Understanding the thermodynamic stability and metastability of materials can help us to, for
example, gauge whether crystalline polymorphs in pharmaceutical formulations are likely to …

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 …

An abundance of defects would be inevitably generated during manufacturing and service in
high-entropy alloys (HEAs). However, the mechanical properties of the damaged HEAs with …

Ion irradiation may enhance material hardness through crystal defect nucleation and
reorganization. In this study, we examine the nanomechanical behavior of high-purity iron …

Dislocations in single-phase concentrated random alloys, including high-entropy alloys
(HEAs), repeatedly encounter pinning during glide, resulting in jerky dislocation motion …

Structural defects control the kinetic, thermodynamic and mechanical properties of glasses.
For instance, rare quantum tunneling two-level systems (TLS) govern the physics of glasses …

Friction force microscopy experiments on moiré superstructures of graphene-coated
platinum surfaces demonstrate that in addition to atomic stick–slip dynamics, a new …

The vibrational contributions to the energetics of grain boundary segregation are calculated
for binary Ni polycrystals with solutes of Pd, Pt, Ag, Au and Cu. The computational challenge …

Short-range ordering (SRO) in single-phase face-centered cubic solid solution alloys has
been linked to changes in mechanical behavior that are correlated with pronounced …

The tensile failure behavior of asphalt binder is crucial for longevity and durability of asphalt
concrete, which is one of most common infrastructure materials. This study provides a cross …