[HTML][HTML] Making sustainable aluminum by recycling scrap: The science of “dirty” alloys

D Raabe, D Ponge, PJ Uggowitzer, M Roscher… - Progress in materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
There are several facets of aluminum when it comes to sustainability. While it helps to save
fuel due to its low density, producing it from ores is very energy-intensive. Recycling it shifts …

Revealing nano-chemistry at lattice defects in thermoelectric materials using atom probe tomography

Y Yu, C Zhou, S Zhang, M Zhu, M Wuttig, C Scheu… - Materials Today, 2020 - Elsevier
The population of all non-equilibrium lattice defects in materials is referred to as
microstructure. Examples are point defects such as substitutional and interstitial atoms, and …

Ultrastrong steel via minimal lattice misfit and high-density nanoprecipitation

S Jiang, H Wang, Y Wu, X Liu, H Chen, M Yao, B Gault… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Next-generation high-performance structural materials are required for lightweight design
strategies and advanced energy applications. Maraging steels, combining a martensite …

Segregation assisted grain boundary precipitation in a model Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy

H Zhao, F De Geuser, AK da Silva, A Szczepaniak… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding the composition evolution of grain boundaries and grain boundary
precipitation at near-atomic scale in aluminum alloys is crucial to tailor mechanical …

Metrology of small particles and solute clusters by atom probe tomography

F De Geuser, B Gault - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Atom probe tomography (APT) is routinely used for analyzing property-enhancing particles
in the nanometer-size range and below, and plays a prominent role in the analysis of solute …

The effect of minor solute additions on the precipitation path of an AlCuLi alloy

E Gumbmann, W Lefebvre, F De Geuser, C Sigli… - Acta Materialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Minor solute additions of Mg, Ag or Zn to AlCuLi alloys are known to promote the formation
of the T 1-Al 2 CuLi phase and improve the strengthening of these alloys. In this paper, we …

Three-dimensional nanoscale characterisation of materials by atom probe tomography

A Devaraj, DE Perea, J Liu, LM Gordon… - International …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The development of three-dimensional (3-D), characterisation techniques with high spatial
and mass resolution is crucial for understanding and develo** advanced materials for …

[HTML][HTML] Atom probe crystallography

B Gault, MP Moody, JM Cairney, SP Ringer - Materials Today, 2012 - Elsevier
This review addresses new developments in the emerging area of “atom probe
crystallography”, a materials characterization tool with the unique capacity to reveal both …

Direct observation of local chemical ordering in a few nanometer range in CoCrNi medium-entropy alloy by atom probe tomography and its impact on mechanical …

K Inoue, S Yoshida, N Tsuji - Physical Review Materials, 2021 - APS
Local chemical ordering in CoCrNi medium-entropy alloy (MEA) was directly observed by
the use of atom probe tomography. It was found that the densities of Cr, Co, and Ni were …

Visualizing nanoscale 3D compositional fluctuation of lithium in advanced lithium-ion battery cathodes

A Devaraj, M Gu, R Colby, P Yan, CM Wang… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The distribution of cations in Li-ion battery cathodes as a function of cycling is a pivotal
characteristic of battery performance. The transition metal cation distribution has been …