Nanocrystalline Li4Ti5O12 was synthesized by an in situ spray pyrolysis technique followed by heat treatment in N2 for short periods of time, resulting in self-contained carbon originating from the organic synthetic precursors. The excellent high rate capability and full battery tests indicate that this is a promising 4 anode candidate for high power lithium-ion batteries.

This paper aims to show the effects of primary stored energy in high entropy bulk metallic glasses (HE-BMGs) on their relaxation behavior after elastostatic loading process. For this purpose, three HE-BMGs with different chemical compositions and primary stored energy were fabricated. Differential scanning calorimetry and nanoindentation tests were carried out to evaluate the relaxation enthalpy and microscopic mechanical characterization of alloys. The results showed that increase in the number of element types in the alloying composition leads to the increment of stored energy and structural heterogeneity in the primary alloys. Moreover, the elastostatic loading rejuvenates the primary alloys; however, an optimum heterogeneity is needed for the maximum structural heterogeneity and stored energy in the glassy alloy. The hardness measurements also indicate that the elastostatic loading intensifies the hardness variations in the alloys, which may be due to the increased structural heterogeneity.

We investigate the role of aging temperature on relaxation of internal friction in Zr59Fe18Al10Ni10Nb3 metallic glass. For this purpose, dynamic mechanical analysis with different annealing temperatures and frequency values is applied. The results indicate that the aging process leads to decrease in the dissipated energy in the temperature range of glass transition. It is also found that the increase in applied frequency weakens the loss factor intensity in the metallic glass. Moreover, the Kohlrausch–Williams–Watts (KWW) equation is used to evaluate the evolution of internal friction during the aging process. According to the results, higher annealing temperature will make the primary internal friction in the material increase; however, a sharp decline is observed with the time. The drop in characteristic time of internal friction is also closely correlated to the rate of atomic rearrangement under the dynamic excitation so that at higher annealing temperatures, the driving force for the collaborative movement of atoms is easily provided and the mean relaxation time significantly decreases.