Forming alloys with impurity elements is a routine method for modifying the properties of
metals. An alternative approach involves the incorporation of interfaces into the crystalline …

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 …

The limitation of nanograined materials is their strong tendency to coarsen at elevated
temperatures. As grain size decreases into the nanoscale, grain coarsening occurs at much …

Metallic materials are usually composed of single phase or multiple phases, which refers to
homogeneous regions with distinct types of the atom arrangement. The recent studies on …

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 …

A novel interface engineering strategy is proposed to simultaneously achieve superior
irradiation tolerance, high strength, and high thermal stability in bulk nanolayered …

Metals with nanometer-scale grains or nanocrystalline metals exhibit high strengths at
ambient conditions, yet their strengths substantially decrease with increasing temperature …

Pushing the internal or external dimensions of metallic alloys down to the nanometer scale
gives rise to strong materials, though most often at the expense of a low ductility and a low …

Nanotwinned metals have been the focus of intense research recently, as twin boundaries
may greatly enhance mechanical strength, while maintaining good ductility, electrical …

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 …