Key Results

	New article explaining origin of functional fatigue in NiTi shape memory alloys published in Applied Materials Today Martensitic transformation induced by cooling NiTi wire under varioustensile stresses: Martensite variant microstructures, textures, recoverable strains and plastic strains
	New article on heavily phosphorus-doped diamond electrodes by Kildong Sung Unveiling the microstructure and promising electrochemical performance of heavily phosphorus-doped diamond electrodes
	New article on generation of incremental plastic strains by martensitic transformation occurring under external stress in NiTi shape memory alloys by Petr Sittner Recoverable and plastic strains generated by forward and reverse martensitic transformations under external stress in NiTi SMA wires
	An interesting article on the self-corrosion process in biodegradable Zn-0.8Mg-0.2Sr alloy in Surface and Coatings Technology journal written by Andrea Školáková and Jan Pinc A zinc phosphate layered biodegradable Zn-0.8Mg-0.2Sr alloy: Characterization and mechanism of hopeite formation
	An article by Drahos Dvorsky et al. in high-IF Journal of Magnesium and Alloys systematically compares the traditional ingot metallurgy and rapid solidification technique for preparation of Mg-Y-Zn magnesium alloys with high strength and ductility, originating from their unique microstructures, which include Long-Period Stacking Ordered (LPSO) phases and/or Mille-Feuille structures (MFS). ...and notably, probably one of the first department articles written with assistance from AI Advantages of rapid solidification over casting of Mg-0.4Zn-1Y alloy
	methodical article introducing experimentral SAED-DF and ASTAR methods used to reconstruct martensite variant microstructures in grains of plastically deformed NiTi wires by TEM published in Material Characterisation journal Reconstruction of martensite variant microstructures in grains of deformed NiTi shape memory alloy by TEM
	When exposed to high stress at high temperatures, the monoclinic B19' martensite in NiTi shape memory alloy transforms locally to long period modulated structure Modulated martensite in NiTi shape memory alloy exposed to high stress at high temperatures
	An article in High IF journal Chemical Engineering Journal by P. Ashcheulov focusses electrochemical properties of thin-layer diamond electrodes prepaged by CVD synthesis. Surface morphology-assisted electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to formic acid via nanocrystalline boron-doped diamond electrodes
	New deformation mechanism of plastic deformation of monoclinic B19' martensite in NiTi was introduced in two recent articles of the FMC group published in journals Acta Materialia and International Journal of Plasticity Experiment: Plastic deformation of B19’ monoclinic martensite in NiTi shape memory alloys: HRTEM analysis of interfaces in martensite variant microstructures Model: Kwinking as the plastic forming mechanism of B19 NiTi martensite
	Congratulations to an excellent article published in high impacted journal Bioactive Materials by J. Pinc and colleagues from 4 FZU departments. A detailed mechanism of degradation behaviour of biodegradable as-ECAPed Zn-0.8Mg-0.2Sr with emphasis on localized corrosion attack