3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Modulation of structural short-range order due to chemical patterning in multi-component amorphous interfacial complexions
Esther C. Hessong, Zhengyu Zhang, Tianjiao Lei +3
Amorphous interfacial complexions have been shown to restrict grain growth and improve damage tolerance in nanocrystalline alloys, with increased chemical complexity stabilizing th…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Bulk nanocrystalline Al-Mg-Y alloys with amorphous grain boundary complexions display high strength and compressive plasticity
Tianjiao Lei, Esther Hessong, Brandon Fields +3
Although nanocrystalline alloys regularly exhibit high strengths, their use in structural applications often face challenges due to sample size limitations, unstable microstructure…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Kinetics of Amorphous Defect Phases Measured Through Ultrafast Nanocalorimetry
W. Streit Cunningham, Tianjiao Lei, Hannah C. Howard +2
Recognition of the role of extended defects on local phase transitions has led to the conceptualization of the defect phase, localized thermodynamically stable interfacial states t…