diff --git a/examples/config/Phase_Dislotwin_TWIP-Steel-FeMnC.yaml b/examples/config/Phase_Dislotwin_TWIP-Steel-FeMnC.yaml
index 31b58b0b9..fb3139e46 100644
--- a/examples/config/Phase_Dislotwin_TWIP-Steel-FeMnC.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/Phase_Dislotwin_TWIP-Steel-FeMnC.yaml
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 TWIP_Steel_FeMnC:
   lattice: cF
   mechanical:
-    elastic: {type: Hooke, C_11: 175.0e9, C_12: 115.0e9, C_44: 135.0e9}
+    elastic: {type: Hooke, C_11: 175.0e+9, C_12: 115.0e+9, C_44: 135.0e+9}
     plastic:
       type: dislotwin
       output: [rho_mob, rho_dip, gamma_sl, Lambda_sl, tau_pass, f_tw, Lambda_tw, tau_hat_tw, f_tr]
       D: 2.0e-5
       N_sl: [12]
       b_sl: [2.56e-10]
-      rho_mob_0: [1.0e12]
+      rho_mob_0: [1.0e+12]
       rho_dip_0: [1.0]
-      v_0: [1.0e4]
+      v_0: [1.0e+4]
       Q_s: [3.7e-19]
       p_sl: [1.0]
       q_sl: [1.0]
-      tau_0: [1.5e8]
+      tau_0: [1.5e+8]
       i_sl: [10.0]                 # Adj. parameter controlling dislocation mean free path
       D_0: 4.0e-5                  # Vacancy diffusion prefactor  / m^2/s
       D_a: 1.0                     # minimum dipole distance / b
       Q_cl: 4.5e-19                # Activation energy for climb / J
       h_sl-sl: [0.122, 0.122, 0.625, 0.07, 0.137, 0.137, 0.122]  # Interaction coefficients (Kubin et al. 2008)
 # shear band parameters
-      xi_sb: 180.0e6
+      xi_sb: 180.0e+6
       Q_sb: 3.7e-19
       p_sb: 1.0
       q_sb: 1.0
diff --git a/examples/config/Phase_Dislotwin_Tungsten.yaml b/examples/config/Phase_Dislotwin_Tungsten.yaml
index 44d8d2260..4cb8c7955 100644
--- a/examples/config/Phase_Dislotwin_Tungsten.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/Phase_Dislotwin_Tungsten.yaml
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 Tungsten:
   lattice: cI
   mechanical:
-    elastic: {type: Hooke, C_11: 523.0e9, C_12: 202.0e9, C_44: 161.0e9} # Marinica et al. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter(2013)
+    elastic: {type: Hooke, C_11: 523.0e+9, C_12: 202.0e+9, C_44: 161.0e+9} # Marinica et al. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter(2013)
     plastic:
       type: dislotwin
       D: 2.0e-5              # Average grain size / m
       N_sl: [12]
       b_sl: [2.72e-10]       # Burgers vector length of slip families / m
-      rho_mob_0: [1.0e12]
+      rho_mob_0: [1.0e+12]
       rho_dip_0: [1.0]
-      v_0: [1.0e4]           # Initial glide velocity / m/s
+      v_0: [1.0e+4]           # Initial glide velocity / m/s
       Q_s: [2.725e-19]       # Activation energy for dislocation glide / J
       p_sl: [0.78]           # p-exponent in glide velocity
       q_sl: [1.58]           # q-exponent in glide velocity
-      tau_0: [1.5e8]         # solid solution strength / Pa
+      tau_0: [1.5e+8]         # solid solution strength / Pa
       i_sl: [10.0]           # Adj. parameter controlling dislocation mean free path
       D_0: 4.0e-5            # Vacancy diffusion prefactor / m^2/s
       D_a: 1.0               # minimum dipole distance / b
diff --git a/examples/config/Phase_Isotropic_FreeSurface.yaml b/examples/config/Phase_Isotropic_FreeSurface.yaml
index 649baf992..ddfe102f4 100644
--- a/examples/config/Phase_Isotropic_FreeSurface.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/Phase_Isotropic_FreeSurface.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ FreeSurface:
     plastic:
       type: isotropic
       output: [xi]
-      xi_0: 0.3e6
-      xi_inf: 0.6e6
+      xi_0: 0.3e+6
+      xi_inf: 0.6e+6
       dot_gamma_0: 0.001
       n: 5
       M: 3
diff --git a/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_BCC-Martensite.yaml b/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_BCC-Martensite.yaml
index 1b1753870..3ad6779eb 100644
--- a/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_BCC-Martensite.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_BCC-Martensite.yaml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 Martensite:
   lattice: cI
   mechanical:
-    elastic: {C_11: 417.4e9, C_12: 242.4e9, C_44: 211.1e9, type: Hooke}
+    elastic: {C_11: 417.4e+9, C_12: 242.4e+9, C_44: 211.1e+9, type: Hooke}
     plastic:
       N_sl: [12, 12]
       a_sl: 2.0
       dot_gamma_0_sl: 0.001
-      h_0_sl-sl: 563.0e9
+      h_0_sl-sl: 563.0e+9
       h_sl-sl: [1, 1.4, 1, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4]
       n_sl: 20
       type: phenopowerlaw
-      xi_0_sl: [405.8e6, 456.7e6]
-      xi_inf_sl: [872.9e6, 971.2e6]
+      xi_0_sl: [405.8e+6, 456.7e+6]
+      xi_inf_sl: [872.9e+6, 971.2e+6]
diff --git a/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_Magnesium.yaml b/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_Magnesium.yaml
index eb73e9867..7f05b2efb 100644
--- a/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_Magnesium.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_Magnesium.yaml
@@ -4,22 +4,22 @@ Magnesium:
   c/a: 1.62350
   mechanical:
     output: [F, P, F_e, F_p, L_p, O]
-    elastic: {C_11: 59.3e9, C_12: 25.7e9, C_13: 21.4e9, C_33: 61.5e9, C_44: 16.4e9, type: Hooke}
+    elastic: {C_11: 59.3e+9, C_12: 25.7e+9, C_13: 21.4e+9, C_33: 61.5e+9, C_44: 16.4e+9, type: Hooke}
     plastic:
       N_sl: [3, 3, 0, 6, 0, 6]
       N_tw: [6, 0, 0, 6]
-      h_0_tw-tw: 50.0e6
-      h_0_sl-sl: 500.0e6
-      h_0_tw-sl: 150.0e6
+      h_0_tw-tw: 50.0e+6
+      h_0_sl-sl: 500.0e+6
+      h_0_tw-sl: 150.0e+6
       h_sl-sl: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
       h_tw-tw: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
       h_sl-tw: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
       h_tw-sl: [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1]
       output: [xi_sl, xi_tw]
       type: phenopowerlaw
-      xi_0_sl: [10.0e6, 55.0e6, 0, 60.0e6, 0.0, 60.0e6]
-      xi_inf_sl: [40.0e6, 135.0e6, 0, 150.0e6, 0.0, 150.0e6]
-      xi_0_tw: [40e6, 0.0, 0.0, 60.0e6]
+      xi_0_sl: [10.0e+6, 55.0e+6, 0, 60.0e+6, 0.0, 60.0e+6]
+      xi_inf_sl: [40.0e+6, 135.0e+6, 0, 150.0e+6, 0.0, 150.0e+6]
+      xi_0_tw: [40e6, 0.0, 0.0, 60.0e+6]
       a_sl: 2.25
       dot_gamma_0_sl: 0.001
       dot_gamma_0_tw: 0.001
diff --git a/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_cpTi.yaml b/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_cpTi.yaml
index a63f011e6..34308e298 100644
--- a/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_cpTi.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/Phase_Phenopowerlaw_cpTi.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cpTi:
   c/a: 1.587
   mechanical:
     output: [F, P, F_e, F_p, L_p, O]
-    elastic: {C_11: 160.0e9, C_12: 90.0e9, C_13: 66.0e9, C_33: 181.7e9, C_44: 46.5e9, type: Hooke}
+    elastic: {C_11: 160.0e+9, C_12: 90.0e+9, C_13: 66.0e+9, C_33: 181.7e+9, C_44: 46.5e+9, type: Hooke}
     plastic:
       N_sl: [3, 3, 0, 6, 12]
       a_sl: 2.0
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ cpTi:
       output: [gamma_sl]
       type: phenopowerlaw
       xi_0_sl: [0.15e9, 0.09e9, 0, 0.20e9, 0.25e9]
-      xi_inf_sl: [0.24e9, 0.5e9, 0, 0.6e9, 0.8e9]
+      xi_inf_sl: [0.24e9, 0.5e+9, 0, 0.6e+9, 0.8e+9]
diff --git a/examples/config/numerics.yaml b/examples/config/numerics.yaml
index 68a74e13c..72fbe82a2 100644
--- a/examples/config/numerics.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/numerics.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ grid:
   eps_div_rtol:                5.0e-4       # relative tolerance for fulfillment of stress equilibrium
   eps_curl_atol:               1.0e-12      # absolute tolerance for fulfillment of strain compatibility
   eps_curl_rtol:               5.0e-4       # relative tolerance for fulfillment of strain compatibility
-  eps_stress_atol:             1.0e3        # absolute tolerance for fulfillment of stress BC
+  eps_stress_atol:             1.0e+3        # absolute tolerance for fulfillment of stress BC
   eps_stress_rtol:             0.01         # relative tolerance for fulfillment of stress BC
   eps_damage_atol:             1.0e-2       # absolute tolerance for damage evolution
   eps_damage_rtol:             1.0e-6       # relative tolerance for damage evolution
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Al.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Al.yaml
index 025f1ca25..050e57c74 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Al.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Al.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ references:
   - J. Vallin et al.,
     Journal of Applied Physics 35(6), 1825-1826, 1964,
     10.1063/1.1713749
-C_11: 107.3e9
-C_12: 60.8e9
-C_44: 28.3e9
+C_11: 107.3e+9
+C_12: 60.8e+9
+C_44: 28.3e+9
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Cu.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Cu.yaml
index b55c83bdf..71e1d2cd9 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Cu.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Cu.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 type: Hooke
 references:
   - www.mit.edu/~6.777/matprops/copper.htm, fixed typo
-C_11: 168.3e9
-C_12: 122.1e9
-C_44: 75.7e9
+C_11: 168.3e+9
+C_12: 122.1e+9
+C_44: 75.7e+9
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Fe.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Fe.yaml
index b2912035f..b35b3ed51 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Fe.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Fe.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ references:
     John Wiley & Sons,
     page 837
 C_11: 242e9
-C_12: 146.5e9
+C_12: 146.5e+9
 C_44: 112e9
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Ni.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Ni.yaml
index 15b684e4c..c11f664d3 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Ni.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Ni.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ references:
     Theory of Dislocations, 1982,
     John Wiley & Sons,
     page 837
-C_11: 246.5e9
-C_12: 147.3e9
-C_44: 124.7e9
+C_11: 246.5e+9
+C_12: 147.3e+9
+C_44: 124.7e+9
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Ti.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Ti.yaml
index 8684614a4..601535c30 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Ti.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_Ti.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ references:
   - L. Wang et al.,
     Acta Materialia 132, 598-610, 2017,
     10.1016/j.actamat.2017.05.015
-C_11: 162.4e9
-C_33: 181.6e9
-C_44: 47.2e9
+C_11: 162.4e+9
+C_33: 181.6e+9
+C_44: 47.2e+9
 C_12: 92e9
 C_13: 69e9
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_W.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_W.yaml
index 58561106a..ef015476b 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_W.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/elastic/Hooke_W.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ references:
   - D. Cereceda et al.,
     International Journal of Plasticity, 78, 242-265, 2016,
     10.1016/j.ijplas.2015.09.002
-C_11: 523.e9
-C_12: 202.e9
-C_44: 161.e9
+C_11: 523.e+9
+C_12: 202.e+9
+C_44: 161.e+9
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/dislotwin_IF-steel.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/dislotwin_IF-steel.yaml
index 80c63882d..884beb9da 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/dislotwin_IF-steel.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/dislotwin_IF-steel.yaml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ references:
 output: [rho_dip, rho_mob]
 N_sl: [12, 12]
 b_sl: [2.49e-10, 2.49e-10]
-rho_mob_0: [2.81e12, 2.8e12]
+rho_mob_0: [2.81e12, 2.8e+12]
 rho_dip_0: [1.0, 1.0] # not given
-v_0: [1.4e3, 1.4e3]
+v_0: [1.4e+3, 1.4e+3]
 Q_s: [1.57e-19, 1.57e-19] # Delta_F
 tau_0: [454e6, 454e6]
 p_sl: [0.325, 0.325]
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/nonlocal_Al.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/nonlocal_Al.yaml
index a4a4babb1..e1b7a684b 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/nonlocal_Al.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/nonlocal_Al.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ w: 10              # w_k in multiple of b
 p_sl: 1
 q_sl: 1
 
-nu_a: 50.e9
+nu_a: 50.e+9
 B: 1.e-2
 f_ed: 1.0  # k_3
 
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/nonlocal_Ni.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/nonlocal_Ni.yaml
index 81b4becd1..72d7edf52 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/nonlocal_Ni.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/nonlocal_Ni.yaml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ d_sc: [12.e-9]
 i_sl: [45]      # k_2
 f_ed_mult: 0.1  # k_1
 
-rho_u_ed_neg_0: [6.e10] # 2.88e12 / (12*4)
-rho_u_ed_pos_0: [6.e10] # 2.88e12 / (12*4)
-rho_u_sc_neg_0: [6.e10] # 2.88e12 / (12*4)
-rho_u_sc_pos_0: [6.e10] # 2.88e12 / (12*4)
+rho_u_ed_neg_0: [6.e+10] # 2.88e12 / (12*4)
+rho_u_ed_pos_0: [6.e+10] # 2.88e12 / (12*4)
+rho_u_sc_neg_0: [6.e+10] # 2.88e12 / (12*4)
+rho_u_sc_pos_0: [6.e+10] # 2.88e12 / (12*4)
 rho_d_ed_0: [0]
 rho_d_sc_0: [0]
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ w: 10              # w_k
 p_sl: 1
 q_sl: 1
 
-nu_a: 50.e9
+nu_a: 50.e+9
 B: 1.e-3
 f_ed: 0.01  # k_3
 
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Al.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Al.yaml
index 4e4bcf588..f1e7da113 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Al.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Al.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ output: [xi_sl, gamma_sl]
 N_sl: [12]
 n_sl: 20
 a_sl: 3.1
-h_0_sl-sl: 1.7e8
-xi_0_sl: [5.0e6]
-xi_inf_sl: [37.5e6]
+h_0_sl-sl: 1.7e+8
+xi_0_sl: [5.0e+6]
+xi_inf_sl: [37.5e+6]
 h_sl-sl: [1, 1, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4]
 dot_gamma_0_sl: 4.5e-3
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Au.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Au.yaml
index cb2e6fea1..1c46c0489 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Au.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Au.yaml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ output: [xi_sl, gamma_sl]
 N_sl: [12]
 n_sl: 83.3
 a_sl: 1.0
-h_0_sl-sl: 75.0e6
+h_0_sl-sl: 75.0e+6
 xi_0_sl: [26.25e6]
-xi_inf_sl: [53.0e6]
+xi_inf_sl: [53.0e+6]
 h_sl-sl: [1, 1, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4]
 dot_gamma_0_sl: 0.001
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Cu.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Cu.yaml
index 528f55763..38dd455e2 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Cu.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_Cu.yaml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ output: [xi_sl, gamma_sl]
 N_sl: [12]
 n_sl: 20
 a_sl: 1.0
-h_0_sl-sl: 2.4e8
-xi_0_sl: [1.5e6]
-xi_inf_sl: [112.5e6]
+h_0_sl-sl: 2.4e+8
+xi_0_sl: [1.5e+6]
+xi_inf_sl: [112.5e+6]
 h_sl-sl: [1, 1, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4]
 dot_gamma_0_sl: 3e-3
diff --git a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_DP-steel-ferrite.yaml b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_DP-steel-ferrite.yaml
index 84c0ecdc9..c2fc392ff 100644
--- a/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_DP-steel-ferrite.yaml
+++ b/examples/config/phase/mechanical/plastic/phenopowerlaw_DP-steel-ferrite.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ output: [xi_sl, gamma_sl]
 N_sl: [12, 12]
 n_sl: 20
 a_sl: 2.25
-h_0_sl-sl: 1.0e9
-xi_0_sl: [95.e6, 96.e6]
-xi_inf_sl: [222.e6, 412.e6]
+h_0_sl-sl: 1.0e+9
+xi_0_sl: [95.e+6, 96.e+6]
+xi_inf_sl: [222.e+6, 412.e+6]
 h_sl-sl: [1, 1.4, 1, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4, 1.4]
 dot_gamma_0_sl: 0.001