Acta Materialia

Papers
(The TQCC of Acta Materialia is 21. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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Suppressing embrittlement and enhancing thermal resistance of bulk superlattice alloys by controllable grain-boundary segregation267
Corrigendum to Emmanuel Clouet Articles241
Simultaneous dependent transformations nucleated at vertices and faces of 3D Poisson-Voronoi tessellations220
A data science approach for analysis and reconstruction of spinodal-like composition fields in irradiated FeCrAl alloys217
Corrigendum to ‘In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson's ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes’ [Acta Materialia (2022) 118097]216
Formation and switching of chiral magnetic field textures in three-dimensional gyroid nanostructures202
Demonstration of Helide formation for fusion structural materials as natural lattice sinks for helium201
Coarsening of metal/ceramics bicontinuous structures enhanced by stress-induced instability under cyclic thermal stress189
Model for stress evolution during the early stages of non-energetic thin film growth177
Passivating oxidation behavior of Ti0.12Al0.21B0.67 coatings investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy and chemical environment dependent density functional theory simulations175
Formation and distribution of Au nanoparticles within Si lamellae of the Au-Si eutectic microstructure160
A model for solute evolution in laser powder bed fused Al-Si alloys and its application to improve thermal conductivity155
Achieving superior lithium storage performances of CoMoO4 anode for lithium-ion batteries by Si-doping dual vacancies engineering151
Scalar permeability microstructure model considering crystallographic texture and grain size for magnetic evaluation of anisotropy in steel147
Super-defects in superatomic crystals140
Prediction of temperature-dependent nucleation and growth in pure FeCr alloy via a self-consistent Phase Field approach138
Restructuring of emergent grain boundaries at free surfaces – An interplay between core stabilization and elastic stress generation135
Phase-field modelling of anisotropic solid-state dewetting on patterned substrates134
Origin of interface stress enhancement and compressive-to-tensile stress transition in immiscible nanomultilayers134
Corrigendum to “Dislocation correlations in GaN epitaxial films revealed by EBSD and XRD” [Acta Materialia 297 (2025) 121357]134
Uncovering deformation twins in intermetallic AuSn and Au5Sn132
The Effect of Grain Boundary Facet Junctions on Segregation and Embrittlement131
Formation and self-organisation of nano-porosity in swift heavy ion irradiated amorphous Ge129
Anomalous upper critical field in UNbTiVZr, a new high entropy alloy superconductor containing uranium129
High-throughput microstructure and composition characterisation of microplatelet reinforced composites using directional reflectance microscopy127
Glass formation during combinatorial sputtering in binary alloys126
Ternary diagrams of phase, stability, and optical properties of cesium lead mixed-halide perovskites126
Mapping of microstructure transitions during rapid alloy solidification using Bayesian-guided phase-field simulations122
Room temperature plasticity in amorphous SiO2 and amorphous Al 120
In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson’s ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes119
Thermodynamics and Ferroelectric Properties of Pb1-xSrxTiO3 Solid Solutions118
Introducing strain glass transition into high-entropy TiZrHfNiCuCo alloys exhibiting elastocaloric effect and quasi-linear superelasticity114
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Extraction of reversible hydrogen trapped on prior austenite grain boundaries and promoting intergranular fracture in the elastic region of tempered martensitic steel by utilizing frozen-in hydrogen d114
Enhancing strengthening effect of topologically close-packed superlattices in medium-entropy alloys via enabling imperfect atomic packing112
Assessing the early stages of crystal nucleation and growth in a deeply supercooled glass-forming liquid112
Atomistically informed mesoscale modelling of deformation behavior of bulk metallic glasses110
Bimodal structured chromium-tungsten composite as plasma-facing materials: Sinterability, mechanical properties, and deuterium retention assessment109
Solute clustering in polycrystals: Unveiling the interplay of grain boundary junction and long-range solute attraction effects109
Sudoku-inspired high-Shannon-entropy alloys107
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A phase field crystal model for real-time grain boundary formation and motion in complex concentration alloy104
Chemical core-shell metastability-induced large ductility in medium-entropy maraging and reversion alloys103
A novel Re-free Ni-based single-crystal superalloy with enhanced creep resistance and microstructure stability103
Kawin: An open source Kampmann–Wagner Numerical (KWN) phase precipitation and coarsening model103
Grain boundary segregation predicted by quantum-accurate segregation spectra but not by classical models102
Revealing the impact of acceptor dopant type on the electrical conductivity of sodium bismuth titanate102
The dual role of boron on hydrogen embrittlement: example of interface-related hydrogen effects in an austenite-ferrite two-phase lightweight steel102
Microstructure evolution in ultra-high purity Fe-Cr alloys under low-PKA proton irradiation102
Ultrastrong and stress corrosion cracking-resistant martensitic steels102
Convective effects on columnar dendritic solidification – A multiscale dendritic needle network study101
Substituting Ce with La and Nd in Al11Ce3: Effect on microstructure and mechanical properties100
A Model correlating fluidity to alloy variables in hypoeutectic alloys100
Effect of CMAS infiltration on the optical properties of thermal barrier coatings: Study of the mechanisms supported by FDTD simulations and ALD99
Cr-promoted formation of B2+L21 composite nanoprecipitates and enhanced mechanical properties in ferritic alloy98
Mechanical behavior and size–dependent strength of small noble-metal nanoparticles96
Architected materials informatics: Construction and application to cellular-structured heat sink optimization96
Effect of external stress on hydride reorientation in zirconium95
Defect accumulation in β-Ga2O3 implanted with Yb94
Influence of substrate polarity on thermal stability, grain growth and atomic interface structure of Au thin films on ZnO surfaces93
Grain boundaries modification of the spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 ceramic cathode towards low interfacial resistance for lithium-ion batteries with ultrahigh areal energy density92
Short-range order and its impacts on the BCC MoNbTaW multi-principal element alloy by the machine-learning potential92
Martensitic transformation during electrochemical polishing of metastable austenitic stainless steel91
The effects of grain boundary structure and bulk Cr content on grain boundary degradation behavior of Ni-Cr binary alloys in high temperature CO291
Discovery of Guinier-Preston zone hardening in refractory nitride ceramics90
Precipitate dissolution during deformation induced twin thickening in a CoNi-base superalloy subject to creep90
In situ synchrotron study of sintering of gas-atomized Ti-6Al-4 V powders using concomitant micro-tomography and X-ray diffraction: Effect of particle size and interstitials on densification and phase90
The origin of graphite morphology in cast iron89
On microstructure development during laser melting and resolidification: An experimentally validated simulation study88
Predicting path-dependent diffusion barrier spectra in vast compositional space of multi-principal element alloys via convolutional neural networks88
Hydrogen-assisted spinodal decomposition in a TiNbZrHfTa complex concentrated alloy88
Atomistic simulations of pipe diffusion in bcc transition metals88
Unusual synchronous behavior of polarization and relaxation in Aurivillius superlattice87
Electronic effects on the radiation damage in high-entropy alloys87
On the exceptional creep resistance in a die-cast Gd-containing Mg alloy with Al addition85
The effects of diffusional couplings on compositional trajectories and interfacial free energies during phase separation in a quaternary Ni-Al-Cr-Re model superalloy85
A spall and diffraction study of nanosecond pressure release across the iron ε-α phase boundary84
Brittle and ductile deformations in uniaxial compression of Si micropillars83
Cracking mechanism in a laser powder bed fused cold-work tool steel: The role of residual stresses, microstructure and local elemental concentrations83
Fatigue-resistant elastocaloric effect in hypoeutectic TiNi58 alloy with heterogeneous microstructure83
Ion kinetic energy- and ion flux-dependent mechanical properties and thermal stability of (Ti,Al)N thin films82
Twinning-dominated scratch mechanism transitions in commercial pure Titanium from micro to macro scales82
Effect of thermal ageing on the deformation behaviour of ferrite and austenite in a duplex stainless steel: Micropillar characterisation and dislocation density modelling81
The toughening effect of twins on fracture in nanotwinned Cu during cyclic loading81
Intra-grain orientation distributions in deformed aluminium: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiment and crystal-plasticity finite-element simulation81
Dynamic deformation mechanism in submicro-laminated copper with interlamellar graphene multilayers81
Microstructure-aware Bayesian materials design80
Strong interfaces: the key to high strength in nano metallic laminates80
Achieving excellent elevated-temperature mechanical properties in dual-phase high-entropy alloys via nanoscale co-precipitation and heterostructure engineering80
Bilayer period and ratio dependent structure and mechanical properties of TiN/MoN superlattices79
Enhanced deep-freezing magneto- and elasto-caloric effects by modifying lattice anharmonicity and electronic structures79
From irregular to regular eutectic growth in the Al-Al3Ni system: In situ observations during directional solidification79
A novel two-step grain boundary diffusion process using TaF5 and Pr70Cu15Al10Ga5 for realizing high-coercivity in Nd-Fe-B-sintered magnets without use of heavy rare-earth77
First-principles insights into complex interplays among nano-phases in an Al-Cu-Li-Zr alloy77
Mechanisms underlying enhanced strength-ductility combinations in TRIP/TWIP Ti-12Mo alloy engineered via isothermal omega precipitation77
Mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, and scaling laws of bicontinuous nanoporous metallic glasses77
Ni coarsening in Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia electrodes: Three-dimensional quantitative phase-field simulations supported by ex-situ ptychographic nano-tomography76
Critical assessment of hydrogen pipe diffusion at dislocations in metals76
Solid solution softening and hardening in binary BCC alloys76
Third element diffusion induced amorphization of NiTi in a NiTi-Nb nanocomposite76
Pinning of extended dislocations in atomically disordered crystals75
In situ annealing studies on the microstructural evolution of a macro defect free electroformed nanocrystalline Ni-Co sheet metal and its relation to tensile properties75
Bulk and grain boundary tracer diffusion in multiphase AlCoCrFeNiTi0.2 compositionally complex alloy75
Bridging the gap between the short-range to long-range structural descriptions of the lead magnesium niobate relaxor75
Microstructural controls on the plastic consolidation of porous brittle solids75
Simultaneous strength and toughness increase in low dose neutron irradiated austenitic stainless steel at sub-zero temperatures due to changes in strain-induced martensitic transformation74
Realizing near-full density monophasic tetragonal 1.5-mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics via current-ramp flash sintering74
Stress delocalization by grain boundaries densified in microsized alloying particles for advanced sodium storage73
Effects of gas composition and pressure level on powder spattering and denudation in laser powder bed fusion73
Sticking, reflection, and abstraction behavior of hydrogen irradiated on (110) tungsten surfaces at 0.1-100 eV by molecular dynamics simulations using a machine learning potential73
First-principles thermodynamics of precipitation in aluminum-containing refractory alloys72
A framework for supervised and unsupervised segmentation and classification of materials microstructure images72
Local charge distortion due to Cr in Ni-based concentrated alloys72
Data-driven optimization of FePt heat-assisted magnetic recording media accelerated by deep learning TEM image segmentation72
Characterization of nanostructures in a high pressure die cast Al-Si-Cu alloy71
Interfacial electron transfer in ZnFe2O4@ZnCo2O4 Mott-Schottky heterojunction boosting the electrochemical performance71
First Principles Based Investigation of Magnetic Dilution Effect on Spin Ordering in Spinel Ni1−xZnxFe2O4 Crystal70
Evolution analysis of γ' precipitate coarsening in Co-based superalloys using kinetic theory and machine learning70
Origin of localizing creep damage in Ni-based single crystal superalloys pre-strained at room temperature70
Austenite grain boundary segregation and precipitation of boron in low-C steels and their role on the heterogeneous nucleation of ferrite70
Theory-guided design of high-strength, high-melting point, ductile, low-density, single-phase BCC high entropy alloys70
Discovering novel γ-γ′ Pt-Al superalloys via lattice stability in Pt3Al induced by local atomic environment distortion70
Hot cracking susceptibility prediction from quantitative multi-phase field simulations with grain boundary effects70
Clustering-mediated enhancement of glass-forming ability and plasticity in oxygen-minor-alloyed Zr-Cu metallic glasses70
Molecular dynamics study on the ductile-to-brittle transition in W-Re alloy systems70
Molecular dynamics simulations of ultralow hysteretic behavior in super-elastic shape memory alloys69
Enthalpy of anelasticity and rejuvenation of metallic glasses69
Predicting impact sensitivity of energetic materials: insights from energy transfer of carriers69
Size-dependent stress response of nanoscale B2 intermetallic precipitates revealed by in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction68
Composition-tuned microstructure and enhanced critical current in MOCVD (Gd,Yb)Ba2Cu3O7-δ coated conductors with hierarchical pinning centers68
Enhancement of the electrocaloric effect in PbZr0.7Ti0.3O3 ceramics via La doping: Driven by phase co-existence or defect effects?68
Time resolved insights into abnormal grain growth by in situ synchrotron measurements68
Quantum mechanical moduli field67
Ferromagnetism in High Entropy Cantor alloy triggered and tuned by severe plastic deformation67
A discrete dislocation plasticity assessment of the effective temperature in thermodynamic dislocation theory66
Revealing 3D intragranular micromechanical fields at triple junctions66
A semi-analytic model of vacancy cluster thermodynamics with applications to transition metal carbides66
Insight into low-temperature sintering of samarium-doped ceria mixed with scavenging lithium66
CALPHAD-informed phase-field model for two-sublattice phases based on chemical potentials: 66
Taming cyclic reliability in high-strength Al alloys via gradient subgrain-nanoprecipitate composite structures66
Exploring microcrack formation in cyclic and dwell fatigue in MTR-lean Ti 6242 alloy66
A grain-size driven transition in the deformation mechanism in slow snow compression65
David Dye, 2022 Acta Materialia Silver Medal recipient65
Stress sensitivity origin of extended defects production under coupled irradiation and mechanical loading65
Structural insight using anomalous XRD into Mn2CoAl Heusler alloy films grown by magnetron sputtering, IBAS, and MBE techniques65
Unveiling the radiation-induced defect production and damage evolution in tungsten using multi-energy Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy in channeling configuration65
Kazuhiro Hono, 2024 Acta Materialia Gold Medal Recipient65
Fe segregation as a tool to enhance electrical conductivity of grain boundaries in Ti(Co,Fe)Sb half Heusler thermoelectrics65
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Manipulating piezoelectric and electro-strain properties of BiFeO3-BaTiO3-based ceramics through chemical doping-controlled domain-size engineering63
Stability of immiscible nanocrystalline alloys in compositional and thermal fields63
Accessing versatile tensile ductility of amorphous materials by fractal nanoarchitecture design63
The mechanisms of preferential occupation and planar defect transformation in the μ phase of cobalt-based superalloys63
Property and microstructure of Ni50.3Ti29.7Hf20 high-temperature shape memory alloys with different aging conditions63
Quench rate sensitivity of age-hardenable Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys with respect to the Zn/Mg ratio: An in situ SAXS and HEXRD study63
Quasi-static modulation of multiferroic properties in flexible magnetoelectric Cr2O3/muscovite heteroepitaxy63
Nucleation behavior of the primary FCC-Al phase in a Al86Ni10MM4 metallic glass63
Solid-state dewetting of co-sputtered thin Mo-Cu films accompanied by phase separation63
Investigations on the crystallographic stacking disordering and properties of novel Ga-containing in-plane chemically ordered (Cr2/3R1/3)2GaC (R=Y, Tb - Lu) i-MAX phases62
A low-temperature prismatic slip instability in Mg understood using machine learning potentials62
The coordination environment dominated clustering behavior of vacancy and rhenium in molybdenum62
Differentiating the bonding states in calcium carbonate polymorphs by low-loss electron-energy-loss spectroscopy62
Dependence of friction-stir welding on mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement in medium-Mn steel with triplex-phase microstructure62
On the habit planes between elastically distorted austenite and martensite in NiTi61
Tensile creep behavior of the Nb45Ta25Ti15Hf15 refractory high entropy alloy61
Zero thermal expansion and magnetocaloric effect in B doped Fe2(Hf,Ta) Laves phase compounds61
Effects of Ni/Cu replacement on improvement of tensile and hydrogen-embrittlement properties in austenitic stainless steels61
Observation of atomically displacive transformation out of the boundary-reconstructive phase competition61
A thermodynamically consistent machine learning-based finite element solver for phase-field approach61
A finite element method to calculate geometrically necessary dislocation density: Accounting for orientation discontinuities in polycrystals61
Atomic scale configuration of incoherent C36 /C15 phase boundary in an off-stoichiometric Laves phase61
Flash luminescence, resistive switching and metal-insulator transitions in ceramic oxides61
Phase-field model for anisotropic grain growth61
Uncovering the fracture mechanism of Laves (1 1 1)/ Ni6Nb7 (0 0 0 1) interfaces by first-principles calculations60
Cryogenic deformation strengthening mechanisms in FeMnSiNiAl high-entropy alloys60
In situ transmission electron microscopy investigation of electroplasticity in single crystal nickel60
Synergistic effect of Fe3C quantum dots, N-doped carbon and selenium on high conductive stable host for lithium sulfur batteries60
Large hardening response mediated by room-temperature dynamic solute clustering behavior in a dilute Mg-Zn-Ca-Sn-Mn alloy60
Role of point defects in the formation of relaxor ferroelectrics59
Mechanistic origin of the enhanced strength and ductility in Mg-rare earth alloys59
Precipitate evolution and related strengthening during long term ageing of 2618A aluminium alloy59
Comprehensive investigation of crystallographic, spin-electronic and magnetic structure of 59
Determination of hydrogen diffusibility and embrittlement susceptibility of high-strength steel evaluated at different temperatures based on the local equilibrium theory59
A new insight into heterogeneous nucleation mechanism of Al by non-stoichiometric TiCx59
Decomposition and phase transformation mechanisms of α2 lamellae in β-solidified γ-TiAl alloys58
Bond strength between TiN coating and microstructural constituents of a high speed steel determined by first principle calculations58
Synergy ascension of Piezoresponse and curie temperature in bismuth-layered ceramics via defect engineering58
Deformation twins stimulated by {11 58
The investigation of the influence of B-site disorder on giant exchange bias: Experimental observations and theoretical insights58
Multiscale modelling with neural network-based crystal plasticity model from meso‑ to macroscale58
Mechanism of elemental segregation around extended defects in high-entropy alloys and its effect on mechanical properties58
Importance of surface roughness on the magnetic properties of additively manufactured FeSi thin walls57
Austenite decomposition behavior adjacent to δ-ferrite in a Si-modified Fe-Cr-Ni austenitic stainless steel during thermal aging at 550 °C57
The time dependence of proton irradiation effect on the intergranular oxidation of 316 L stainless steel in high-temperature hydrogenated water57
A robust and scalable surrogate model for 3D crystal plasticity simulation under diverse loading conditions57
Effect of concurrent thermal grooving and grain growth on morphological and topological evolution of a polycrystalline thin film: Insights from a 3D phase-field study56
Spinodal decomposition and the pseudo-binary decomposition in high-entropy alloys56
Direct observations of dynamic and reverse transformation of Ti-6Al-4V alloy and pure titanium56
The dynamics of recrystallized grains during static recrystallization in a hot-compressed Mg-3.2Zn-0.1Ca wt.% alloy using in-situ far field high-energy diffraction microscopy56
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Thermodynamic trapping and diffusion model for multiple species in systems with multiple sorts of traps55
Grain boundary engineering during the laser powder bed fusion of TiC/316L stainless steel composites: New mechanism for forming TiC-induced special grain boundaries55
Investigating the thermal decomposition of BP into B12P2: experimental insights and kinetic modelling at high temperatures55
Three orthogonally arranged ultrasounds modulate solidification microstructures and mechanical properties for AZ91 magnesium alloy55
CALPHAD-aided design for superior thermal stability and mechanical behavior in a TiZrHfNb refractory high-entropy alloy55
Controlling solute channel formation using magnetic fields55
In situ atomic-scale observation of diffusion-assisted pure sliding of coherent twin boundary in Pt55
Interface strain gradient enabled high strength and hardening in laminated nanotwinned Cu55
Extracting free energies from local composition fluctuations in solids: A frequency distribution analysis of simulated atom probe data obtained by TAPSim54
Effect of Nb incorporation in Mo254
Parametrically upscaled crack nucleation model (PUCNM) for fatigue nucleation in titanium alloys containing micro-texture regions (MTR)54
Ferroelectric grain boundary complexion transitions54
Independent enhancement of the in-plane Seebeck effect in 2D PtSe2/PtSe2 homostructures via a facile interface tuning method54
Non-Equilibrium Microstructures in Iron-Carbon Thin Films: Co-Evolution of Carbon Clusters and Ferrite Nanograins54
Orientation dependent interface morphology and oxide stability in a commercial niobium alloy: Explaining experimental results with density functional theory54
Unique twinning mode and extended twin boundary core structure associated with symmetry breaking in a multifunctional Ti-Nb-based alloy54
Effect of physical aging on ionic conductivity of network oxide glasses54
Predicting the formation enthalpy and phase stability of (Ti,Al,TM)N (TM = III-VIB group transition metals) by high-throughput ab initio calculations and machine learning54
He bubble-induced phase transformation of W grain boundaries revealed by accelerated molecular dynamics54
Solute trapping and solute drag during non-equilibrium solidification of Fe–Cr alloys53
A cluster-based computational thermodynamics framework with intrinsic chemical short-range order: Part I. Configurational contribution53
Grain-boundary-dependent segregation and phase separation in ceria–zirconia from atomistic simulation53
Atomic and electronic structures of inversion domain boundary in MgO doped AlN53
A phase-field model for study of ferroelastic deformation behavior in yttria stabilized zirconia53
Direct evidence of the formation mechanisms of TiC nanoparticles and Al53
Flash sintering with concurrent crystallization of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 glass53
Influence of gaseous hydrogen on the fatigue and fracture behaviour of martensitic and martensitic-austenitic ultrahigh-strength steels53
Revealing ‘invisible’ subsurface structural change/damage in silicate glass made by ‘nearly-elastic contact’ with a spherical smooth surface53
Nanolamellar and ultrafine equiaxed (α + β) phase heterogeneously architected by nanotwins in a twinning-induced plasticity Ti-12Mo alloy53
Microstructural design via spinodal-mediated phase transformation pathways in high-entropy alloys (HEAs) using phase-field modelling52
Suppressing metastable phase in Si alloy anodes via controlled grain design52
Micro-alloying-driven transformation mechanisms of T1p to T1 in Al-Cu-Li-Mg-Ag alloys52
Investigation of the influence of manganese on the dynamic strain ageing of ferritic steels – Part II: Industrial alloy52
The deformation behavior of Mg-2Zn-0.1Ca alloy sheet: The role of strain rate52
Substrate-driven structural coherence in epitaxial hematite thin films for spintronics52
Dislocation density measurements on Mg alloys reveal surprising temperature dependences52
Transient to steady-state morphology evolution of carbon surfaces under ion bombardment: Monte Carlo simulations51
Solute-strengthening in metal alloys with short-range order51
Synergistic effect of nanotwins and compositional entropy on the radiation resistance of CoCrFeNi thin films51
Elucidating grain boundary energy minimization mechanisms in textured Ca-doped alumina with inclination-dependent Monte Carlo Potts simulations51
Evolution of local densities during shear banding in Zr-based metallic glass micropillars50
Mechanical amorphization of glass-forming systems induced by oscillatory deformation: The energy absorption and efficiency control50
Editors for Acta Materialia50
The effect of size, orientation and temperature on the deformation of microcast silver crystals50
Unusual nanoscale amorphization of metallic chromium interfacing with SiC under high energy irradiation50
Adaptive kinetic Monte Carlo analysis of healing mechanisms in radiation damaged pyrochlore Gd2Ti2O7.50
Iver E. Anderson, 2024 Acta Materialia Hollomon Award Medal Recipient50
Peculiarities of phase diagram of Fe-Ni system at Ni concentrations 0 – 20 at.%.50
Interface strength and crack propagation mechanisms in sintered copper nanoparticles50
Exceptionally small Young modulus in 10M martensite of Ni-Mn-Ga exhibiting magnetic shape memory effect50
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