Challenges and opportunities for the mechanical reliability of metal halide perovskites and photovoltaics

Z Dai, NP Padture - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
The unproven reliability of perovskite photovoltaics (PVs) is likely to pose an important
technical hurdle in the path towards the widespread deployment of the technology. The …

Current challenges and opportunities in microstructure-related properties of advanced high-strength steels

D Raabe, B Sun, A Kwiatkowski Da Silva… - … Materials Transactions A, 2020 - Springer
This is a viewpoint paper on recent progress in the understanding of the microstructure–
property relations of advanced high-strength steels (AHSS). These alloys constitute a class …

Mechanistic investigation of a low-alloy Mg–Ca-based extrusion alloy with high strength–ductility synergy

H Pan, R Kang, J Li, H **e, Z Zeng, Q Huang, C Yang… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
High strength–ductility synergy is difficult to achieve in Mg alloys. Although high strength has
been achieved through considerable alloying addition and low-temperature extrusion, these …

Massive interstitial solid solution alloys achieve near-theoretical strength

C Liu, W Lu, W **a, C Du, Z Rao, JP Best… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Interstitials, eg, C, N, and O, are attractive alloying elements as small atoms on
interstitial sites create strong lattice distortions and hence substantially strengthen metals …

The role of graphene in anti-corrosion coatings: A review

R Zhang, X Yu, Q Yang, G Cui, Z Li - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Graphene has attracted considerable attention as anti-corrosion material due to its peculiar
two-dimensional nanostructure and superior physicochemical properties. Graphene …

[HTML][HTML] A review of experimental approaches to fracture toughness evaluation at the micro-scale

J Ast, M Ghidelli, K Durst, M Göken, M Sebastiani… - Materials & Design, 2019 - Elsevier
The discipline of fracture mechanics was born almost a century ago through the pioneering
work of AA Griffith, and saw particularly rapid growth in the second half of 20th century when …

Metal-graphene interfaces in epitaxial and bulk systems: A review

M Yang, Y Liu, T Fan, D Zhang - Progress in Materials Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The prosperity of graphene in the past decade has provided us with both a versatile platform
for scientific studies and a multitude of solutions for technological applications. Interfacing …

Crystal–glass high‐entropy nanocomposites with near theoretical compressive strength and large deformability

G Wu, S Balachandran, B Gault, W **a, C Liu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
High‐entropy alloys (HEAs) and metallic glasses (MGs) are two material classes based on
the massive mixing of multiple‐principal elements. HEAs are single or multiphase crystalline …

Micro-plasticity and recent insights from intermittent and small-scale plasticity

R Maaß, PM Derlet - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Prior to macroscopic yielding, most materials undergo a regime of plastic activity that cannot
be resolved in conventional bulk deformation experiments. In this pre-yield, or micro-plastic …

Micromechanical behavior of multilayered Ti/Nb composites processed by accumulative roll bonding: an in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction investigation

S Jiang, RL Peng, Z Hegedűs, T Gnäupel-Herold… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Heterophase interfaces play a crucial role in deformation microstructures and thus govern
mechanical properties of multilayered composites. Here, we fabricated Ti/Nb multilayers by …