Complex Metallic Phasesby Science and Technology of Advanced MaterialsBack to Focus Issues Guest Editors: An-Pang Tsai, Yuri Grin and Marc de BoissieuScience and Technology of Advanced Materials (STAM) is pleased to present this 2014 focus issue on: Complex Metallic Phases. We hope you will enjoy reading all the articles published in this issue. Article Title Author Preface: Focus on complex metallic phases An-Pang Tsai, Yuri Grin & Marc de Boissieu Foreword: Focus on complex metallic phases Dan Shechtman Quasicrystal-reinforced Mg alloys Young Kyun Kim, Won Tae Kim and Do Hyang Kim Complex metallic alloys as new materials for additive manufacturing Samuel Kenzari, David Bonina, Jean Marie Dubois and Vincent Fournée Surfaces of Al-based complex metallic alloys: atomic structure, thin film growth and reactivity Julian Ledieu, Émilie Gaudry and Vincent Fournée Intermetallic compounds in heterogeneous catalysis—a quickly developing field Marc Armbrüster, Robert Schlögl and Yuri Grin Photonic crystals, amorphous materials, and quasicrystals Keiichi Edagawa Magnetism in icosahedral quasicrystals: current status and open questions Alan I Goldman Metallic–covalent bonding conversion and thermoelectric properties of Al-based icosahedral quasicrystals and approximants Yoshiki Takagiwa and Kaoru Kimura Tailoring microstructure of Mg–Zn–Y alloys with quasicrystal and related phases for high mechanical strength Alok Singh Activation of Al–Cu–Fe quasicrystalline surface: fabrication of a fine nanocomposite layer with high catalytic performance Satoshi Kameoka, Toyokazu Tanabe, Futami Satoh, Masami Terauchi and An Pang Tsai Deformation at ambient and high temperature of in situ Laves phases-ferrite composites Patricia Donnadieu, Carsten Pohlmann, Sergio Scudino, Jean-Jacques Blandin, Kumar Babu Surreddi and Jürgen Eckert Friction and solid-solid adhesion on complex metallic alloys Jean-Marie Dubois and Esther Belin-Ferré Very large thermal rectification in bulk composites consisting partly of icosahedral quasicrystals Tsunehiro Takeuchi
Article Title Author Preface: Focus on complex metallic phases An-Pang Tsai, Yuri Grin & Marc de Boissieu Foreword: Focus on complex metallic phases Dan Shechtman Quasicrystal-reinforced Mg alloys Young Kyun Kim, Won Tae Kim and Do Hyang Kim Complex metallic alloys as new materials for additive manufacturing Samuel Kenzari, David Bonina, Jean Marie Dubois and Vincent Fournée Surfaces of Al-based complex metallic alloys: atomic structure, thin film growth and reactivity Julian Ledieu, Émilie Gaudry and Vincent Fournée Intermetallic compounds in heterogeneous catalysis—a quickly developing field Marc Armbrüster, Robert Schlögl and Yuri Grin Photonic crystals, amorphous materials, and quasicrystals Keiichi Edagawa Magnetism in icosahedral quasicrystals: current status and open questions Alan I Goldman Metallic–covalent bonding conversion and thermoelectric properties of Al-based icosahedral quasicrystals and approximants Yoshiki Takagiwa and Kaoru Kimura Tailoring microstructure of Mg–Zn–Y alloys with quasicrystal and related phases for high mechanical strength Alok Singh Activation of Al–Cu–Fe quasicrystalline surface: fabrication of a fine nanocomposite layer with high catalytic performance Satoshi Kameoka, Toyokazu Tanabe, Futami Satoh, Masami Terauchi and An Pang Tsai Deformation at ambient and high temperature of in situ Laves phases-ferrite composites Patricia Donnadieu, Carsten Pohlmann, Sergio Scudino, Jean-Jacques Blandin, Kumar Babu Surreddi and Jürgen Eckert Friction and solid-solid adhesion on complex metallic alloys Jean-Marie Dubois and Esther Belin-Ferré Very large thermal rectification in bulk composites consisting partly of icosahedral quasicrystals Tsunehiro Takeuchi