Solid-state batteries: The critical role of mechanics

S Kalnaus, NJ Dudney, AS Westover, E Herbert… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Solid-state batteries with lithium metal anodes have the potential for higher energy density,
longer lifetime, wider operating temperature, and increased safety. Although the bulk of the …

Insights into Plastic Localization by Crystallographic Slip from Emerging Experimental and Numerical Approaches

JC Stinville, MA Charpagne, R Maaß… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Advanced experimental and numerical approaches are being developed to capture the
localization of plasticity at the nanometer scale as a function of the multiscale and …

Ultra-dense dislocations stabilized in high entropy oxide ceramics

Y Han, X Liu, Q Zhang, M Huang, Y Li, W Pan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Dislocations are commonly present and important in metals but their effects have not been
fully recognized in oxide ceramics. The large strain energy raised by the rigid ionic/covalent …

Mechanical tailoring of dislocations in ceramics at room temperature: A perspective

X Fang - Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The potential of dislocations (line defects) in ceramics may have been greatly underrated
until most recently. Promising proofs‐of‐concept have been demonstrated for dislocation …

[PDF][PDF] Deform to perform: Dislocation-tuned properties of ceramics

X Fang, A Nakamura, J Rödel - ACerS Bulletin, 2023 - researchgate.net
From improved fracture toughness to ductile ceramics Ceramics have much lower fracture
toughness (about several MPa· m1/2) compared to metals (normally tens and hundreds of …

Pressure-Induced Dislocations and Their Influence on Ionic Transport in Li+-Conducting Argyrodites

V Faka, MT Agne, MA Lange… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The influence of the microstructure on the ionic conductivity and cell performance is a topic
of broad scientific interest in solid-state batteries. The current understanding is that …

Theoretical insights into the Peierls plasticity in SrTiO3 ceramics via dislocation remodelling

Y Li, X Liu, P Zhang, Y Han, M Huang, C Wan - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
An in-depth understanding of the dislocations motion process in non-metallic materials
becomes increasingly important, stimulated by the recent emergence of ceramics and …

The impact of flash sintering on densification and plasticity of strontium titanate: high heating rates, dislocation nucleation and plastic flow

W Rheinheimer, XL Phuah, L Porz, M Scherer… - Journal of the European …, 2023 - Elsevier
Flash sintering involves very rapid densification of ceramic powder compacts during a
thermal runaway induced by an applied voltage and current. The mechanisms of fast …

MXene-intercalation induced ordered brick-mortar structures of allomorph junctions for enhanced flexibility in TiO2 nanofibers and photocatalytic efficiency

Y Wu, J Wu, C Zhu, L Zhang, J Yan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Continuous TiO 2 nanofibers (NFs) with the merits of high photochemical activity,
adjustable active sites, and easy to recycle have triggered a huge interest in the catalysis …

Grain size effect on the mechanical properties of nanocrystalline magnesium aluminate spinel

JM Maita, S Rommel, JR Davis, H Ryou… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
To develop transparent materials with superior mechanical properties, nanocrystalline
magnesium aluminate (MgAl 2 O 4) spinel with grain sizes ranging from 3.7 to 80 nm has …