journal article·2026-02

Atomic-scale insights into the exceptional pinning effect of the K bubbles on W grain boundary

Ming Chen, Linfu Zhang, Kang Liu, Qiang Zhu, Jie Xu, Bin Guo, Debin Shan, Hushan Li, Guohua Fan, Tao Yang, Yinghao Zhou, Peng Zhang

Acta Materialia· Volume 305
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