Priv. Doz. Dr. Megan J. Cordill

Function: Vice Director
Room: 308
Phone: +43 (0) 3842-804-308
E-Mail: megan.cordill(at)oeaw.ac.at

Research

Complex Materials, Micro- and Nanomechanics, Micro- and Nanostructure Characterization

Methods

Nanoindentation, electro-mechanical in-situ testing, AFM, CLSM, electrical measurement, thin films, adhesion

Teaching

Mechanics in Small Dimensions (Mechanik in kleinen Dimensionen), Übungen zu Materialkundliche Arbeitsverfahren

Projects

FLEX-E-TEST, Adhesion Techniques for Films on Flexible Substrates, High cycle thermo-mechanical fatigue behavior of semiconductor thin films, EPPL - Enhanced Power Pilot Line

Publications

  • Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Data and Evaluation Workflow for: From Mechanics to Electronics: Influence of ALD Interlayers on the Multiaxial Electro-Mechanical Behavior of Metal-Oxide Bilayers

    Trost, C. O. W., Byloff, J., Cordill, M., Altaf Husain, S., Többens, D. & Putz, B., Zenodo, 21 Jän. 2026

    DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17581203

  • Role of layer position during thermo-mechanical loading of trilayers. / Cordill, M. J.; Trost, C. O. W.; Husain, S. Altaf et al.
    in: Surface and Coatings Technology, Jahrgang 517, 132767, 01.12.2025.
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  • From Mechanics to Electronics: Influence of ALD Interlayers on the Multiaxial Electro-Mechanical Behavior of Metal–Oxide Bilayers. / Byloff, Johanna; Devulapalli, Vivek; Casari, Daniele et al.
    in: Advanced Functional Materials, Jahrgang n/a, Nr. n/a, 27.11.2025, S. e26343.
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  • Synchronous Biaxial Straining of Foils and Thin Films with In Situ Capabilities. / Pegritz, Michael; Payer, Philipp; Lassnig, Alice et al.
    in: Instruments, Jahrgang 9, Nr. 4, 31, 26.11.2025.
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  • How austenite improves the fatigue behavior of high-speed steels. / Walch, L.; Klunsner, T.; Hohenwarter, A. et al.
    in: Materials and Design, Jahrgang 259, 114793, 11.2025.
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  • Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Data and Evaluation Workflow for: Role of Layer Position During Thermo-Mechanical Loading of Trilayers

    Trost, C. O. W., Gebhart, D., Gruber, G., Lichtenegger, H., Buchebner, N., Többens, D. & Cordill, M., Zenodo, 10 Okt. 2025

    DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17312294

  • Necessary modification to the Oliver-Pharr method for AFM-indentation. / Zak, Stanislav; Groeger, Julia; Kandeloos, Amirhossein Jalali et al.
    in: Materials and Design, Jahrgang 258, 114640, 10.2025.
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  • Microstructural and temperature-dependent deformation mechanisms governing the cyclic creep of freestanding, submicrometer gold thin films. / Krapf, Anna; Wagner, Tobias; Schretter, Lukas et al.
    in: Materials Science and Engineering: A, Jahrgang 942, 148686, 10.2025.
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  • Using nanoindentation to study the aging of cellulose acetate in cinematographic films. / Cordill, Megan J.; Zak, Stanislav; Wallaszkovits, Nadja.
    in: Npj Heritage Science, Jahrgang 13, Nr. 1, 364, 25.07.2025.
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  • Atomic Layer-Deposited Interlayers for Robust Metal-Polymer Interfaces. / Byloff, Johanna; Trost, Claus Othmar Wolfgang; Devulapalli, Vivek et al.
    in: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Jahrgang 17, Nr. 28, 16.07.2025, S. 41224-41236.
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