Dr. Daniel Sopu

Function: Junior Group Leader
Room: 115
Phone: +43 (0) 3842-804-115
E-Mail: daniel.sopu(at)oeaw.ac.at

Themes

  • Structure and properties of nanoglasses, metallic glasses and composites materials
  • Finite size effects in phonon density of states of nanostructured materials
  • Thermodynamic and kinetic properties of solid-liquid interfaces
  • Mechanical properties of high entropy alloys
  • Ion irradiation effects
  • Nanoporous materials
  • Nanolaminar structures
  • Antibacterial coatings of metallic surfaces

 

Methods

  • Molecular dynamics simulations
  • Transition path sampling
  • Ab-Initio simulations

 

Teaching

  • Materials modeling at the atomic level

 

Projects

From elastic excitations to macroscopic plasticity by STZ-vortex unit

Publications

  • Probing the wear behavior of Inconel 718 fabricated by additive-subtractive hybrid manufacturing. / Liu, Changyu; Su, Shuang; Ning, Zhiliang et al.
    in: Wear, Jahrgang 590, 206575, 01.04.2026.
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  • Unveiling superior ductility in refractory high entropy alloy through preexisting {112}<111> twins and novel rotational twinning dynamics. / Li, Zhe; Wang, Liang; Su, Baoxian et al.
    in: Acta Materialia, Jahrgang 306, 121919, 01.03.2026.
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  • Plastic flow of nanoglass nanowires: Influence of intrinsic heterogeneities and aspect ratio. / Sopu, Daniel; Adjaoud, Omar; Albe, Karsten.
    in: Materials and Design, Jahrgang 260, 114961, 12.2025.
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  • Oxygen nanoclustering evades inverse Hall-Petch softening. / Yu, Xiaolong; Bian, Xilei; Liu, Chang et al.
    in: Nature Communications, Jahrgang 16, Nr. 1, 10602, 27.11.2025, S. 10602.
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  • Enhanced ductility by stress confinement in multilayered glassy thin films. / Schretter, Lukas; Sopu, Daniel; Lassnig, Alice et al.
    in: Materials and Design, Jahrgang 259, 114891, 11.2025.
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  • Advancing the mechanical performance of chemically complex alloys through strategically engineered bamboo-inspired multi-stage heterostructures. / Cui, Zhenlu; Si, Dekun; Zhang, Jilei et al.
    in: Composites Part B: Engineering, Jahrgang 302, 112547, 01.08.2025.
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  • Tensile plasticity in amorphous microwires: The role of ion irradiation-induced gradient rejuvenation. / Su, Shuang; Lee, Myeong Jun; Ryu, Wook Ha et al.
    in: International Journal of Plasticity, Jahrgang 190, 104371, 07.2025.
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  • Mechanisms and interactions in the reduction of Fe2O3 by H2/CO mixed gas: Atomic insights from ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulations and experiments. / Cheng, Qiang; Conejo, Alberto N.; Zhang, Jianliang et al.
    in: International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, Jahrgang 32, Nr. 6, 6, 06.2025, S. 1372-1382.
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  • Effect of oxidation on mechanical properties of Fe-Ni alloys: Atomic insights from ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulations. / Cheng, Qiang; Conejo, Alberto N.; Zhang, Jianliang et al.
    in: Materials Today Communications, Jahrgang 45, 112248, 18.03.2025.
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  • The corrosion behaviors of Inconel 718 fabricated by additive-subtractive hybrid manufacturing in marine environment. / Liu, Changyu ; Lv, Yang ; Su, Shuang et al.
    in: Corrosion Science, 2025.
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  • Improved irradiation resistance of high entropy nanolaminates through interface engineering. / Xu, Qi; Eckert, Jürgen; Sopu, Daniel.
    in: Materials Futures, 2025.
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  • Structural response of defect-free and pre-cracked high-entropy metallic glasses to ion irradiation. / Xu, Qi; Sopu, Daniel; Eckert, Jürgen.
    in: Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2025.
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  • Unusual hardness and string-like structures relaxation of metallic glass investigated by in-situ synchrotron radiation. / Zhang, N; Spieckermann, F; Yuan, X et al.
    in: Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Jahrgang 2025, Nr. 1010, 25.12.2024, S. 178287.
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  • Molecular dynamics simulation of shock-induced plastic deformation and spallation behavior of Cu/Cu64Zr36 crystalline/amorphous composites. / Li, Y; Wu, W; Sopu, D et al.
    in: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Jahrgang 647, 02.11.2024, S. ARTN 123300.
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  • A novel structure of graphene deposited Ni (111) substrate to enhance the hydrogen adsorption and dissociation: Atomic insights from ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulations and DFT calculations. / Cheng, Q; Sopu, D; Zhang, J et al.
    in: Applied Surface Science, Jahrgang 671, 15.10.2024, S. ARTN 160739.
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  • Coupling structural, chemical composition and stress fluctuations with relaxation dynamics in metallic glasses. / Sopu, D; Yuan, X; Spieckermann, F et al.
    in: Acta Materialia, Jahrgang 275, 15.08.2024, S. ARTN 120033.
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  • How to catch a shear band and explain plasticity of metallic glasses with continuum mechanics. / Glushko, O; Pippan, R; Sopu, D et al.
    in: Nature Communications, Jahrgang 15, Nr. 1, 03.07.2024, S. ARTN 5601.
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  • Machine learning assisted design of high-entropy alloys with ultra-high microhardness and unexpected low density. / Zhao, S; Jiang, B; Song, K et al.
    in: Materials and Design, Nr. 238, 12.01.2024, S. 112634.
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  • Rejuvenation engineering in metallic glasses by complementary stress and structure modulation. / Şopu, D; Spieckermann, F; Bian, X et al.
    in: NPG Asia Materials, Nr. 61, 24.11.2023, S. 1-9.
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  • Crack-healing mechanisms in high-entropy alloys under ion irradiation. / Xu, Q; Yuan, X; Eckert, J et al.
    in: Acta Materialia, Nr. 263, 07.11.2023, S. 119488.
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