Medium-/High-Entropy and Multi-Principal-Element Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 2769
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Interests: computational materials science; multi-scale modelling; solid-state physics and chemistry; magnetism; phase stability and transformations; nanosystems; quantum technologies; quantum computers
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Dear Colleagues,
I am very pleased to see that you, too, are becoming a critically important part of the extensive research activities worldwide that are related to so-called high-entropy alloys (HEAs). In recent years, our understanding of HEAs (containing five or more chemical species) has shifted from the original idea of maximizing the configurational entropy in these materials towards exploring their unexpected complexity—the extent of which continues to be revealed. The recent inclusion of so-called medium-entropy alloys (MEAs) and relaxation of the condition of equiatomic amount of elements have reshaped the entire field, and these materials have become known as multiprincipal element alloys. Importantly, previously unknown and often unprecedented properties continue to be identified in these materials. These cover their functional (e.g., magnetic), mechanical, or other characteristics under different regimes involving, for example, low/high-temperatures, hydrostatic pressures, or other external stimuli. So, there is certainly a lot of space to include your own groundbreaking research!
Regarding this Special Issue, manuscripts reporting your new results and findings related to theoretical calculations and/or experimental examinations of multiprincipal element materials, their functional or structural properties, as well as their structure and defects are most welcome. I am very happy that, together, we will jointly push the current frontiers of knowledge related to multiprincipal element materials into brand new and uncharted territories. Let’s do this, and enjoy the process!
Dr. Martin Friák
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- multiprincipal element alloys
- high-/medium-entropy alloys
- point defects (vacancies, disorder)
- extended defects (interfaces, surfaces, dislocations, stacking faults, grain boundaries)
- quantum–mechanical calculations
- atomistic and continuum modeling
- characterization and measurements
