Lithium (Li) metal is a high-capacity anode material (3860 mAh g–1) that can enable high-energy batteries for electric vehicles and grid-storage applications. However, Li metal...

The magnesium hydrogenation issue poses a serious obstacle to designing strong and reliable structural materials as well as offering a safe alternative for hydrogen...

Lithium (Li) metal is a high-capacity anode material (3860 mAh g–1) that can enable high-energy batteries for electric vehicles and grid-storage applications. However, Li metal...

We report in situ tensile strength measurement of fully lithiated Si (Li–Si alloy) nanowires inside a transmission electron microscope. A specially designed dual probe with an...

The morphology and distribution of the antennal sensilla of adult diving beetle Cybister japonicus Sharp (Dytiscidae, Coleoptera), have been examined. Five types of sensilla on...

Transition metal silicide nanowires (NWs) have attracted increasing attention as they possess advantages of both silicon NWs and transition metals. Over the past years, there...

The magnesium hydrogenation issue poses a serious obstacle to designing strong and reliable structural materials as well as offering a safe alternative for hydrogen...

The electrical and mechanical properties of multiwalled carbon nanotubes and of scrolled graphene structures, synthesized from iron–phthalocyanine in a catalytic chemical vapor...

We report in situ tensile strength measurement of fully lithiated Si (Li–Si alloy) nanowires inside a transmission electron microscope. A specially designed dual probe with an...

The magnesium hydrogenation issue poses a serious obstacle to designing strong and reliable structural materials as well as offering a safe alternative for hydrogen...

We report in situ tensile strength measurement of fully lithiated Si (Li–Si alloy) nanowires inside a transmission electron microscope. A specially designed dual probe with an...

In-situ deformation experiments were carried out in a transmission electron microscope to investigate the structural response of single crystal GaAs nanowires (NWs) under...

The elastic properties and structural phase transitions of individual VO2 nanowires were studied using an in situ push-to-pull microelectromechanical device to realize...

We have revealed the fundamental embryonic structure of deformation twins using in situ mechanical testing of magnesium single crystals in a transmission electron microscope....

The magnesium hydrogenation issue poses a serious obstacle to designing strong and reliable structural materials as well as offering a safe alternative for hydrogen...

Transition metal silicide nanowires (NWs) have attracted increasing attention as they possess advantages of both silicon NWs and transition metals. Over the past years, there...

We have revealed the fundamental embryonic structure of deformation twins using in situ mechanical testing of magnesium single crystals in a transmission electron microscope....

Effective protection from environmental degradation relies on the integrity of oxide as diffusion barriers. Ideally, the passivation layer can repair its own breaches quickly...

The morphological feature and number of sensilla on the antennae of adult C.japonicas Sharp.

Stress driven nucleation of nanocrystals in amorphous alloys has been a subject of intensive debate in the past decade. It has long been postulated that nanocrystals form...