We report on new high-saturation induction, high-temperature nanocomposite alloys with reduced glass formers. The amounts of the magnetic transition metals and early transition metal growth inhibitors were systematically varied to determine trade-offs between higher inductions and fine microstructures with consequently lower magnetic losses. Alloys of nominal composition Fe65Co35 79.5+xNb4−xB13...

Gradient structured materials possess good combinations of strength and ductility, rendering the materials attractive in industrial applications. In this research, a surface nanocrystallization (SNC) technique, rotationally accelerated shot peening (RASP), was employed to produce a gradient nanostructured pure Ti with a deformation layer that had a thickness of 2000 μm, which is thicker than th...

In this work, glass formation under high-energy ball milling was investigated for a (Ti0.33Zr0.33Hf0.33)50(Ni0.33Cu0.33Ag0.33)40Al10 high-order alloy system with equiatomic substitution for early and late transition-metal contents. For comparison, an amorphous alloy ribbon with the same composition was prepared using the melt-spinning method as well. Structural features of the samples were char...

The origin of the photoactivity in graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and the strategies for improving its photocatalytic efficiency were systematically investigated using first-principles computations. We found that g-C3N4 composed of tri-s-triazine units (g-CN1) is preferable in photocatalysis, owing to its visible-light absorption and appropriate band edge potentials. Despite the benefit of n...

Classical steady-state nucleation theory is applied to Co-rich Fe,Co-based alloys to provide a rationale for experimental observations during the nanocrystallization of Co-rich (Co,Fe)89Zr7B4 and (Co,Fe)88Zr7B4Cu1 amorphous precursors. The amorphous precursor free energy is estimated using density functional theory. This simple theory suggests: (i) strain or interface energy effects could expla...

Recently, an interest in NASICON-type materials revived, as they are considered potential cathode sodium–ion batteries used large-scale energy storage. We applied a facile technique of thermal nanocrystallization glassy analogs these compounds to enhance their electrical parameters. Six nanomaterials the Na3M2(PO4)2F3 (M = V, Ti, Fe) system were studied. Samples with nominal compositions Na3V2(...