Although significant effort has been made on using graphene as a reinforcement in metal
matrix nanocomposites due to its extraordinary high strength and high modulus, metal …

Recent experiments on nanostructured materials, such as nanoparticles, nanowires,
nanotubes, nanopillars, thin films, and nanocrystals have revealed a host of “ultra-strength” …

The competition and balance mechanism between work hardening resulting from the surge
in dislocations and material softening caused by plastic deformation during contact loading …

Covalently bonded ceramics exhibit preeminent properties—including hardness, strength,
chemical inertness, and resistance against heat and corrosion—yet their wider application is …

Understanding the fundamental of contact-induced behavior in metals is critical for the
studies of associated mechanical properties. Although nanocontact plasticity in the …

We report and discuss the results of a detailed first-principles calculations of the structural,
elastic, electronic, optical and thermoelectric properties of the new Zintl phase dibarium zinc …

An optoelectronic material with a spatially varying bandgap that is tunable is highly
desirable for use in photovoltaics, photocatalysis and photodetection. Elastic strain has the …

An anisotropy index seeks to quantify how directionally dependent the properties of a
system are. In this article, the focus is on quantifying the elastic anisotropy of crystalline …

A common misconception is that the irradiation of solids with energetic electrons and ions
has exclusively detrimental effects on the properties of target materials. In addition to the …

Despite decades of studies of calcium-silicate-hydrate (CSH), the structurally complex
binder phase of concrete, the interplay between chemical composition and density remains …