Metallic materials are usually composed of single phase or multiple phases, which refers to
homogeneous regions with distinct types of the atom arrangement. The recent studies on …

Revealing the frictional behavior through the lens of structural and chemical evolution is
crucial for comprehending the exceptional wear-resistance of alloys with complex …

There is ever-growing research interest in nanomaterials because of the unique properties
that emerge on the nanometer scale. While crystalline nanomaterials have received a surge …

Wear-related energy and material loss cost over 2500 Billion Euro per year. Traditional
wisdom suggests that high-strength materials reveal low wear rates, yet, their plastic …

Metallic alloys with exceptional wear resistance have long been an attractive prospect for
their enhanced safety, reliability, and service duration. Herein, we propose a strategy to …

Sustained wear damages on the sliding surfaces of alloys are generally the culprit
responsible for the failure of various mechanical systems. Inspired by high-entropy effects …

A small‐scale standalone device of nitrogen (N2) splitting holds great promise for producing
ammonia (NH3) in a decentralized manner as the compensation or replacement of …

Shear-induced amorphization is a phenomenon observed in polycrystalline NiTi shape
memory alloys under severe plastic deformation, but the underlying mechanism of such a …

Achieving near-zero overpotential for a large-scale hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) using
multi-principal element alloys is a formidable challenge. These alloys, characterized by their …

Crystalline-amorphous composite have the potential to achieve high strength and high
ductility through manipulation of their microstructures. Here, we fabricate a TiZr-based alloy …