Heterostructures: new opportunities for functional materials
Heterostructures with large microstructural heterogeneities have been introduced in structural materials for superior strength-ductility combinations, but their effects on functional properties remain little explored. Here I highlight the enormous potential of heterostructures to resolve conflicting...
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| author | Xiangyi Zhang |
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| description | Heterostructures with large microstructural heterogeneities have been introduced in structural materials for superior strength-ductility combinations, but their effects on functional properties remain little explored. Here I highlight the enormous potential of heterostructures to resolve conflicting properties in functional materials. The challenges, strategies and prospects of heterostructured functional materials are discussed. Rational design of heterostructures will open up new opportunities for creating functional materials with unprecedented performance or new functionalities. This Perspective aims to draw the attention of scientific community to the emerging heterostructured functional materials and to trigger intense fundamental and applied researches on this topic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ca9c38c168d4c45a9155950b951fe732022-12-22T01:20:11ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMaterials Research Letters2166-38312020-02-0182495910.1080/21663831.2019.16916681691668Heterostructures: new opportunities for functional materialsXiangyi Zhang0Yanshan UniversityHeterostructures with large microstructural heterogeneities have been introduced in structural materials for superior strength-ductility combinations, but their effects on functional properties remain little explored. Here I highlight the enormous potential of heterostructures to resolve conflicting properties in functional materials. The challenges, strategies and prospects of heterostructured functional materials are discussed. Rational design of heterostructures will open up new opportunities for creating functional materials with unprecedented performance or new functionalities. This Perspective aims to draw the attention of scientific community to the emerging heterostructured functional materials and to trigger intense fundamental and applied researches on this topic.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2019.1691668heterostructuresheterostructured functional materialshybrid and heterostructureheterogeneous structured materialsmicrostructural control |
| spellingShingle | Xiangyi Zhang Heterostructures: new opportunities for functional materials Materials Research Letters heterostructures heterostructured functional materials hybrid and heterostructure heterogeneous structured materials microstructural control |
| title | Heterostructures: new opportunities for functional materials |
| title_full | Heterostructures: new opportunities for functional materials |
| title_fullStr | Heterostructures: new opportunities for functional materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heterostructures: new opportunities for functional materials |
| title_short | Heterostructures: new opportunities for functional materials |
| title_sort | heterostructures new opportunities for functional materials |
| topic | heterostructures heterostructured functional materials hybrid and heterostructure heterogeneous structured materials microstructural control |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2019.1691668 |
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