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3D local atomic structure evolution in a solidifying Al-0.4Sc dilute alloy melt revealed in operando by synchrotron X-ray total scattering and modelling (2022)
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Huang, S., Luo, S., Qin, L., Shu, D., Sun, B., Lunt, A. J. G., …Mi, J. (2022). 3D local atomic structure evolution in a solidifying Al-0.4Sc dilute alloy melt revealed in operando by synchrotron X-ray total scattering and modelling. Scripta materialia, 211, Article 114484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114484

Using synchrotron X-ray total scattering and empirical potential structure refinement modelling, we studied systematically in operando condition the disorder-to-order local atomic structure transition in a pure Al and a dilute Al-0.4Sc alloy melt in... Read More about 3D local atomic structure evolution in a solidifying Al-0.4Sc dilute alloy melt revealed in operando by synchrotron X-ray total scattering and modelling.

Ultrasound cavitation induced nucleation in metal solidification: an analytical model and validation by real-time experiments (2021)
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Huang, H., Qin, L., Tang, H., Shu, D., Yan, W., Sun, B., & Mi, J. (2021). Ultrasound cavitation induced nucleation in metal solidification: an analytical model and validation by real-time experiments. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 80, Article 105832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105832

Microstructural refinement of metallic alloys via ultrasonic melt processing (USMP) is an environmentally friendly and promising method. However, so far there has been no report in open literature on how to predict the solidified microstructures and... Read More about Ultrasound cavitation induced nucleation in metal solidification: an analytical model and validation by real-time experiments.

Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging and multiphysics modelling of liquid phase fatigue exfoliation of graphite under ultrasound (2021)
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Qin, L., Maciejewska, B. M., Subroto, T., Morton, J. A., Porfyrakis, K., Tzanakis, I., …Mi, J. (2022). Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging and multiphysics modelling of liquid phase fatigue exfoliation of graphite under ultrasound. Carbon, 186, 227-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2021.10.014

Ultrasound-assisted liquid phase exfoliation is a promising method for manufacturing of 2D materials in large scale and sustainable manner. A large number of studies using ex-situ nano/micro structural characterization techniques have been made to in... Read More about Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging and multiphysics modelling of liquid phase fatigue exfoliation of graphite under ultrasound.

Characterization of the Convoluted 3D Intermetallic Phases in a Recycled Al Alloy by Synchrotron X-ray Tomography and Machine Learning (2021)
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Li, Z., Qin, L., Guo, B., Yuan, J., Zhang, Z., Li, W., & Mi, J. (2022). Characterization of the Convoluted 3D Intermetallic Phases in a Recycled Al Alloy by Synchrotron X-ray Tomography and Machine Learning. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 35(1), 115–123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40195-021-01312-3

Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys often exhibit complex and 3D convoluted structures and morphologies. They are the common detrimental intermetallic phases to the mechanical properties of recycled Al alloys. In this study, we used sy... Read More about Characterization of the Convoluted 3D Intermetallic Phases in a Recycled Al Alloy by Synchrotron X-ray Tomography and Machine Learning.

New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: In situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements (2021)
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Morton, J. A., Khavari, M., Qin, L., Maciejewska, B. M., Tyurnina, A. V., Grobert, N., …Tzanakis, I. (2021). New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: In situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements. Materials Today, 49, 10-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mattod.2021.05.005

The application of ultrasound and acoustic cavitation in liquid exfoliation of bulk layered materials is a widely used method. However, despite extensive research, the fundamental mechanisms remain far from being fully understood. A number of theorie... Read More about New insights into sono-exfoliation mechanisms of graphite: In situ high-speed imaging studies and acoustic measurements.

Multiscale characterization of the 3D network structure of metal carbides in a Ni superalloy by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and ptychography (2020)
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Zhang, Z., Khong, J. C., Koe, B., Luo, S., Huang, S., Qin, L., …Mi, J. (2021). Multiscale characterization of the 3D network structure of metal carbides in a Ni superalloy by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and ptychography. Scripta materialia, 193, 71-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.10.032

Synchrotron X-ray microtomography and ptychography were used to characterize the 3D network structure, morphology and distribution of metal carbides in an as-cast IN713LC Ni superalloy. MC typed carbides were found to distribute mainly on the grain b... Read More about Multiscale characterization of the 3D network structure of metal carbides in a Ni superalloy by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and ptychography.