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Research Article

Structure design and property of multiple-basis-element (MBE) alloys flexible films

Hao Huang1,2, Peter K. Liaw3, Yong Zhang1,2,4( )
Qinghai Provincial Engineering Research Center of High Performance Light Metal Alloys and Forming, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2100, USA
Shunde Graduate School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528399, China
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A substrate prestrain method was used to prepare wrinkle-structuredZr52Ti34Nb14 multiple-basis-element (MBE) films. The films couldtransition between the wrinkled and flattened states changing their opticaland wetting properties.

Abstract

A controlled wrinkled structure is a simple and effective approach to achieve unique properties and has been widely used in flexible materials. In this study, we reported a substrate prestrain method for fabricating wrinkle-structured Zr52Ti34Nb14 multiple-basis-element (MBE) alloy films as biocompatible materials. Variations in the film thickness and substrate prestraining enabled a precise control of the amplitude and wavelength of the wrinkled structures, ranging from micrometers to nanometers. Moreover, owing to the flexibility of the wrinkled structures, the wrinkle-structure pattern could be adjusted by simply relaxing or further stretching of the substrate, leading to dynamically tunable transmittance and wetting behaviors. This result not only reveals Zr52Ti34Nb14 MBE alloy films as a potential flexible material, but also provides a new structural design approach for other MBE alloy systems.

Keywords

multiple-basis-element alloythin filmsmicrostructuresoptical transmissionwetting behavior

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Nano Research
Volume 15 Issue 6,
June 2022
Pages 4837-4844
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3534-5
Cite this article:
Huang H, Liaw PK, Zhang Y. Structure design and property of multiple-basis-element (MBE) alloys flexible films. Nano Research, 2022, 15(6): 4837-4844. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3534-5
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Metallic films
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High Entropy Nanomaterials

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Received: 22 February 2021
Revised: 14 April 2021
Accepted: 21 April 2021
Published: 11 May 2021
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