm
Gerhard Dehm Max Planck Institute for Iron Research
Christophe Ballif
Christophe Ballif École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Claude Lévy-Clément
Claude Lévy-Clément Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Thomas Lippert
Thomas Lippert Paul Scherrer Institute

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