Research at the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

We aim to establish a high-quality and attractive research environment for mechanical and materials engineering.

Materials engineering research focuses on solar energy materials and systems, next generation stationary energy storage technologies and light-emitting device technologies.

The focus of mechanical engineering research is on smart systems, laser based manufacturing processes and digital and system design.

Research and projects at our department

Solar Energy Materials and Systems

Battery Materials and Technologies

Luminous Materials and Devices

Mechanical Engineering

AI-Driven Computational Materials Science

Materials in Health Technology

Digital Manufacturing and Surface Engineering (DMS)

Newest publications

Protective Coating Interfaces for Perovskite Solar Cell Materials: A First-Principles Study (2022)

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Fangnon Azimatu, Dvorak Marc, Havu Ville, Todorović Milica, Li Jingrui, Rinke Patrick

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Fatigue performance of stainless tool steel CX processed by laser powder bed fusion (2022)

Materials Science and Engineering A

Afkhami Shahriar, Javaheri Vahid, Lipiäinen Kalle, Amraei Mohsen, Dabiri Edris, Björk Timo

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Data related to the microstructural identification and analyzing the mechanical properties of maraging stainless steel 13Cr10Ni1. 7Mo2Al0. 4Mn0. 4Si (commercially known as CX) processed by laser powder bed fusion method (2022)

Data in Brief

Afkhami Shahriar, Javaheri Vahid, Dabiri Edris, Piili Heidi, Björk Timo

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Magnetic on-off switching of a plasmonic laser (2022)

Nature Photonics

Freire-Fernández Francisco, Cuerda Javier, Daskalakis Konstantinos S., Perumbilavil Sreekanth, Martikainen Jani-Petri, Arjas Kristian, Törmä Päivi, van Dijken Sebastiaan

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Encapsulation of commercial and emerging solar cells with focus on perovskite solar cells (2022)

Solar Energy

Aitola Kerttu, Gava Sonai Gabriela, Markkanen Magnus, Kaschuk Joice Jaqueline, Hou Xuelan, Miettunen Kati, Lund Peter D

(Refereed review article in scientific journal (A2))

Real-Time Monitoring and Defect Detection of Laser Scribing Process of CIGS Solar Panels Utilizing Photodiodes (2022)

IEEE Access

Valtonen Veli-Matti, Roozbahani Hamid, Alizadeh Marjan, Handroos Heikki, Salminen Antti

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Sliding Mode Control with Gaussian Process Regression for Underactuated Mechanical Systems (2022)

IEEE Latin America Transactions

Lima Gabriel S., Bessa Wallace M.

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Benefits of bifacial solar cells combined with low voltage power grids at high latitudes (2022)

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Jouttijärvi Sami, Lobaccaro Gabriele, Kamppinen Aleksi, Miettunen Kati

(Refereed review article in scientific journal (A2))

Nanoscale geometry determines mechanical biocompatibility of vertically aligned nanofibers (2022)

Acta Biomaterialia

Rantataro Samuel, Parkkinen Ilmari, Pandea Ishan, Domanskyi Andrii, Airavaara Mikko, Peltola Emilia, Laurila Tomi

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Thermomechanical simulation of the heat-affected zones in welded ultra-high strength steels: Microstructure and mechanical properties (2022)

Materials and Design

Afkhami Shahriar, Javaheri Vahid, Amraei Mohsen, Skriko Tuomas, Piili Heidi, Zhao Xiao-Ling, Björk Timo

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

All publications

Research at the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Research and projects at our department

Solar Energy Materials and Systems

Battery Materials and Technologies

Luminous Materials and Devices

Mechanical Engineering

AI-Driven Computational Materials Science

Materials in Health Technology

Digital Manufacturing and Surface Engineering (DMS)

Newest publications

Protective Coating Interfaces for Perovskite Solar Cell Materials: A First-Principles Study (2022)

Fatigue performance of stainless tool steel CX processed by laser powder bed fusion (2022)

Data related to the microstructural identification and analyzing the mechanical properties of maraging stainless steel 13Cr10Ni1. 7Mo2Al0. 4Mn0. 4Si (commercially known as CX) processed by laser powder bed fusion method (2022)

Magnetic on-off switching of a plasmonic laser (2022)

Encapsulation of commercial and emerging solar cells with focus on perovskite solar cells (2022)

Real-Time Monitoring and Defect Detection of Laser Scribing Process of CIGS Solar Panels Utilizing Photodiodes (2022)

Sliding Mode Control with Gaussian Process Regression for Underactuated Mechanical Systems (2022)

Benefits of bifacial solar cells combined with low voltage power grids at high latitudes (2022)

Nanoscale geometry determines mechanical biocompatibility of vertically aligned nanofibers (2022)

Thermomechanical simulation of the heat-affected zones in welded ultra-high strength steels: Microstructure and mechanical properties (2022)

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