Anatase nanotube arrays were grown by anodization with high crystallinity and a well
ordered nanotubular structure. Nanotubes were stable to 800° C, and this enhanced thermal …

An innovative processing technique that produces distinct, locally patterned microstructures
within a single sample is introduced in this article. This technique alters the conventional …

An interatomic potential for the Cu–Al system based on the modified analytic embedded-
atom method was proposed, which provides a reasonable description of the phase stability …

Due to the nature of their microstructure, alloyed components have the benefit of meeting
specific design goals across a wide range of electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties …

Stress fields induced by external loads can alter the energy landscape in alloy systems and
direct precipitation to form organized nanostructures. The aggregation of periodically …

A solid solution can spontaneously separate into phases, eg spinodal decomposition, and
evolve into patterned microstructures. This non-equilibrium thermodynamic process is …

Two theoretical studies of phase transitions are presented in this thesis. The first topic
explores the capacity to modulate compositional patterning during phase segregation in a …