One of the biggest challenges of 21st century is to develop powerful electrochemical energy
devices (EEDs). The EEDs such as fuel cells, supercapacitors, and Li-ion batteries are …

Recent advances in the fundamental understanding of the deformation mechanisms in
metallic multilayers are reviewed. The strength of metallic multilayers increases with …

The mechanical behavior of nanolaminates is dominated by interfaces that act as sources,
barriers, and preferred sites for storage and dynamic recovery of glide dislocations. In this …

Physical vapor deposition under conditions of obliquely incident flux and limited adatom
diffusion results in a film with a columnar microstructure. These columns will be oriented …

Using in situ transmission electron microscopy, we studied the stability of growth twins. We
observed the rapid migration of incoherent twin boundaries (ITBs), indicating that nanotwins …

Although deformation processes in submicron-sized metallic crystals are well documented,
the direct observation of deformation mechanisms in crystals with dimensions below the sub …

Light‐weight aluminum (Al) alloys have widespread applications. However, most Al alloys
have inherently low mechanical strength. Nanotwins can induce high strength and ductility …

We discuss the nucleation of deformation twins in Mg from a fundamental perspective.
Atomistic simulations reveal twinning mechanisms and suggest that twin nucleation most …

High resolution transmission electron microscopy of nanotwinned Cu films revealed Σ 3
{112} incoherent twin boundaries (ITBs), with a repeatable pattern involving units of three …

High entropy alloys (HEA) composition-structure relationships are crucial for guiding their
design and applications. Here, we use a combined experimental and molecular dynamics …