High-strength and thermally stable bulk nanolayered composites due to twin-induced interfaces

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zheng, Shijian ^a   Beyerlein, Irene J ^b   Carpenter, John S ^c   Kang, Keonwook ^b   Wang, Jian ^c,d   Han, Weizhong ^a   Mara, Nathan A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL;

COMPOSITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DESIGN; HIGH TEMPERATURE; STABILIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; NEUTRON; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84877743986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2651     Document Type: Article

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