Ion migration in semiconductor devices is facilitated by the presence of point defects and
has a major influence on electronic and optical properties. It is important to understand and …

Significant theoretical efforts have been made to understand the Hall-Petch and inverse Hall-
Petch relations of nanocrystalline pure metals, metallic glasses and binary alloy systems …

Thermal treatment of nano-multilayers (NMLs) constituted of alternating immiscible metals,
like W and Cu, can evolve in a nanocomposite (NC) with tailored mechanical, electrical …

The properties and thermal stability of thin films and nano-multilayers (NMLs) are generally
governed by the in-depth stress (strain) gradients rather than the average stress state. The …

The temperature dependent phonon dispersions of BCC iron and tungsten were measured
by running molecular dynamics simulations, based on which the elastic constants and …

The paper presents a two-dimensional model of grain-boundary diffusion with consideration
for triple junctions. A diffusant is assumed to come from an amorphous film containing an …

Abstract The inverse Hall-Petch relationship, which occurs below a critical grain size, is
attributed to the high interface to volume ratio that characterizes nanocrystalline metals. This …

Creep resistance and fracture tolerance are considered two essential aspects to look at for
material selection and optimization in high-temperature applications. Materials with …

Low-excess energy twin boundary can effectively stabilize the microstructure to enhance the
mechanical-thermal stability. In this work, a series of multi-temperature (300 K–800 K) creep …

Molecular dynamics simulation is a significant technique to gain insight into the mechanical
behavior of nanostructured (NS) materials and associated underlying deformation …