Nature Communications (Nov 2022)
Mechanically derived short-range order and its impact on the multi-principal-element alloys
Abstract
Unlike diffusion-mediated chemical short-range orders (SROs) in multi-principal element alloys, diffusionless SROs and their impact on alloys have been elusive. Here, the authors show the formation of strain-induced SROs by crystalline lattice defects, upon external loading at 77 K.