PD Dr. Frank Wendler

2026

• Azuma H., Ogata S., Kobayashi R., Uranagase M., Wendler F.:
  Why do oxygen-vacancies segregate to domain walls in BaTiO3?: Atomistic free-energy analysis
  In: Materials Letters 405 (2026), Article No.: 139755
  ISSN: 0167-577X
  DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.139755
• Azuma H., Takahashi Y., Ogata S., Kobayashi R., Uranagase M., Wendler F., Yamamoto A.:
  Remarkable piezoelectricity of perovskite RbNbO3 predicted using molecular dynamics
  In: Materials Letters 412 (2026), Article No.: 140436
  ISSN: 0167-577X
  DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2026.140436

2025

• Azuma H., Ogawa T., Ogata S., Kobayashi R., Uranagase M., Tsuzuki T., Wendler F.:
  Unique temperature-dependence of polarization switching paths in ferroelectric BaTiO3: A molecular dynamics simulation study
  In: Acta Materialia 296 (2025), Article No.: 121216
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121216
• Durdiev D., Wendler F., Zaiser M., Azuma H., Tsuzuki T., Ogata S., Ogawa T., Kobayashi R., Uranagase M.:
  Parameterization of a phase field model for ferroelectrics from molecular dynamics data
  In: Acta Materialia 283 (2025), Article No.: 120513
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120513
• Gottwald V., Seigner L., Ohtsuka M., Jia R., Shayanfard P., Wendler F., Bumke L., Quandt E., Kohl M.:
  Origami-inspired reprogrammable microactuator system
  In: Microsystems & Nanoengineering 11 (2025), Article No.: 182
  ISSN: 2096-1030
  DOI: 10.1038/s41378-025-01026-x
• Kohl M., Ament C., Arivanandhan G., Bechtold T., Conrad P., Croce S., Gottwald V., Hoffmann M., Hubertus J., Kopp A., Li Z., Olbrich M., Poletkin K., Priuli A., Rizzello G., Schuetz A., Schultes G., Seelecke S., Seigner L., Shahsavari H., Shamim MB., Sielenkämper M., Tshikwand GK., Wallrabe U., Weber P., Wendler F., Wulfinghoff S.:
  Active Bi- and Multistability in Cooperative Microactuator Systems
  In: Sensors and Actuators Reports (2025), p. 100338
  DOI: 10.1016/j.snr.2025.100338
• Zhang N., Karl M., Wendler F.:
  Finite Element Analysis on Stress Development in Alveolar Bone During Insertion of a Novel Dental Implant Design
  In: Applied Sciences 15 (2025), Article No.: 8366
  ISSN: 2076-3417
  DOI: 10.3390/app15158366

2024

• Durdiev D., Zaiser M., Wendler F., Tsuzuki T., Azuma H., Ogata S., Kobayashi R., Uranagase M.:
  Determining thermal activation parameters for ferroelectric domain nucleation in BaTiO3 from molecular dynamics simulations
  In: Applied Physics Letters 124 (2024), Article No.: 132901
  ISSN: 0003-6951
  DOI: 10.1063/5.0187476
• Hsu LT., Wendler F., Grünebohm A.:
  Electric field direction dependence of the electrocaloric effect in BaTiO3
  In: Physical Review Materials 8 (2024), Article No.: 094408
  ISSN: 2475-9953
  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.8.094408
• Jacob K., Ahmadi S., Shayanfard P., Wendler F., Kohl M.:
  Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Damping for Smart Miniature Systems
  In: Peter Eberhard (ed.): Calm, Smooth and Smart: Novel Approaches for Influencing Vibrations by Means of Deliberately Introduced Dissipation, Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2024, p. 127-146 (Lecture Notes in Applied and Computational Mechanics, Vol.102)
  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36143-2_7
• Shahsavari H., Chen X., Tshikwand GK., Wendler F., Kohl M.:
  Finite-Element Analysis of an Antagonistic Bistable Shape Memory Alloy Beam Actuator
  In: Advanced Engineering Materials 26 (2024), Article No.: 2400969
  ISSN: 1438-1656
  DOI: 10.1002/adem.202400969
  URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adem.202400969
• Shayanfard P., Tan X., Karl M., Wendler F.:
  Finite Element Combined Design and Material Optimization Addressing the Wear in Removable Implant Prosthodontics
  In: Journal of Functional Biomaterials 15 (2024), Article No.: 344
  ISSN: 2079-4983
  DOI: 10.3390/jfb15110344

2023

• Azuma H., Ogata S., Kobayashi R., Uranagase M., Tsuzuki T., Durdiev D., Wendler F.:
  Microscopic structure and migration of 90° ferroelectric domain wall in BaTiO3determined via molecular dynamics simulations
  In: Journal of Applied Physics 133 (2023), Article No.: 104101
  ISSN: 0021-8979
  DOI: 10.1063/5.0138489
• Azuma H., Shimoi S., Tsuzuki T., Kobayashi R., Uranagase M., Deguchi G., Wendler F., Durdiev D., Ogata S.:
  Tuning Ferroelectric Properties of Barium Titanate by Lateral Strain: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study
  In: Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters (2023)
  ISSN: 1862-6254
  DOI: 10.1002/pssr.202300290
• Durdiev D., Wendler F.:
  An effective Fourier spectral phase-field approach for ferroelectric materials
  In: Computational Materials Science 218 (2023), Article No.: 111928
  ISSN: 0927-0256
  DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111928
• Shayanfard P., Wendler F., Hempel P., Karl M.:
  Design and Numerical-Method-Aided Optimization of a Novel Attachment System for Implant-Retained Dental Prostheses Using NiTi Shape Memory Alloys
  In: Applied Sciences 13 (2023)
  ISSN: 2076-3417
  DOI: 10.3390/app13010491
• Wendler F., Diehl L., Shayanfard P., Karl M.:
  Implant-Supported Overdentures: Current Status and Preclinical Testing of a Novel Attachment System
  In: Journal of Clinical Medicine 12 (2023), Article No.: 1012
  ISSN: 2077-0383
  DOI: 10.3390/jcm12031012

2022

• Tshikwand GK., Seigner L., Wendler F., Kohl M.:
  Coupled Finite Element Simulation of Shape Memory Bending Microactuator
  In: Shape Memory and Superelasticity (2022)
  ISSN: 2199-384X
  DOI: 10.1007/s40830-022-00396-9
• Tsuzuki T., Ogata S., Kobayashi R., Uranagase M., Shimoi S., Durdiev D., Wendler F.:
  Vacancy-assisted ferroelectric domain growth in BaTiO3under an applied electric field: A molecular dynamics study
  In: Journal of Applied Physics 131 (2022), Article No.: 194101
  ISSN: 0021-8979
  DOI: 10.1063/5.0090231

2021

• Ahmadi S., Jacob K., Wendler F., Padhy A., Kohl M.:
  Active Damping of Thin Film Shape Memory Alloy Devices
  In: Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 20 (2021)
  ISSN: 1617-7061
  DOI: 10.1002/pamm.202000310
• Seigner L., Tshikwand GK., Wendler F., Kohl M.:
  Bi-directional origami-inspired sma folding microactuator
  In: Actuators 10 (2021), Article No.: 181
  ISSN: 2076-0825
  DOI: 10.3390/act10080181
• Tsuzuki T., Ogata S., Kobayashi R., Uranagase M., Shimoi S., Tsujimoto S., Wendler F., Durdiev D.:
  Effects of mono/Di-Vacancies on domain growth of BaTiO3: An atomistic computer simulation study
  2021 IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering, ICECCME 2021 (Mauritius, MUS, 7 October 2021 - 8 October 2021)
  In: International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering, ICECCME 2021 2021
  DOI: 10.1109/ICECCME52200.2021.9590981

2020

• Seigner L., Bezsmertna O., Fähler S., Tshikwand GK., Wendler F., Kohl M.:
  Origami-Inspired Shape Memory Folding Microactuator
  The 1st International Electronic Conference on Actuator Technology: Materials, Devices and Applications)
  DOI: 10.3390/iecat2020-08480

2019

• Ahmadi S., Jacob K., Wendler F., Kohl M.:
  Macro- and mesoscale simulation of superelastic damping in miniature devices
  International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies 2019, SMST 2019 (Konstanz, 13 May 2019 - 17 May 2019)
  In: ASM International - International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies, SMST 2019 2019
• Jacob K., Ahmadi S., Wendler F., Miyazaki S., Gueltig M., Kohl M.:
  Shape Memory Foil-Based Active Micro Damping for Portable Applications
  20th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems and Eurosensors XXXIII, TRANSDUCERS 2019 and EUROSENSORS XXXIII (Berlin, 23 June 2019 - 27 June 2019)
  In: 2019 20th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems and Eurosensors XXXIII, TRANSDUCERS 2019 and EUROSENSORS XXXIII 2019
  DOI: 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2019.8808494

2018

• Ahmadi S., Jacob K., Wendler F., Kohl M.:
  Shape memory alloy film damping for smart miniature systems
  In: International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials 9 (2018), p. 199-215
  ISSN: 1947-5411
  DOI: 10.1080/19475411.2018.1496953
• Kohl M., Gueltig M., Wendler F.:
  Coupled Simulation of Thermomagnetic Energy Generation Based on NiMnGa Heusler Alloy Films
  In: Shape Memory and Superelasticity 4 (2018), p. 242-255
  ISSN: 2199-384X
  DOI: 10.1007/s40830-018-0148-1

2017

• Bruederlin F., Ossmer H., Wendler F., Miyazaki S., Kohl M.:
  SMA foil-based elastocaloric cooling: From material behavior to device engineering
  In: Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 50 (2017), Article No.: 424003
  ISSN: 0022-3727
  DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/aa87a2
• Kling T., Schwarz JO., Wendler F., Enzmann F., Blum P.:
  Fracture flow due to hydrothermally induced quartz growth
  In: Advances in Water Resources 107 (2017), p. 93-107
  ISSN: 0309-1708
  DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.06.011
• Wendler F., Ossmer H., Chluba H., Quandt E., Kohl M.:
  Mesoscale simulation of elastocaloric cooling in SMA films
  In: Acta Materialia 136 (2017), p. 105-117
  ISSN: 1359-6454
  DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2017.06.044

2014

• Kohl M., Gueltig M., Pinneker V., Yin R., Wendler F., Krevet B.:
  Magnetic shape memory microactuators
  In: Micromachines 5 (2014), p. 1135-1160
  ISSN: 2072-666X
  DOI: 10.3390/mi5041135

2011

• Wendler F., Mennerich C., Nestler B.:
  A phase-field model for polycrystalline thin film growth
  In: Journal of Crystal Growth 327 (2011), p. 189-201
  ISSN: 0022-0248
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2011.04.044