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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Suppressing embrittlement and enhancing thermal resistance of bulk superlattice alloys by controllable grain-boundary segregation262
Corrigendum to Emmanuel Clouet Articles233
Simultaneous dependent transformations nucleated at vertices and faces of 3D Poisson-Voronoi tessellations217
A data science approach for analysis and reconstruction of spinodal-like composition fields in irradiated FeCrAl alloys215
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]210
Formation and switching of chiral magnetic field textures in three-dimensional gyroid nanostructures196
Demonstration of Helide formation for fusion structural materials as natural lattice sinks for helium193
Coarsening of metal/ceramics bicontinuous structures enhanced by stress-induced instability under cyclic thermal stress183
Model for stress evolution during the early stages of non-energetic thin film growth169
Passivating oxidation behavior of Ti0.12Al0.21B0.67 coatings investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy and chemical environment dependent density functional theory simulations168
A spall and diffraction study of nanosecond pressure release across the iron ε-α phase boundary154
Formation and distribution of Au nanoparticles within Si lamellae of the Au-Si eutectic microstructure153
Unusual synchronous behavior of polarization and relaxation in Aurivillius superlattice149
Scalar permeability microstructure model considering crystallographic texture and grain size for magnetic evaluation of anisotropy in steel142
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 d134
Super-defects in superatomic crystals133
Discovery of Guinier-Preston zone hardening in refractory nitride ceramics132
Dynamic deformation mechanism in submicro-laminated copper with interlamellar graphene multilayers130
Restructuring of emergent grain boundaries at free surfaces – An interplay between core stabilization and elastic stress generation129
Architected materials informatics: Construction and application to cellular-structured heat sink optimization129
Grain boundary segregation predicted by quantum-accurate segregation spectra but not by classical models128
Origin of interface stress enhancement and compressive-to-tensile stress transition in immiscible nanomultilayers126
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Phase-field modelling of anisotropic solid-state dewetting on patterned substrates125
The effects of grain boundary structure and bulk Cr content on grain boundary degradation behavior of Ni-Cr binary alloys in high temperature CO2123
The Effect of Grain Boundary Facet Junctions on Segregation and Embrittlement121
Uncovering deformation twins in intermetallic AuSn and Au5Sn121
Introducing strain glass transition into high-entropy TiZrHfNiCuCo alloys exhibiting elastocaloric effect and quasi-linear superelasticity120
The origin of graphite morphology in cast iron119
Anomalous upper critical field in UNbTiVZr, a new high entropy alloy superconductor containing uranium115
Twinning-dominated scratch mechanism transitions in commercial pure Titanium from micro to macro scales115
Formation and self-organisation of nano-porosity in swift heavy ion irradiated amorphous Ge115
High-throughput microstructure and composition characterisation of microplatelet reinforced composites using directional reflectance microscopy113
Ternary diagrams of phase, stability, and optical properties of cesium lead mixed-halide perovskites112
Glass formation during combinatorial sputtering in binary alloys111
Predicting path-dependent diffusion barrier spectra in vast compositional space of multi-principal element alloys via convolutional neural networks106
Mapping of microstructure transitions during rapid alloy solidification using Bayesian-guided phase-field simulations105
A Model correlating fluidity to alloy variables in hypoeutectic alloys105
Bimodal structured chromium-tungsten composite as plasma-facing materials: Sinterability, mechanical properties, and deuterium retention assessment104
Effect of external stress on hydride reorientation in zirconium104
On microstructure development during laser melting and resolidification: An experimentally validated simulation study103
From irregular to regular eutectic growth in the Al-Al3Ni system: In situ observations during directional solidification102
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Room temperature plasticity in amorphous SiO2 and amorphous Al 101
Influence of substrate polarity on thermal stability, grain growth and atomic interface structure of Au thin films on ZnO surfaces100
Bilayer period and ratio dependent structure and mechanical properties of TiN/MoN superlattices99
In situ laser-ultrasonic monitoring of Poisson’s ratio and bulk sound velocities of steel plates during thermal processes99
Achieving superior lithium storage performances of CoMoO4 anode for lithium-ion batteries by Si-doping dual vacancies engineering99
Hydrogen-assisted spinodal decomposition in a TiNbZrHfTa complex concentrated alloy98
Atomistically informed mesoscale modelling of deformation behavior of bulk metallic glasses97
Microstructure evolution in ultra-high purity Fe-Cr alloys under low-PKA proton irradiation97
Thermodynamics and Ferroelectric Properties of Pb1-xSrxTiO3 Solid Solutions97
Convective effects on columnar dendritic solidification – A multiscale dendritic needle network study97
First-principles insights into complex interplays among nano-phases in an Al-Cu-Li-Zr alloy96
Mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, and scaling laws of bicontinuous nanoporous metallic glasses95
Ion kinetic energy- and ion flux-dependent mechanical properties and thermal stability of (Ti,Al)N thin films95
The dual role of boron on hydrogen embrittlement: example of interface-related hydrogen effects in an austenite-ferrite two-phase lightweight steel94
Hydrogen concentration and hydrides in Zircaloy-4 during cyclic thermomechanical loading93
Mechanical behavior and size–dependent strength of small noble-metal nanoparticles92
Substituting Ce with La and Nd in Al11Ce3: Effect on microstructure and mechanical properties92
A phase field crystal model for real-time grain boundary formation and motion in complex concentration alloy90
Solute clustering in polycrystals: Unveiling the interplay of grain boundary junction and long-range solute attraction effects90
Cracking mechanism in a laser powder bed fused cold-work tool steel: The role of residual stresses, microstructure and local elemental concentrations90
A model for solute evolution in laser powder bed fused Al-Si alloys and its application to improve thermal conductivity89
Intra-grain orientation distributions in deformed aluminium: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiment and crystal-plasticity finite-element simulation88
Atomistic simulations of pipe diffusion in bcc transition metals87
Ultrastrong and stress corrosion cracking-resistant martensitic steels86
Ni coarsening in Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia electrodes: Three-dimensional quantitative phase-field simulations supported by ex-situ ptychographic nano-tomography86
Kawin: An open source Kampmann–Wagner Numerical (KWN) phase precipitation and coarsening model86
Enhanced deep-freezing magneto- and elasto-caloric effects by modifying lattice anharmonicity and electronic structures85
Martensitic transformation during electrochemical polishing of metastable austenitic stainless steel85
Mechanisms underlying enhanced strength-ductility combinations in TRIP/TWIP Ti-12Mo alloy engineered via isothermal omega precipitation84
Short-range order and its impacts on the BCC MoNbTaW multi-principal element alloy by the machine-learning potential84
Achieving excellent elevated-temperature mechanical properties in dual-phase high-entropy alloys via nanoscale co-precipitation and heterostructure engineering84
On the exceptional creep resistance in a die-cast Gd-containing Mg alloy with Al addition84
Solid solution and precipitation strengthening effects in basal slip, extension twinning and pyramidal slip in Mg-Zn alloys83
Revealing the impact of acceptor dopant type on the electrical conductivity of sodium bismuth titanate83
Chemical core-shell metastability-induced large ductility in medium-entropy maraging and reversion alloys83
Critical assessment of hydrogen pipe diffusion at dislocations in metals82
Defect accumulation in β-Ga2O3 implanted with Yb81
Effect of thermal ageing on the deformation behaviour of ferrite and austenite in a duplex stainless steel: Micropillar characterisation and dislocation density modelling80
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 phase79
Enhancing strengthening effect of topologically close-packed superlattices in medium-entropy alloys via enabling imperfect atomic packing79
Precipitate dissolution during deformation induced twin thickening in a CoNi-base superalloy subject to creep78
The toughening effect of twins on fracture in nanotwinned Cu during cyclic loading78
Brittle and ductile deformations in uniaxial compression of Si micropillars77
Electronic effects on the radiation damage in high-entropy alloys76
Effect of CMAS infiltration on the optical properties of thermal barrier coatings: Study of the mechanisms supported by FDTD simulations and ALD76
Grain boundaries modification of the spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 ceramic cathode towards low interfacial resistance for lithium-ion batteries with ultrahigh areal energy density76
The effects of diffusional couplings on compositional trajectories and interfacial free energies during phase separation in a quaternary Ni-Al-Cr-Re model superalloy76
Cr-promoted formation of B2+L21 composite nanoprecipitates and enhanced mechanical properties in ferritic alloy76
Sudoku-inspired high-Shannon-entropy alloys76
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-earth76
Fatigue-resistant elastocaloric effect in hypoeutectic TiNi58 alloy with heterogeneous microstructure76
Solid solution softening and hardening in binary BCC alloys75
A novel Re-free Ni-based single-crystal superalloy with enhanced creep resistance and microstructure stability75
Strong interfaces: the key to high strength in nano metallic laminates75
Quantum mechanical moduli field74
Ferromagnetism in High Entropy Cantor alloy triggered and tuned by severe plastic deformation73
Hot cracking susceptibility prediction from quantitative multi-phase field simulations with grain boundary effects73
A discrete dislocation plasticity assessment of the effective temperature in thermodynamic dislocation theory73
Taming cyclic reliability in high-strength Al alloys via gradient subgrain-nanoprecipitate composite structures73
Accessing versatile tensile ductility of amorphous materials by fractal nanoarchitecture design73
A semi-analytic model of vacancy cluster thermodynamics with applications to transition metal carbides73
David Dye, 2022 Acta Materialia Silver Medal recipient72
Time resolved insights into abnormal grain growth by in situ synchrotron measurements72
Size-dependent stress response of nanoscale B2 intermetallic precipitates revealed by in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction72
Composition-tuned microstructure and enhanced critical current in MOCVD (Gd,Yb)Ba2Cu3O7-δ coated conductors with hierarchical pinning centers72
Enhancement of the electrocaloric effect in PbZr0.7Ti0.3O3 ceramics via La doping: Driven by phase co-existence or defect effects?72
Editorial Board71
Structural insight using anomalous XRD into Mn2CoAl Heusler alloy films grown by magnetron sputtering, IBAS, and MBE techniques71
Kazuhiro Hono, 2024 Acta Materialia Gold Medal Recipient70
A grain-size driven transition in the deformation mechanism in slow snow compression70
Stability of immiscible nanocrystalline alloys in compositional and thermal fields69
In situ annealing studies on the microstructural evolution of a macro defect free electroformed nanocrystalline Ni-Co sheet metal and its relation to tensile properties69
Quasi-static modulation of multiferroic properties in flexible magnetoelectric Cr2O3/muscovite heteroepitaxy69
Thermodynamic trapping and diffusion model for multiple species in systems with multiple sorts of traps69
Pinning of extended dislocations in atomically disordered crystals69
Differentiating the bonding states in calcium carbonate polymorphs by low-loss electron-energy-loss spectroscopy68
The mechanisms of preferential occupation and planar defect transformation in the μ phase of cobalt-based superalloys68
Cryogenic deformation strengthening mechanisms in FeMnSiNiAl high-entropy alloys68
Manipulating piezoelectric and electro-strain properties of BiFeO3-BaTiO3-based ceramics through chemical doping-controlled domain-size engineering68
Determination of hydrogen diffusibility and embrittlement susceptibility of high-strength steel evaluated at different temperatures based on the local equilibrium theory68
Molecular dynamics simulations of ultralow hysteretic behavior in super-elastic shape memory alloys68
Bond strength between TiN coating and microstructural constituents of a high speed steel determined by first principle calculations67
A framework for supervised and unsupervised segmentation and classification of materials microstructure images67
Origin of localizing creep damage in Ni-based single crystal superalloys pre-strained at room temperature66
Property and microstructure of Ni50.3Ti29.7Hf20 high-temperature shape memory alloys with different aging conditions66
Nucleation behavior of the primary FCC-Al phase in a Al86Ni10MM4 metallic glass66
Exploring microcrack formation in cyclic and dwell fatigue in MTR-lean Ti 6242 alloy66
Stress delocalization by grain boundaries densified in microsized alloying particles for advanced sodium storage66
Decomposition and phase transformation mechanisms of α2 lamellae in β-solidified γ-TiAl alloys66
Observation of atomically displacive transformation out of the boundary-reconstructive phase competition65
On the habit planes between elastically distorted austenite and martensite in NiTi65
Insight into low-temperature sintering of samarium-doped ceria mixed with scavenging lithium65
The time dependence of proton irradiation effect on the intergranular oxidation of 316 L stainless steel in high-temperature hydrogenated water65
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 phases65
Multiscale modelling with neural network-based crystal plasticity model from meso‑ to macroscale65
Synergy ascension of Piezoresponse and curie temperature in bismuth-layered ceramics via defect engineering65
Revealing 3D intragranular micromechanical fields at triple junctions64
Local charge distortion due to Cr in Ni-based concentrated alloys64
Solid-state dewetting of co-sputtered thin Mo-Cu films accompanied by phase separation64
Data-driven optimization of FePt heat-assisted magnetic recording media accelerated by deep learning TEM image segmentation64
Effects of gas composition and pressure level on powder spattering and denudation in laser powder bed fusion64
Unveiling the radiation-induced defect production and damage evolution in tungsten using multi-energy Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy in channeling configuration63
Fe segregation as a tool to enhance electrical conductivity of grain boundaries in Ti(Co,Fe)Sb half Heusler thermoelectrics63
Third element diffusion induced amorphization of NiTi in a NiTi-Nb nanocomposite63
CALPHAD-informed phase-field model for two-sublattice phases based on chemical potentials: 63
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
Theory-guided design of high-strength, high-melting point, ductile, low-density, single-phase BCC high entropy alloys63
Stress sensitivity origin of extended defects production under coupled irradiation and mechanical loading63
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 potential62
Importance of surface roughness on the magnetic properties of additively manufactured FeSi thin walls62
A low-temperature prismatic slip instability in Mg understood using machine learning potentials62
Dependence of friction-stir welding on mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement in medium-Mn steel with triplex-phase microstructure62
First-principles thermodynamics of precipitation in aluminum-containing refractory alloys61
Molecular dynamics study on the ductile-to-brittle transition in W-Re alloy systems61
A thermodynamically consistent machine learning-based finite element solver for phase-field approach61
Synergistic effect of Fe3C quantum dots, N-doped carbon and selenium on high conductive stable host for lithium sulfur batteries60
Austenite grain boundary segregation and precipitation of boron in low-C steels and their role on the heterogeneous nucleation of ferrite60
Effect of concurrent thermal grooving and grain growth on morphological and topological evolution of a polycrystalline thin film: Insights from a 3D phase-field study60
Characterization of nanostructures in a high pressure die cast Al-Si-Cu alloy60
Evolution analysis of γ' precipitate coarsening in Co-based superalloys using kinetic theory and machine learning60
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 microscopy60
The investigation of the influence of B-site disorder on giant exchange bias: Experimental observations and theoretical insights60
Interface strain gradient enabled high strength and hardening in laminated nanotwinned Cu60
In situ transmission electron microscopy investigation of electroplasticity in single crystal nickel59
Clustering-mediated enhancement of glass-forming ability and plasticity in oxygen-minor-alloyed Zr-Cu metallic glasses59
Direct observations of dynamic and reverse transformation of Ti-6Al-4V alloy and pure titanium59
Realizing near-full density monophasic tetragonal 1.5-mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics via current-ramp flash sintering59
Enthalpy of anelasticity and rejuvenation of metallic glasses59
Three orthogonally arranged ultrasounds modulate solidification microstructures and mechanical properties for AZ91 magnesium alloy58
Comprehensive investigation of crystallographic, spin-electronic and magnetic structure of 58
Phase-field model for anisotropic grain growth58
Predicting impact sensitivity of energetic materials: insights from energy transfer of carriers58
The coordination environment dominated clustering behavior of vacancy and rhenium in molybdenum58
A robust and scalable surrogate model for 3D crystal plasticity simulation under diverse loading conditions58
Effects of Ni/Cu replacement on improvement of tensile and hydrogen-embrittlement properties in austenitic stainless steels58
Large hardening response mediated by room-temperature dynamic solute clustering behavior in a dilute Mg-Zn-Ca-Sn-Mn alloy58
Bridging the gap between the short-range to long-range structural descriptions of the lead magnesium niobate relaxor58
A new insight into heterogeneous nucleation mechanism of Al by non-stoichiometric TiCx58
Uncovering the fracture mechanism of Laves (1 1 1)/ Ni6Nb7 (0 0 0 1) interfaces by first-principles calculations57
Deformation twins stimulated by {11 57
Role of point defects in the formation of relaxor ferroelectrics57
Precipitate evolution and related strengthening during long term ageing of 2618A aluminium alloy57
Mechanism of elemental segregation around extended defects in high-entropy alloys and its effect on mechanical properties57
Discovering novel γ-γ′ Pt-Al superalloys via lattice stability in Pt3Al induced by local atomic environment distortion57
Microstructural controls on the plastic consolidation of porous brittle solids57
Tensile creep behavior of the Nb45Ta25Ti15Hf15 refractory high entropy alloy57
Spinodal decomposition and the pseudo-binary decomposition in high-entropy alloys56
Grain boundary engineering during the laser powder bed fusion of TiC/316L stainless steel composites: New mechanism for forming TiC-induced special grain boundaries56
Austenite decomposition behavior adjacent to δ-ferrite in a Si-modified Fe-Cr-Ni austenitic stainless steel during thermal aging at 550 °C56
A finite element method to calculate geometrically necessary dislocation density: Accounting for orientation discontinuities in polycrystals56
Flash luminescence, resistive switching and metal-insulator transitions in ceramic oxides55
Simultaneous strength and toughness increase in low dose neutron irradiated austenitic stainless steel at sub-zero temperatures due to changes in strain-induced martensitic transformation55
Bulk and grain boundary tracer diffusion in multiphase AlCoCrFeNiTi0.2 compositionally complex alloy55
CALPHAD-aided design for superior thermal stability and mechanical behavior in a TiZrHfNb refractory high-entropy alloy55
Mechanistic origin of the enhanced strength and ductility in Mg-rare earth alloys54
Non-Equilibrium Microstructures in Iron-Carbon Thin Films: Co-Evolution of Carbon Clusters and Ferrite Nanograins54
In situ atomic-scale observation of diffusion-assisted pure sliding of coherent twin boundary in Pt54
Prediction of novel ordered phases in U-X (X= Zr, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Y, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta, W) binary alloys under high pressure54
Investigating the thermal decomposition of BP into B12P2: experimental insights and kinetic modelling at high temperatures54
Editorial Board54
Ferroelectric grain boundary complexion transitions54
Independent enhancement of the in-plane Seebeck effect in 2D PtSe2/PtSe2 homostructures via a facile interface tuning method53
The effect of size, orientation and temperature on the deformation of microcast silver crystals53
Insights into strain dependent lattice thermal conductivity of tin oxide53
Unusual nanoscale amorphization of metallic chromium interfacing with SiC under high energy irradiation53
Effect of physical aging on ionic conductivity of network oxide glasses53
Exceptionally small Young modulus in 10M martensite of Ni-Mn-Ga exhibiting magnetic shape memory effect53
Adaptive kinetic Monte Carlo analysis of healing mechanisms in radiation damaged pyrochlore Gd2Ti2O7.53
Extracting free energies from local composition fluctuations in solids: A frequency distribution analysis of simulated atom probe data obtained by TAPSim53
Effect of Nb incorporation in Mo253
Iver E. Anderson, 2024 Acta Materialia Hollomon Award Medal Recipient53
Solid-solution and precipitation softening effects in defect-free faceted Nickel-Iron nanoparticles52
Unique twinning mode and extended twin boundary core structure associated with symmetry breaking in a multifunctional Ti-Nb-based alloy52
Orientation dependent interface morphology and oxide stability in a commercial niobium alloy: Explaining experimental results with density functional theory52
Temperature dependence of hydrogen embrittlement behavior in a medium-entropy alloy52
Formation and modulation mechanisms of Fe-As phases in melting-processed Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 superconductor52
Peculiarities of phase diagram of Fe-Ni system at Ni concentrations 0 – 20 at.%.52
Modeling disordered hyperuniform heterogeneous materials: Microstructure representation, field fluctuations and effective properties52
Editors for Acta Materialia52
Evolution of local densities during shear banding in Zr-based metallic glass micropillars52
Interface strength and crack propagation mechanisms in sintered copper nanoparticles51
Substrate-driven structural coherence in epitaxial hematite thin films for spintronics51
Nanolamellar and ultrafine equiaxed (α + β) phase heterogeneously architected by nanotwins in a twinning-induced plasticity Ti-12Mo alloy51
Mechanical amorphization of glass-forming systems induced by oscillatory deformation: The energy absorption and efficiency control51
Investigation of the influence of manganese on the dynamic strain ageing of ferritic steels – Part II: Industrial alloy51
In-situ investigation on the oxygen vacancy-driven topotactic phase transition in charge-orbital ordered Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3 films51
The deformation behavior of Mg-2Zn-0.1Ca alloy sheet: The role of strain rate51
Parametrically upscaled crack nucleation model (PUCNM) for fatigue nucleation in titanium alloys containing micro-texture regions (MTR)51
Six new transformation pathways connecting simple crystal structures and common intermetallic crystal structures51
Pseudo-4D view of the growth and form of locked eutectic colonies51
Laser deposited superalloys with rotated substrate orientations: Microstructures and single-crystal formation51
Temperature and ΔK dependence of grain boundary effect on fatigue crack propagation in a two-dimensional polycrystalline Ni-base superalloy50
Gradient nanostructuring via compositional means50
Atomistic study on the origins of the anisotropic lithiation behaviors of the silicon anode using the reactive force field based molecular dynamics simulations50
NiTiHf high-temperature shape memory alloy fabricated via laser powder bed fusion showing fully recoverable actuation under tensile stress50
Microstructural design via spinodal-mediated phase transformation pathways in high-entropy alloys (HEAs) using phase-field modelling50
Anomalous twin boundary formation in magnesium alloys by rapid solidification50
Multiscale hierarchical heterostructure yields combined high strength and excellent ductility in a Co-Cr-Fe-Ni-Al negative enthalpy alloy50
Grain-boundary-dependent segregation and phase separation in ceria–zirconia from atomistic simulation50
Solute trapping and solute drag during non-equilibrium solidification of Fe–Cr alloys50
Synergistically enhanced thermoelectric properties in n-type Bi6Cu2Se4O6 through inducing resonant levels50
Revealing nanoscale strain mechanisms in ion-irradiated multilayers50
Effects of initial 3D printed microstructures on subsequent microstructural evolution in 316L stainless steel49
Atomic and electronic structures of inversion domain boundary in MgO doped AlN49
Slip transfer and crack initiation at grain and twin boundaries during strain-controlled fatigue of solution-hardened Ni-based alloys49
Rotational deformation twins in a HfNbTaTiZr refractory high entropy alloy49
Rattling-like scattering behavior in ALiSb (A = Ca, Sr, Eu, Yb) Zintl phases with low thermal conductivity49
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