Calls to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and demands for higher energy efficiency
continue to drive research into alternative cooling and refrigeration technologies. The caloric …

Cu-based shape memory alloys belong to one important class of functional alloys,
presenting shape memory effect and superelasticity due to their reversible martensitic …

Ferroelectrics are usually inflexible oxides that undergo brittle deformation. We synthesized
freestanding single-crystalline ferroelectric barium titanate (BaTiO3) membranes with a …

A material strength depends on its microstructure, which in turn, is controlled by an
engineering process. Strengthening mechanisms like work hardening, precipitate, and grain …

Recent experiments on nanostructured materials, such as nanoparticles, nanowires,
nanotubes, nanopillars, thin films, and nanocrystals have revealed a host of “ultra-strength” …

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

In recent years shape memory alloys (SMAs) have gained significant attention as potential
dam** device materials. This article presents an extensive review of the dam** …

The martensitic transformation serves as the basis for applications of shape memory alloys
(SMAs). The ability to make rapid and accurate predictions of the transformation temperature …

Applications of nanowires into future generation nanodevices require a complete
understanding of the mechanical properties of the nanowires. A great research effort has …

Simultaneous achievement of lightweight, ultrahigh strength, large fracture strain, and high
dam** capability is challenging because some of these mechanical properties are …