Since lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been substantially researched in recent years, they
now possess exceptional energy and power densities, making them the most suited energy …

Nearly three decades since the discovery of high entropy alloys (HEAs), it has greeted a
broad interest in the field of materials research as a better alternative to conventional alloy …

Heterostructured materials are an emerging class of materials with superior performances
that are unattainable by their conventional homogeneous counterparts. They consist of …

Severe lattice distortion is a core effect in the design of multiprincipal element alloys with the
aim to enhance yield strength, a key indicator in structural engineering. Yet, the yield …

Owing to their unique mechanical and functional properties, both amorphous and
nanocrystalline alloys have attracted extensive research interest over the past decades …

The theory of grain boundary (the interface between crystallites, GB) structure has a long
history and the concept of GBs undergoing phase transformations was proposed 50 years …

Bulk nanostructured (NS) materials processed by severe plastic deformation (SPD) have
received considerable attention for several decades. The physical origin of this processing …

Grain boundaries can undergo phase-like transitions, called complexion transitions, in
which their structure, composition, and properties change discontinuously as temperature …

Grain boundaries (GBs), with their diversity in both structure and structural transitions, play
an essential role in tailoring the properties of polycrystalline materials,,,–. As a unique GB …

Elemental segregation to grain boundaries (GBs) can induce structural and chemical
transitions at GBs along with significant changes in material properties. The presence of …