Crystal nucleation and growth is a fundamental pillar of materials design. To advance our
understanding of the underlying mechanisms, in situ visual observation plays an important …

Satisfying renewable energy markets impels engineering of highly energy-dense,
temperature-adaptive, sustainable, safe, and cost-effective batteries. Identifying which …

Increasing the service temperature of TiAl intermetallics is the main challenge for the
development of next-generation aircraft. Dispersion-strengthening, an effective means to …

Because of the recent global warming environmental issues, dry reforming of methane
(DRM)─ which converts greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4) into syngases (CO and H2)─ is …

Although lithium (Li) is inert to dry oxygen at room temperature, it reacts with dry oxygen at
elevated temperatures, causing thermal runaway and fire hazard in Li metal batteries …

How defects such as surface steps affect oxidation, especially initial oxide formation, is
critical for nano-oxide applications in catalysis, electronics, and corrosion. We posit that …

Characterizing the transition from a crack-free to a cracked state remains a challenging topic
in fatigue. Mg-rare earth alloys, containing the long-period stacking ordered (LPSO) phase …

The formation of thin oxide films is of significant scientific and practical interest. In particular,
the semiconductor industry is interested in developing a plasma atomic layer etching …

The characterization of the oxide islands on the surface of the spatter contributes to a
fundamental understanding of the formation and oxidation of spatter in laser powder bed …

Flexible and soft conductive thin film using pure Cu and Cu-based oxide nanostructures
equally benefit from the versatility of their assembling individual materials and robustness of …