Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Kun Zhang, Yang Wang, Wanhao Zhang, Zheng Hu, Bingchen Wei, Yihui Feng
Summary: The phase stability and crystallization behavior of ZrTiHfCuBeNi MG irradiated at high temperature were studied, revealing the random appearance and aggregation of nanocrystals at low fluences, formation of non-edge-on faulted dislocations between neighboring grains due to irradiation-induced stress, and delays in the first pop-in events post-irradiation attributed to structural rearrangement and nanocrystal precipitation.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Instruments & Instrumentation
L. Shao, D. Chen, A. Zare, D. A. Lucca
Summary: Ion bombardment leads to a decrease in nanocrystallization temperature of metallic glasses and the temperature at which nanocrystals start to form is inversely related to the ion fluence. Positive (excessive) free volume is introduced near the surface region following ion bombardment, resulting in a decrease in glass transition temperatures and crystallization temperatures.
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Dandan Liang, Qiang Chen, Yinghao Zhou, Xiaodi Liu, Yuanfei Cai, Qiong Zhou, Biao Huang, Ergeng Zhang, Jun Shen
Summary: The microstructure, electrochemical responses, and passive film characteristics of FeCrMoWCBY bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) under Ar+ irradiation were studied. The BMGs maintained an amorphous structure and showed excellent corrosion resistance in 1 mol/l HCl solution at high irradiation fluence. With increasing irradiation fluence, crystal-like clusters and nanocrystals precipitated from the exterior amorphous matrix, leading to the destruction of passive films and a weakened anti-corrosion capacity. This finding facilitates the potential application of Fe-based BMGs under extreme nuclear-irradiated conditions.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Wafa Boukhemkhem, Mahmoud Izerrouken, Matteo Ghidelli, Thomas Pardoen, Ali Sari, Abdel Yazid Khereddine, Ali Meftah
Summary: Metallic glass films are potential coatings in the nuclear field, but their response to irradiation needs further research. Zr70Ni30 metallic glass films were irradiated by 0.71MeV/u(129)Xe(23+) ions, and changes in structure, morphology, and mechanical properties were studied. The irradiation increased surface smoothening and corrosion resistance. AFM data showed that the surface morphology evolution was due to a transition between viscous flow and evaporation-condensation mechanism. The amorphous structure remained unaffected after irradiation. Nanoindentation revealed softening initially, followed by a slight increase in hardness and Young's modulus. At a critical dose of 0.008 dpa, the hardness increased. The inelastic thermal spike model predicted a track with a radius of 7 nm.
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Na Li, Xiaonan Zhang, Lisong Zhang, Peng Zhang, Xianxiu Mei, Jianbing Qiang, Younian Wang
Summary: The effects of He2+ irradiation on the structural stability and deformation behavior in Zr63.5Cu23Al9Fe4.5 and Fe80B13Si7 metallic glasses were studied. He bubbles in Fe80B13Si7 metallic glass were distributed more narrowly along the depth direction and exhibited larger size. Fe3B nanocrystals were generated in Fe80B13Si7 metallic glass at a dose of 4 x 1017/ cm2 due to enhanced atomic diffusion caused by increased excess free volume and larger compressive stress on atoms of bubbles gaps, while Zr63.5Cu23Al9Fe4.5 metallic glass maintained its amorphous structure. The transformation in deformation behavior of metallic glasses with increasing He dose was analyzed based on the serrated flow phenomenon and bubbles distribution.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Akib Jabed, Chandra Sekhar Meduri, Golden Kumar
Summary: The viscosity of metallic glasses remains constant during thermoplastic forming operations, but increases with annealing time in the supercooled liquid state. The rate of increase is largely independent of temperature and type of glass former. Higher viscosity increase is observed in the outer parts of samples experiencing higher shear rates during molding. The changes in effective viscosity of remaining amorphous phase are attributed to crystal nucleation and growth contributions.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Baran Sarac, Juergen Eckert
Summary: This review provides an overview of the potential of bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) as net-shaping materials, their thermal processing capability, micro-/nano-structure, deformation behavior, and flow kinetics. It also discusses the variation of properties in the supercooled liquid region, high temperature deformation modeling, and applications of thermally-formed BMGs in various fields.
PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Yeong-Seong Kim, Woo-Chul Kim, Won-Tae Kim, Do-Hyang Kim
Summary: The addition of Sn has significantly improved the thermoplastic forming ability of Ti-Zr-Ni-Cu metallic glass, leading to changes in crystallization behavior and smaller grain size, indicating enhanced thermal stability.
METALS AND MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Tuo Wang, Qiqi Hou, Lianshun Zhang
Summary: The addition of oxygen was found to enhance the plasticity of Zr60Cu25Al15 bulk metallic glass, but excessive oxygen deteriorated its plasticity, leading to partial crystallization. The improved plasticity was attributed to a heterogeneous Cu-rich amorphous phase, while the decrease in plasticity was caused by excessive oxygen leading to partial crystallization.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Solene Comby-Dassonneville, Gabrielle Tiphene, Alejandro Borroto, Gaylord Guillonneau, Lucian Roiban, Guillaume Kermouche, Jean-Francois Pierson, Jean-Luc Loubet, Philippe Steyer
Summary: This study reports the use of a new high-temperature scanning indentation technique to monitor the physical changes in thin-film metallic glasses in situ during heat treatment. The mechanical evolution and physical evolutions of ZrCu TFMG were successfully characterized, including the metallic glass-to-supercooled liquid transition and crystallization process. The HTSI results showed excellent agreement with other analytical methods and provided key kinetic information on small-scale systems.
APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
M. -N. Avettand-Fenoel, M. Marinova, R. Taillard, Wei Jiang
Summary: Fe64B24Y4Nb6 metallic glass and its bulk counterpart were characterized using various methods, showing high glass forming ability and thermal stability. After crystallization, the bulk alloy contains multiple phases while the ribbon contains additional yttria. Different mechanical behaviors were observed between the amorphous and fully crystallized alloys.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Liliang Shao, Lin Xue, Qianqian Wang, Kaili Ma, Jindu Huang, Baolong Shen
Summary: In this study, the glass-forming ability of DyCoAl bulk metallic glass was improved by microalloying with Si element. The addition of Si affected the crystallization behavior of the BMG, changing the nucleation process and the growth rate of crystalline particles.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Lu Li, Lina Hu, Lunyong Zhang, Yongjiang Huang, Kaikai Song, Hongxian Shen, Sida Jiang, Zheng Wang, Xi Zhao, Jianfei Sun
Summary: The research on liquid-liquid transition (LLT) has greatly enhanced the understanding of the liquid structure and evolution, with significant implications for glass formation. However, the impact of LLT on vitrification and glass structures is still unclear due to experimental challenges in exploring LLT in high-temperature melts. This study examines LLT in Zr-Cu-Ni-Al melts and reveals that superheated fragility is closely related to glass-forming ability. The competition between crystal-like and icosahedral-like clusters affects the crystallization behavior and changes in both medium-range order structure and short-range order structure indicate LLT.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Tuo Wang, Lianshun Zhang, Qiqi Hou, Qi Hao, Jichao Qiao
Summary: The plasticity of Fe75Mo5P13C7 BMG can be improved by annealing at low temperature due to nano-crystallization and remaining free volume. The correlation of plasticity with micro-structure, relaxation, and free volume characteristic varies in Fe75Mo5P13C7 BMG with its annealed state under different temperatures. The plasticity will be largest when the ratio of nanocrystals is equivalent to the free volume.
JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhiwei Lin, Huanhuan He, Shengming Jiang, Xiaotian Hu, Jian Zhang, Huifang Miao
Summary: The microstructural evolution of Sm-doped fluorapatite glass-ceramics induced by irradiation has been studied. The larger Sm-doped samples showed transformation of crystals into smaller nanocrystals, while no phase transformation was observed in the smaller Sm-doped samples.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Robynne L. Paldi, Juanjuan Lu, Yash Pachaury, Zihao He, Nirali A. Bhatt, Xinghang Zhang, Anter El-Azab, Aleem Siddiqui, Haiyan Wang
Summary: Hyperbolic metamaterials exhibit anisotropic dielectric function and have applications in subdiffraction imaging and hyperlenses. In this study, self-assembled plasmonic metamaterials consisting of anisotropic nanoalloy pillars embedded into the ZnO matrix were developed using a seed-layer approach. The ZnO-AuxCu1-x system demonstrated excellent epitaxial quality and optical properties compared with the ZnO-AuxAl1-x system.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Di Zhang, Xingyao Gao, Juanjuan Lu, Ping Lu, Julia Deitz, Jianan Shen, Hongyi Dou, Zihao He, Zhongxia Shang, C. Austin Wade, Xinghang Zhang, Aiping Chen, Haiyan Wang
Summary: Two-dimensional layered oxides and plasmonic nanostructures have attracted attention for their strong coupling and potential applications. In this study, a novel self-assembled Bi2MoO6 (BMO) 2D layered oxide incorporated with plasmonic Au nanoinclusions was demonstrated. The film exhibited typical LSPR and strong anisotropic optical and ferromagnetic properties.
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Jaehun Cho, Bo Yang, Chao Shen, Haiyan Wang, Xinghang Zhang
Summary: In this study, Mg-PSZ was prepared by SPS and sequential subeutectoid aging, which could fine-tune its mechanical properties. The Mg-PSZ prepared by SPS had smaller grains and the phase transformation during aging played a crucial role in enhancing fracture toughness and fracture strain. SPS preparation of Mg-PSZ offers rapid and effective approaches in adjusting phases and mechanical properties.
JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Tongjun Niu, Yifan Zhang, Zihao He, Tianyi Sun, Nicholas A. Richter, Haiyan Wang, Xinghang Zhang
Summary: Nanocrystalline metals are of great interest due to their high strength, excellent wear resistance, and superior radiation properties. However, grain coarsening at elevated temperatures can degrade their properties, limiting their potential for high temperature applications. In this study, an interplay of immiscible Cu, Ag, Fe grains is reported to stabilize the grain structure and tailor texture development. Cu50Ag50 alloy experiences grain coarsening, while Cu-Ag-Fe nanocomposites exhibit smaller grain sizes after annealing. The composition of Fe plays a dominant role in changing the texture of the nanocomposites. This study provides insights for designing stable nanocomposites with tunable texture.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Tianyi Sun, Tongjun Niu, Zhongxia Shang, Wei-Ying Chen, Meimei Li, Haiyan Wang, Xinghang Zhang
Summary: We compared the irradiation response of nanolaminate (NL) and coarse-grained (CG) FeCrAl alloys by performing He ion irradiation followed by in situ Kr ion irradiation. The NL alloy showed reduced swelling and decreased density of dislocation loops compared to the CG alloy. The distribution of He bubbles seemed to depend on misorientation angles of high angle grain boundaries. A new type of nanoprecipitates was identified in the irradiated CG FeCrAl without noticeable chemical segregation, while chemical segregation occurred along the laminate boundaries in the irradiated NL FeCrAl alloy.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Tongjun Niu, Tianyi Sun, Zhongxia Shang, Yifan Zhang, Zihao He, Wei-Ying Chen, Meimei Li, Haiyan Wang, Xinghang Zhang
Summary: A study found that helium bubble swelling can be effectively controlled by pre-injecting helium in Cu50Ag50, Cu45Ag45Fe10, and Cu33Ag33Fe34 nanocomposites, with Cu33Ag33Fe34 exhibiting smaller bubble swelling compared to Cu50Ag50. This suggests the vital role of Cu-Ag-Fe triphase triple junctions and phase boundaries in managing helium. The study provides a new perspective for improving the radiation tolerance of nanocrystalline alloys through microstructure design.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
M. Nasim, Sreekar Rayaprolu, T. Niu, C. Fan, Z. Shang, Jin Li, H. Wang, A. El-Azab, Y. Xue, X. Zhang
Summary: Void formation is an important aspect in the irradiation response of metals. In situ transmission electron microscopy was used to observe the evolution of voids during irradiation. By combining a convolutional neural network with greedy matching, a data-driven approach was utilized to detect and track nanovoid evolutions and migrations, revealing surprising phenomena of void size fluctuation and shrinkage in irradiated Cu with pre-existing nanovoids. Phase-field simulations provided insights into the fundamental mechanism behind the observed void size fluctuation phenomenon.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
N. A. Richter, Y. F. Zhang, M. Gong, T. Niu, B. Yang, S. Xue, J. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang
Summary: This study presents a solute synergy strategy to stabilize the microstructures and improve thermal stability in high strength nanotwinned (NT) Al-Co-Zr alloys. Zr solute additions promote microstructural and mechanical stability up to 400 degrees C. In-situ microcompression tests demonstrate high strengths and deformability in these ternary NT alloys. Density functional theory calculations provide insight into the interplay between Co and Zr solute and their role in stabilizing incoherent twin boundaries. This work offers a strategy for enhancing both strength and thermal stability of nanocrystalline materials through synergistic solute pairs.
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zihao He, Zhimin Qi, Bo Yang, Ping Lu, Jianan Shen, Neil R. Dilley, Xinghang Zhang, Haiyan Wang
Summary: By electrochemically intercalating foreign ions (e.g., Li ions) into VO2 films, the transition temperature (Tc) of VO2 can be effectively tuned from 326.7 to 340.8 K, providing a new approach for room-temperature device applications.
Article
Physics, Applied
X. Y. Sheng, N. A. Richter, A. Y. Shang, H. Wang, X. Zhang
Summary: The role of Mg solute in facilitating the formation of growth twins in twinned Al-Mg alloys remains unclear. The twinned grain fraction increases with increasing film thickness until it reaches a peak at 120-160 nm. Al-Mg alloys show higher twinned grain fractions compared to pure Al. The increase in twin density is attributed to the impingement of twinned grains during island coalescence and their higher survival rate during grain growth.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhongxia Shang, Tianyi Sun, Jie Ding, Nicholas A. Richter, Nathan M. Heckman, Benjamin C. White, Brad L. Boyce, Khalid Hattar, Haiyan Wang, Xinghang Zhang
Summary: Nanostructured metallic materials with abundant high-angle grain boundaries demonstrate high strength and good radiation resistance. However, the nanoscale grains also impair the tensile ductility. A gradient nanostructured ferritic steel is shown to simultaneously improve yield strength by 36% and uniform elongation by 50% compared to a homogeneously structured counterpart. In-situ tension studies combined with electron backscattered diffraction analyses reveal intricate coordinated deformation mechanisms in the gradient structures. The plastic strain sustained by the outermost nanolaminate grains through a significant deformation mechanism involving prominent grain reorientation contributes to the delay of fracture onset, altering the rupture mode in the post-necking regime. This discovery emphasizes the inherent plasticity of nanolaminate grains and their importance in the simultaneous improvement of strength and tensile ductility in structural metallic materials.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Jiawei Song, Di Zhang, Ping Lu, Yizhi Zhang, Haohan Wang, Hongyi Dou, Xiaoshan Xu, Julia Deitz, Xinghang Zhang, Haiyan Wang
Summary: We report the design of a complex three-phase nanocomposite with ferromagnetic CoFe2, plasmonic TiN, and Au as a multifunctional hybrid metamaterial. By using either a cogrowth or a templated method, we achieved highly uniform and well-integrated structures with excellent epitaxial quality, hyperbolic dispersion, magnetic anisotropy, and magneto-optical coupling effects.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
N. A. Richter, B. Yang, J. P. Barnard, T. Niu, X. Sheng, D. Shaw, M. Watanabe, G. Rane, U. Krause, P. Duerrenfeld, H. Wang, X. Zhang
Summary: In this study, the influence of bipolar pulsed direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering on the microstructure evolution of titanium nitride (TiN) coatings is explored and compared with conventional DC sputtering. The implementation of pulsed DC voltage promotes a drastic texture change from randomly oriented polycrystals to (111) textured TiN coatings across various Si substrates, including amorphous SiO2. Higher pulse frequencies contribute to significant grain size reduction, resulting in increased hardness and wear resistance. The potential mechanism for this microstructural and texture evolution is also investigated.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hongyi Dou, Zehao Lin, Zedong Hu, Benson Kunhung Tsai, Dongqi Zheng, Jiawei Song, Juanjuan Lu, Xinghang Zhang, Quanxi Jia, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Peide D. Ye, Haiyan Wang
Summary: This study presents a simple and effective approach using self-assembled uniform Au nanoelectrodes to control filament formation in HfO2 resistive switching devices, significantly enhancing device stability and reducing threshold voltage. The potential of nanostructure design for precise control of filamentary-type resistive switching devices is highlighted.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Benjamin Thomas Stegman, Jack Lopez, William Jarosinski, Haiyan Wang, Xinghang Zhang
Summary: Currently, metallic powders for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) are primarily available in two size distributions: 15+/45- for non-reactive powders and 15+/63- for reactive powders. However, due to the Gaussian distribution, only a small portion of the powder is used for LPBF, resulting in increased processing costs. A study on 718 alloys with a bimodal size distribution showed that it had minimal differences in density and mechanical behavior compared to conventional 718. The study suggests that particles with wider or bimodal size distributions can produce high-quality products without sacrificing mechanical properties.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Jie Zhang, Xiaoyang Chen, MingJian Ding, Jiaqiang Chen, Ping Yu
Summary: This study enhances the compositional inhomogeneity of relaxor ferroelectric thin films to improve their dielectric temperature stability. The prepared films exhibit a relatively high dielectric constant and a very low variation ratio of dielectric constant over a wide temperature range.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xiaoyu Chen, Ranran Zhang, Hao Zou, Ling Li, Qiancheng Zhu, Wenming Zhang
Summary: Polyaniline-manganese dioxide composites exhibit high conductivity, long discharge platform, and stable circulation, and the specific capacity is increased by providing additional H+ ions to participate in the reaction.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xutao Huang, Yinping Chen, Jianjun Wang, Gang Lu, Wenxin Wang, Zan Yao, Sixin Zhao, Yujie Liu, Qian Li
Summary: This study aims to establish a novel approach to better understand and predict the behavior of materials with multi-scale lamellar microstructures. High-resolution reconstruction and collaborative characterization methods are used to accurately represent the microstructure. The mechanical properties of pearlite are investigated using crystal plasticity simulation and in-situ scanning electron microscopy tensile testing. The results validate the reliability of the novel strategy.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Cheng Chen, Fanchao Meng, Jun Song
Summary: This study systematically investigated the unfaulting mechanism of single-layer interstitial dislocation loops in irradiated L12-Ni3Al. The unfaulting routes of the loops were uncovered and the symmetry breaking during the unfaulting processes was further elucidated. A continuum model was formulated to analyze the energetics of the loops and predict the unfaulting threshold.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Darshan Bamney, Laurent Capolungo
Summary: This work investigates the formation of adjoining twin pairs (ATPs) at grain boundaries (GBs) in hexagonal close-packed (hcp) metals, focusing on the co-nucleation (CN) of pairs of deformation twins. A continuum defect mechanics model is proposed to study the energetic feasibility of CN of ATPs resulting from GB dislocation dissociation. The model reveals that CN is preferred over the nucleation of a single twin variant for low misorientation angle GBs. Further analysis considering GB character and twin system alignment suggests that CN events could be responsible for ATP formation even at low m' values.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Bing Han, Zhengqian Fu, Guoxiang Zhao, Xuefeng Chen, Genshui Wang, Fangfang Xu
Summary: This study investigates the behavior of electric-field induced antiferroelectric to ferroelectric (AFE-FE) phase transition and reveals the evolution of atomic displacement ordering as the cause for the transition behavior changing from sharp to diffuse. The novel semi-ordered configuration results from the competing interaction between long-range displacement modulation and compositional inhomogeneity, which leads to a diffuse AFE-FE transition while maintaining the switching field.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Akib Jabed, Golden Kumar
Summary: This study demonstrates that cryogenic rejuvenation promotes homogeneous-like flow and increases ductility in metallic glass samples. Conversely, annealing has the opposite effect, resulting in a smoother fracture surface.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xin Ji, Yan Chong, Satoshi Emura, Koichi Tsuchiya
Summary: A heterogeneous microstructure in Ti-15Mo-3Al alloy with heterogeneous distributions of Mo element and omega(iso) precipitates has achieved a four-fold increase in tensile ductility without a loss of tensile strength, by blocking the propagation of dislocation channels and preventing the formation of micro-cracks.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Amit Samanta, Prasanna Balaprakash, Sylvie Aubry, Brian K. Lin
Summary: This study proposes a combined large-scale first principles approach with machine learning and materials informatics to quickly explore the chemistry-composition space of advanced high strength steels (AHSS). The distribution of aluminum and manganese atoms in iron is systematically explored using first principles calculations to investigate low stacking fault energy configurations. The use of an automated machine learning tool, DeepHyper, speeds up the computational process. The study provides insights into the distribution of aluminum and manganese atoms in systems containing stacking faults and their effects on the equilibrium distribution.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Guowei Zhou, Yuanzhe Hu, Zizheng Cao, Myoung Gyu Lee, Dayong Li
Summary: In this work, a physics-constrained neural network is used to predict grain-level responses in FCC material by incorporating crystal plasticity theory. The key feature, shear strain rate of slip system, is identified based on crystal plasticity and incorporated into the loss function as physical constitutive equations. The introduction of physics constraints accelerates the convergence of the neural network model and improves prediction accuracy, especially for small-scale datasets. Transfer learning is performed to capture complex in-plane deformation of crystals with any initial orientations, including cyclic loading and arbitrary non-monotonic loading.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Pengfei Yang, Qichang Li, Zhongying Wang, Yuxiao Gao, Wei Jin, Weiping Xiao, Lei Wang, Fusheng Liu, Zexing Wu
Summary: In this study, the HER performance of Ru-based catalysts is significantly improved through the dual-doping strategy. The obtained catalyst exhibits excellent performance in alkaline freshwater and alkaline seawater, and can be stably operated in a self-assembled overall water splitting electrolyzer.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Ilias Bikmukhametov, Garritt J. Tucker, Gregory B. Thompson
Summary: Depositing a Ni-1at. % P film can facilitate the formation of multiple quintuple twin junctions, resulting in a five-fold twin structure and a pentagonal pyramid surface topology. The ability to control material structures offers opportunities for creating novel surface topologies, which can be used as arrays of field emitters or textured surfaces.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zening Yang, Weiwei Sun, Zhengyu Sun, Mutian Zhang, Jin Yu, Yubin Wen
Summary: Multicomponent oxides (MCOs) have wide applications and accurately predicting their thermal expansion remains challenging. This study introduces an innovative attention-based deep learning model, which achieves improved performance by using two self-attention modules and demonstrates adaptability and interpretability.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Ze Liu, Cai Chen, Yuanxun Zhou, Lanting Zhang, Hong Wang
Summary: This study attempts to address the gap in cooling rates between thin film deposition and bulk metallic glass (BMG) casting by correlating the glass-forming range (GFR) determined from combinatorial materials chips (CMCs) with the glass-forming ability (GFA) of BMG. The results show that the full-width at half maximum (FWHM) of the first sharp diffraction peak (FSDP) is a good indicator of BMG GFA, and strong positive correlations between FWHM and the critical casting diameter (Dmax) are observed in various BMG systems. Furthermore, the Pearson correlation coefficients suggest possible similarities in the GFA natures of certain BMG pairs.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Mike Schneider, Jean-Philippe Couzinie, Amin Shalabi, Farhad Ibrahimkhel, Alberto Ferrari, Fritz Koermann, Guillaume Laplanche
Summary: This work aims to predict the microstructure of recrystallized medium and high-entropy alloys, particularly the density and thickness of annealing twins. Through experiments and simulations, a database is provided for twin boundary engineering in alloy development. The results also support existing theories and empirical relationships.
SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
(2024)