Transmission Kikuchi diffraction in a scanning electron microscope: A review

GC Sneddon, PW Trimby, JM Cairney - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Transmission Kikuchi diffraction (TKD), also known as transmission electron backscatter
diffraction (t-EBSD), has received significant interest for the characterisation of …

[HTML][HTML] Tutorial: Crystal orientations and EBSD—Or which way is up?

TB Britton, J Jiang, Y Guo, A Vilalta-Clemente… - Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) is an automated technique that can measure the
orientation of crystals in a sample very rapidly. There are many sophisticated software …

Gradient cell–structured high-entropy alloy with exceptional strength and ductility

Q Pan, L Zhang, R Feng, Q Lu, K An, AC Chuang… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Similar to conventional materials, most multicomponent high-entropy alloys (HEAs) lose
ductility as they gain strength. In this study, we controllably introduced gradient nanoscaled …

Realizing 17.5% efficiency flexible organic solar cells via atomic-level chemical welding of silver nanowire electrodes

G Zeng, W Chen, X Chen, Y Hu, Y Chen… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solution processable flexible transparent electrodes (FTEs) are urgently needed to boost the
efficiency and mechanical stability of flexible organic solar cells (OSCs) on a large scale …

Extra strengthening and work hardening in gradient nanotwinned metals

Z Cheng, H Zhou, Q Lu, H Gao, L Lu - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Gradient structures ubiquitously exist in natural materials such as bone,
shells, and trees. Microstructural gradients are increasingly being introduced into a wide …

Fabrication of oriented polycrystalline MOF superstructures

M Linares‐Moreau, LA Brandner… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The field of metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) has progressed beyond the design and
exploration of powdery and single‐crystalline materials. A current challenge is the …

Ultrastrong nanotwinned pure nickel with extremely fine twin thickness

F Duan, Y Lin, J Pan, L Zhao, Q Guo, D Zhang, Y Li - Science Advances, 2021 - science.org
The strength of nanocrystalline and nanotwinned metals stops increasing or even starts
decreasing when their grain size or twin thickness is below a critical size—a phenomenon …

Unraveling the origin of extra strengthening in gradient nanotwinned metals

Z Cheng, L Bu, Y Zhang, HA Wu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Materials containing heterogeneous nanostructures hold great promise for achieving
superior mechanical properties. However, the strengthening effect due to plastically …

Automated crystal orientation and phase mapping in TEM

EF Rauch, M Véron - Materials Characterization, 2014 - Elsevier
The paper describes an automated crystal orientation and phase mapping technique that
allows nanoscale characterization of crystalline materials with a transmission electron …

Characterization of gradient plastic deformation in gradient nanotwinned Cu

Z Cheng, L Bu, Y Zhang, HA Wu, T Zhu, L Lu - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Gradient nanostructured (GNS) metals exhibit high overall extra strengths relative to their
non-gradient counterparts. However, the spatial distribution of local extra strengths …