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    Advances in magneto-ionic materials and perspectives for their application
    (College Park, MD : American Institute of Physics, 2021) Nichterwitz, M.; Honnali Sudheendra, S.; Kutuzau, M.; Guo, S.; Zehner, J.; Nielsch, K.; Leistner, K.
    The possibility of tuning magnetic material properties by ionic means is exciting both for basic science and, especially in view of the excellentenergy efficiency and room temperature operation, for potential applications. In this perspective, we shortly introduce the functionality ofmagneto-ionic materials and focus on important recent advances in this field. We present a comparative overview of state-of-the-art magneto-ionic materials considering the achieved magnetoelectric voltage coefficients for magnetization and coercivity and the demonstrated timescales for magneto-ionic switching. Furthermore, the application perspectives of magneto-ionic materials in data storage and computing,magnetic actuation, and sensing are evaluated. Finally, we propose potential research directions to push this field forward and tackle thechallenges related to future applications
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    In-situ tensile testing of ZrCu-based metallic glass composites
    (London : Nature Publishing Group, 2018) Sun, H.C.; Ning, Z.L.; Wang, G.; Liang, W.Z.; Pauly, S.; Huang, Y.J.; Guo, S.; Xue, X.; Sun, J.F.
    ZrCu-based bulk metallic glass composites (BMGCs) are well known for their plastic deformability, superior to traditional metallic glasses (MGs), which is attributed to a unique dual-phases structure, namely, the glassy matrix and unstable B2 phase. In the present study, in-situ tensile testing is used to trace the deformation process of a ZrCu-based BMGC. Three deformation stages of the BMGC, i.e., the elastic-elastic stage, the elastic-plastic stage, and the plastic-plastic stage are identified. In the elastic-elastic and elastic-plastic stages, the yield strength and elastic limit are major influenced by the volume fraction of the B2 crystals. In the plastic-plastic stage, the B2 phase stimulates the formation of multiple shear bands and deflects the direction of shear bands by disturbing the stress field in front of the crack tip. The deformation-induced martensitic transformation of the metastable B2 phase contributes to the plasticity and work hardening of the composite. This study highlights the formation and propagation of multiple shear bands and reveals the interactions of shear bands with structural heterogeneities in situ. Especially, the blocking of shear bands by crystals and the martensitic transformation of the B2 phase are critical for the mechanistic deformation process and illustrate the function of the B2 phase in the present BMGCs.
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    Optimizing mechanical properties of Fe26.7Co26.7Ni26.7Si8.9B11 high entropy alloy by inducing hypoeutectic to quasi-duplex microstructural transition
    (London : Nature Publishing Group, 2019) Zhang, Z.-Q.; Song, K.-K.; Guo, S.; Xue, Q.-S.; Xing, H.; Cao, C.-D.; Dai, F.-P.; Völker, B.; Hohenwarter, A.; Maity, T.; Chawake, N.; Kim, J.-T.; Wang, L.; Kaban, I.; Eckert, J.
    High-entropy alloys (HEAs) have inspired considerable interest due to their attractive physical and mechanical properties. In this work, the microstructural evolution induced by different heat treatments on rapidly solidified hypoeutectic precursors of a Fe26.7Co26.7Ni26.7Si8.9B11 HEA is investigated and correlated with the corresponding mechanical properties. The microstructures of the rapidly solidified precursors are composed of primary fcc solid solution dendrites embedded in a eutectic matrix. When the samples are annealed at different temperatures after furnace cooling or quenching, respectively, the eutectic structure gradually decomposes into fcc, tetragonal (Fe,Co)2B, and hexagonal Ni31Si12 crystals with increasing annealing temperature, leading to a gradual increase of the content of the fcc crystals and both their aggregation and coarsening. Then the dominant structural framework gradually transforms from eutectic structures to fcc dendrites and ultimately the (Fe,Co)2B crystals become isolated as dominant reinforcement particles distributed in the interdendritic regions. This gradual microstructural transition from hypoeutectic to quasi-duplex structures leads to the change of the dominant deformation mechanism from crack-controlled to dislocation-dominated deformation, which allows to control both ductility and strength in a wide range. Hence, this study provides some guideline for how to tune the microstructure and mechanical properties of HEAs.