Order or disorder, that is the question in high-entropy alloys

Jun Ding

doi:10.1038/s41578-025-00887-y

Order or disorder, that is the question in high-entropy alloys

Jun Ding

School of Materials Science and Engineering

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High-entropy alloys were once thought to owe their exceptional properties to complete chemical disorder, but advances over the past decade revealed that subtle forms of atomic order are widespread and often essential. Recognizing how order and disorder work together is now reshaping alloy design and opening new routes to stronger, tougher and more reliable materials.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-83
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews Materials
Volume	11
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-025-00887-y
State	Published - Feb 2026

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