Research Papers


Peer-review scientific papers (2021 to present)

For the full list of publications, please see either Google Scholar or ORCID profiles.

2024 – ongoing

B. Osinger, M.A. Tunes et al. Probing the High-Entropy Concept Through the Irradiation Response of Near-Equimolar (CrNbTaTiW)C Ceramic Coatings. High Entropy Alloys & Materials (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44210-024-00050-2

D.S.R. Coradini, M.A. Tunes et al. Unravelling nanometallurgy with in situtransmission electron microscopy: A case-study with copper nanowires. Nano Today 59, 102485, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102485

M.A. Tunes et al. Challenges in developing materials for microreactors: A case-study of yttrium dihydride in extreme conditions, Acta Materialia 280, 2024, 120333, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120333

F.C. da Silva et al. High-Performance Titanium Nitride Structural Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Aluminum-Based Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, ACS Materials Letters 6, 4564 – 4570, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01303

P. Aster et al. Unraveling the potential of Cu addition and cluster hardening in Al-Mg-Si alloys,
Materialia 36, 102188, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2024.102188

O. El Atwani, M.A. Tunes, and E. Martinez. Performance of High Entropy Alloys Under Severe Environments via In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy-Irradiation Experiments, Microscopy and Microanalysis 30, ozae044.662, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1093/mam/ozae044.662

P.D. Willenshofer et al. Comparative analysis of experimental techniques for microstructural characterization of novel nanostructured aluminium alloys, Materials Characterization, 215, 114154, ISSN 1044-5803, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2024.114154.

M.A. Tunes, P.J. Uggowitzer, et al. Limitations of Hydrogen Detection After 150 Years of Research on Hydrogen Embrittlement.Advanced Engineering Materials, 2400776, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202400776

D. Parkison*, M.A. Tunes*, et al. Fabrication of bulk delta-phase Zirconium Hydride from Zircaloy-4 for use as moderators in microreactors. Scripta Materialia, 239, 115771, 2024. 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115771 
*shared co-first authorship.

2023

M.A. Tunes, S. Fritze, et al. From high-entropy alloys to high-entropy ceramics: The radiation-resistant highly concentrated refractory carbide (CrNbTaTiW)C. Acta Materialia, 118856, Elsevier, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.118856

P.D. Willenshofer, M.A. Tunes, et al. Precipitation behaviour in AlMgZnCuAg crossover alloy with coarse and ultrafine grains. Materials Research Letters, 11(12), 1063-1072, 2023. 
10.1080/21663831.2023.2281589

S. Picak, P. Singh, et al. Orientation dependence of the effect of short-range ordering on the plastic deformation of a medium entropy alloy. Materials Science and Engineering A, 145309, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2023.145309

M.A. Tunes, H.T. Vo, et al. Perspectives for Novel Refractory Amorphous High-Entropy Alloys in Extreme Environments. Applied Materials Today, 32, 101796, Elsevier, 2023. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2023.101796

O. El-Atwani, H.T. Vo, M.A. Tunes et al. A quinary WTaCrVHf nanocrystalline refractory high-entropy alloy withholding extreme irradiation environments. Nature Communications 14:2516, Springer Nature, 2023. 
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38000-y

D.S.R. Coradini, M.A. Tunes, et al. In situ transmission electron microscopy as a toolbox for the emerging science of nanometallurgy. Lab on a Chip, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3LC00228D

O.M. Prada Ramirez, T.M. Kremmer, et al. Ce nanoparticles and sol-gel hybrid organic-inorganic coatings maximize corrosion protection in the anodized AA2024-T3 aerospace alloy. Corrosion Science, Elsevier, 111330, 2023.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2023.111330

2022

M.A. Tunes, S.M. Drewry, et al. Accelerated radiation tolerance testing of Ti-based MAX phases. Materials Today Energy, 101186, Elsevier, 2022. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtener.2022.101186

M.A. Tunes, M.M. Schneider, et al. Rethinking radiation effects in materials science using the plasma focused ion beam. Journal of Materials Science, 57, 16795–16808, Springer Nature, 2022. 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07667-x

L.K. Iroc, O.U. Tukac, et al. Enhancement of the strength-ductility trade-off by transformation-induced nanolamellar structures and nanotwinning in oxygen-doped TiZrHfNbTa refractory high-entropy alloys. Materials & Design, 223, 111239, Elsevier, 2022. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.111239 

P. Dumitraschkewitz, M.A. Tunes, et al. MEMS-based in situ electron-microscopy investigation of rapid solidification and heat treatment on eutectic Al-Cu. Acta Materialia, 118225, Elsevier, 2022. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118225

Y. Zhang, C. Silva, et al. Role of electronic energy loss on defect production and interface stability in high-entropy alloys. Current Opinion on Solid State and Materials Science, 4, 101001, Elsevier, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cossms.2022.101001

O.M. Prada Ramirez, M.A. Tunes, et al. Ce post-treatment for increased corrosion resistance of AA2024-T3 anodized in tartaric-sulfuric acid. Corrosion Science, 110371, Elsevier, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2022.110371

L. Stemper, M.A. Tunes, et al. On the potential of aluminum crossover alloys. Progress in Materials Science, 124, 100873, Elsevier, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2021.100873
(Featured as the first “snapshot review” paper of the journal)

C.F.-Rieger, M.A. Tunes, et al. On the existence of orthorhombic martensite in a near-alpha titanium base alloy used for additive manufacturing. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 897, 163155, Elsevier, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.163155