Advances in Metallic Glass Nanocomposites
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanocomposite Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mechanical constitutive relationships and strengthening mechanisms of metallic glasses and their composites; solid mechanics and micromechanics of metals; finite element theory and its applications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metallic glasses (MGs), which are characterized by a lack of long-range order and possess unique properties such as high specific strength, good corrosion resistance, and soft magnetic and unique net-shape formability, have attracted tremendous research interest since their discovery in the 1960s.
In recent years, enormous efforts have been devoted to improving the plasticity of MGs. The most intuitive route is to prevent the propagation of primary shear bands through MGs. The concept of heterogeneous structure is widely accepted to be useful in improving the plasticity of MGs by blocking the localized shear bands.
Another prominent area of research focuses on enhancing the soft magnetic property of MG. The conventional design of soft-magnetic MGs heavily relies on “trial and error” experiments. It is difficult to balance the saturation flux density and thermal stability due to the strong interplay between glass formation and magnetic interaction. Recently developed machine learning techniques have emerged as powerful tools in this field, particularly for predicting glass formation behaviors. By utilizing advanced machine learning models, researchers can facilitate efficient alloy design for advanced magnetic metallic glasses with desirable properties.
Lastly, we must pay closer attention to the catalytic performance of metallic glasses stemming from their disordered structures and high Gibbs free energy states. It is well established that catalytic performance is closely related to the density of active sites. However, modifying the catalytic properties of MGs through control over their disordered atomic structures remains a significant challenge.
Here, we should focus on how the heterogeneous or inhomogeneous structure affect the plasticity, soft magnetic, and catalytic performance and demonstrate the brilliant recent research in this Special Issue.
Dr. Yongwei Wang
Dr. Shuangqin Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metallic glass
- plasticity
- soft magnetic
- catalytic performance
- inhomogeneous structure
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