The impact of alloying on defect-free nanoparticles exhibiting softer but tougher behavior

Anuj Bisht; Raj Kiran Koju; Yuanshen Qi; James Hickman; Yuri Mishin; Eugen Rabkin

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22707-x

Nature Communications (May 2021)

The impact of alloying on defect-free nanoparticles exhibiting softer but tougher behavior

Anuj Bisht,
Raj Kiran Koju,
Yuanshen Qi,
James Hickman,
Yuri Mishin,
Eugen Rabkin

Affiliations

Anuj Bisht: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Raj Kiran Koju: Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSN 3F3, George Mason University
Yuanshen Qi: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
James Hickman: Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Yuri Mishin: Department of Physics and Astronomy, MSN 3F3, George Mason University
Eugen Rabkin: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22707-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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This work explores the impact of alloying on mechanical properties of nanoparticles in Ni-Co binary system. Combined experiment and atomistic simulation show surprising solution-softening effect in nanoparticles that contradicts the traditional solution-hardening effect in bulk alloys.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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