Nanoscale metallic multilayers have been shown to have a wide range of outstanding
properties, which differ to a great extent from those observed in monolithic films. Their …

Coherent twin boundaries (CTBs) are widely described, both theoretically and
experimentally, as perfect interfaces that play a significant role in a variety of materials …

Freestanding nanowires have ultrahigh elastic strain limits (4 to 7%) and yield strengths, but
exploiting their intrinsic mechanical properties in bulk composites has proven to be difficult …

Interfaces, such as grain boundaries, phase boundaries, and surfaces, are important in
materials of any microstructural size scale, whether the microstructure is coarse-grained …

Nanoscale metallic multilayer films (NMMFs) have captured scientific interests on their
mechanical responses. Compared with the properties of monolithic films, multilayers …

This study explored a novel intermetallic composite design concept based on the principle of
lattice strain matching enabled by the collective atomic load transfer. It investigated the hard …

Designing structural materials for tailored response at extreme conditions is a grand
challenge in materials research. Such materials can be made using either “top-down” or …

In this study, the evolution of dislocation densities during compressive deformation of
nanoscale Cu/Nb single crystal multilayers with individual layer thickness of 20 nm is …

Ultrastrong nanolayered metallic composites are usually subjected to low ductility due to
plastic instability during deformation. Here we investigated the shear instability of a newly …

By using a coupled acoustic emission (AE) and digital image correlation (DIC) technique,
the failure behavior of air plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) was investigated …