3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Domain Boundaries in a Metallic Distortive Polar Metal
Adrian Savovici, Barak Ratzker, Xuyang Zhou +12
Polar metals are an underexplored material class combining two properties that are typically incompatible, namely a polar crystal structure and reasonable electrical conductivity.…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Complexions at the Iron-Magnetite Interface
Xuyang Zhou, Baptiste Bienvenu, Yuxiang Wu +3
Synthesizing distinct phases and controlling the crystalline defects in them are key concepts in materials and process design. These approaches are usually described by decoupled t…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Secondary Grain Boundary Dislocations Alter Segregation Energy Spectra
Xinren Chen, William Gonçalves, Yi Hu +9
Grain boundaries (GBs) trigger structure-specific chemical segregation of solute atoms. According to the three-dimensional (3D) topology of grains, GBs - although defined as planar…