This review paper focuses on dislocations and plastic deformation in magnesium oxide
crystals. MgO is an archetype ionic ceramic with refractory properties which is of interest in …

Recent advances in biomedicine largely rely on the development in nanoengineering. As
the access to unique properties in biomaterials is not readily available from traditional …

Hydrides based on magnesium and intermetallic compounds provide a viable solution to the
challenge of energy storage from renewable sources, thanks to their ability to absorb and …

Nanoparticles are commonly used in various fields of applications such as electronics,
catalysis or engineering where they can be subjected to a certain amount of stress leading …

The deformation and bonding of particles in Aerosol Deposition (AD) is a topic of growing
technological interest for solid-state coating and additive manufacturing with ceramic …

We report a length-scale-controlled Brittle-Ductile Transition giving rise to significant
toughening of a commonly brittle material. Using quantitative in-situ Transmission Electron …

The ability to process metallic samples at the sub-micrometer scale raised the strength limits
of pure metals to the Giga Pascal (GPa) range. Here, we fabricated Mo nanoparticles with a …

Bulk, polycrystalline (Co, Cu, Mg, Ni, Zn) O was synthesized using solid-state sintering.
Micropillars were prepared and mechanically deformed along three crystallographic …

Up to now, the role of particle sizes on the impact behavior of ceramic particles in aerosol
deposition not yet fully understood. Hence, with the aim to supply a more general …

Rational structural design plays a vital role in the continuous development of
electrochemical activity in glucose-oxidizing materials, which is crucial for achieving high …