journal article·2025-10

Empowering oxidation resistance of Cr-coated zirconium alloys via hydrogen-driven interface polymorphic transformation

Yao Wang, Junlei Yin, Weijia Gong, Bo Chen, Luhua Wang, Donghai Du, Chengxiong Zou, Rui Li, Xianzong Wang, William Y. Wang, Jinshan Li, Yandong Wang

Acta Materialia· Volume 298
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