Body-centred cubic (BCC) metals are known to have unstable intrinsic stacking faults and
high resistance to deformation twinning, which can strongly influence their twinning …

Twinning is commonly activated in plastic deformation of low stacking-fault face-centered
cubic (Fcc) metals but rarely found in body-centered cubic (Bcc) metals under room …

Twinning is a fundamental deformation mode that competes against dislocation slip in
crystalline solids. In metallic nanostructures, plastic deformation requires higher stresses …

Nanomaterials often surprise us with unexpected phenomena. Here, we report a discovery
of the anti-twinning deformation, previously thought impossible, in nanoscale body-centered …

The non-planar core structure of screw dislocations in body-centered cubic (BCC) metals
strongly influences its twinning dynamics, resulting in a minimum embryo size of six-layers …

Twinning in body-centered cubic metals is typically attributed to glide of 1/6< 111>
dislocations originated from material defects. Here we report an alternative mechanism for …

Twinning is profuse in bcc transition metals (TMs) except bulk W and Mo. However, W and
Mo nanocrystals surprisingly exhibit twinning during room temperature compression, which …

Twinning is an essential mode of plastic deformation for achieving superior strength and
ductility in metallic nanostructures. It has been generally believed that twinning-induced …

Nanotwinned structures have shown strong promise as optimal motifs for strength, ductility,
and grain stability in fcc metals—in sharp contrast to their nano-grained counterparts where …

Body-centred cubic (BCC) metals possess unstable intrinsic stacking fault and high
resistance for deformation twinning, which often induce complex twinning dynamics that …