Acta Materialia

Papers
(The TQCC of Acta Materialia is 20. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Effects of Y solutes on the activation of the {11<282
Passivating oxidation behavior of Ti0.12Al0.21B0.67 coatings investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy and chemical environment dependent density functional theory simulations245
The microstructural dependence of ionic transport in bi-continuous nanoporous metal211
Editorial Board190
Copper vacancies-driven tensile lattice strain accelerates oxygen reduction in photo-assisted Zn-air batteries cathodes184
Measuring interdiffusion coefficient from XRD spectra of thermally annealed superlattices: A combined modeling and experimental study in Fe–Cr nanometric multilayers180
Editorial Board180
Disordered mechanical metamaterials with programmable properties180
Texture development in Cu-Ag-Fe triphase immiscible nanocomposites with superior thermal stability165
Interpretable and physics-informed modeling of solidification in alloy systems: A generalized framework for multi-component prediction163
Deformation behavior of nanoporous gold nanoparticles during compression157
Deformation faulting in ultrafine-grained aluminum alloys: Nucleation mechanisms and critical assessment of strengthening-ductilization contributions153
Comparative analysis of piezoelectric regular foams from two types of Gibson–Ashby cells with uniform and piecewise homogeneous polarizations145
Kinetics of ferroelastic domain switching with and without back-switching events: A phase-field study145
Nonlinear elasticity degrades monolayer fracture toughness143
Unusually large oxygen non-stoichiometry and defect thermodynamics in Sr4Mn2–xFe1+xO10–δ Ruddlesden-Popper layered oxides141
Origin of superior energy storage performance in antiferroelectric relaxors140
Machine learning-enabled design of ferroelectrics with multiple properties via a Landau model131
Simultaneous enhancement of strength and ductility of Cu2-Se through dual-phase heterostructure131
β-relaxation anomaly with low modulus and enhanced recoverable strain in strain glasses crossover129
Plastic deformation delocalization at cryogenic temperatures in a nickel-based superalloy127
Predicting shear transmission across grain boundaries with an iterative stress relief model125
Intra-grain orientation distributions in deformed aluminium: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiment and crystal-plasticity finite-element simulation121
Grain boundary segregation predicted by quantum-accurate segregation spectra but not by classical models121
Stabilization and control of weakly correlated polar skyrmions in ferroelectric thin films120
Synergistic effect of fluorine doping and oxygen vacancies on electrochemical performance of ZnCo2O4 for advanced supercapacitors and Zn-ion batteries117
Substituting Ce with La and Nd in Al11Ce3: Effect on microstructure and mechanical properties115
Dynamic observation of dislocation evolution and interaction with twin boundaries in silicon crystal growth using in – situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction imaging111
Dislocation structures in micron-sized Ni single crystals produced via tension–compression cyclic loading109
Solid solution softening and hardening in binary BCC alloys107
Predicting the influence of geometric imperfections on the mechanical response of 2D and 3D periodic trusses106
Metadislocation configurations and novel phason defects in the complex metallic alloy T-Al-Mn-Pd103
Formation and self-organisation of nano-porosity in swift heavy ion irradiated amorphous Ge100
The origin of chemical inhomogeneity in lead-free potassium sodium niobate ceramic: Competitive chemical reaction during solid-state synthesis99
Atomistically informed mesoscale modelling of deformation behavior of bulk metallic glasses97
Sliding wear-induced compositional lamination in a VCoNi alloy at elevated temperatures, and its implications for reduced friction and wear96
A novel GP-Li precursor and the correlated precipitation behaviors in Al-Cu-Li alloys with different Cu/Li ratio95
Atomistic modeling of metal–nonmetal interphase boundary diffusion95
Heterostructure enables anomalous improvement of cryogenic mechanical properties in titanium93
On the vibrational properties of transition metal doped ZnO: Surface, defect, and bandgap engineering92
Tellurium self-diffusion in amorphous Ge2Sb2Te5 phase change materials92
Enhancing strengthening effect of topologically close-packed superlattices in medium-entropy alloys via enabling imperfect atomic packing91
Discovery of Guinier-Preston zone hardening in refractory nitride ceramics90
Dislocation formation in the heteroepitaxial growth of PbSe/PbTe systems89
The kinetics of reentrant glass transition in metallic liquids89
Ultrastrong and stress corrosion cracking-resistant martensitic steels89
Hydrogen trapping, desorption and clustering in heterophase interfaces of W-ZrC alloy88
On the role of the electric field in the last-stage sintering of ceramics: A phase-field modelling approach88
High-throughput microstructure and composition characterisation of microplatelet reinforced composites using directional reflectance microscopy88
Competition of core-shell and Janus morphology in bimetallic nanoparticles: Insights from a phase-field model86
Mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, and scaling laws of bicontinuous nanoporous metallic glasses85
Shear-band blunting governs superior mechanical properties of shape memory metallic glass composites83
Kawin: An open source Kampmann–Wagner Numerical (KWN) phase precipitation and coarsening model83
Influence of HCP/BCC interface orientation on the tribological behavior of Zr/Nb multilayer during nanoscratch: A combined experimental and atomistic study82
Co-evolution of point defects and Cr-rich nano-phase in binary Fe-20 at.% Cr alloy: A comprehensive investigation using positron annihilation spectroscopy and atom probe tomography81
Significant reduction in friction and wear of an ultrafine-grained single-phase FeCoNi alloy through the formation of nanolaminated structure80
Stability of the B2 phase in refractory high entropy alloys containing aluminum80
Superior mechanical properties of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass via laser powder bed fusion process control80
Cr-promoted formation of B2+L21 composite nanoprecipitates and enhanced mechanical properties in ferritic alloy80
Complete and reversible magnetostructural transition driven by low magnetic field in multiferroic NiCoMnIn alloys79
Room-temperature plasticity and size-dependent mechanical responses in small-scale B1-NbC(001) single-crystals79
Effect of external stress on hydride reorientation in zirconium79
Solid solution and precipitation strengthening effects in basal slip, extension twinning and pyramidal slip in Mg-Zn alloys77
Temperature-dependent hardening contributions in CrFeCoNi high-entropy alloy77
Unsupervised machine learning study on structural signature of glass transition in metallic glass-forming liquids76
The connection between the fragile-to-strong transition and the liquid-liquid transition in a binary alloy system76
Structure and residual stress distribution in TiNi substrate after fabrication of surface alloy using electron-beam treatments76
Phase transformations in an ultralight BCC Mg alloy during anisothermal ageing76
Effects of stacking fault energy and temperature on grain boundary strengthening, intrinsic lattice strength and deformation mechanisms in CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloys with different Cr/Ni ratios76
Simultaneously enhancing strength-ductility synergy and strain hardenability via Si-alloying in medium-Al FeMnAlC lightweight steels76
Modelling of short crack growth in single crystal Ni γ76
High thermoelectric performance and anisotropy studies of n-type Mg3Bi2-based single crystal75
Simultaneous enhancements of strength, ductility, and toughness in a TiB reinforced titanium matrix composite75
First-principles insights into complex interplays among nano-phases in an Al-Cu-Li-Zr alloy75
Towards the work hardening and strain delocalization achieved via in-situ intragranular reinforcement in Al-CuO composite74
Enhanced strength-ductility synergy and mechanisms of heterostructured Ti6Al4V-Cu alloys produced by laser powder bed fusion74
Uncovering deformation twins in intermetallic AuSn and Au5Sn74
Emergence of Invar effect with excellent mechanical property by electronic structure modulation in LaFe11.6-xCoxSi1.4 magnetocaloric materials73
Atomic simulation study of the factors affecting nucleation in deformation-induced martensitic transformation in grains and at grain boundaries in pure iron73
Mechanical properties and thermal stability of ZrCuAlx thin film metallic glasses: Experiments and first-principle calculations72
Construction of Mg/Zr superlattice structure to achieve efficient hydrogen storage via atomic-scale interaction in Mg-Zr modulation films72
Achieving prominent high-temperature mechanical properties in a dual-phase high-entropy alloy: A synergy of deformation-induced twinning and martensite transformation72
Microstructural and mechanical properties of precipitation-strengthened Al-Mg-Zr-Sc-Er-Y-Si alloys72
From irregular to regular eutectic growth in the Al-Al3Ni system: In situ observations during directional solidification71
The toughening effect of twins on fracture in nanotwinned Cu during cyclic loading71
The importance of fracture toughness evaluation for additively manufactured metals71
Construction of self-supported TiO2 nanotube arrays with hybrid point defect engineering: A bifunctional anode for Li+/Na+ storage71
On the shear strain associated with T1 precipitation in Al-Cu-Li(-Mg-Ag) alloys71
Atomistic insights into scratch-induced structural evolution of silica glass71
A deformation twin mediated sliding-opening zig-zag fracture mechanism in multi-principal element alloys71
Atomic structure and evolution of a precursor phase of Ω precipitate in an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy70
Heavy-element-alloying for toughness enhancement of hard nitrides on the example Ti-W-N70
High-temperature deformation mechanisms in a BCC+B2 refractory complex concentrated alloy70
Three-dimensional study of grain scale tensile twinning activity in magnesium: A combination of microstructure characterization and mechanical modeling69
High-throughput design of Co-based magnetic Heusler compounds68
In situ probing of interfacial roughness and transient phases during ceramic cold sintering process68
Genetic structural phase evolution from Li-containing S-like phase precipitates towards S-phase in AlCuLiMg alloys68
Self-toughening mechanism of the ZrO2 scale and the precipitation of Sn during the steam oxidation of ZIRLO™ at 1200 °C68
A ductility metric for refractory-based multi-principal-element alloys68
Electronic effects on the radiation damage in high-entropy alloys68
Revealing growth mechanisms of faceted Al2Cu intermetallic compounds via high-speed Synchrotron X-ray tomography67
On the origin of the Hall–Petch law: A 3D-dislocation dynamics simulation investigation67
The effects of diffusional couplings on compositional trajectories and interfacial free energies during phase separation in a quaternary Ni-Al-Cr-Re model superalloy67
The concept of axial weak twins67
Solute-solute interactions in dilute Nb-X-O alloys from first principles66
Orientation dependent plasticity of the refractory multi-principal element alloy MoNbTi investigated via micropillar compression66
Predicting path-dependent diffusion barrier spectra in vast compositional space of multi-principal element alloys via convolutional neural networks66
Identifying the effect of Ni solubility on the thermoelectric properties of HfNiSn-based half-Heuslers66
Editors for Acta Materialia65
Interface faceting–defaceting mediated by disconnections65
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Structures of boundaries and corners of fully-closed hexagonal domains in HVPE-AlN film64
Acta Journals’ Outstanding Reviewers in 202064
Milica Radisic, 2022 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal Recipient64
Effect of the Pt concentration on microstructures of Ti-Pt alloys using the first-principles phase field method64
Amber Genau, 2022 Acta Materialia Mary Fortune Global Diversity Medal Recipient64
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Ultralight and ultra-stiff nano-cardboard panels: Mechanical analysis, characterization, and design principles63
Editors for Acta Materialia63
Surface reconstruction in core@shell nanoalloys: Interplay between size and strain63
Constrained sintering of alumina micro-ring films on stiff and compliant substrates: Constriction or dilation?63
Acta Materialia and Scripta Materialia Outstanding Reviewers in 202262
Bistructural Pseudocontinuous Solid Solution with Hierarchical Microstructures from Ab initio Study: Application to the Mg2Sn−Mg3Sb2 System62
Manipulation of phase transitions and electrical properties of Ba1-Sr TiO3 thin films through orientation engineering61
QH-POCC: Taming tiling entropy in thermal expansion calculations of disordered materials60
Influence of ordering phenomena on carbon segregation in tungsten screw dislocation60
Hydrogen on screw dislocation in Fe and W: Existence of 3D-compound and exotic segregation profile60
Charles H. Ward, 2023 Acta Materialia Hollomon Award recipient60
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Patrick Couvreur, 2024 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Recipient59
Stabilization of high-pressure phase of CdO by nanoparticle formation in CdxZn1-xO thin films59
The evolution of abnormally coarse grain structures in beta-annealed Ti-6Al%-4V% rolled plates, observed by in-situ investigation58
Material design of environmental barrier coatings to mitigate against CMAS attack58
Modeling precipitation kinetics for multi-phase and multi-component systems using particle size distributions via a moving grid technique58
A new healing strategy for metals: Programmed damage and repair58
Editors for Acta Materialia58
A Model correlating fluidity to alloy variables in hypoeutectic alloys58
High-throughput phase exploration of ternary transition metal carbide TM-X-C (X=Al/Si) thin films57
Improving the hydrogen embrittlement resistance by straining the ferrite / cementite interfaces56
New insights into the nucleation and growth of topologically close-packed phases in superalloys56
High-throughput experiments and machine learning strategies for efficient exploration of additively manufactured Inconel 62556
Quantifying damage mechanisms through FE-based void tracking: Application to shear and tension in-situ laminography experiments on AA2198-T85156
Hydrogen accommodation and its role in lattice symmetry in a TiNbZr medium-entropy alloy56
Step-loaded creep testing of Zircaloy-4 cladding at higher temperatures in the α-phase55
An in situ study of microstructural strain localization and damage evolution in an (α+β) Ti-Al-V-Fe-Si-O alloy55
The origin of graphite morphology in cast iron55
Dispersion of reinforcing micro-particles in the powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of metal matrix composites55
Effect of irradiation-induced strength anisotropy on the reorientation trajectories and fragmentation behavior of grains in BCC polycrystals under tensile loading55
Quantitative analysis of grain boundary diffusion, segregation and precipitation at a sub-nanometer scale55
On the role of chemical heterogeneity in carbon diffusion during quenching and partitioning55
Modeling the statistical distribution of fatigue crack formation lifetime in large volumes of polycrystalline microstructures54
Structural impact of niobium oxide on lithium silicate glasses: Results from advanced interaction-selective solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy54
Ab initio study of the effect of interstitial alloying on the intrinsic stacking fault energy of paramagnetic γ-Fe and austenitic stainless steel54
Comparison of transformation behavior of the peritectic steels with different carbon content and its correlation to the slab quality during solidification54
In situ TEM observations of the growth of bainitic ferrite in an Fe-0.3C-3Mn-1.5Si-0.15Mo steel54
Strong piezoelectric properties and electric-field-driven changes in domain structures in a PbZr0.87Ti0.13O3 single crystal54
Achieving excellent elevated-temperature mechanical properties in dual-phase high-entropy alloys via nanoscale co-precipitation and heterostructure engineering54
In-situ irradiation-induced studies of grain growth kinetics of nanocrystalline UO254
Li-doping effects on the native defects and luminescence of Zn53
Mechanical behavior of cermets with different morphology of ceramic grains53
Atomistic simulations reveal strength reductions due to short-range order in alloys53
Rediscovery of Hall-Petch strengthening in bulk ultrafine grained pure Mg at cryogenic temperature: A combined in-situ neutron diffraction and electron microscopy study53
Solvothermal preparation and electrochemical characteristics of Sb2Se3@C nanorods in quasi-solid-state batteries53
Critical damage events of 3D printed AlSi10Mg alloy via in situ synchrotron X-ray tomography53
Domain dynamics engineering in ergodic relaxor ferroelectrics for dielectric energy storage53
Chemical core-shell metastability-induced large ductility in medium-entropy maraging and reversion alloys53
Influence of oscillatory shear on nucleation in metallic glasses: A molecular dynamics study53
Dislocation climbing dominated decomposition and fracture of carbides in a Ni-based superalloy53
Size effects and failure regimes in notched micro-cantilever beam fracture53
Alloying effects on the transport properties of refractory high-entropy alloys52
Toughness enhancement in TiN/Zr0.37Al0.63N1.09 multilayer films52
Enhancing resistance to hydrogen embrittlement in high-strength hot-press-forming steel sheets through Al-Si-Zn coating optimization52
Ab initio supported development of TiN/MoN superlattice thin films with improved hardness and toughness52
Energetically favorable dislocation/nanobubble bypass mechanism in irradiation conditions52
A multi-scale modeling framework for solidification cracking during welding52
Fundamental links between shear transformation, β relaxation, and st52
Deformation and phase transformation in polycrystalline cementite (Fe3C) during single- and multi-pass sliding wear52
Insights into primary carbides and nanoparticles in an additively manufactured high-alloy steel52
Realizing high conversion efficiency in all-ZrCoSb-based half-Heusler thermoelectric power generators52
Surface tension of aluminum-oxygen system: A molecular dynamics study52
Origins of twin boundaries in additive manufactured stainless steels51
Critical impacts of thermodynamic instability and short-range order on deformation mechanisms of VCoNi medium-entropy alloy51
Competitive driving effect on calorics by dual-fields in ferroic materials with strong magnetostructural coupling51
In situ observation of atomic-scale processes accomplishing grain rotation at mixed grain boundaries51
Bubble formation in helium-implanted nanostructured ferritic alloys at elevated temperatures51
Machine-learning enabled thermodynamic model for the design of new rare-earth compounds51
Bilayer period and ratio dependent structure and mechanical properties of TiN/MoN superlattices51
Microstructure and evolution of gradient dislocation cells in multi-principal element alloy subjected to cyclic torsion51
A model for solute evolution in laser powder bed fused Al-Si alloys and its application to improve thermal conductivity51
Impact of alternating current electric field poling on coercive field of relaxor ferroelectric crystals50
Disconnection-mediated migration of interfaces in microstructures: I. continuum model50
Toughening of interface networks through the introduction of weak links50
Densely packed glass structure caused by seven-coordinated Zr in high elastic modulus Al2O3–SiO2–ZrO2 glasses50
Reduced interfacial stresses in laminated ceramics during flash sintering enabled by an extremely low uniaxial viscosity50
Thermodynamics and kinetics of long-range ordering in FCC Ni–33at.%Cr alloys: Insights from atomic scale modeling50
Revealing the mechanism of grain refinement and anti Si-poisoning induced by (Nb, Ti)B2 with a sandwich-like structure50
Effects of Mg and Al doping on the desorption energetics and electronic structure of a Ti-V-Zr-Nb alloy hydride50
Hydrogen penetration into the NiTi superelastic alloy investigated in-situ by synchrotron diffraction experiments49
Thermodynamics and Ferroelectric Properties of Pb1-xSrxTiO3 Solid Solutions49
Phase evolution in two-phase alloys during severe plastic deformation49
Improvement of magnetic properties and hardness by alloying Mo to a FeCrCo alloy49
Eutectoid growth of nanoscale amorphous Fe-Si nitride upon nitriding49
A tale of two phase diagrams: Interplay of ordering and hydrogen uptake in Pd–Au–H49
Suppressing embrittlement and enhancing thermal resistance of bulk superlattice alloys by controllable grain-boundary segregation48
A potential mechanism for abnormal grain growth in Ni thin films on c-sapphire48
Multimodal deep learning framework to predict strain localization of Mg/LPSO two-phase alloys48
Combined modeling and experimental characterization of Mn segregation and spinodal decomposition along dislocation lines in Fe–Mn alloys48
Dislocation electron tomography: A technique to characterize the dislocation microstructure evolution in zirconium alloys under irradiation48
A coupled model for precipitation strengthening in Mg-Zn alloys48
Revealing Nanoscale deformation mechanisms caused by shear-based material removal on individual grains of a Ni-based superalloy48
Phase-field investigation on the microstructural evolution of eutectic transformation and four-phase reaction in Mo-Si-Ti system48
Superhardness Induced by Grain Boundary Vertical Sliding in (001)-textured ZrB248
Electro-chemo-mechanical failure of solid-state electrolyte caused from intergranular or transgranular damage propagation in polycrystalline aggregates47
Effect of high energy ball milling, heat treatment and spark plasma sintering on structure, composition, thermal stability and magnetism in CoCrFeNiGax (x = 0.5; 1) high entropy alloys47
Grain boundary in NbCo(Pt)Sn half-Heusler compounds: Segregation and solute drag on grain boundary migration47
Thermodynamic models of multicomponent nonstoichiometric solution phases using internal process order parameters47
Engineered periodic quadrupole superstructure in ferroelectric thin films via flexoelectricity47
Coupling of alloy chemistry, diffusion and structure by grain boundary engineering in Ni–Cr–Fe47
Stishovite nucleation at low shock pressures in soda-lime glass47
Probing the homogeneous distribution of sodium atoms in silicate glasses47
Chemical short range order strengthening in BCC complex concentrated alloys47
Electric current-induced solid-state crack healing and life extension47
The role of nitrogen in the oxidation behaviour of a Ti6242S alloy: a nanoscale investigation by atom probe tomography47
A spatially resolved analysis of dislocation loop and nanohardness evolution in proton irradiated Zircaloys47
Brillouin spectroscopy study of the stress-induced ferroelectric order in lead-free relaxor 0.93(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3-0.07BaTiO3 ceramics47
Effects of exsolution on the stability and morphology of Ni nanoparticles on BZY thin films47
The overlooked mechanism of chalcopyrite passivation46
Ni coarsening in Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia electrodes: Three-dimensional quantitative phase-field simulations supported by ex-situ ptychographic nano-tomography46
Precipitate dissolution during deformation induced twin thickening in a CoNi-base superalloy subject to creep46
Elastocaloric-like effect in strain-mediated Mn3SnC/PZT magnetoelectric hetero-composite for solid-state refrigeration46
Unraveling the effects of Nb interface segregation on ferrite transformation kinetics in low carbon steels46
On the transition of failure control from material-intrinsic defects to defects forming during monotonically increasing and cyclic mechanical loading in WC-Co hard metal at elevated temperature46
Metastable high entropy alloys of TiZrHfTa with glass-like characteristics at low temperatures46
Revealing the mechanisms for the nucleation and formation of equiaxed grains in commercial purity aluminum by fluid-solid coupling induced by a pulsed magnetic field46
Stress corrosion cracking of the titanium alloys under hydrostatic pressure resulting from the degradation of passive films45
Threshold damage mechanisms in brittle solids and their impact on advanced technologies45
Locally off-centered Ge atoms contribute to high thermoelectric performance of globally averaged cubic MnGeTe2 alloys45
A phase field crystal model for real-time grain boundary formation and motion in complex concentration alloy45
Nanocomposite versus solid solution formation in the TiSiN system45
Sample-size effects in calorimetric studies of structural relaxation and crystallization of a gold-based metallic glass45
Evading strength-ductility trade-off dilemma in TRIP-assisted Fe50Mn30Co10Cr10 duplex high-entropy alloys via flash annealing and deep cryogenic treatments45
Off-stoichiometric softening and polytypic transformations in the plastic deformation of the C14 Fe45
Shear strain gradient in Cu/Nb nanolaminates: Strain accommodation and chemical mixing45
Formation of a transition V-rich structure during the α' to α + β phase transformation process in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4 V45
In situ observation of the cryophile migration of hydrogen bubbles in Al-alloys during directional melting and the impact of surface tension45
Pseudoelastic deformation in Mo-based refractory multi-principal element alloys45
Mobility of screw dislocation in BCC tungsten at high temperature in presence of carbon45
Giant compliance and spontaneous buckling of beams containing mobile solute atoms44
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