Dr John Daniels

Biography

John Daniels is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering. He was awarded his PhD in 2007 from the School of Physics at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia for work in the field of time-resolved neutron scattering in ferroelectric materials. He spent three years as a postdoctoral researcher within the Structure of Materials group at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France. During this time he specialized in the application of high-energy x-ray scattering techniques to the study of functional and mechanical properties of materials. His current research is in the application of advanced neutron and x-ray scattering techniques for multi-length-scale structural analysis of functional materials.

Professional Experience

Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW (Jan 2016 onwards)
Senior Lecturer, School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW (Jul 2012 - Dec 2015)
Lecturer, School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW (Jan 2010 - Jul 2012)
Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Fellow (Jan 2010 - Jan 2015)
Post doctoral researcher, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France (Jan 2007 – Dec 2009)

Education

BSc. Monash University (2003)
PhD Monash University (2007)

Research Contributions

Actuation mechanisms in electro-ceramic materials
Local atomic ordering in disordered materials
Advanced x-ray and neutron diffraction characterisation techniques
Structural materials for the nuclear energy industry
Electro-mechanics of biological materials

Teaching Contributions

MATS1101: Introduction to Materials Science and Chemistry
MATS2004: Mechanical Behaviour of Materials
MATS4004: Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis

Phone

+61 2 9385 5607

E-mail

j.daniels@unsw.edu.au

Location

School of Materials Science and Engineering University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Materials Science and Engineerign Building (E10) Room 338

Journal articles | 2022

Finkel P; Cain MG; Mion T; Staruch M; Kolacz J; Mantri S; Newkirk C; Kavetsky K; Thornton J; Xia J; Currie M; Hase T; Moser A; Thompson P; Lucas CA; Fitch A; Cairney JM; Moss SD; Nisbet AGA; Daniels JE; Lofland SE, 2022, 'Simultaneous Large Optical and Piezoelectric Effects Induced by Domain Reconfiguration Related to Ferroelectric Phase Transitions', Advanced Materials, vol. 34, pp. e2106827, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202106827

Journal articles | 2022

Liu L; Rojac T; Damjanovic D; Li J-F; Michiel MD; Daniels J, 2022, 'Reduction of the lattice strain with increasing field amplitude in polycrystalline BiFeO3', Acta Materialia, vol. 240, pp. 118319 - 118319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118319

Journal articles | 2021

Liu L; Xu K; Li Q; Daniels J; Zhou H; Li J; Zhu J; Seidel J; Li JF, 2021, 'Giant Domain Wall Conductivity in Self-Assembled BiFeO3 Nanocrystals', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202005876

Journal articles | 2021

Xu A; Susanto I; Wei T; Ionescu M; Daniels J; Bhattacharyya D, 2021, 'Investigation of mechanical property changes in He²⁺ ion irradiated MA957 through nanoindentation and in situ micro-tensile testing', Journal of Nuclear Materials, vol. 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.152819

Journal articles | 2020

Chen J; Daniels JE; Jian J; Cheng Z; Cheng J; Wang J; Gu Q; Zhang S, 2020, 'Origin of large electric-field-induced strain in pseudo-cubic BiFeO3–BaTiO3 ceramics', Acta Materialia, vol. 197, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.07.032

Journal articles | 2020

Genenko YA; Khachaturyan R; Vorotiahin IS; Schultheiss J; Daniels JE; Gruenebohm A; Koruza J, 2020, 'Multistep stochastic mechanism of polarization reversal in rhombohedral ferroelectrics', PHYSICAL REVIEW B, vol. 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.102.064107

Journal articles | 2020

Hu C; Meng X; Zhang MH; Tian H; Daniels JE; Tan P; Huang F; Li L; Wang K; Li JF; Lu Q; Cao W; Zhou Z, 2020, 'Ultra-large electric field-induced strain in potassium sodium niobate crystals', Science Advances, vol. 6, pp. eaay5979 - eaay5979, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aay5979

Journal articles | 2020

Kumar N; Kong S; Sharma P; Sharma P; Shi X; Vats G; Checchia S; Seidel J; Hoffman M; Daniels J, 2020, 'Functional surface layers in relaxor ferroelectrics', Journal of Materials Chemistry C, vol. 8, pp. 7663 - 7671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0tc01300e

Journal articles | 2020

Liu L; Rojac T; Kimpton J; Walker J; Makarovic M; Li JF; Daniels J, 2020, 'Poling-induced inverse time-dependent microstrain mechanisms and post-poling relaxation in bismuth ferrite', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0002235

Journal articles | 2020

Schultheiß J; Checchia S; Uršič H; Frömling T; Daniels JE; Malič B; Rojac T; Koruza J, 2020, 'Domain wall-grain boundary interactions in polycrystalline Pb(Zr0.7Ti0.3)O3 piezoceramics', Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol. 40, pp. 3965 - 3973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2020.03.054

Journal articles | 2019

Hoang AP; Ruprai H; Fidanovski K; Eslami M; Lauto A; Daniels J; Mawad D, 2019, 'Porous and sutureless bioelectronic patch with retained electronic properties under cyclic stretching', Applied Materials Today, vol. 15, pp. 315 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2019.02.013

Journal articles | 2019

Hong CH; Guo H; Tan X; Daniels JE; Jo W, 2019, 'Polarization reversal via a transient relaxor state in nonergodic relaxors near freezing temperature', Journal of Materiomics, vol. 5, pp. 634 - 640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmat.2019.06.004

Journal articles | 2019

Kong S; Kumar N; Checchia S; Cazorla C; Daniels J, 2019, 'Defect-Driven Structural Distortions at the Surface of Relaxor Ferroelectrics', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201900344

Journal articles | 2019

Liu L; Hinterstein M; Rojac T; Walker J; Makarovic M; Daniels J, 2019, 'In situ study of electric-field-induced ferroelectric and antiferromagnetic domain switching in polycrystalline BiFeO3', Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 102, pp. 1768 - 1775, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jace.16014

Journal articles | 2019

Saleh M; Xu A; Hurt C; Ionescu M; Daniels J; Munroe P; Edwards L; Bhattacharyya D, 2019, 'Oblique cross-section nanoindentation for determining the hardness change in ion-irradiated steel', International Journal of Plasticity, vol. 112, pp. 242 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2018.08.015

Journal articles | 2018

Canelo-Yubero D; Poletti C; Warchomicka F; Daniels J; Requena G, 2018, 'Load partition and microstructural evolution during hot deformation of Ti-6Al-6V-2Sn matrix composites, and possible strengthening mechanisms', JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, vol. 764, pp. 937 - 946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.06.097

Journal articles | 2018

Genenko YA; Khachaturyan R; Schultheiß J; Ossipov A; Daniels JE; Koruza J, 2018, 'Stochastic multistep polarization switching in ferroelectrics', Physcial Review B: covering condensed matter and materials physics, vol. 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.144101

Journal articles | 2018

Liu L; Rojac T; Damjanovic D; Di Michiel M; Daniels J, 2018, 'Frequency-dependent decoupling of domain-wall motion and lattice strain in bismuth ferrite', Nature Communications, vol. 9, pp. 4928, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07363-y

Journal articles | 2018

Malik RA; Hussain A; Acosta M; Daniels J; Han HS; Kim MH; Lee JS, 2018, 'Thermal-stability of electric field-induced strain and energy storage density in Nb-doped BNKT-ST piezoceramics', Journal of the European Ceramic Society, vol. 38, pp. 2511 - 2519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.01.010

Journal articles | 2018

Mantri S; Daniels JE, 2018, 'Ferroelectric Domain Continuity over Grain Boundaries for Tetragonal, Orthorhombic, and Rhombohedral Crystal Symmetries', IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, vol. 65, pp. 1517 - 1524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2018.2827406

Journal articles | 2018

Paterson AR; Nagata H; Tan X; Daniels JE; Hinterstein M; Ranjan R; Groszewicz PB; Jo W; Jones JL, 2018, 'Relaxor-ferroelectric transitions: Sodium bismuth titanate derivatives', MRS Bulletin, vol. 43, pp. 600 - 606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2018.156

Journal articles | 2018

Schultheiß J; Liu L; Kungl H; Weber M; Kodumudi Venkataraman L; Checchia S; Damjanovic D; Daniels JE; Koruza J, 2018, 'Revealing the sequence of switching mechanisms in polycrystalline ferroelectric/ferroelastic materials', Acta Materialia, vol. 157, pp. 355 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.07.018

Journal articles | 2018

Simons H; Haugen AB; Jakobsen AC; Schmidt S; Stöhr F; Majkut M; Detlefs C; Daniels JE; Damjanovic D; Poulsen HF, 2018, 'Long-range symmetry breaking in embedded ferroelectrics', Nature Materials, vol. 17, pp. 814 - 819, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41563-018-0116-3

Journal articles | 2018

Tung PKM; Major M; Hudspeth J; Daniels JE, 2018, 'Compositional dependence of disordered structures in Na½Bi½TiO3-BaTiO3 solid solutions', Materials Research Bulletin, vol. 106, pp. 301 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2018.06.019

Journal articles | 2018

Yap EW; Glaum J; Oddershede J; Daniels JE, 2018, 'Effect of porosity on the ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Zr0.1Ti0.9)O3 piezoelectric ceramics', Scripta Materialia, vol. 145, pp. 122 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.10.022

Journal articles | 2017

Geiger PT; Clemens O; Khansur NH; Hinterstein M; Sahini MG; Grande T; Tung P; Daniels JE; Webber KG, 2017, 'Nonlinear mechanical behaviour of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3 − δ and in situ stress dependent synchrotron X-ray diffraction study', Solid State Ionics, vol. 300, pp. 106 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssi.2016.11.027

Journal articles | 2017

Khansur NH; Glaum J; Clemens O; Zhang H; Daniels JE; Webber KG, 2017, 'Uniaxial compressive stress and temperature dependent mechanical behavior of (1-x)BiFeO3-xBaTiO3lead-free piezoelectric ceramics', Ceramics International, vol. 43, pp. 9092 - 9098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.04.055

Journal articles | 2017

Maimaitiyili T; Bjerken C; Steuwer A; Wang Z; Daniels J; Andrieux J; Blomqvist J; Zanellato O, 2017, 'In situ observation of γ-ZrH formation by X-ray diffraction', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 695, pp. 3124 - 3130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.11.337

Journal articles | 2017

Mantri S; Oddershede J; Damjanovic D; Daniels JE, 2017, 'Ferroelectric domain continuity over grain boundaries', Acta Materialia, vol. 128, pp. 400 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.01.065

Journal articles | 2017

Promsawat M; Promsawat N; Jiansirisomboon S; Namsar O; Marlton F; Daniels J; Pojprapai S, 2017, 'Investigation of frequency effect on electrical fatigue and crack tip domain-switching behaviors in Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3))(0.65)Ti0.35O3 ceramics via synchrotron X-ray diffraction', JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, vol. 37, pp. 4609 - 4616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.06.020

Journal articles | 2017

Vögler M; Daniels JE; Webber KG; Rödel J, 2017, 'Absence of toughening behavior in 0.94(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3-0.06BaTiO3 relaxor ceramic', Scripta Materialia, vol. 136, pp. 115 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.04.023

Journal articles | 2017

Webber KG; Vögler M; Khansur NH; Kaeswurm B; Daniels JE; Schader FH, 2017, 'Review of the mechanical and fracture behavior of perovskite lead-free ferroelectrics for actuator applications', Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/aa590c

Journal articles | 2016

Canelo-Yubero D; Requena G; Sket F; Poletti C; Warchomicka F; Daniels J; Schell N; Stark A, 2016, 'Load partition and microstructural evolution during in situ hot deformation of Ti-6Al-6V-2Sn alloys', MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING, vol. 657, pp. 244 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2016.01.059

Journal articles | 2016

Daniels JE; Majkut M; Cao Q; Schmidt S; Wright J; Jo W; Oddershede J, 2016, 'Heterogeneous grain-scale response in ferroic polycrystals under electric field', Scientific Reports, vol. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep22820

Journal articles | 2016

Khansur NH; Benton R; Dinh TH; Lee JS; Jones JL; Daniels JE, 2016, 'Composition dependence of electric-field-induced structure of Bi1/2(Na1-xKx)1/2TiO3 lead-free piezoelectric ceramics', Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4953641

Journal articles | 2016

Khomyakova E; Sadl M; Ursic H; Daniels J; Malic B; Bencan A; Damjanovic D; Rojac T, 2016, 'Self-Poling of BiFeO3 Thick Films', ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, vol. 8, pp. 19626 - 19634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b05885

Journal articles | 2016

Saleh M; Zaidi Z; Ionescu M; Hurt C; Short K; Daniels J; Munroe P; Edwards L; Bhattacharyya D, 2016, 'Relationship between damage and hardness profiles in ion irradiated SS316 using nanoindentation - Experiments and modelling', International Journal of Plasticity, vol. 86, pp. 151 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2016.08.006

Journal articles | 2016

Schader FH; Wang Z; Hinterstein M; Daniels JE; Webber KG, 2016, 'Stress-modulated relaxor-to-ferroelectric transition in lead-free (N a1/2 B i1/2)Ti O3-BaTi O3 ferroelectrics', Physical Review B, vol. 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.93.134111

Journal articles | 2016

Thi HD; Kang J-K; Lee J-S; Khansur NH; Daniels J; Lee H-Y; Yao F-Z; Wang K; Li J-F; Han H-S; Jo W, 2016, 'Nanoscale ferroelectric/relaxor composites: Origin of large strain in lead-free Bi-based incipient piezoelectric ceramics', JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, vol. 36, pp. 3401 - 3407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.05.044

Journal articles | 2016

Wang Z; Steuwer A; Liu N; Maimaitiyili T; Avdeev M; Blomqvist J; Bjerkén C; Curfs C; Kimpton JA; Daniels JE, 2016, 'Observations of temperature stability of γ-zirconium hydride by high-resolution neutron powder diffraction', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, vol. 661, pp. 55 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.11.187

Journal articles | 2015

Khansur NH; Hinterstein M; Wang Z; Groh C; Jo W; Daniels JE, 2015, 'Electric-field-induced strain contributions in morphotropic phase boundary composition of (Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-BaTiO3 during poling', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4937470

Journal articles | 2015

Oddershede J; Majkut M; Cao Q; Schmidt S; Wright JP; Kenesei P; Daniels JE, 2015, 'Quantitative grain-scale ferroic domain volume fractions and domain switching strains from three-dimensional X-ray diffraction data', Journal of Applied Crystallography, vol. 48, pp. 882 - 889, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600576715007669

Journal articles | 2015

Usher TM; Levin I; Daniels JE; Jones JL, 2015, 'Electric-field-induced local and mesoscale structural changes in polycrystalline dielectrics and ferroelectrics', Scientific Reports, vol. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep14678

Journal articles | 2015

Xu W; Birbilis N; Sha G; Wang Y; Daniels JE; Xiao Y; Ferry M, 2015, 'A high-specific-strength and corrosion-resistant magnesium alloy', Nature Materials, vol. 14, pp. 1229 - 1235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat4435

Journal articles | 2014

Daniels JE; Cozzan C; Ukritnukun S; Tutuncu G; Andrieux J; Glaum J; Dosch C; Jo W; Jones JL, 2014, 'Two-step polarization reversal in biased ferroelectrics', Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4881835

Journal articles | 2014

Ehmke MC; Khansur NH; Daniels JE; Blendell JE; Bowman KJ, 2014, 'Resolving structural contributions to the electric-field-induced strain in lead-free (1 - X)Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 - x(Ba 0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 piezoceramics', Acta Materialia, vol. 66, pp. 340 - 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2013.11.021

Journal articles | 2014

Rojac T; Bencan A; Malic B; Tutuncu G; Jones JL; Daniels JE; Damjanovic D, 2014, 'BiFeO3 ceramics: Processing, electrical, and electromechanical properties', Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 97, pp. 1993 - 2011, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jace.12982

Journal articles | 2014

Wang Z; Webber KG; Hudspeth JM; Hinterstein M; Daniels JE, 2014, 'Electric-field-induced paraelectric to ferroelectric phase transformation in prototypical polycrystalline BaTiO3', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4898573

Journal articles | 2013

Daniels JE; Picht G; Kimber S; Webber KG, 2013, 'Mechanical double loop behavior in BaTiO3: Stress induced paraelastic to ferroelastic phase transformation', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4821446

Journal articles | 2013

Jo W; Daniels J; Damjanovic D; Kleemann W; Rodel J, 2013, 'Two-stage processes of electrically induced-ferroelectric to relaxor transition in 0.94(Bi1/2Na1/2)TiO3-0. 06BaTiO3', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 102, pp. 192903, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4805360

Journal articles | 2013

Tung PKM; Mudie S; Daniels JE, 2013, 'Hydration and radiation effects on the residual stress state of cortical bone', Acta Biomaterialia, vol. 9, pp. 9503 - 9507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2013.07.028

Journal articles | 2012

Attallah MM; Preuss M; Boonchareon C; Steuwer A; Daniels JE; Hughes DJ; Dungey C; Baxter AJ, 2012, 'Microstructural and residual stress development due to inertia friction welding in Ti-6246', Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, vol. 43, pp. 3149 - 3161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1116-6

Journal articles | 2012

Muzzi L; Corato V; Della Corte A; De Marzi G; Spina T; Daniels J; Di Michiel M; Buta F; Mondonico G; Seeber B; Flukiger R; Senatore C, 2012, 'Direct observation of Nb3Sn lattice deformation by high-energy x-ray diffraction in internal-tin wires subject to mechanical loads at 4.2K', Superconductor Science and Technology, vol. 25, pp. Article number: 054006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/25/5/054006

Journal articles | 2011

Dittmer R; Jo W; Daniels J; Schaab S; Rodel J, 2011, 'Relaxor characteristics of morphotropic phase boundary (Bi 1/2Na1/2)TiO3-(Bi1/2K 1/2)TiO3 modified with Bi(Zn1/2Ti 1/2)O3', Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 94, pp. 4283 - 4290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04631.x

Journal articles | 2011

Pramanick A; Damjanovic D; Daniels J; Nino J; Jones J, 2011, 'Origins of Electro-Mechanical Coupling in Polycrystalline Ferroelectrics During Subcoercive Electrical Loading', Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 94, pp. 293 - 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.04240.x

Journal articles | 2011

Steuwer A; Daniels J, 2011, 'In-situ stress and strain measurements around cracks using synchrotron X-ray diffraction', Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, vol. 46, pp. 593 - 606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309324711408501

Journal articles | 2011

Wook J; Daniels J; Jones J; Tan X; Thomas P; Damjanovic D; Jurgen R, 2011, 'Evolving Morphotropic Phase Boundary in Lead-Free Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 – BaTiO3 Piezoceramics', Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 109, pp. 014110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3530737

Journal articles | 2010

Daniels J; Pontoni D; Hoo RP; Honkimaki V, 2010, 'Simultaneous small- and wide-angle scattering at high X-ray energies', Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, vol. 17, pp. 473 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0909049510016456

Journal articles | 2010

Webber K; Zhang Y; Wook J; Daniels J; Jurgen R, 2010, 'High temperature stress-induced double loop-like phase transitions in Bi-based perovskites', Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 108, pp. 014101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3428373

Journal articles | 2009

Gunasekera H; Morris PS; Daniels J; Couzos S; Craig JC, 2009, 'Otitis media in Aboriginal children: The discordance between burden of illness and access to services in rural/remote and urban Australia', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, vol. 45, pp. 425 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01532.x

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