The mechanical properties of ex-situ and in-situ metallic glass matrix composites (MGMCs)
have proven to be both scientifically unique and of potentially important for practical …

Thermal barrier coating (TBC) system is an essential technology in many fields associated to
high temperatures. The main function of these TBCs is to protect the metallic parts against …

The evolution of pearlite into an amorphous wrapped nanolamellar heterostructure (AWNH)
within the tribolayer is an important process for the formation and stabilization of a …

Due to the structurally disordered arrangement of atoms and deviation from thermodynamic
equilibrium, the physical and mechanical properties of metallic glasses can vary with time …

Lacking of plasticity at ambient temperature severely hinders the wide applications of bulk
metallic glasses, and a significant challenge is to improve the plasticity. Based on the …

High-entropy bulk metallic glasses (HE-BMGs) with desired thermal stability often exhibit
limited plasticity due to the occurrence of shear localization avalanches. The present study …

During tensile deformation, nanostructured (NS) metals often fail soon after yielding by
forming a localized shear band. Here we report the observation of high density of shear …

Dislocation plays a crucial role in many material properties of semiconductors, ranging from
plastic deformation to electronic transport. But the dislocation structures and reactions …

The proven superior ductility of nanoglasses (NGs) makes them a promising second phase
for metallic glass (MG) matrix composites. Here we evaluate the mechanical properties of …

Mean-field theory is extensively used in statistical physics, solid-state physics, and
biophysics to compress a large number of interacting multi-body problems into an effective …