High entropy ceramics (HECs) are a novel class of ceramics that exhibit high melting point,
excellent high-temperature mechanical performance, and superb corrosion resistance …

Two approaches in materials physics have proven immensely successful in alloy design:
First, thermodynamic and kinetic descriptions for tailoring and processing alloys to achieve a …

In this study, an ab initio molecular dynamics method is employed to compare the responses
of SiC, TiC and ZrC to low energy irradiation. It reveals that C displacements are dominant in …

The microstructural evolution was characterized for ZrC ceramics irradiated with 10 MeV Au
3+ ions at 800° C. Post-irradiation examination showed that ZrC did not amorphize at doses …

Carbon vacancies as intrinsic defects in high-entropy carbides (HECs) strongly affect their
physical and chemical properties, it is important to understand the details of vacancy …

Sub-stoichiometric interstitial compounds, including binary transition metal carbides (MC1−
x), maintain structural stability even if they accommodate abundant anion vacancies. This …

The formation energies of mono-vacancy and anti-site defect in ZrC have been calculated.
The results are all in good agreement with experimental data and other theoretical reports …

Interactions between point defects and stacking faults in 3C-SiC are studied using an ab
initio method based on density functional theory. The results show that the discontinuity of …

A series of high-entropy alloy CoCrFeNiV0. 5C x (x= 0.01, 0.02, 0.03 and 0.04) with low C
content was fabricated. The alloys were hot rolled, homogenized, cold rolled and annealed …

The scarcity of carbon in high-entropy carbides is widely recognized to significantly affect
their fabrication and performance. However, achieving both high hardness and plasticity in …