The porosity, pore distribution and morphology are important features of the concrete pore
structure which may have a significant impact on the macroscopic mechanical properties …

Although indentation experiments have long been used to measure the hardness and
Young's modulus, the utility of this technique in analyzing the complete elastic–plastic …

Four high-entropy perovskite (HEP) RETa3O9 samples were fabricated via a spark plasma
sintering (SPS) method, and the corresponding thermophysical properties and underlying …

Although biomimetic designs are expected to play a key role in exploring future structural
materials, facile fabrication of bulk biomimetic materials under ambient conditions remains a …

In this study, the PeakForce quantitative Nanoscale Mechanical Characterization (PF-QNM)
mode was used to explore the micro-zone mechanical properties of the interfacial transition …

What particular mechanical properties can be expected for materials composed of
interlocked backbones has been a long-standing issue in materials science since the first …

The remarkable optoelectronic and especially photovoltaic performance of hybrid organic–
inorganic perovskite (HOIP) materials drives efforts to connect materials properties to this …

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is an innovative cement-based composite with
high mechanical performance under tensile and compressive loads, extremely low …

The dilemma of employing high-capacity battery materials and maintaining the electronic
and mechanical integrity of electrodes demands novel designs of binder systems. Here, we …

Abstract Development of film materials has been limited by the hardness-fatigue resistance
trade-off. The purpose of the present study was to obtain films with a combination of both …