Recent results on the effect of the nanocrystalline state on the mechanical, thermal, and
magnetic properties and microscopic structure of metals and solid-phase compounds are …

Researchers approached the synthesis of nanocrystals in different ways. A nanocrystal may
be considered as a three-dimensional island thin film (although, in this case the quality of …

Nanocrystalline solids are polycrystals the crystal size of which is a few (typically 1 to 10)
nanometers so that 50% or more of the solid consists of incoherent interfaces between …

Strain-heat methods of obtaining ultrafine-grained (UFG) metallic materials with grain sizes
as small as 20 nm and peculiarities of their structure are considered. It is shown that …

The elastic and tensile behavior of high-density, high-purity nanocrystalline Cu and Pd was
determined. Samples with grain sizes of 10–110 nm and densities of greater than 98% of …

Atoms at a free surface experience a different local environment than do atoms in the bulk of
a material. As a result, the energy associated with these atoms will, in general, be different …

Free standing polycrystalline thin films with a strong〈 111〉 texture were tested in uniaxial
tension. Studied were electron-beam deposited Ag, Cu and Al films, and Ag/Cu multilayers …

Nanocrystalline materials (NCM) are single-phase or multiphase polycrystals, the crystal
size of which is of the order of a few (typically 1–10) nanometers, so that about 50 vol.% of …

Nanocrystalline fcc metals have been synthesized by mechanical attrition. The crystal
refinement and the development of the microstructure have been investigated in detail by x …

The study of interfaces has boomed since the early 1970s primarily owing to their central
role in microelectronics, processing, and phase transformations, to mention just three areas …