The evolution of interfaces is intrinsic to many physical processes ranging from cavitation in fluids to recrystallization in solids. Computational modeling of interface motion entails a number of challenges, many of ...
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We devise reduced-dimension metrics for effectively measuring the distance between two points (i.e., microstructures) in the microstructure space and quantifying the pathway associated with microstructural evolution, ...
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We devise reduced-dimension metrics for effectively measuring the distance between two points (i.e., microstructures) in the microstructure space and quantifying the pathway associated with microstructural evolution, based on a recently introduced set of hierarchical n-point polytope functions Pn. The Pn functions provide the probability of finding particular n-point configurations associated with regular n polytopes in the material system, and are a special subset of the standard n-point correlation functions Sn that effectively decompose the structural features in the system into regular polyhedral basis with different symmetries. The nth order metric Ωn is defined as the L1 norm associated with the Pn functions of two distinct microstructures. By choosing a reference initial state (i.e., a microstructure associated with t0=0), the Ωn(t) metrics quantify the evolution of distinct polyhedral symmetries and can in principle capture emerging polyhedral symmetries that are not apparent in the initial state. To demonstrate their utility, we apply the Ωn metrics to a two-dimensional binary system undergoing spinodal decomposition to extract the phase separation dynamics via the temporal scaling behavior of the corresponding Ωn(t), which reveals mechanisms governing the evolution. Moreover, we employ Ωn(t) to analyze pattern evolution during vapor deposition of phase-separating alloy films with different surface contact angles, which exhibit rich evolution dynamics including both unstable and oscillating patterns. The Ωn metrics have potential applications in establishing quantitative processing-structure-property relationships, as well as real-time processing control and optimization of complex heterogeneous material systems.
A new perovskite KOsO3 has been stabilized under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. It is cubic at 500 K (Pm−3m) and undergoes subsequent phase transitions to tetragonal at 320 K (P4/mmm) and rhombohedral ...
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A new perovskite KOsO3 has been stabilized under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. It is cubic at 500 K (Pm−3m) and undergoes subsequent phase transitions to tetragonal at 320 K (P4/mmm) and rhombohedral (R−3m) at 230 K as shown from refining synchrotron x-ray powder diffraction (SXRD) data. The larger orbital overlap integral and the extended wave function of 5d electrons in the perovskite KOsO3 allow to explore physics from the regime where Mott and Hund’s rule couplings dominate to the state where the multiple interactions are on equal footing. We demonstrate an exotic magnetic ordering phase found by neutron powder diffraction along with physical properties via a suite of measurements including magnetic and transport properties, differential scanning calorimetry, and specific heat, which provide comprehensive information for a system at the crossover from localized to itinerant electronic behavior.
Grain boundaries (GBs) can be treated as two-dimensional (2-D) interfacial phases (also called 'complexions') that can undergo interfacial phase-like transitions. As bulk phase diagrams and calculation of phas...
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Selective laser melting (SLM) provides an opportunity to manufacture parts with complex geometry, minimal wastage, and no need for special tooling. However, the fabricated parts exhibit heterogeneity and anisotropy in...
Selective laser melting (SLM) provides an opportunity to manufacture parts with complex geometry, minimal wastage, and no need for special tooling. However, the fabricated parts exhibit heterogeneity and anisotropy in mechanical properties and residual stresses, which have been long-term concerns of the SLM of metallic materials. The present study investigates the effect of melting sequence and heat treatment on such heterogeneous and anisotropic properties in the SLM Ti6Al4V alloys. As a relatively low-cost and effective approach, the application of melting sequence led to the homogenization of the microstructure and improvement of mechanical properties, though anisotropy in properties (residual stresses, hardness) remained. The application of the heat treatment process not only homogenized the hardness but also reduced the anisotropy. These approaches would be considered as the two potential strategies to overcome the shortcoming of the SLM process, depending on the required properties, possibility and performance, and the budget.
Do high-entropy alloys and ceramics have their grain boundary (GB) counterparts? As the concept of high-entropy grain boundaries (HEGBs) was initially proposed in 2016, this article provides the first complete and rig...
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The rapid advance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in recent times and the current pandemic caused by COVID-19 have profoundly transformed society and the economy in most of the world. The education s...
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The rapid advance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in recent times and the current pandemic caused by COVID-19 have profoundly transformed society and the economy in most of the world. The education sector has benefited from this ICT-driven revolution, which has provided and expanded multiple new tools and teaching methods that did not exist just a few decades ago. In light of this technological change, virtual laboratories (VLs) based on the use of virtual reality (VR) have emerged, which are increasingly used to facilitate the teaching-learning process in a wide range of training activities, both academic and professional types. The set of advantages offered by this type of VL, the main of which are listed in this article, has made its use increasingly common as support for engineering classes at universities. This paper presents a study involving 420 engineering students from Spanish and Portuguese universities and associated analyses on the assessment of different parameters in various VLs designed by the authors. The results obtained indicate that, in general, VR-based VLs are widely accepted and demanded by students, who likewise consider real laboratories (RLs) necessary in face-to-face teaching. In the current post-COVID-19 educational scenario, VLs and RLs will coexist within the new hybrid models that combine face-to-face and online teaching and learning.
Power densification is making thermal design a key step in the development of future electrical devices. Systems such as data centers and electric vehicles are generating more heat, which requires efficient cooling to...
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Despite the weak, van-der-Waals interlayer coupling, photoinduced charge transfer vertically across atomically thin interfaces can occur within surprisingly fast, sub-50fs timescales. Early theoretical understanding o...
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