Acta Materialia

Papers
(The TQCC of Acta Materialia is 18. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
In situ observation of the cryophile migration of hydrogen bubbles in Al-alloys during directional melting and the impact of surface tension267
Effects of Y solutes on the activation of the {11<227
Passivating oxidation behavior of Ti0.12Al0.21B0.67 coatings investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy and chemical environment dependent density functional theory simulations200
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-earth179
Predicted aluminum monoxide phases and their structural evolution under pressure173
Abnormal grain growth behavior in gradient nanostructured titanium investigated by coupled quasi-in-situ EBSD experiments and phase-field simulations169
The microstructural dependence of ionic transport in bi-continuous nanoporous metal169
Alloying effects on the transport properties of refractory high-entropy alloys168
High polarization stability induced by light-activated defect engineering in ferroelectric single crystals152
Stabilization and control of weakly correlated polar skyrmions in ferroelectric thin films148
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Texture development in Cu-Ag-Fe triphase immiscible nanocomposites with superior thermal stability134
Understanding imprint formation, plastic instabilities and hardness evolutions in FCC, BCC and HCP metal surfaces133
Formation and self-organisation of nano-porosity in swift heavy ion irradiated amorphous Ge129
Sliding wear-induced compositional lamination in a VCoNi alloy at elevated temperatures, and its implications for reduced friction and wear126
Natural and artificial ageing in aluminium alloys – the role of excess vacancies125
Unusually large oxygen non-stoichiometry and defect thermodynamics in Sr4Mn2–xFe1+xO10–δ Ruddlesden-Popper layered oxides119
High-throughput microstructure and composition characterisation of microplatelet reinforced composites using directional reflectance microscopy118
On the role of the electric field in the last-stage sintering of ceramics: A phase-field modelling approach116
Room-temperature plasticity and size-dependent mechanical responses in small-scale B1-NbC(001) single-crystals115
Competition of core-shell and Janus morphology in bimetallic nanoparticles: Insights from a phase-field model115
Mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, and scaling laws of bicontinuous nanoporous metallic glasses114
New strategy to improve the overall performance of single-crystal superalloys by designing a bimodal γ′ precipitation microstructure111
Kawin: An open source Kampmann–Wagner Numerical (KWN) phase precipitation and coarsening model111
The concept of axial weak twins109
Self-toughening mechanism of the ZrO2 scale and the precipitation of Sn during the steam oxidation of ZIRLO™ at 1200 °C109
Electronic effects on the radiation damage in high-entropy alloys109
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 temperature102
Revealing growth mechanisms of faceted Al2Cu intermetallic compounds via high-speed Synchrotron X-ray tomography99
On the origin of the Hall–Petch law: A 3D-dislocation dynamics simulation investigation99
The effects of diffusional couplings on compositional trajectories and interfacial free energies during phase separation in a quaternary Ni-Al-Cr-Re model superalloy99
Predicting path-dependent diffusion barrier spectra in vast compositional space of multi-principal element alloys via convolutional neural networks96
Ultrasonic-vibration-enhanced plasticity of an entropic alloy at room temperature96
Solute-solute interactions in dilute Nb-X-O alloys from first principles95
Solid solution softening and hardening in binary BCC alloys94
Identifying the effect of Ni solubility on the thermoelectric properties of HfNiSn-based half-Heuslers94
Predicting the influence of geometric imperfections on the mechanical response of 2D and 3D periodic trusses93
Orientation dependent plasticity of the refractory multi-principal element alloy MoNbTi investigated via micropillar compression92
Ion kinetic energy- and ion flux-dependent mechanical properties and thermal stability of (Ti,Al)N thin films91
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Interface faceting–defaceting mediated by disconnections89
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Amber Genau, 2022 Acta Materialia Mary Fortune Global Diversity Medal Recipient84
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Acta Journals’ Outstanding Reviewers in 202083
Milica Radisic, 2022 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal Recipient83
Effect of the Pt concentration on microstructures of Ti-Pt alloys using the first-principles phase field method82
Structures of boundaries and corners of fully-closed hexagonal domains in HVPE-AlN film82
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Ultralight and ultra-stiff nano-cardboard panels: Mechanical analysis, characterization, and design principles81
Surface reconstruction in core@shell nanoalloys: Interplay between size and strain80
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Constrained sintering of alumina micro-ring films on stiff and compliant substrates: Constriction or dilation?79
Bistructural Pseudocontinuous Solid Solution with Hierarchical Microstructures from Ab initio Study: Application to the Mg2Sn−Mg3Sb2 System78
Acta Materialia and Scripta Materialia Outstanding Reviewers in 202278
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Manipulation of phase transitions and electrical properties of Ba1-Sr TiO3 thin films through orientation engineering77
Tensile creep of textured Ti2AlC in the 1000–1150°C temperature range76
Charles H. Ward, 2023 Acta Materialia Hollomon Award recipient75
QH-POCC: Taming tiling entropy in thermal expansion calculations of disordered materials75
A model for solute evolution in laser powder bed fused Al-Si alloys and its application to improve thermal conductivity75
Uncovering deformation twins in intermetallic AuSn and Au5Sn75
Influence of ordering phenomena on carbon segregation in tungsten screw dislocation75
Hydrogen on screw dislocation in Fe and W: Existence of 3D-compound and exotic segregation profile75
Metadislocation configurations and novel phason defects in the complex metallic alloy T-Al-Mn-Pd73
Patrick Couvreur, 2024 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Recipient73
The evolution of abnormally coarse grain structures in beta-annealed Ti-6Al%-4V% rolled plates, observed by in-situ investigation73
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Revealing in-plane grain boundary composition features through machine learning from atom probe tomography data73
Stabilization of high-pressure phase of CdO by nanoparticle formation in CdxZn1-xO thin films73
Precipitate dissolution during deformation induced twin thickening in a CoNi-base superalloy subject to creep72
Intra-grain orientation distributions in deformed aluminium: Synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiment and crystal-plasticity finite-element simulation72
Modeling precipitation kinetics for multi-phase and multi-component systems using particle size distributions via a moving grid technique72
Optimizing the hydrogen embrittlement resistance by tuning the structures of Cu-rich nanoprecipitates in high strength martensite stainless steels71
A Model correlating fluidity to alloy variables in hypoeutectic alloys70
A new healing strategy for metals: Programmed damage and repair70
Energetically favorable dislocation/nanobubble bypass mechanism in irradiation conditions70
Structural impact of niobium oxide on lithium silicate glasses: Results from advanced interaction-selective solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance and Raman spectroscopy69
In situ TEM observations of the growth of bainitic ferrite in an Fe-0.3C-3Mn-1.5Si-0.15Mo steel69
Evolution of martensitic microstructures in nanocrystalline NiTi wires deformed in tension69
In-situ irradiation-induced studies of grain growth kinetics of nanocrystalline UO269
Achieving excellent elevated-temperature mechanical properties in dual-phase high-entropy alloys via nanoscale co-precipitation and heterostructure engineering68
Phase composition tailoring and coercivity mechanism of high-performance high-abundance rare-earth sintered magnets68
Electronic mechanism for the enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction activity of Cu alloys68
Modeling the statistical distribution of fatigue crack formation lifetime in large volumes of polycrystalline microstructures67
Comparison of transformation behavior of the peritectic steels with different carbon content and its correlation to the slab quality during solidification67
Strong piezoelectric properties and electric-field-driven changes in domain structures in a PbZr0.87Ti0.13O3 single crystal67
Carbon effect on thermo-kinetics of Co-Cr-Fe-Mn-Ni high entropy alloys: A computational study validated by interdiffusion experiments66
Ab initio study of the effect of interstitial alloying on the intrinsic stacking fault energy of paramagnetic γ-Fe and austenitic stainless steel66
Influence of oscillatory shear on nucleation in metallic glasses: A molecular dynamics study66
The overlooked mechanism of chalcopyrite passivation65
Construction of self-supported TiO2 nanotube arrays with hybrid point defect engineering: A bifunctional anode for Li+/Na+ storage65
Li-doping effects on the native defects and luminescence of Zn65
Segregation competition and complexion coexistence within a polycrystalline grain boundary network65
Enhancing resistance to hydrogen embrittlement in high-strength hot-press-forming steel sheets through Al-Si-Zn coating optimization64
Mixed atomic-scale electronic configuration as a strategy to avoid cocatalyst utilization in photocatalysis by high-entropy oxides64
A multi-scale modeling framework for solidification cracking during welding64
Bubble formation in helium-implanted nanostructured ferritic alloys at elevated temperatures64
A novel approach to coating for improving the comprehensive high-temperature service performance of TiAl alloys64
Deformation-adaptive N,P-doped porous carbon nanofibers as a protective interlayer for stable Li metal anodes64
Synthesis, microstructure, and mechanical properties of novel high entropy carbonitrides63
Precipitation kinetics in metallic alloys: Experiments and modeling63
Shearing and rotation of β″ and βʹ precipitates in an Al-Mg-Si alloy under tensile deformation: In-situ and ex-situ studies63
A novel Re-free Ni-based single-crystal superalloy with enhanced creep resistance and microstructure stability62
Competitive driving effect on calorics by dual-fields in ferroic materials with strong magnetostructural coupling62
Machine-learning enabled thermodynamic model for the design of new rare-earth compounds62
Microstructure and evolution of gradient dislocation cells in multi-principal element alloy subjected to cyclic torsion62
Revealing the mechanism of grain refinement and anti Si-poisoning induced by (Nb, Ti)B2 with a sandwich-like structure62
Discovery of Guinier-Preston zone hardening in refractory nitride ceramics62
Nanocomposite versus solid solution formation in the TiSiN system62
Revealing the crucial role of rough energy landscape on self-diffusion in high-entropy alloys based on machine learning and kinetic Monte Carlo61
Superior energy storage properties with thermal stability in lead-free ceramics by constructing an antiferroelectric/relaxor-antiferroelectric crossover61
Simulated diffusion spreadability for characterizing the structure and transport properties of two-phase materials61
Thermodynamics and kinetics of long-range ordering in FCC Ni–33at.%Cr alloys: Insights from atomic scale modeling61
Domain dynamics engineering in ergodic relaxor ferroelectrics for dielectric energy storage61
Effects of Mg and Al doping on the desorption energetics and electronic structure of a Ti-V-Zr-Nb alloy hydride60
Toughening of interface networks through the introduction of weak links60
Densely packed glass structure caused by seven-coordinated Zr in high elastic modulus Al2O3–SiO2–ZrO2 glasses60
A phase field crystal model for real-time grain boundary formation and motion in complex concentration alloy60
Off-stoichiometric softening and polytypic transformations in the plastic deformation of the C14 Fe60
Multi-objective, multi-constraint high-throughput design, synthesis, and characterization of tungsten-containing refractory multi-principal element alloys60
Single-phase duodenary high-entropy fluorite/pyrochlore oxides with an order-disorder transition59
Reduced interfacial stresses in laminated ceramics during flash sintering enabled by an extremely low uniaxial viscosity59
Disconnection-mediated migration of interfaces in microstructures: I. continuum model59
In situ study of non-equilibrium solidification of CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy and CrFeNi and CoCrNi ternary suballoys59
The importance of fracture toughness evaluation for additively manufactured metals59
Superior mechanical properties of a Zr-based bulk metallic glass via laser powder bed fusion process control59
Thermodynamics and Ferroelectric Properties of Pb1-xSrxTiO3 Solid Solutions58
Improvement of magnetic properties and hardness by alloying Mo to a FeCrCo alloy58
A tale of two phase diagrams: Interplay of ordering and hydrogen uptake in Pd–Au–H58
Atomic simulation study of the factors affecting nucleation in deformation-induced martensitic transformation in grains and at grain boundaries in pure iron57
Eutectoid growth of nanoscale amorphous Fe-Si nitride upon nitriding57
Investigating interfacial segregation of Ω/Al 57
Fatigue-resistant elastocaloric effect in hypoeutectic TiNi58 alloy with heterogeneous microstructure56
Predicting failure progressions of structural materials via deep learning based on void topology56
Phase evolution in two-phase alloys during severe plastic deformation56
Strong interfaces: the key to high strength in nano metallic laminates55
Oxidation mechanism in a refractory multiple-principal-element alloy at high temperature55
Pseudoelastic deformation in Mo-based refractory multi-principal element alloys55
Hydrogen penetration into the NiTi superelastic alloy investigated in-situ by synchrotron diffraction experiments54
Suppressing embrittlement and enhancing thermal resistance of bulk superlattice alloys by controllable grain-boundary segregation54
Phase and defect evolution in uranium-nitrogen-oxygen system under irradiation54
Dislocation electron tomography: A technique to characterize the dislocation microstructure evolution in zirconium alloys under irradiation54
Combined modeling and experimental characterization of Mn segregation and spinodal decomposition along dislocation lines in Fe–Mn alloys53
Quantitative analysis of grain boundary diffusion, segregation and precipitation at a sub-nanometer scale53
Construction of Mg/Zr superlattice structure to achieve efficient hydrogen storage via atomic-scale interaction in Mg-Zr modulation films53
Simultaneous enhancements of strength, ductility, and toughness in a TiB reinforced titanium matrix composite53
The origin of chemical inhomogeneity in lead-free potassium sodium niobate ceramic: Competitive chemical reaction during solid-state synthesis52
Stress corrosion cracking of the titanium alloys under hydrostatic pressure resulting from the degradation of passive films52
A quasi-2D integrated experimental–numerical approach to high-fidelity mechanical analysis of metallic microstructures52
Optimizing the cellular automata finite element model for additive manufacturing to simulate large microstructures52
Revealing Nanoscale deformation mechanisms caused by shear-based material removal on individual grains of a Ni-based superalloy52
A potential mechanism for abnormal grain growth in Ni thin films on c-sapphire52
Chemical core-shell metastability-induced large ductility in medium-entropy maraging and reversion alloys52
Enhancing co-deformation ability of nanograined Ni-W layers in the Ni/Ni-W laminated composites52
Imparted benefits on mechanical properties by achieving grain boundary migration across voids52
Initial oxidation of Ni-based superalloy and its dynamic microscopic mechanisms: The interface junction initiated outwards oxidation52
Superhardness Induced by Grain Boundary Vertical Sliding in (001)-textured ZrB252
Grain boundary mediated plasticity: A blessing for the ductility of metallic thin films?51
Electric current-induced solid-state crack healing and life extension51
Insights into primary carbides and nanoparticles in an additively manufactured high-alloy steel51
Multimodal deep learning framework to predict strain localization of Mg/LPSO two-phase alloys51
Ductilization of single-phase refractory high-entropy alloys via activation of edge dislocation51
Phase-field investigation on the microstructural evolution of eutectic transformation and four-phase reaction in Mo-Si-Ti system51
A coupled model for precipitation strengthening in Mg-Zn alloys51
Atomistic simulations of dislocation activity in Si nanofibers in Al-Si eutectics51
On the thermodynamics and its connection to structure in the Pt-Pd-Cu-Ni-P bulk metallic glass forming system51
Coupling of alloy chemistry, diffusion and structure by grain boundary engineering in Ni–Cr–Fe50
Electro-chemo-mechanical failure of solid-state electrolyte caused from intergranular or transgranular damage propagation in polycrystalline aggregates50
Stability and stoichiometry of L12 Al3(Sc,Zr) dispersoids in Al-(Si)-Sc-Zr alloys50
A spatially resolved analysis of dislocation loop and nanohardness evolution in proton irradiated Zircaloys50
Temperature-dependent hardening contributions in CrFeCoNi high-entropy alloy50
In situ probing of interfacial roughness and transient phases during ceramic cold sintering process50
Simulations of primary damage in a High Entropy Alloy: Probing enhanced radiation resistance50
Grain boundary segregation predicted by quantum-accurate segregation spectra but not by classical models49
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 alloys49
Enhanced oxidation resistance of (Mo95W5)85Ta10(TiZr)5 refractory multi-principal element alloy up to 1300°C49
Engineered periodic quadrupole superstructure in ferroelectric thin films via flexoelectricity49
The role of nitrogen in the oxidation behaviour of a Ti6242S alloy: a nanoscale investigation by atom probe tomography49
The evolution of local stress during deformation twinning in a Mg-Gd-Y-Zn alloy49
Stishovite nucleation at low shock pressures in soda-lime glass49
Effects of exsolution on the stability and morphology of Ni nanoparticles on BZY thin films48
Chemical short range order strengthening in BCC complex concentrated alloys48
Thermodynamic models of multicomponent nonstoichiometric solution phases using internal process order parameters48
Short-range order and its impacts on the BCC MoNbTaW multi-principal element alloy by the machine-learning potential48
Grain boundary in NbCo(Pt)Sn half-Heusler compounds: Segregation and solute drag on grain boundary migration48
Brillouin spectroscopy study of the stress-induced ferroelectric order in lead-free relaxor 0.93(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3-0.07BaTiO3 ceramics48
Nano-scale heterogeneity-driven metastability engineering in ferrous medium-entropy alloy induced by additive manufacturing48
Boron microalloying for high-temperature eutectic high-entropy alloys48
Elastocaloric-like effect in strain-mediated Mn3SnC/PZT magnetoelectric hetero-composite for solid-state refrigeration47
Predicting yield stress in a nano-precipitate strengthened austenitic steel by integrating multi length-scale simulations and experiments47
Shearing mechanisms of co-precipitates in IN71847
Chemical stability and degradation mechanism of Mg3Sb2-Bi thermoelectrics towards room-temperature applications47
Probing the homogeneous distribution of sodium atoms in silicate glasses47
Effect of external stress on hydride reorientation in zirconium47
Phase transformations in an ultralight BCC Mg alloy during anisothermal ageing47
An improved 3D microstructure reconstruction approach for porous media47
Achieving superior lithium storage performances of CoMoO4 anode for lithium-ion batteries by Si-doping dual vacancies engineering46
High accuracy neural network interatomic potential for NiTi shape memory alloy46
Unexpected role of prefactors in defects diffusion: The case of vacancies in the 55Fe-28Ni-17Cr concentrated solid-solution alloys46
Effect of volume fractions of gradient transition layer on mechanical behaviors of nanotwinned Cu46
Toward tunable mechanical behavior and enhanced elastocaloric effect in NiTi alloy by gradient structure46
First principles analysis of impurities in silicon carbide grain boundaries46
Stability of oxide-sulfate mixtures and implications for deposit-induced degradation of advanced alloys and coatings46
Metastable high entropy alloys of TiZrHfTa with glass-like characteristics at low temperatures46
Simultaneously enhancing strength-ductility synergy and strain hardenability via Si-alloying in medium-Al FeMnAlC lightweight steels46
Theoretical and experimental grain boundary energies in body-centered cubic metals46
Formation of a transition V-rich structure during the α' to α + β phase transformation process in additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4 V46
Domain size control by spinodal decomposition in ferroelectrics45
Unexpected dynamic transformation from α phase to β phase in zirconium alloy revealed by in-situ neutron diffraction during high temperature deformation45
Demonstration of Helide formation for fusion structural materials as natural lattice sinks for helium45
Dynamic Hardness Evolution in Metals from Impact Induced Gradient Dislocation Density45
Mesoscopic-scale complexity in macroscopically-uniform plastic flow of an Al0.3CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy45
A kinetic transition from peritectic crystallization to amorphous solidification of rapidly quenched refractory Nb-Ni alloy45
Hydrogen trapping, desorption and clustering in heterophase interfaces of W-ZrC alloy45
Microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Al-Ce-Sc-Zr-(Er) alloys strengthened by Al11Ce3 micro-platelets and L12 Al3(Sc,Zr,Er) nano-precipitates45
A ductility metric for refractory-based multi-principal-element alloys44
Fundamental links between shear transformation, β relaxation, and st44
Physical mechanism interpretation of polycrystalline metals’ yield strength via a data-driven method: A novel Hall–Petch relationship44
Effect of non-clustering element C and Mo on irradiation-induced clustering in reactor pressure vessel steels44
Mechanism of anomalous α-Fe formation from stoichiometric Sm2Fe17 jet-milled powder during post-pulverization annealing44
Quantifying free energies through local composition fluctuations in binary solid solutions: A proof-of-concept study using atomistic embedded-atom simulations44
Giant compliance and spontaneous buckling of beams containing mobile solute atoms44
The origin of graphite morphology in cast iron44
Deformation and phase transformation in polycrystalline cementite (Fe3C) during single- and multi-pass sliding wear44
Resolving the mixed-alkali effect on the viscoelastic behavior of supercooled liquids44
Atypical pathways for lamellar and twinning transformations in rapidly solidified TiAl alloy43
High-temperature deformation mechanisms in a BCC+B2 refractory complex concentrated alloy43
Thermal-solutal-fluid flow of channel segregation during directional solidification of single-crystal nickel-based superalloys43
Alloys-by-design: A low-modulus titanium alloy for additively manufactured biomedical implants43
Data-driven shape memory alloy discovery using Artificial Intelligence Materials Selection (AIMS) framework43
The connection between the fragile-to-strong transition and the liquid-liquid transition in a binary alloy system43
Coupled segregation mechanisms of Sc, Zr and Mn at θ43
Enhanced fatigue endurance limit of Cu through low-angle dislocation boundary43
Improving the mechanical and corrosion properties of pure magnesium by parts-per-million-level alloying43
Relationship between strength and uniform elongation of metals based on an exponential hardening law43
Heterostructure enables anomalous improvement of cryogenic mechanical properties in titanium43
Monovacancy-hydrogen interaction in pure aluminum: Experimental and ab-initio theoretical positron annihilation study42
Dislocation structures in micron-sized Ni single crystals produced via tension–compression cyclic loading42
Enhanced mobility of cations and anions in the redox state: The polaronium mechanism42
Pressure-induced enhancement of thermoelectric performance of CoP3 by the structural phase transition42
The role of intermediate S-polymorph towards high piezoelectricity in La-doped BiFeO3 epitaxial thin films42
Martensitic transformation during electrochemical polishing of metastable austenitic stainless steel42
Evolution of elastic constants of the NiTi shape memory alloy during a stress-induced martensitic transformation42
Ni coarsening in Ni-yttria stabilized zirconia electrodes: Three-dimensional quantitative phase-field simulations supported by ex-situ ptychographic nano-tomography42
Compromise of thermoelectric and mechanical properties in LiSbTe2 and LiBiTe2 alloyed SnTe42
Cr-promoted formation of B2+L21 composite nanoprecipitates and enhanced mechanical properties in ferritic alloy42
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