Radiation damage in nanostructured materials
Materials subjected to high dose irradiation by energetic particles often experience severe
damage in the form of drastic increase of defect density, and significant degradation of their …
damage in the form of drastic increase of defect density, and significant degradation of their …
Phase engineering of nanostructural metallic materials: Classification, structures, and applications
Metallic materials are usually composed of single phase or multiple phases, which refers to
homogeneous regions with distinct types of the atom arrangement. The recent studies on …
homogeneous regions with distinct types of the atom arrangement. The recent studies on …
Machine learning of serum metabolic patterns encodes early-stage lung adenocarcinoma
Early cancer detection greatly increases the chances for successful treatment, but available
diagnostics for some tumours, including lung adenocarcinoma (LA), are limited. An ideal …
diagnostics for some tumours, including lung adenocarcinoma (LA), are limited. An ideal …
A high-entropy alloy with hierarchical nanoprecipitates and ultrahigh strength
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are a class of metallic materials that have revolutionized alloy
design. They are known for their high compressive strengths, often greater than 1 GPa; …
design. They are known for their high compressive strengths, often greater than 1 GPa; …
Ultrastrong nanotwinned pure nickel with extremely fine twin thickness
The strength of nanocrystalline and nanotwinned metals stops increasing or even starts
decreasing when their grain size or twin thickness is below a critical size—a phenomenon …
decreasing when their grain size or twin thickness is below a critical size—a phenomenon …
Triboelectric nanosensor integrated with robotic platform for self-powered detection of chemical analytes
Rapid on-site detection of hazardous chemicals is imperative for remote security and
environmental monitoring applications. However, the implementation of current sensing …
environmental monitoring applications. However, the implementation of current sensing …
An order-disorder core-shell strategy for enhanced work-hardening capability and ductility in nanostructured alloys
Nanocrystalline metallic materials have the merit of high strength but usually suffer from poor
ductility and rapid grain coarsening, limiting their practical application. Here, we introduce a …
ductility and rapid grain coarsening, limiting their practical application. Here, we introduce a …
Ideal maximum strengths and defect-induced softening in nanocrystalline-nanotwinned metals
Strengthening of metals through nanoscale grain boundaries and coherent twin boundaries
is manifested by a maximum strength—a phenomenon known as Hall–Petch breakdown …
is manifested by a maximum strength—a phenomenon known as Hall–Petch breakdown …
High‐Strength Nanotwinned Al Alloys with 9R Phase
Light‐weight aluminum (Al) alloys have widespread applications. However, most Al alloys
have inherently low mechanical strength. Nanotwins can induce high strength and ductility …
have inherently low mechanical strength. Nanotwins can induce high strength and ductility …
Breakdown of the Hall-Petch relationship in extremely fine nanograined body-centered cubic Mo alloys
Mechanical properties and deformation behavior have been studied in face-centered cubic
(fcc) metals with extremely fine grain sizes, even below about 20 nm, but this range is rarely …
(fcc) metals with extremely fine grain sizes, even below about 20 nm, but this range is rarely …