Unlocking property constraints through a multi-level ordered structure strategy

Abstract Materials with unprecedented and exotic properties are crucial for addressing energy and environmental crisis. However, many existing materials are approaching performance limits due to inherent physical constraints. Here, we report a multi-level ordered structure (MOS) strategy to address...

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Main Authors: Li Lou, Jiaxu Li, Xiang Luo, Tao Zhang, Xinzhou Li, Qianyong Zhu, Yun Du, Zhiwen Bi, Xiaohua Sun, Qiwei Cheng, Yuting Xiao, Shiteng Zhao, Bin Wen, Xiangyi Zhang, Hai-Tian Zhang
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58376-3
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description Abstract Materials with unprecedented and exotic properties are crucial for addressing energy and environmental crisis. However, many existing materials are approaching performance limits due to inherent physical constraints. Here, we report a multi-level ordered structure (MOS) strategy to address these challenges. Using magnetic material as a proof of concept, we demonstrate a resistive magnetic metal with high thermal stability, which is challenging due to the abundant free electrons in metals and inherent instability of the magnetized state, but highly sought after for future high-frequency and high-power applications. The obtained MOS material features multiple ordered characteristics across different levels, exhibiting large electrical resistivity surpassing its constituents by 2600%, while achieving an over 100% improvement in magnetic thermal stability that outperforms state-of-the-art commercial counterparts. Furthermore, it also achieves enhancements in coercivity, corrosion resistance and stiffness. The MOS strategy manipulates functional processes to simultaneously overcome multiple physical constraints and transcend performance bottlenecks.
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spelling doaj-art-6a7b25cf5ceb4249b9333fc795cab56c2025-08-20T03:07:43ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-03-0116111010.1038/s41467-025-58376-3Unlocking property constraints through a multi-level ordered structure strategyLi Lou0Jiaxu Li1Xiang Luo2Tao Zhang3Xinzhou Li4Qianyong Zhu5Yun Du6Zhiwen Bi7Xiaohua Sun8Qiwei Cheng9Yuting Xiao10Shiteng Zhao11Bin Wen12Xiangyi Zhang13Hai-Tian Zhang14School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang UniversitySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang UniversitySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang UniversitySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang UniversityCenter for Extreme Deformation Research, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan UniversitySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang UniversityCenter for Extreme Deformation Research, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan UniversityCenter for Extreme Deformation Research, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan UniversitySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang UniversitySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang UniversityCenter for Extreme Deformation Research, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan UniversitySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang UniversityCenter for Extreme Deformation Research, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan UniversityCenter for Extreme Deformation Research, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan UniversitySchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang UniversityAbstract Materials with unprecedented and exotic properties are crucial for addressing energy and environmental crisis. However, many existing materials are approaching performance limits due to inherent physical constraints. Here, we report a multi-level ordered structure (MOS) strategy to address these challenges. Using magnetic material as a proof of concept, we demonstrate a resistive magnetic metal with high thermal stability, which is challenging due to the abundant free electrons in metals and inherent instability of the magnetized state, but highly sought after for future high-frequency and high-power applications. The obtained MOS material features multiple ordered characteristics across different levels, exhibiting large electrical resistivity surpassing its constituents by 2600%, while achieving an over 100% improvement in magnetic thermal stability that outperforms state-of-the-art commercial counterparts. Furthermore, it also achieves enhancements in coercivity, corrosion resistance and stiffness. The MOS strategy manipulates functional processes to simultaneously overcome multiple physical constraints and transcend performance bottlenecks.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58376-3
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Bin Wen
Xiangyi Zhang
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Unlocking property constraints through a multi-level ordered structure strategy
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