Jian Hu

TL;DR: This study discovered that plastic deformation mechanism of extremely fine nanograined metals and their hardness are adjustable through tailoring grain boundary (GB) stability, which provides an alternative dimension, in addition to grain size, for producing novel nanograin metals with extraordinary properties.

TL;DR: A novel layer-by-layer assembly strategy was developed to prepare a sophisticated nanostructure with highly dispersed 2D graphene oxide in a three-dimensional matrix consisting of one-dimensional bacterial cellulose (BC) nanofibers and GO nanosheets, leading to greatly enhanced mechanical properties compared to those of bare BC.

TL;DR: In this paper, a low-adhesion superhydrophobic surface with robust hierarchical rough structure has been successfully fabricated on the AZ31B magnesium alloy via a facile and green two-step in situ immersion method and post-modification with stearic acid (SA), which are carried out at room temperature without oxidants, high temperature, or pressure.

TL;DR: In this paper, the grain boundary energy of Ni and Ni-Mo alloys with annealed samples was estimated from enthalpy release and corresponding grain size using differential scanning calorimetry.

TL;DR: In this paper, a nanocomposite composed of CoFe2O4 nanocubes homogeneously dispersed and closely stuck on graphene has been constructed via a facile one-pot strategy.