Materials subjected to high dose irradiation by energetic particles often experience severe
damage in the form of drastic increase of defect density, and significant degradation of their …

Nanostructured materials contain an extremely high density of interfaces. The properties of
these materials when exposed to extreme conditions of radiation dose, stress, deformation …

This article reviews recent basic research on two classes of twins: growth twins and
deformation twins. We focus primarily on studies that aim to understand, via experiments …

Tailoring interfaces is a powerful way of reducing the accumulation of radiation defects.
Understanding strain evolution induced by ion bombardment in nuclear materials with high …

The recent studies on nanotwinned (NT) and hierarchical nanotwinned (HNT) face-centered
cubic (FCC) metals are presented in this review. The HNT structures have been supposed …

Material performance in extreme radiation environments is central to the design of future
nuclear reactors. Radiation induces significant damage in the form of dislocation loops and …

Grain boundaries (GBs), with their diversity in both structure and structural transitions, play
an essential role in tailoring the properties of polycrystalline materials,,,–. As a unique GB …

Abstract Graphene (Gr)/Copper (Cu) composites have shown great potential in thermal-
management and information-transport applications. The influences of interface related …

Nanostructuring metals through nanograins and nanotwins is an efficient strategy for
strength increase as the mean free path of dislocations is reduced. Yet, nanostructures are …

Nuclear energy provides more than 10% of electrical power internationally and the
increasing engagement of nuclear energy is essential to meet the rapid worldwide increase …