Relaxation, Structure, and Properties of Semicoherent Interfaces

Materials containing a high density of interfaces are promising candidates for future energy technologies because interfaces acting as sources, sinks, and barriers for defects can improve mechanical and irradiation properties of materials. A semicoherent interface widely occurring in various materials is composed of a network of misfit dislocations and coherent regions separated by misfit dislocations. In this article, we review the relaxation mechanisms, structure, and properties of (111) semicoherent interfaces in face-centered cubic structures.