Research Foci
- Materialphysik
- Nanostrukturierte und Nanokristalline Materialien
- Metallische Gläser
- Thermodynamik und Kinetik von Phasenumwandlungen
- Diffusion in Festkörpern
- Plastizität feinkristalliner Materialien
- Oberflächen-Nanostrukturen
CV
Academic Education
- PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) in Materials Science with Prof. H. J. Fecht, TU Berlin
- Research Associate within the Euro-Russian Space mission EUROMIR
- University Degree (Diplom) in Physics, University of Cologne and German Research Center (DLR)
Positions
- Scientific Member of the Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), Münster
- Professor and Director of the Institute of Materials Physics, WWU
- Permanente Gruppenleiterposition im Rahmen des „Exzellenzprogramms für wissenschaftlich-technische Führungskräfte“ des Forschungszentrums Karlsruhe
- Leiter einer zusätzlichen, externen Arbeitsgruppe an der Universität des Saarlandes, welche aus dem Impuls- und Vernetzungsfonds des Präsidenten der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft gefördert wurde
- Group Leader within the Emmy-Noether Fellowship Programme of DFG, Research Center Karlsruhe and Saarland University
- Gastdozent an der Universität des Saarlandes in Saarbrücken im Fachbereich Physik
- Lehrstuhlvertreter an der Universität des Saarlandes im Fachbereich „Experimentalphysik“
- Senior Researcher with Prof. H. Gleiter, Nanostructured Materials Group, Research Center karlsruhe
- Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation with Prof. J. H. Perepezko, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Materials Science, USA
Honors
- Fellowship and Helmholtz-University linkeage group of the „Präsidialfonds“ of the Helmholtz-Society – Helmholtz-Society
- Fellowship within the „Excellent Young Leaders“-program of the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe – Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
- Feodor Lynen-Forschungsstipendium für erfahrene Wissenschaftler – Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- Elected member of the International NanoSPD steering committee – International NanoSPD steering committee
- Honorary Professor – North-Eastern University, Shenyang, China
- “Outstanding reviewer of the year” – Award of Scripta Materialia – Scripta Materialia
- Honorar-Professur in Hyderabad, Indien – University of Hyderabad, Indien durch Vice-Chancellor I/c.
- Deutsch-Indischer Forschungspreis – "Council of Scientific & Industrial Research" (CSIR), Indien, und Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
- “Outstanding reviewer of the year” – Award of Acta Materialia – Acta Materialia
- Honorary Professor – University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Guest Professor – CNRS and University of Rouen, Rouen, France
- “Outstanding reviewer of the year” – Award of Scripta Materialia – Scripta Materialia
- „Overseas“-Professor – Anna University, Chennai, India
- Emmy Noether program – German Research Foundation (DFG)
External Functions
- Lifetime membership of TMS (offered by TMS)
- Elected member of the international Advisory Board of the ISRS-2010 Symposium, IIT Madras, India
- Member of the Editorial Board of Scientia Nanotechnology
- Elected member of the national Advisory Board of the RQ-13 Conference, Dresden
- Gründungsmitglied des DFG-Forschungszentrums „Center for Functional Nanostructures, CFN“, Technische Universität Karlsruhe
Research Articles (Journals)
- Vaerst, Olivia, Rösner, Harald, Peterlechner, Martin, and Wilde, Gerhard. . “Local structure and dynamics of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass during ex situ and in situ annealing.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1051: 1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2026.186051.
- Dash, K., Vikram, R.J., Wilde, G., and Phanikumar, G. . “Processing and properties of high entropy alloy multilayer laminates: a deformation study.” Materials Chemistry and Physics 348. doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2025.131520.
- Khademorezaian, S., da, Silva Pinto M.W., Peterlechner, M., Rösner, H., Divinski, S.V., Eusterholz, M., and Wilde, G. . “Investigating the impact of minor alloying on shear transformation zones and strain rate sensitivity in Pd-based bulk metallic glasses via nanoindentation, correlation symmetry analysis and atom probe tomography.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1037. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.182099.
- Huang, R., Kou, Z., Tang, S., Lv, S., Wilde, G., Lan, S., and Feng, T. . “Investigation of microstructure evolution and nanoindentation hardness of an oxygen-doped Ti35Zr35Hf20Nb10 nanograined multi-principal element alloy.” Intermetallics 183. doi: 10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108826.
- Daum, L., Ostendorp, S., Peterlechner, M., and Wilde, G. . “Nano-mechanical and chemical analysis of hydrated anodic aluminum oxides.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1044. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.184463.
- Daum, L., Ostendorp, S., Peterlechner, M., and Wilde, G. . “Nano-mechanical and chemical analysis of hydrated anodic aluminum oxides.” Preprint. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1044. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.184463.
- Zhou, H.B., Jing, X.H., Yu, L., Ding, G., Cai, S.L., Shi, C.J., Dai, L.H., Jiang, M.Q., and Wilde, G. . “On the plasticity and inheritance in shear-band-rejuvenated metallic glasses.” Intermetallics 180. doi: 10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108685.
- Tas, B., Gorfer, A., Petrishcheva, E., Wilde, G., Abart, R., and Divinski, S. . “Sodium diffusion in alkali feldspars: towards the impact of Al/Si ordering.” Philosophical Magazine 105 (23): 1606–1621. doi: 10.1080/14786435.2025.2531527.
- Pei, C., Chen, S., Xie, J., Feng, S., Yu, M., Zhan, C., Qian, Y., Yang, G., Chen, Y., Lan, S., Kan, E., Wang, D., Mu, X., Hahn, H., Sun, B., Wilde, G., and Feng, T. . “Strain engineering in gradient-structured metallic glasses for excellent overall water splitting.” Materials Today 85: 100–111. doi: 10.1016/j.mattod.2025.02.024.
- Huang, R., Kou, Z., Tang, S., Guiyuan, Z., Yang, L., Qiang, X., Wilde, G., and Feng, T. . “Stress-induced hcp martensitic phase transformation in (Ti35Zr35Hf20Nb10)100-xAlx refractory high-entropy alloys.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1028. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.180704.
- Gong, Q., Jiang, H., Peterlechner, M., Divinski, S.V., and Wilde, G. . “Tellurium self-diffusion in crystalline Ge2Sb2Te5 phase change material.” Acta Materialia 289. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.120929.
- Sankaran, S., Kumar, D., Bibhanshu, N., Bharadwaj, Dash B., Suwas, S., Peterlechner, M., Rösner, H., Divinski, S., Mayer, J., and Wilde, G. . “Thermal stability of microstructure and texture in an ultra-fine grained (UFG) Al–Mg–Sc–Zr alloy.” Philosophical Magazine 105 (21): 1367–1395. doi: 10.1080/14786435.2025.2486591.
- Tang, S., Jiang, Y., Xin, T., Zhou, M., Kou, Z., Zhao, Y., Zuhailawati, H., Shi, Q., Wilde, G., and Jiang, B. . “Unravelling the self-grown oxidation film formation mechanism in body-centred cubic Mg-Li-Al alloys.” Applied Surface Science 687. doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162302.
- Esakkiraja, Neelamegan, Berndt, J, Klemme, S, Wilde, G, Paul, A, and Divinski, SV. . “Combined measurements of composition-dependent tracer-, impurity- and intrinsic diffusion coefficients and atomic correlation factors from a binary diffusion couple.” Acta Materialia 293: 121088. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121088.
- Wu, S., Chen, X., Shan, G., Lai, Q., Kou, Z., Liu, Y., Fu, S., Wang, J., Lan, S., Wilde, G., and Feng, T. . “Approaching Theoretical Strength in a Ductile Nanograined Fe-Ni Alloy via the Phase Engineering Strategy.” ACS applied materials & interfaces 17 (23): 34750–34758. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5c03684.
- Liu, C., Liu, B., Wang, Z., Wilde, G., Qiao, Y., and Ye, F. . “A remarkable inversion of oxidation rate and unique oxide morphology of Cu60Zr40 metallic glass at 100–300 °C.” Applied Surface Science 694. doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.162851.
- Esakkiraja, N., Berndt, J., Klemme, S., Wilde, G., Paul, A., and Divinski, S.V. . “Combined measurements of composition-dependent tracer-, impurity- and intrinsic diffusion coefficients and atomic correlation factors from a binary diffusion couple.” Acta Materialia 293. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121088.
- Liu, C., Liu, B., Ma, L., Wilde, G., and Ye, F. . “Effect of Ho on thermodynamic and magnetocaloric properties of Gd55-xHoxAl25Co20 (x=5, 10, 15, 20) metallic glasses.” Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 614. doi: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2024.172756.
- Tang, S., Chen, G., Rui, T., Kou, Z., Yi, J., Feng, T., Zuhailawati, H., Wilde, G., and Lan, S. . “Enhancing strength-ductility synergy in lightweight complex concentrated alloys via nano-precipitate tailored heterostructures.” Preprint. Acta Materialia 299. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121468.
- Tang, S., Kou, Z., Zhao, Y., Luo, T., Xin, T., Feng, T., Zhao, Y., Wilde, G., Lan, S., Li, X., Jiang, B., and Ferry, M. . “Enthalpy-driven retardative diffusion stabilizes nanoprecipitates in ultralight magnesium alloys.” Acta Materialia 298. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121403.
- Yang, C., Zhou, H.B., Duan, J., Cai, S.L., Ding, G., Zhang, B.B., Shi, C.J., Dai, L.H., Wilde, G., and Jiang, M.Q. . “Evaluating plasticity of rejuvenated metallic glasses by effective enthalpy.” Preprint. Fundamental Research. doi: 10.1016/j.fmre.2025.03.008.
- Kornyushchenko, A., Perekrestov, V., Tomut, M., Rösner, H., Peterlechner, M., and Wilde, G. . “Formation of single-phase crystalline and amorphous high-entropy ZrTiTaMoWNi thin films under near-equilibrium condensation conditions.” Journal of Alloys and Compounds 1047. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.184918.
- Zhang, H., Mohan, Muralikrishna G., Akbari, A., Rösner, H., Tyler, B.J., Divinski, S.V., and Wilde, G. . “Grain- and interphase boundary diffusion in eutectic AlCoCrFeNi2.1 compositionally complex alloy.” Acta Materialia 294. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121082.
- Ding, H., Akbari, A., Chen, E., Rösner, H., Frolov, T., Divinski, S., Wilde, G., and Liebscher, C.H. . “Hierarchy of defects in near-Σ5 tilt grain boundaries in copper studied by length-scale bridging electron microscopy.” Acta Materialia 287. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.120778.
- Zhou, H., Jiang, H., Yu, L., Ding, G., Cai, S., Shen, D., Jiang, M., and Wilde, G. . “High-strength nanostructured copper alloys via mechanical consolidation of pure copper and Fe-Si-B glassy powers.” Vacuum 234. doi: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2025.114101.
- Javed, Atif, Makvandi, Ardavan, Demelash, Feleke, Adhitama, Egy, Heidrich, Bastian, Peterlechner, Martin, Wilde, Gerhard, Winter, Martin, and Börner, Markus. . “Interphase design of LiNi0.6Mn0.2Co0.2O2 as positive active material for lithium ion batteries via Al2O3 coatings using magnetron sputtering for improved performance and stability.” Batteries & Supercaps Early View: e2023005. doi: 10.1002/batt.202300580.
- Haihong Jiang, Qingmei Gong, Martin Peterlechner, Lydia Daum, Harald Rösner, Gerhard Wilde. . “Hardness and microstructural evolution of CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloys during severe plastic deformation.” Materials Science and Engineering: A 908: 1–12. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2024.146758.
- Rivas Aiello, M.B., Kirse, T. M., Lavorato, G.C., Maus, B., Maisuls, I., Kuberasivakumaran, S., Ostendorp, S., Hepp, A., Holtkamp, M., Winkler, E.L., Karst, U., Wilde, G., Faber, C., Vericat, C., and Strassert, C.A. . “Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles with Phosphorescent Complexes as Hybrid Contrast Agents: Integration of MRI and PLIM.” SMALL SCIENCE 2024. doi: 10.1002/smsc.202300145.
- Gnutzmann, Maike Michelle, Makvandi, Ardavan, Ying, Bixian, Buchmann, Julius, Lüther, Marco Joes, Helm, Bianca, Nagel, Peter, Peterlechner, Martin, Wilde, Gerhard, Gomez-Martin, Aurora, Kleiner, Karin, Winter, Martin, and Kasnatscheew, Johannes. . “Direct Recycling at the Material Level: Unravelling Challenges and Opportunities through a Case Study on Spent Ni-Rich Layered Oxide-Based Cathodes.” Advanced Energy Materials 14: 2400840. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202400840.
- Heidbüchel, Marcel, Gomez-Martin, Aurora, Frankenstein, Lars, Makvandi, Ardavan, Peterlechner, Martin, Wilde, Gerhard, Winter, Martin, and Kasnatscheew, Johannes. . “Ultrahigh Ni-Rich (90%) Layered Oxide-Based Cathode Active Materials: The Advantages of Tungsten (W) Incorporation in the Precursor Cathode Active Material.” SMALL SCIENCE online first 2400135. doi: 10.1002/smsc.202400135.
- M.M., Bakhshayesh, F., Khodabakhshi, M.H., Farshidianfar, Nagy, M., Mohammadi, and G., Wilde. . “Additive manufacturing of Stellite 6 alloy by laser-directed energy deposition: Engineering the crystallographic texture.” Materials Characterization 207. doi: 10.1016/j.matchar.2023.113511.
- Makvandi, A., Wolff, M., Lobe, S., Heidrich, B., Peterlechner, M., Gammer, C., Uhlenbruck, S., Winter, M., and Wilde, G. . “Al-doped ZnO-Coated LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 Powder Electrodes: The Effect of a Coating Layer on The Structural and Chemical Stability of The Electrode / Electrolyte Interface.” Advanced Materials Interfaces 11 (2) 2300668. doi: 10.1002/admi.202300668.
- Srivastava, K., Jacobs, T.S., Ostendorp, S., Jonker, D., Brzesowsky, F.A., Susarrey-Arce, A., Gardeniers, H., Wilde, G., Weckhuysen, B.M., van den, Berg A., van der, Stam W., and Odijk, M. . “Alternative nano-lithographic tools for shell-isolated nanoparticle enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrates.” Nanoscale 2024 (16): 7582–7593. doi: 10.1039/d4nr00428k.
- Smekhova, A., Gaertner, D., Kuzmin, A., Buzanich, A.G., Schuck, G., Zizak, I., Wilde, G., Yusenko, K.V., and Divinski, S. . “Anomalies in the short-range local environment and atomic diffusion in single crystalline equiatomic CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy.” Nano Research 17 (6): 5336–5348. doi: 10.1007/s12274-024-6443-6.
- da, Silva Pinto M.W., Daum, L., Rösner, H., and Wilde, G. . “Correlations between shadow glass transition, enthalpy recovery and medium range order in a Pd40Ni40P20 bulk metallic glass.” Acta Materialia 275 120034. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120034.
- A.C.M., Esther, G.M., Muralikrishna, M., Chirumamilla, M.d.S., Pinto, S., Ostendorp, M., Peterlechner, A., YuPetrov, M., Eich, S.V., Divinski, H., Hahn, and G., Wilde. . “Demystifying the Semiconductor-to-Metal Transition in Amorphous Vanadium Pentoxide: The Role of Substrate/Thin Film Interfaces.” Advanced Functional Materials 34 (30). doi: 10.1002/adfm.202309544.
- Voigt, H., Neuber, N., Vaerst, O., Demming, M., Busch, R., Peterlechner, M., Rösner, H., and Wilde, G. . “Differences in structure and dynamics of ternary Pd–Ni-based bulk metallic glasses containing sulfur or phosphorous.” Acta Materialia 264 119574. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119574.
- Jiang, Y., Liu, Y., Zhou, H., Taheriniya, S., Bian, B., Rogal, L., Wang, J.T., Divinski, S., and Wilde, G. . “Diffusion in ultra-fine-grained CoCrFeNiMn high entropy alloy processed by equal-channel angular pressing.” Journal of Materials Science 59 (14): 5805–5817. doi: 10.1007/s10853-024-09463-1.
- Wei, L., Liu, B., Han, X., Zhang, C., Wilde, G., and Ye, F. . “Effect of Al–Zr and Si–Zr atomic pairs on phases, microstructure and mechanical properties of Si-alloyed (Ti28Zr40Al20Nb12)100-xSix (x=1, 3, 5, 10) high entropy alloys.” Journal of Materials Research and Technology 32: 2563–2577. doi: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.08.128.
- Taheriniya, S., Sonkusare, R., Boll, T., Divinski, S.V., Peterlechner, M., Rösner, H., and Wilde, G. . “Ferromagnetism in High Entropy Cantor alloy triggered and tuned by severe plastic deformation.” Acta Materialia 281 120421. doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120421.
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