2009

Laser-assisted atom probe analysis of zirconia/spnel nanocomposite ceramics
Y. M. Chen, T. Ohkubo, M. Kodzuka, K. Morita and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. (2009), in press.

Spin-polarized tunneling spectroscopy of fully epitaxial magnetic tunnel junctions using Co₂FeAl_0.5Si_0.5 Heusler alloy electrodes
H. Sukegawa,W. H. Wang,R. Shan,T. Nakatani, K. Inomata, and K. Hono, Phys. Rev. B 79, 184418 (2009).

3D atom probe analysis of Fe-B based nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials
Y. M. Chen, T. Ohkubo, M. Ohta, Y. Yoshizawa, and K. Hono, Acta Mater. (2009), in press.

High saturation magnetization and microstructure in melt-spun Fe-P ribbons, Scripta Mater. submitted
R. Gopalan, Y. M. Chen, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. (2009), in press.

Consolidation of hydrogenation-disproportionation-desorption-recombination processed Nd-Fe-B magnets by spark plasma sintering
K. Suresh, T. Ohkubo, Y. K. Takahashi, K. Oh-ishi, R. Gopalan,K. Hono, T. Nishiuchi, N. Nozawa, and S. Hirosawa, J. Mag. Mag. Mater., submitted.

Spin polarization of Fe₄N thin films determined by point-contact Andreev reflection
A. Narahara, K. Ito, T. Suemasu, Y. K. Takahashi, A. Rajanikanth, and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 202502 (2009).

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Zr nanocomposite materials
B. Srinivasarao, C. Suryanarayana, and K. Hono, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, (200), in press.

Effect of melt temperature on the mechanical properties of bulk metallic glasses
G. Kumar, T. Ohkubo and K. Hono, J. Mater. Res. (2009) in press.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of bulk nanocrystalline Al-Fe alloy processed by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering
T. T. Sasaki, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Acta Mater.57, 3529 - 3538 (2009).

Homogeneity of the super plastic Zr_64.13Cu_15.75Ni_10.12Al₁₀ bulk metallic glass
L. Y. Chen, Y. W. Zeng, Q. P. Cao, B. J. Park, Y. M. Chen, K. Hono, V. Ulla, Z. L. Zhang, U. Kaiser, X. D. Wang, J. Z. Jiang, J. Mater. Res. (2009), accepted.

Bimodally grained high strength Fe fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering
B. Srinivasarao, K. Oh-ishi, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Acta Mater. (2009), in press.

Precipitation hardenable Mg-Bi-Zn alloys with prismatic plate precipitates
T. T. Sasaki, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 61, 72-75 (2009)..

Heat treatable Mg-Sn-Zn wrought alloy
T. T. Sasaki, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 61, 80-83 (2009). .

Suppression of magnon excitations in Co₂MnSi Heusler alloy by Nd doping
A. Rajanikanth, Y. K. Takanashi and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 063916 (2009).

APT for the investigation of alloys nanostructured by severe plastic deformation
X. Sauvage, W. Lefebvre, and K. Hono, Scripta Materialia, 60, 1056 - 1061 (2009).

Highly spin polarized Co₂MnGa_0.5Sn_0.5 Heusler compound
B. Varaprasad, A. Rajanikanth, Y. K. Takahashi and K. Hono, Acta Mater. 57, 2702-2709 (2009)..

The building block of long-period structures in Mg-RE-Zn alloys
Y. M. Zhu, M. Weyland, A. J. Morton, K. Oh-ishi, K. Hono, and J. F. Nie, Scripta Materialia, 60, 980 - 983 (2009).

Direct evidence for Cu concentration variation and its correlation to coercivity in Sm(Co_0.74Fe_0.1Cu_0.12Zr_0.04)_7.4 ribbons
R. Gopalan, K. Hono, A. Yan, and O. Gutfleisch, Scripta Mater. 60, 764 - 767 (2009).

Antiferromagnetism and Spin Polarization in Double Perovskite SrLaVMoO6
H. Gotoh, Y. Takeda, H. Asano, J.P. Zhong, A. Rajanikanth, and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Express 2 (2009) 013001.

FePt-C nanogranular films for perpendicular magnetic recording
A. Perumal, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 07B732 (2009).

FeTaC soft underlayer for double-layered perpendicular recording media
A. Perumal, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 07A304 (2009).

The effect of oxygen on the surface coercivity of Nd-coated Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets
T. Fukagawa, S. Hirosawa, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 07A724 (2009).

Interlayer exchange coupling in Co₂FeAl_0.5Si_0.5/Cr/Co₂FeAl_0.5Si_0.5 trilayers
T. Furubayashi, K. Kodama, H. S. Goripati, Y. K. Takahashi, K. Inomata, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 07C305 (2009).

Current-perpendicular-to-plane giant magnetoresistance of a spin valve using Co₂MnSi Heusler alloy electrodes
K. Kodama, T. Furubayashi, H. Sukegawa, T. M. Nakatani, K. Inomata and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 07E905 (2009).

Spin polarization of Co-Fe alloys estimated by point contact Andreev reflection and tunneling magnetoresistance
S. V. Karthik, T. M. Nakatani, A. Rajanikanth, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 07C916 (2009).

The role of grain boundaries in the coercivity of hydrogenation disproportionation desorption recombination processed Nd-Fe-B powder
W. F. Li, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, T. Nishiuchi, and S. Hirosawa, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 07A706 (2009).

Interlayer thickness dependence of 90? coupling in Co₂MnAl/Cr/Co₂MnAl epitaxial trilayer structures
S. Bosu, Y. Sakuraba, K. Saito, H. Wang, S. Mitani, and K. Takanashi, C. Y. You, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 07C710 (2009).

Coercive field and energy barriers in partially disordered FePt nanoparticles
G. R. Aranda, O. Chubykalo-Fesenko, R. Yanes, J. Gonzalez, J. J. del Val. R. W. Chantrell, Y. K. Takahashi and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 07B514
(2009)

3DAP analysis of (Ga,Mn)as diluted magnetic semiconductor thin film
M. Kodzuka, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, F. Matsukura and H. Ohno, Ultramicroscopy 109, 644 - 648 (2009).

Influence of laser irradiation condition on a femtosecond laser assisted tomographic atom probe
A. Nishimura, K. Nogiwa, T. Otobe, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, K. Kondo, A. Yokoyama, Ultramicroscopy, 109, 467 - 471 (2009).

The origin of coercivity decrease in fine grained Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets
W. F. Li, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, and M. Sagawa, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 321, 1100 - 1105 (2009).

Precipitation-hardenable Mg-2.4Zn-0.1Ag-0.1Ca-0.16Zr (at%) wrought magnesium alloy
C.L. Mendis, K. Oh-ishi, Y. Kawamura, T. Honma, S. Kamado and K. Hono, Acta Mater. 57, 749 - 760 (2009),.

Geometry Constrained Plasticity of Bulk Metallic Glass
K. Mondal and K. Hono, Mater. Trans. 50, 159 - 157 (2009).

Effect of post-sinter annealing on the coercivity and microstructure of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets
W. F. Li, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Acta Mater. 57, 1337-1346 (2009).

Composition and non-equilibrium crystallization in partially devitrified Co-rich soft magnetic nanocomposite alloys
P. R. Ohodnicki, Jr., Y. L. Qin, D. E. Laughlin, and M. E. McHenry, M. Kodzuka, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, M.A. Willard, Acta Mater. 57, 87 - 96 (2009).

The role of Cu addition in the coercivity enhancement of sintered Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets
W. F. Li, T. Ohkubo, T. Akiya, H. Kato, and K. Hono, J. Mater. Res. 24, 413 (2009).

Structure of shear bands in Pd40Ni40P20 bulk metallic glass
Y. M. Chen, T. Ohkubo, T. Mukai, and K. Hono, J. Mater. Res. 24, 1 (2009).
OUTSTANDING SYMPOSIUM PAPER

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe-C alloy produced by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering
B. Srinivasarao, K. Oh-ishi, and K. Hono, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 144 (2009) 012026.

Purpose and objectives of "Project for high performatnce anisotropic nanocomposite permanent magnets with low rare-earth content" (in Japanese)
S. Hirosawa, T. Nishiuchi, T. Ohkubo, W. F. Li, K. Hono, J. Yamazaki, M. Takezawa, K. Sumiyama, and S. Yamamuro, J. Jpn. Inst. Metals, 73, 135 - 140 (2009).

Nanostructure and properties of permanent magnet materials (in Japanese)
K. Hono, Magnetics Jpn, 4, 136 - 142 (2009).

2008

L10 FePt-C nanogranular perpendicular anisotropy films with narrow size distribution
A. Perumal, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Express, submitted.

A high-strength Mg-Sn-Zn-Al alloy extruded at low temperature
T. T. Sasaki, K. Yamamoto, T. Honma, S. Kamado, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. accepted.

Coercivity mechanism of hydrogenation disproportionation desorption recombination processed Nd-Fe-B based magnets
W. F. Li, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, T. Nishiuchi, and S. Hirosawa,Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 052505 (2008).
Copyright (2008), American Institute of Physics

Effects of nanocrystallization and free volume on the plasticity of Zr-based metallic glasses
K. Mondal, T. Ohkubo, T. Toyama, Y. Nagai, M. Hasegawa, and K. Hono, Acta Materialia, accepted.

Exchange bias of spin valve structure containing a top-pinned Co₄₀Fe₄₀B₂₀/IrMn
C. Y. You, H. S. Goripati, T. Furubayashi, Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 012501 (2008).

Solute segregation and precipitation in a creep-resistant Mg-Gd-Zn alloy
J. F. Nie, K. Oh-ishi, X. Gao, and K. Hono, Acta Mater. accepted.

Effect of pre-aging and Al addition on age-hardening and microstructure in Mg-6wt%Zn alloys
K. Oh-ishi, K. Hono and K.S. Shin, Mat. Sci. Eng. A, in press.

Boron segregation in crystallized MgO/amorphous-Co₄₀Fe₄₀B₂₀ thin films
C. Y. You, T. Ohkubo, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 104, 033517 (2008).

Structure of shear bands in Pd₄₀Ni₄₀P₂₀ bulk metallic glass
Y. M. Chen, T. Ohkubo, T. Mukai, and K. Hono, J. Mater. Res. accepted.

The enhancement of spin polarization of Co₂MnSn by Fe doping
A. Rajanikanth, Y.K. Takahashi and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 103904 (2008).
Copyright (2008) American Institute of Physics

Synthesis of high-strength bimodally grained iron by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering
B. Srinivasarao, K. Oh-ishi, T. Ohkubo, T. Mukai and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 58, 759 (2008)..

Bulk nanocrystalline Al₈₅Ni₁₀La₅ alloy fabricated by spark plasma sintering of atomized powders
T. T. Sasaki, K. Hono, J. Vierke, M. Wollgarten, and J. Banhart, Mat. Sci. Eng. A, 490, 343 - 350 (2008).

Particulate structure of L1₀ ordered ultrathin FePt films for perpendicular recording
A. Perumal, Y. K. Takahashi, T. O. Seki, and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 132508 (2008).
Copyright (2008) American Institute of Physics

Microstructure and magnetic properties of FePt-SiO₂ granular films with Ag addition
T. O. Seki, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 103, 023910 (2008).
Copyright (2008) American Institute of Physics

Thermal embrittlement of Fe-based amorphous ribbons
G. Kumar, M. Ohnuma and K. Hono, J. Non-crystal. Mater. 354, 882 (2008)..

Microstructure of CoNiFeB electroless-deposited soft magnetic underlayer for perpendicular recording media
Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, M. Ishii, S. Itoh, K. Ohashi, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 320, 490-495(2008)..

Effect of base pressure on the structure and magnetic properties of FePt thin films
A. Asthana, Y.K. Takahashi, Y. Matsui and K. Hono, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 320, 250-256 (2008).

ナノコンポジット化による希土類元素低減磁石
宝野和博、金属 78, 33 - 38 (2008).

L10規則合金の構造と磁気特性
宝野和博、高橋有紀子、まぐね 3, 248 - 253 (2008).

点接触アンドレーフ反射法によるCo基ホイスラー合金系ハーフメタル探索
高橋有紀子、A. Rajanikanth、中谷友也、宝野和博、まてりあ 47 (8), 406 - 412 (2008).

2007

Irradiation induced precipitates in vanadium alloys studied by atom probe microanalysis
N. Nita, Y. Anma, H. Matsui, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Journal of Nuclear Materials 367.370 (2007) 858.863.

Large apparent compressive strain of metallic glasses
K. Mondal, G. Kumar, T. Ohkubo, K. Oishi, T. Mukai and K. Hono, Phil. Mag. Lett. 87, 625 - 635 (2007).

Fabrication and characterization of Co-ferrite thin films for a ferromagnetic barrier in a spin-filtering device operating at room temperature
R. Goto, Y. K. Takahashi, N. Tezuka, K. Inomata, S. Sugimoto, K. Hono, IEEE Trans. Mag. 43, 2797-2799 (2007).

Structure, magnetic property and spin polarization of Co₂FeAl_xSi_1-x Heusler alloy
T. M. Nakatani, A. Rajanikanth, Z. Gercsi, Y. K. Takahashi, K. Inomata, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 102, 033916 (2007).
Copyright (2007) American Institute of Physics

Ab initio predictions for the effect of disorder and quarternary alloying on the half-metallic properties of selected Co₂Fe-based Heusler alloys
Z. Gercsi and K. Hono, J. Physics: Condensed Matter, 19, 326216 (2007).

Effect of Cr substitution for Fe on the spin polarization of Co₂Cr_xFe_1-xSi Heusler alloys
S. V. Karthik, A. Rajanikanth, T. M. Nakatani, Z. Gercsi, Y. K. Takahashi, T. Furubayashi, K. Inomata and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys, 102, 043903 (2007).
Copyright (2007) American Institute of Physics

Microstructure of CoNiFeB electroless-deposited soft magnetic underlayer for perpendicular recording media
Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, M. Ishii, S. Itoh, K. Ohashi, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 320, 490-495 (2008).

Effect of partitioning of Mn and Si on the growth kinetics of cementite in tempered Fe-0.6mass%C martensite
G. Miyamoto, J. C. Oh, K. Hono, T. Furuhara, and T. Maki, Acta Mater. 55, 5027-5038 (2007).

Effect of Zn additions on the age-hardening of Mg-2.0Gd-1.2Y-0.2Zr alloys
T. Honma, T. Ohkubo, S. Kamado and K. Hono, Acta Mater. 55, 4137 - 4150 (2007),

Effect of base pressure on the structure and magnetic properties of FePt thin films
A. Asthana, Y.K. Takahashi, Y. Matsui and K. Hono, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 320, 250-256 (2008)..

Enhanced age hardening in a Mg-2.4 at.% Zn alloy by trace additions of Ag and Ca
C.L. Mendis, K. Oh-ishi and K. Hono, Scripta Mater, 57, 485 - 488 (2007).

Fabrication of bulk metallic glass sheet in Cu-47at%Zr alloys
Y. F. Sun, N. Tsuji, S. Kato, S. Ohsaki, and K. Hono, Mater. Trans. 48, 1605 - 1609 (2007).

Structural and magnetic properties of Co-ferrite thin films fabricated by plasma oxidation (in Japanese)
R. Goto, Y. K. Takahashi, S. Nakamura, N. Tezuka, K. Inomata, S. Sugimoto, and K. Hono J. Mag. Soc. Jpn. 31, 351 - 355 (2007).

Transmission electron microscopy of Co₂(Cr_1-xFe_x)Al sputtered films and their magnetic tunneling junctions
Y.K. Takahashi, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, S. Okamura, N. Tezuka and K. Inomata, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 313, 378 - 382 (2007).

High-strength bulk nanocrystalline Al-Fe alloy processed by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering
T. T. Sasaki, T. Mukai and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 57, 189 - 192 (2007).

Ni-W amorphous/nanocrystalline duplex composite produced by electrodeposition
Y. Kimoto, A. Giga, T. Ohkubo, Y. Takigawa, K. Hono and K. Higashi, Mater. Trans. 48, 996 - 1000 (2007).

Glass forming ability and mechanical properties of quinary Zr-based bulk　metallic glasses
K. Mondal, T. Ohkubo, T. Mukai and K. Hono, Mater. Trans. 48, 1322 - 1326 (2007).

Stress-strain behaviors of Ti-based bulk metallic glass and their nanostructures
T. Ohkubo, D. Nagahama, T. Mukai and K. Hono, J. Mater. Res. 22, 1406 - 1413 (2007).

Plasticity and microstructure of Zr-Cu-Al bulk metallic glasses
G. Kumar, T. Ohkubo, T. Mukai, and K. Hono, Scripta Materialia 57, 173 -176 (2007).

Microstructure and spin polarization of quaternary Co₂Cr_1-xV_xAl, Co₂V_1-xFe_xAl and Co₂Cr_1-xFe_xAl Heusler alloys
S. V. Karthik, A. Rajanikanth, Y. K. Takahashi, T. Okhubo, and K. Hono, Acta Mater. 55, 3867 - 3874 (2007).

Bulk mechanical alloying of Cu-Ag and Cu/Zr two phase microstructures by accumulative roll bonding process
S. Ohsaki, S. Kato, N. Tsuji, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Acta Mater. 55, 2885 - 2895 (2007).

Microstructure of bulk nanocrystalline Fe-0.8C alloy produced by mechanical milling and spark plasma sintering
K. Oh-ishi, H. W. Zhang, T. Ohkubo and K. Hono, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 456, 20 - 27 (2007).

High spin polarization in a two phase quaternary Heusler alloy Co₂MnAl_0.5Sn_0.5
A. Rajanikanth, D. Kande , Y.K. Takahashi and K Hono, J. Appl. Phys, 101, 09J508 (2007).
Copyright (2007) American Institute of Physics

Structural studies of secondary crystallization products of the Fe23B6-type in a nanocrystalline FeCoB-based alloy
Jianguo Long, P. R. Ohodnicki, D. E. Laughlin, M. E. McHenry, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 101, 09N114 (2007).
Copyright (2007) American Institute of Physics

Structural and magnetic studies on spark plasma sintered SmCo₅/Fe bulk nanocomposite magnets
N.V. Rama Rao, R. Gopalan, M. Manivel Raja, V. Chandrasekaran, D. Chakravarty, R. Sundaresan, R. Ranganathan and K. Hono, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 312, 252 - 257 (2007).

Coercivity of Sm(Co_0.9Cu_0.1)_4.8 melt-spun ribbons
K. Suresh, R. Gopalan, A. K. Singh, G. Bhikshamajah, V. Chandrasekaran, and K. Hono, J. Alloy Comp. 436, 358 - 363 (2006).

永久磁石におけるナノ組織と磁気特性
宝野和博、まてりあ　46, 176 - 179 (2007).

ホイスラー合金系ハーフメタル材料の探索
宝野和博、金属　77, 995 - 1001 (2007).

2006

Mechanism of nanocrystalline microstructure formation in amorphous Fe-Nb-B alloy
A. Hirata, Y. Hirotsu, E. Matsubara, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Phys. Rev. B, 74, 184204 (2006).

Spin polarization of Co₂MnGe and Co₂MnSi thin films with A2 and L2₁ structures
A. Rajanikanth, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 101, 023901 (2006).

Self-assembled metallic nanoparticles for spin dependent single electron tunneling
F. Ernult, S. Mitani, K. Takanashi, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, Phase Transitions 79, 717 - 726 (2006)

Preparation of monodisperse and highly coercive L1₀-FePt nanoparticles dispersible in nonpolar organic solvents
S. Yamamoto, Y. Morimoto, Y. Tamada, Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, T. Ono, and M. Takano, Chem. Mater. 18, 5385-5388 (2006).

Tunnel magnetoresistance for junctions with epitaxial full-Heusler Co₂FeAl_0.5Si_0.5 electrodes with B2 and L2₁ structures
N. Tezuka, N. Ikeda, A. Miyazaki, S.Sugimoto, M. Kikuchi and K. Inomata, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 112514 (2006).

Effects of Zr and C additions on magnetic properties and microstructures of α-Fe/Nd₂F₁₄B nanocomposite magnets
H. Takehara, H. Ino, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Mater. Trans. 47, 2399 - 2404 (2006).

Magnetization reversal of FePt hard/soft stacked nanocomposite particle assembly
Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, S. Okamoto, and O. Kitakami, J. Appl. Phys. 100, 074305 (2006) .
Copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics

Spin polarization of Co₂FeSi full-Heusler alloy and tunneling magnetoresistance of its metallic tunneling junctions
Z. Gercsi , A. Rajanikanth , Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, M. Kikuchi, N. Tezuka, and K. Inomata, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082512 (2006). Copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics

Microstructures and coercivities of SmCo_x and Sm(Co,Cu)₅ films prepared by magnetron sputtering
J. Zhang, Y. K. Takahashi, R. Gopalan, and K. Hono, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 310, 1 - 7 (2006).

Spin polarization of quaternary Co₂Cr_1-xFe_xAl Heusler alloys
S. V. Karthink, A. Rajanikanth, Y. K. Takahashi, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 052505 (2006).
Copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics

The effect of Ti and C additions on the microstructure and magnetic properties of Nd₆Pr₁Fe₈₀B₁₃ melt-spun ribbon
D. Nagahama, T. Ohkubo, T. Miyoshi, S. Hirosawa and K. Hono, Acta Materialia, 54, 4871 - 4879 (2006).

Phase separation and glass-forming abilities of ternary alloys
T. Abe, M. Shimono, K. Hashimoto, K. Hono and H. Onodera, Scripta Materialia, 55, 421 - 424 (2006).

Glass formation and phase separation in the Ag-Cu-Zr system
A.A. Kundig, M. Ohnuma, T. Ohkubo, T. Abe, and K. Hono, Scripta Materialia, 55, 449 - 452 (2006).

Particulate structure of FePt thin films enhanced by Au and Ag alloying
C. Y. You, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys.100, 056105 (2006).
Copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics

Enhanded age hardening reponse by the addition of Zn in Mg-Sn alloys
T. T. Sasaki, K. Oh-ishi, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Scripta Materialia, 55, 251 - 254 (2006).

Microstructure and magnetic properties of SmCo₅ thin films deposited on Cu and Pt underlayers
Y. K. Takahashi, T. Ohkubo and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 100, 053913 (2006).
Copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics

Coercivity enhancement in melt-spun SmCo₅ by Sn addition
A. A. Kundig, R. Gopalan, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Scripta Materialia, 54, 2047 - 2051 (2006).

Current-perpendicular-to-plane magnetoresistance in epitaxial Co₂MnSi/Cr/Co₂MnSi trilayers
K. Yakushiji, K. Saito, S. Mitani, and K. Takanashi, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 222504 (2006).
Copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics

TMR properties for magnetic tunnel junctions with a disordered Co₂(Cr_1-xFe_x)Al electrode (in Japanese)
S. Okamura, A. Miyazaki, N. Tezuka, S. Sugimoto, K. Inomata, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Mag. Soc. Jpn. 30, 366 - 369 (2006).

Microstructural studies and micromagnetic analysis of nanocrystalline NdFeCoMB (M=Ga, Ge) melt-spun ribbon
R. Gholamipour, A. Beitollahi, T. Ohkubo , V. Marghusian, and K. Hono, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 37A, 1581-1587 (2006).

Identification of the cell boundary phase in the isothermally aged commercial Sm(Co_0.725Fe_0.1Cu_0.12Zr_0.04)_7.4 sintered magnet
R. Gopalan, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 54, 1345-1349 (2006)..

Microstructural investigation of white etching layer on pearlite rail steel
H. W. Zhang, S. Ohsaki, S, Mitao, M. Ohnuma, and K. Hono, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 421, 191 - 199 (2006).

Structural evolution in the supercooled liquid of amorphous Zr₃₆Ti₂₄Be₄₀
G. Kumar, D. Nagahama, M. Ohnuma, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 54, 801 - 805 (2006).

Effects of C and Ti additions on the microstructures of Nd₉Fe₇₇B₁₄ nanocomposite magnets
T. Ohkubo, T. Miyoshi, S. Hirosawa, and K. Hono, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, (2006) in press.

Formation of octahedral FePt nanoparticles by alternate deposition of FePt and MgO
T. Shima, K. Takanashi, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 063117 (2006).
Copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics

Nucleation-type magnetization behavior in FePt (001) particulate films
T. Shima, K. Takanashi, Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, G. Q. Li, and S. Ishio, J. Appl. Phys. 99, 033516 (2006).
Copyright (2006) American Institute of Physics

Effect of the substitution of Ag and Ni for Cu on the glass forming ability and plasticity of Cu₆₀Zr₃₀Ti₁₀ alloy
E.S. Park, H.J. Chang, D.H. Kim, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, Scripta Materialia, 54, 1569-1573 (2006).

Magnetic properties and microstructure of Fe₃B/Pr₂Fe₁₄B nanocomposite magnets with Co and Cr additions
C. Y. You, D. H. Ping, and K. Hono, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 299, 136-144 (2006).

Microstructure and magnetic properties of interfacially disordered FePt nanoparticles
Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, S. Okamoto, O. Kitakami, and Y. Shimada, Mater. Trans. 47, 38 - 42 (2006).

Metallic nanostructure analysis
edited by K. Hono and Y. Hirotsu, Agne Technical Center, 2006, ISBN 4-901496-31-X C3043.

2005

Composition of Cu-based nano-icosahedral phase in Cu-Zr-Ti-Pd alloy
D. V. Louzguine-Luzgin, D. Nagahama, K. Hono, and A. Inoue, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 211918 (2005).

Primary crystallization of Al₈₈Gd₆Er₂Ni₄ metallic glass
N. Tian, M. Ohnuma, T. Ohkubo, I. Martin, and K. Hono, Mater. Trans., 46, 2880 - 2885 (2005).

Size effect on the ordering of L1(0) FePt nanoparticles
T. Miyazaki, O. Kitakami, S. Okamoto, Y. Shimada, Z. Akase, Y. Murakami, D. Shindo, Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, Phys. Rev. B72, 144419 (2005).

Self-alignment of Fe nanoparticles on a tunnel barrier
F. Ernult, S. Mitani, K. Takanashi, Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, Y. Takahashi, and E. Matsubara, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 033115 (2005).

Heating rate dependence of glass transition and primary crystallization of Al₈₈Gd₆Er₂Ni₄ metallic glass
N. Tian, M. Ohnuma, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater., 53, 681 - 685 (2005).

Fabrication of bulk nanocrystalline Fe-C alloy by spark plasma sintering of mechanically milled powder
H. W. Zhang, R. Gopalan, T. Mukai, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater., 53, 863 - 868 (2005).

TEM and 3DAP characterization of an age-hardened Mg-Ca-Zn alloy
J. C. Oh, T. Ohkubo, T. Mukai, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 53, 675 - 679 (2005).

Enhancement of glass forming ability and plasticity by addition of Nb in Cu-Ti-Zr-Ni-Si bulk metallic glasses
E. S. Park, D. H. Kim, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, J. Non-crystal. Sol. 351, 1232-1238 (2005).

Phase separation in Cu₄₃Zr₄₃Al₇Ag₇ bulk metallic glass
J. C. Oh, T. Ohkubo, Y. C. Kim, E. Fleury, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 53, 165 - 169 (2005).

Platelet microstructure and coercivity in Sm_20.8Co_63.4Fe_7.9Cu_2.4Zr_1.6B₄ melt-spun ribbons
R. Gopalan, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 53, 367 - 371 (2005).

Nanostructure analysis of friction welded Pd-Ni-P/Pd-Cu-Ni-P metallic glass interface
T. Ohkubo, S. Shoji, Y. Kawamura, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater., 53, 493-497 (2005).

Characterization of nanocrystal dispersed Cu₆₀Zr₃₀Ti₁₀ metallic glass
D. Nagahama, T. Ohkubo, T. Mukai, and K. Hono, Mater. Trans. 46, 1264 - 1270 (2005).

Magnetic properties and microstructure of the granular films processed by annealing Fe-Pt based multilayers
T. O. Seki, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, IEEE Trans. Mag. 41, 3799-3801 (2005).

Control of the size for octahedral FePt nano-dots and their magnetic properties
H. Ito, T. Shima, K. Takanashi, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, IEEE Trans Mag, 41, 3373-3375 (2005).

Hardening and microstructural evolution in A533B steels under high-dose electron irradiation
K. Fujii, K. Fukuya, N. Nakata, K. Hono, Y. Nagai, and M. Hasegawa, J. Nucl. Mater. 340, 247-258 (2005).

Early stage crystallization mechanism in a Zr_52.5Cu_17.9Ni_14.6Al₁₀Ti₅ metallic glass
A. A. Kundig, M. Ohnuma, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Acta Materialia, 53, 2091 - 2099 (2005).

Chemistry of nanoscale precipitates in Mg-2.1Gd-0.6Y-0.2Zr (at.%) alloy investigated by the atom probe technique
T. Honma, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, and S. Kamado, Mat. Sci. Eng. A, 395, 301 - 306 (2005).
Errata to Mat. Sci. Eng. A, 395, 301-306 (2005).

On low temperature ordering of FePt films
Y. K. Takahashi and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 53, 403 - 409 (2005).

Sm(Co,Cu)₅/Fe exchange spring multilayer films with high energy product
J. Zhang, Y. K. Takahashi, R. Gopalan, and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 122509 - 122601 (2005) .
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Mechanically milled and spark plasma sintered FePt-based bulk magnets with high coercivity
R. Gopalan, A. A. Kundig, M. Ohnuma, S. Kishimoto, and K. Hono, Scripta mater. 52, 761-765 (2005)..

Magnetic properties and microstructures of Fe-Pt thin films sputter deposited under nitrogen gass flow
C. Y. You, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 98, 013902 (2005).
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Nano-constricted structure for current-confined-path in CPP spin-valves with high MR
H. Fukuzawa, H. Yuasa, K. Koi, H. Iwasaki, Y. Tanaka, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 97, 10C509 (2005).
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Nanoscale microstructure and its effect on coercivity in melt-spun Sm(Co_0.74Fe_0.1Cu_0.12Zr_0.04B_0.015)_7.4 ribbons
R. Gopalan, X. Xiong, T. Ohkubo and K. Hono, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 295, 7 - 20 (2005).

Origin of the large magnetic anisotropy induced by stress-annealing Fe-Si-B-Nb-Cu melt-spun ribbon
M. Ohnuma, K. Hono, T. Yanai, M. Nakano, H. Fukunaga, and Y. Yoshizawa, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 152513 (2005).

Influence of Be on the Glass Forming Ability and Thermal Stability of Al-based Metallic Glasses N. Tian, M. Ohnuma, and K. Hono, J. Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials, 24-25, 491 - 494 (2005).

Bulk Mechanical Alloying of Zr-Cu System by Accumulative Roll Bonding (ARB)
N.Tsuji, S.Kato, S.Ohsaki, K.Hono, and Y. Minamino, J. Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials, 24 - 25, 643 - 646 (2005).

Microstructural evolution in 13Cr-8Ni-2.5Mo-2Al martensitic precipitation-hardened stainless steel
D. H. Ping, M. Ohnuma, Y. Hirakawa, Y. Kadoya, and K. Hono, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 394, 285-295 (2005).

Ordering process and size effect of Fept magnetic thin films (in Japanese)
Y. K. Takahashi and K. Hono, J. Mag. Soc. Jpn, 29, 72 - 79 (2005).

Characterization of nanocrystalline ferrite produced by mechanical millin of pearlitic steel
S. Ohsaki, K. Hono, H. Hidaka, S. Takaki, Scripta Materialia, 52, 217 - 276 (2005).

Investigation on structure-magnetic proerty correlation in melt-spun Sm(Co_0.56Fe_0.31Cu_0.04Zr_0.05B_0.04)_z ribbons
R. Gopalan, D. H. Ping, K. Hono, M. Q. Huang, B. R. Smith, Z. Chen, and B. M. Ma, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 292, 150 - 158 (2005).

Atom probe characterization of microstructures of nanocrystalline and nanocompo site magnetic materials
K. Hono, a book chapter in "Handbook of Advanced Magnetic Materials: Vol. 3 Characterization and simulation",Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, ISBN 1-4020-7983-4, October 2004.

2004

Focused ion beam fabrication of field ion microscope specimens from mechanically milled pearlitic steel powder
S. Ohsaki, K. Hono, H. Hidaka, and S. Takaki, J. Electron Microscopy, 53, 523-525 (2004).

Study on the sub-T_g and T_g mechanical relaxations of a Zr₃₆Ti₂₄Be₄₀ amorphous alloy by time-temperature superposition principle
H. T. Jeong, E. Fleury, W. T. Kim, D. H. Kim and K. Hono, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn, 73, 3192-3197 (2004).

Nanocrystallization of Zr_41.2Ti_13.8Cu_12.5Ni_10.0Be_22.5 metallic glass
I. Martin, T. Ohkubo, M. Ohnuma, B. Deconihout, and K. Hono, Acta Mater. 52, 4427-4435 (2004).

Assembly of FePt L1₀ nanoparticles grown on MgO (110) with self-organized groove structure
S. Okamoto, O. Kitakami, T. Miyazaki, Y. Shimada, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 96, 5217-5221 (2004).

Selective electrochemical dissolution in two phase La-Zr-Al-Cu-Ni metallic glass
A. Gebert, A. A. Kundig, L. Schultz, and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 51, 961 - 965 (2004).

Microstructural evolution and its dependence on magnetic properties in melt-spun Sm-Co-Cu-B and Sm-Co-Fe-Cu-B ribbons
R. Gopalan, D. H. Ping, and K. Hono, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 284, 321 - 329 (2004).

Rapidly solidified (FePt)₇₀P₃₀ alloy with high coercivity
A. A. Kundig, N. Abe, M. Ohnuma, T. Ohkubo, H. Mamiya, and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 789 - 791(2004).
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TEM/3DAP observation of nanocrystalline ferrite produced by mechanically milling pearlite steel powder
S. Ohsaki, K. Hono, H. Hidaka and S.Takaki, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advanced Structural Steels (ICASS 2004), April 14 - 16 (2004), Shanghai, China, pp. 685 - 688.

Precipitates in 13Cr-8Ni-2.5Mo Maraging Steel
D. H. Ping, M Ohnuma, K. Hono, Y. Hirakawa, Y. Kadoya, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advanced Structural Steels (ICASS 2004), April 14 - 16 (2004), Shanghai, China, pp. 582 - 588.

Effect of reversion on the bake hardening response of Al-Mg-Si(-Cu) alloy
T.Honma, K.Matsumoto, Y.Nagai, M.Hasegawa, and K.Hono, Proc. the 9th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys 2004, August 2-5, 2004, Brisbane Australia, edited by J. F. Nie, A. J. Morton, and B. C. Muddle, Institute of Materials Engineering Australia Ltd., pp. 494 - 498.

Coincidence Doppler broadening and 3DAP study of the pre-precipitation stage of Al(-Li)-Cu-Mg(-Ag) alloys
Y. Nagai, K. Hono, S. Yanagita, T. Honma and M. Hasegawa, Proc. the 9th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys 2004, August 2-5, 2004, Brisbane Australia, edited by J. F. Nie, A. J. Morton, and B. C. Muddle, Institute of Materials Engineering Australia Ltd., pp. 287 - 292.

The effect of Cu on precipitation in Al-Zn-Mg alloys
Zs. Kovacs, N. Q. Chinh, K. Suvegh, T. Marek, Gy. Horvath, J. Lendvai, D. H. Ping, and K. Hono, Proc. the 9th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys 2004, August 2-5, 2004, Brisbane Australia, edited by J. F. Nie, A. J. Morton, and B. C. Muddle, Institute of Materials Engineering Australia Ltd., pp. 1192 - 1197.

Huge coercivity exceeding 100 kOe in epitaxially grown FePt sputtered films
T. Shima, K. Takanashi, Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 2571 - 2573 (2004).

Influence of the buffer layers on magnetic properties of FePt (001) films sputter-deposited at reduced temperature
T. Seki, T. Shima, K. Takanashi, Y. Takahashi, and E. Matsubara, Y. K. Takahashi and K. Hono J. Appl. Phys. 96, 1127 - 1132 (2004).

Microstructure and magnetic properties of FePt and Fe/FePt polycrystalline films with high coercivity
Y. K. Takahashi, T. O. Seki, K. Hono, T. Shima, and K. Takanashi, J. Appl. Phys. 96, 475 (2004).
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Factors controlling irradiation hardening of iron-copper model alloy
T. Kudo, R. Kasada, A. Kimura, K. Hono, K. Fukuya, H. Matsui, Mater. Trans. 45, 338 - 341(2004).

Spin-dependent single-electron-tunneling effects in epitaxial Fe nanoparticles
F. Ernult, K. Yamane, S. Mitani, K. Yakushiji, K. Takanashi, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 3106 - 3108 (2004).

In-situ formed two-phase metallic glass with surface fractal microstructure
A. A. Kundig, M. Ohnuma, D. H. Ping, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Acta Mater. 52, 2441-2448 (2004).

Microstructure evolution upon devitrification and crystallization kinetics of Zr₅₇Ti₈Nb_2.5Cu_13.9Ni_11.1Al_7.5 melt-spun glassy ribbons
S. Scudino, D. Nagahama, J. Eckert, U. Kuhn, K. Hono and L. Schultz, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 3397 - 3403 (2004).
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Coincidence Doppler broadening and 3DAP study of the pre-precipitation stage of an　Al-Li-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy
T. Honma, S. Yanagita, K. Hono, Y. Nagai and M. Hasegawa, Acta Mater. 52,1997-2003(2004).

Microstructure and magnetic properties of melt-spun Sm(Co_0.58Fe_0.31Cu_0.04Zr_0.05B_0.02)_z alloys
R. Gopalan, D. H. Ping, K. Hono, M. Q. Huang, B. R. Smith, Z. Chen, and B. M. Ma, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 4962 - 4967 (2004).

Optimum compositions for the low temperature fabrication of highly ordered FePt (001) and FePt (110) films
T. Seki, T. Shima, K. Takanashi, Y. Takahashi, E. Matsubara, and K. Hono, IEEE Trans Mag. 40, 2522-2524 (2004).

Microstructure characterization of a-Fe/Sm-Fe-N nanocomposite hard magnetic materials
D. H. Ping, K. Hono, T. Hidaka, T. Yamamoto, and A. Fukuno, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 277/3, 337-343 (2004).

Irradiation-induced defects and Cu precipitates in ternary Fe-based model alloys for nuclear reactor pressure vessel steels studied by positron annihilation and 3D atom probe
Y. Nagai, T. Toyama, Z. Tang, M. Hasegawa, S. Yanagita, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Mater. Sci. Forum, 445-446, 11 - 15 (2004).

Embedded ultrafine clusters investigated by coincidence doppler broadening spectroscopy
T. Toyama, Y. Nagai, Z. Tang, M. Hasegawa, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, Mater. Sci. Forum, 445-446, 195 - 197 (2004).

The effect of Cu on mechanical and precipitation properties of Al-Zn-Mg alloys
N. Q. Chinh, J. Lendvai, D. H. Ping and K. Hono, J. Alloy. Compound, 378, 52 - 60 (2004).

Interfacial disorder in the FePt particles capped with amorphous Al₂O₃
Y. K. Takahashi and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 383 - 385 (2004).
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Size dependence of ordering in FePt nanoparticles
Y. K. Takahashi, T. Koyama, M. Ohnuma, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 95, 2690 - 2696 (2004).
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Fabrication of L10 ordered FePt thin films with a canted easy magnetization axis on MgO (110) substrate
T. Shima, T. Sekia, K. Takanashia, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. submitted.

On the criteria for the formation of nanoquasicrystalline phase
B. S. Murty and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 1674 - 1676 (2004).
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Magnetic properties of nanocrystalline Fe-Co-Cu-M-Si-B alloys (M: Nb, Zr)
Y. Yoshizawa, S. Fujii, D. H. Ping, M. Ohnuma, and K. Hono, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 375/377, 207 - 212 (2004).

APFIM/TEM/SAXS studies of early stage crystallization of a Zr_52.5Cu_17.9Ni_14.6Al₁₀Ti₅ metallic glass
K. Kajiwara, M. Ohnuma, T. Ohkubo, D. H. Ping, K. Hono, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 375/377, 738 - 743 (2004).

Effects of Zr and C addition in melt-spun Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets
H. Hashino, Y. Tazaki, H. Ino, T. Ohkubo, and K. Hono, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. (2004) in press.

Atom probe study of the microstructure and the coercivity of sintered Sm(Co,Fe,Cu,Zr)_7.5permanent magnet
X. Y. Xiong, T. Ohkubo, K. Ohashi, Y. Tawara, and K. Hono, Acta Mater. 52, 737-748 (2004).

Atom probe characterization of microstructures of nanocrystalline and nanocompo site magnetic materials
K. Hono, a book chapter in "Handbook of Advanced Magnetic Materials: Vol. 3 Characterization and simulation",Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, ISBN 1-4020-7983-4, October 2004.

2002

Nanocrystallization of Pd₇₄Si₁₈Au₈ metallic glass
K. Kajiwara, M.Ohnuma, D.H.Ping, O. Haruyama, and K. Hono, Intermetallics, 10, 1053 - 1060 (2002).

Microstructure and magnetic properties of metal-nonmetal nanogranular films (review article)
M. Ohnuma and K. Hono, J. Mag. Soc. Japan, 26, 915 - 924 (2002).

Study on the microstructure and magnetic properties of rapidly quenched Sm(Co1-xCux)5 alloys
X. Y. Xiong, K. Hono, K. Ohashi, and Y. Tawara, Proc. 17th Inter. Workshop Rare Earth Magnets and Their Applications, edited by G. C. Hadjipanayis and M. J. Bonder, August 18-22, 2002, Newark, Delaware, U.S.A., Rinton Press, pp. 893 - 899.

The effect of the addition of M element (M=Zr, Nb, V, Si and Ga) on the microstructural and magnetic properties of nanocompositte a-Fe/Nd2Fe14B and Fe3B/Nd2Fe14B magnets
X. Y. Xiong, Y. Q. Wu, and K. Hono, Proc. 17th Inter. Workshop Rare Earth Magnets and Their Applications, edited by G. C. Hadjipanayis and M. J. Bonder, August 18-22, 2002, Newark, Delaware, U.S.A., Rinton Press, pp. 796 - 803.

Local chemistry of nanocrystalline high strength Mg₉₇Y₂Zn₁ alloy
D. H. Ping, K. Hono, Y. Kawamura, and A. Inoue, Phil. Mag. Lett. 82, 543-551 (2002).

Fabrication and characteristics of ordered Ni nanostructures on glass by anodization and direct current electrodeposition
S-Z. Chu, K. Wada, S. Inoue, S.todoroki, Y. K. Takahashi, and K. Hono, Chmistry of Materials,14, 4595 - 4602 (2002).

Realization of huge coercivity in highly ordered particulate FePt (001) films: morphology variation in the magnetization process
T. Shima, Y. K. Takahashi, K. Hono, and K. Takanashi, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 1050 - 1052 (2002).
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The effects of V and Si additions on the coercivity and microstructure of nanocomposite Fe₃B/Nd₂Fe₁₄B magnets
X. Y. Xiong, K. Hono, S. Hirosawa, and H. Kanekiyo, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 9308 - 9314 (2002).
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Effect of Cu on the structure and magnetic properties of FePt sputtered film
Y. K. Takahashi, M. Ohnuma, and K. Hono, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 246, 259 - 265 (2002).

Magnetic properties and microstructures of a-Fe/Nd2Fe14B nanocomposite microalloyed with Zr
Y. Q. Wu, D. H. Ping, X. Y. Xiong, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 8174 - 8176 (2002).
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Effect of Co- or Ge-doping on the intergranular magnetic coupling in nanocrystalline Fe₈₉Zr₇B₃Cu₁
K. Suzuki, J. W. Cochrane, J. M. Cadogan, X. Y. Xiong, and K. Hono, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 8417 - 8419 (2002).
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Coincidence Doppler broadening study of the pre-precipitation stage of an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy
Y. Nagai, T. Honma, Z. Tang, K. Hono and M. Hasegawa, Phil. Mag. A, 82, 1559 - 1572, (2002).

Nanoscale microstructural analysis of metallic materials by atom probe field ion microscopy
K. Hono, Prog. Mater. Sci. 47, 621-729 (2002).

The decomposed gamma -phase microstructure in a Mn-Cu-Ni-Fe alloy studied by HRTEM and 3D atom probe
Y. Q. Wu, F. X. Yin and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 46, 717-722 (2002).

Microstructure and magnetic properties of microalloyed alpha-Fe/Nd2Fe14B nanocomposites
D. H. Ping, Y. Q. Wu and K. Hono, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 239, 437 - 440 (2002).

2001

Magnetic superlattices fabricated by monoatomic layer control
K. Takanashi, K. Himi, S. Mitani, M. Yamaguchi, D. H. Ping, K. Hono and H. Fujimori, Surface Science, 493, 713 - 720 (2001).

Low temperature fabrication of L1₀ ordered FePt magnetic thin films with high coercivity
Y. K. Takahashi, M. Ohnuma, and K. Hono, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40, L1367-1369 (2001).

Microalloying effect on the microstructure and properties of nanocrystalline magnetic materials
K. Hono, D. H. Ping and Y. Q. Wu, Proc. 22nd Riso Inter. Symp. on Materials Scinece: Science of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Alloys - Structure, Properties and Modelling, Eds. A. R. Dinesen, M. Eldrup, D. J. Jensen, S. Linderoth, T. B. Pedersen, N. H. Pryds, A. S. Pedersen, J. A. Wert, September 3-7, 2001, Roskilde, Denmark, pp. 35 - 51.

Microstructure of nano-crystalline soft-magnetic (Fe,Co)-Si-B-Nb-Cu alloys
M. Ohnuma, K. Hono, T. Abe, H. Onodera, S. Linderoth, J. S. Pedersen and Y. Yoshizawa, Proc. 22nd Riso Inter. Symp. on Materials Scinece: Science of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Alloys - Structure, Properties and Modelling, Eds. A. R. Dinesen, M. Eldrup, D. J. Jensen, S. Linderoth, T. B. Pedersen, N. H. Pryds, A. S. Pedersen, J. A. Wert, September 3-7, 2001, Roskilde, Denmark, pp. 341 - 346.

Microstructures and magnetic properties of Fe₃B/(Nd,Dy)₂Fe₁₄B nanocomposite microalloyed with Cu and Zr
K. Kajiwara, K. Hono and S. Hirosawa, Mater. Trans. 42, 1858 (2001).

Microstructural characterization of Fe₄₄Co₄₄Zr₇B₄Cu₁ nanocrystalline softmagnetic alloys
D. H. Ping, Y. Q. Wu, K. Hono, M. A. Willard, M. E. McHenry and D. E. Laughlin, Scripta Mater. 45, 781 - 786 (2001).

Microstructure and properties of nanocrystalline Fe-Zr-Nb-B soft magnetic alloys with low magnetostriction
Y. Q. Wu, T. Bitoh, K. Hono, A. Makino, and A. Inoue, Acta Mater. 49, 4069 - 4077 (2001).

Microstructures of FePt-Al-O and FePt-Ag nanogranular thin films and their magnetic properties
D. H. Ping, M. Ohnuma, K. Hono, M. Watanabe, T. Iwasa, and T. Masumoto, J. Appl. Phys. 90, 4708 - 4716 (2001).
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Nanocrystalline icosahedral phase formation in binary Zr-Pd and Zr-Pt alloys
B. S. Murty, D. H. Ping, M. Ohnuma, and K. Hono, Acta Mater. 49, 3453 - 3462 (2001).

Local structure of amorphous Zr₇₀Pd₃₀ alloy studied by electron diffraction
T. Takagi, T. Ohkubo, Y. Hirotsu, B. S. Murty, K. Hono and D. Shindo, Appl. Phys. Lett., 79, 485-487 (2001).
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Influence of heating rate on microstructure and magnetic properties of Fe₃B/Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanocomposite magnets
Y. Q. Wu, D. H. Ping, B. S. Murty, H. Kanekiyo, S. Hirosawa, and K. Hono, Scripta mater. 45, 355 - 362 (2001).

Overlayer-induced anisotropic alignment of Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanograins
T. Shima, A. Kamegawa, K. Hono and H. Fujimori, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 2049 - 2051 (2001).
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Microstructural investigation on the influence of V in alpha-Fe/Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanocomposite magnet
Y. Q. Wu, H. Yamamoto and K. Hono, Scripta mater. 44, 2399-2404 (2001).

Artificial modulation of magnetic structures on a monoatomic layer scale in Co/Ru superlattices
K. Himi, K. Takanashi, M. Yamaguchi, D. H. Ping, K. Hono, S. Mitani and H. Fujimori, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78, 1436 - 1438 (2001).
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Mechanism of heterogeneous nucleation of alpha-Fe nanocrystals from Fe₈₉Zr₇B₃Cu₁ amorphous alloy
T. Ohkubo, H. Kai, D.H. Ping, K. Hono and Y. Hirotsu, Scripta mater. 44, 971 - 976 (2001).

Solid state amorphization in cold drawn Cu/Nb wires
X. Sauvage, L. Renaud, B. Deconihout, D. Blavette, D. H. Ping, K. Hono, Acta mater. 49, 389- 394 (2000).

Role of Ag and Mg on precipitation of T1 phase in an Al-Cu-Li-Mg-Ag alloy
M. Murayama and K. Hono, Scripta mater. 44, 701 - 706 (2001).

Cementite dissolution in heavily drawn pearlitic steel wire
K. Hono, M. Ohnuma, M. Murayama, S. Nishida, A. Yoshie and T. Takahashi, Scripta mater. 44, 977- 983 (2001).

Role of vacancy-solute complex in the initial rapid age hardening in an Al-Cu-Mg alloy
Y. Nagai, M. Murayama, Z. Tang, T. Nonaka, K. Hono and M. Hasegawa, Acta mater. 49, 913 - 920 (2001).

Nanoquasicrystallization of Zr-based metallic glasses
B. S. Murty and K. Hono, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 312, 253-261 (2001).

The effect of Cu additions on the precipitation kinetics in Al-Mg-Si alloy with excess Si
M. Murayama, K. Hono, W. F. Miao and D. E. Laughlin, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 32A, 239 - 246 (2001).

Microstructure of two phase Al-1.7at.%Cu alloy deformed by equal channel angular pressing
M. Murayama, Z. Horita and K. Hono, Acta mater. 49 21 - 29 (2001).

Microstructure and Hard Magnetic Properties of Cu and Nb Containing Nd-Fe-B Nanocomposites
D. H. Ping, Y. Q. Wu, H. Kanekiyo, S. Hirosawa and K. Hono, Proc. 16th Inernational Workshop on Rare-Earth Magnets and Their Applications, September 10 - 13, 2000, Sendai, Japan, pp. 505 - 512.

Nanostructured Al₈₈Ni₄Sm₈ alloys investigated by transmission electron and field-ion microscopies
T. Gloriant, D. H. Ping, K. Hono, A. L. Greer and M. Baro, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 304-306, 315-320 (2001).

Atom probe studies of microstructural evolution in nanocrystalline soft and hard magnetic materials
K. Hono and D. H. Ping, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 304-306, 81-87 (2001).

APFIM and TEM study of the oxygen behavior during crystallization of Zr₆₅Cu_27.5Al_7.5 metallic glass
B. S. Murty, D. H. Ping, K. Hono and A. Inoue, Mater. Sci. Eng. A. 304-306, 706 - 709 (2001).

The effects of a trace addition of silver upon elevated temperature ageing of an Al-Zn-Mg alloy
S. K. Maloney, K. Hono, I. J. Polmear and S. P. Ringer, Micrion 32, 741 - 747 (2001).

2000

Formation of nanocrystalline phases in glassy matrix in melt-spun Mg-Cu-Y alloys
B. S. Murty and K. Hono, Metall. Mater. Trans. JIM, 41, 1538 - 1544 (2000).

Microstructure of alpha-Fe/Nd2Fe14B type nanocomposite magnets
M. Yamasaki, H. Mizuguchi, M. Hamano, T. Kobayashi, K. Hono, H. Yamamoto and A. Inoue, Proc. 16th Inernational Workshop on Rare-Earth Magnets and Their Applications, September 10 - 13, 2000, Sendai, Japan, pp. 513 - 520.

Microstructure and Hard Magnetic Properties of Cu and Nb Containing Nd-Fe-B Nanocomposites
D. H. Ping, Y. Q. Wu, H. Kanekiyo, S. Hirosawa and K. Hono, Proc. 16th Inernational Workshop on Rare-Earth Magnets and Their Applications, \ September 10 - 13, 2000, Sendai, Japan, pp. 505 - 512.

Three dimensional atom probe studies on the microstructural evolution processes of nanocrystalline soft and hard magnetic materials (A Review Article in Japanese)
K. Hono, J. Mag. Soc. Jpn. 24, 1229 - 1238 (2000).

Small-angle neutron scattering and differential scanning carolimetry studies on the Cu clustering stage of Fe-Si-B-Nb-Cu nanocrystalline alloys
M. Ohnuma, K. Hono, S. Linderoth, J. S. Pendersen, Y. Yoshizawa and H. Onodera, Acta mater. 48, 4783 - 4790 (2000).

Microstructure and magnetic properties of FePt-Al-O granular thin films
M. Watanabe, T. Masumoto, D. H. Ping and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 3971 - 3973 (2000).
Copyright (2000) American Institute of Physics.

Nanoquasicrystallization of binary Zr-Pd metallic glasses
B. S. Murty, D. H. Ping and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 77, 1102 - 1104 (2000).
Copyright (2000) American Institute of Physics.

Icosahedral phase formation by the primary crystallization of a Zr-Cu-Pd metallic glass
B. S. Murty, D. H. Ping, K. Hono and A. Inoue, Scripta mater., 43 103 - 107 (2000).

Influence of oxygen on the crystallization behavior of Zr₆₅Cu_27.5Al_7.5 and Zr_66.7Cu_33.3 metallic glasses,
B. S. Murty, D. H. Ping, K. Hono and A. Inoue, Acta mater. 48, 3985 - 3996 (2000).

Dissolution of the theta' precipitates in an Al-1.7at.%Cu alloy deformed by equal-channel angular pressing,
M. Murayama, K. Hono and Z. Horita, in Ultrafine Grained Materials, eds. by R. S. Mishra, S. L. Semiatin, C. Suryanarayana, N. N. Thadhani, T. C. Lowe, TMS, 2000, pp. 145 - 153.

Microstructural characterization of an alpha-Fe/Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanocomposite magnet with a remaining amorphous phase
Y. Q. Wu, D. H. Ping, K. Hono and A. Inoue, J. Appl. Phys. 87, 8658 - 8665 (2000).
Copyright (2000) American Institute of Physics.

Microstructure and magnetic properties of Co-Al-O granular thin films
M. Ohnuma, K. Hono, H. Onodera, S. Ohnuma, H. Fujimori and J. S. Pedersen, J. Appl. Phys., 87, 817 - 823 (2000).
Copyright (2000) American Institute of Physics.

Microstructural evolution and age hardening in aluminum alloys: atom probe field ion microscopy and transmission electron microscopy studies" (Review Article)
S. P. Ringer and K. Hono, Mater. Characterization, 44, 101-131 (2000).

Atom probe studies of nanocrystallization of amorphous alloys (Review Article)
K. Hono and D. H. Ping, Mater. Characterization,44, 203-217 (2000).

Direct evidence for oxygen stabilization of icosahedral phase during crystallization of Zr₆₅Cu_27.5Al_7.5 metallic glass,
B. S. Murty, D. H. Ping, K. Hono and A. Inoue, Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 55 - 57 (2000).
Copyright (2000) American Institute of Physics.

1999

Microstructural evolution of Fe₃B/Nd₂Fe₁₄ B nanocomposite magnets microalloyed with Cu and Nb
D. H. Ping, K. Hono, H. Kanekiyo and S. Hirosawa, Acta mater. 47, 4641 - 4651 (1999).

Tunnel-MR and spin electronics in metal-nonmetal granular systems
S. Mitani, H. Fujimori, K. Takanashi, K. Yakushiji, J.-G. Ha, S. Takahashi, S. Maekawa, S. Ohnuma, N. Kobayashi, T. Masumoto, M. Ohnuma, K. Hono, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 198-199, 179-184 (1999).

Annealing effect of tunnel-type GMR in Co-Al-O granular thin films
, Jae-Geun Ha, S. Mitani, K. Takanashi, M. Ohnuma, K. Hono, H. Fujimori, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 198-199, 21-3 (1999).

The combined effect of molybdenum and nitrogen on the fatigued microstructure of 316 type austenitic stainless steel
M. Murayama, K. Hono, H. Hirukawa, T. Ohnuma and S. Matsuoka, Scripta mater. 41, 467 - 473 (1999).

Microstructural evolution in an Al-Cu alloy deformed by equal channel angular pressing
M. Murayama, Z. Horita and K. Hono, Mater. Trans. JIM, 40, 938 - 941 (1999).

The chemistry of precipitates in an aged Al-2.1Zn-1.7Mg at.% alloy
S. K. Maloney, K. Hono, I. J. Polmear, and S. P. Ringer, Scripta Mater. 41, 1031 - 1038 (1999).

Origin of the initial rapid age-hardening in an Al-1.7Mg-1.1Cu alloy
L. Reich, S. P. Ringer and K. Hono, Phil. Mag. Lett. 79, 639 - 648 (1999).

Atom probe microanalysis and nanoscale microstructures in metallic materials (Overview)
K. Hono, Acta mater.47, 3127-3145 (1999).

"Atom probe field ion microscopy" (Tutorial Article in Japanese)
K. Hono, Bull. Iron Steel Inst. Japan, 4, 474 - 481 (1999).

Effect of Cu on microstructural evolution of nanocrystalline soft and hard magnetic materials
K. Hono, D. H. Ping and S. Hirosawa, MRS Proceedings, 577, 507 - 517 (1999).

The solute clustering and precipitation in two-step aged Al-Mg-Si alloys"
M. Murayama and K. Hono, Proc. Inter. Conf. Solid -> Solid Phase Transformations '99, May 24 - 28, 1999, Kyoto, pp. 165 - 168.

Clustering and segregation of Mg and Ag atoms during the precipitation processes in Al(-Li)-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys
K. Hono, M. Murayama and L. Reich, Proc. Inter. Conf. Solid -> Solid Phase Transformations '99, May 24 -28, 1999, Kyoto., pp. 97 - 104.

Atom probe studies of nanocrystallization of amorphous alloys
K. Hono and D. H. Ping, Proc. Inter. Conf. Solid -> Solid Phase Transformations '99, May 24-28, 1999, Kyoto., The Japan Institute of Metals, 1207 - 1210.

Atom probe characterization of an alpha-Fe/Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanocomposite magnet with a remaining amorphous phase
Y. Q. Wu, D. H. Ping, K. Hono and A. Inoue, IEEE Mag. Mag. 35, 3295 - 3297 (1999).

The microalloying effect of Cu and Nb to the microstructure and magnetic properties of Fe₃B/Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanocomposite magnet
D. H. Ping, K. Hono, H. Kanekiyo and S. Hirosawa, IEEE Mag. Mag. 35, 3265 - 3264 (1999).

Solute clustering and precipitation in aluminum alloys - three dimensional atom probe study (Review Article)
K. Hono and M. Murayama, Materia Japan 38, 563 - 572 (1999).

Oxgen distribution in Zr-based metallic glasses
D. H. Ping, K. Hono and A. Inoue, MRS Proceedings, 554, 3 - 8 (1999).

Microstructural characterization of a rapidly solidified ultrahigh stregnth Al_94.5Cr₃Co_1.5Ce₁ alloy
D. H. Ping, K. Hono and A. Inoue, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 31A, 607 - 614 (2000).

"Effect of Cu addition on the microstructure and magnetic properties of an Fe₃B/Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanocomposite magnet
D. H. Ping, K. Hono, H. Kanekiyo and S. Hirosawa, J. Mag. Soc. Japan,23, 1101 - 1104 (1999).

Pre-precipitate clusters and precipitation processes in Al-Mg-Si alloys
M. Murayama and K. Hono, Acta Materialia, 47, 1537-1548 (1999).

Cu clustering stage before the crystallization in Fe-Si-B-Nb-Cu alloys nanostructured materials
M. Ohnuma, K. Hono, H. Onodera, J. S. Pedersen and S. Linderoth, Nanostruc. Mater.12, 693-696 (1999).

Microstructure change in Co₄₆Al₁₉O₃₅ granular thin films by annealing
M. Ohnuma, K. Hono, H. Onodera, S. Mitani, J. G. Ha and H. Fujimori, Nanostructured Materials, 12, 573-576 (1999).

APFIM studies of nanocomposite soft and hard magnetic materials
K. Hono and D. H. Ping, Mat. Sci. Forum, 307, 69 - 74 (1999).

"Distribution of Co particles in Co-Al-O granular thin films
M. Ohnuma, K. Hono, H. Onodera, J. S. Pedersen, S. Mitani and H. Fujimori, Mat. Sci. Forum, 307, 171 - 176 (1999).

Oxygen distribution in Zr₆₅Cu₁₅Al₁₀Pd₁₀ nanocrystalline alloys
D. H. Ping, K. Hono and A. Inoue, Mat. Sci. Forum, 307, 31 - 36 (1999).

Atom probe and transmission electron microscopy investigations of heavily drawn pearlitic steel wire
M. H. Hong, W. T. Reynoldsand K. Hono, Met. Mater. Trans. A, 30A, 717 - 727 (1999).

Microstructural evolution in a 17-4 PH stainless steel after aging at 400 C
M. Murayama, Y. Katayama and K. Hono, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 30A, 345 (1999).

Cu clustering and Si partitioning in the early crystallization stage of an FeSiBNbCu amorphous alloy
K. Hono, D. H. Ping, M. Ohnuma and H. Onodera, Acta mater. 47, 997 - 1006 (1999).

Impurity oxygen redistribution in a nanocrystallized Zr65Cu15Al10Pd10 metallic glass
M. W. Chen, A. Inoue, T. Sakurai, D. H. Ping and K. Hono, Appl. Phys. Lett. 74, 812-814 (1999).
Copyright (1999) American Institute of Physics.

Mechanism of grain size refinement of Fe₃B/Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanocomposite permanent magnet by Cu addition
D. H. Ping, K. Hono, H. Kanekiyo and S. Hirosawa, J. Appl. Phys. 85, 2448 - 2451 (1999).
Copyright (1999) American Institute of Physics.

1998

Evolution of omega phase in an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy - a three dimensional atom probe study"

L. Reich, M. Murayama and K. Hono, Acta Meterialia, 46, 6053-6062 (1998).

Magnetic properties and microstructure of thick Fe₃B/Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanocomposite permanent magnets produced by low-speed melt spinning technique
S. Hirosawa, H. Kanekiyo, D. H. Ping and K. Hono, Proc. 14th International Workshop on Rare Earth Magnets and Their Applications, Werkstoff-Informationsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg, 1998, pp. 215-224.

3DAP study of the effect of Mg and Ag additions on precipitation in Al-Cu-Mg(-Li) alloys
L. Reich, M. Murayama and K. Hono, Proc. Inter. Conf. Aluminum Alloys 6 (ICAA-6), Toyohashi, July 1998.

Atom probe characterization of preprecipitate clusters and precipitates in Al-Mg-Si(-Cu) alloys
M. Murayama and K. Hono, Proc. Inter. Conf. Aluminum Alloys 6 (ICAA-6), Toyohashi, July 1998.

Microstructure of FePt/Pt magnetic thin films with high perpendicular coercivity"
M. H. Hong, K. Hono and M. Watanabe, J. Appl. Phys. 84, 4403 - 4409 (1998).
Copyright (1998) American Institute of Physics.

Atom probe studies on the early stages of precipitation in Al-Mg-Si alloys
M. Murayama, K. Hono, M. Saga and M. Kikuchi, Mater. Sci. Eng. A250, 127 - 132 (1998)

Microstructure of a rapidly solidified Al-4V-2Fe ultrahigh strength aluminum alloy
K. Hono, Y. Zhang, T. Sakurai and A. Inoue, Mater. Sci. Eng. A250, 152 - 157 (1998).

Nanoscale microstructural analyses by atom probe field ion microscopy
K. Hono and M. Murayama, High Temperature Materials and Processes, 17, 69 - 85 (1998).

Partitioning of Ga and Co in a Fe3B/Nd2Fe14B nanocomposite magnet, D. H. Ping, K. Hono and S. Hirosawa, J. Appl. Phys. 83, 7769 - 7779 (1998).
Copyright (1998) American Institute of Physics.

Three dimensional atom probe analysis of pre-precipitate clustering in Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys
M. Murayama and K. Hono, Scripta Mater., 38, 1315 - 1319 (1998).

1997

Microstructure of Co-Al-O granular alloy thin films

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M. Ohnuma, E. Abe, K. Hono, H. Onodera, M. Mitani and H. Fujimori, J. Appl. Phys., 82, 5646 (1997).

Copyright (1997) American Institute of Physics

Cluster hardening in an aged Al-Cu-Mg alloy
S. P. Ringer, K. Hono, T. Sakurai and I. J. Polmear, Scripta Mater., 36, 517 - 521 (1997).

Site occupation preference of Fe in Ni3Al: an atom probe study
A. Almazouzi, H. Numakura, M. Koiwa, K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Intermetallics, 5, 37 - 43 (1997).

Preliminary atom probe studies of PdNi(Cu)P supercooled liquids
H. G. Read, K. Hono, A. P. Tsai and A. Inoue, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, A226/228, 453 - 457 (1997).

APFIM studies on nanocrystallization of amorphous alloys
K. Hono, Y. Zhang, A. Inoue and T. Sakurai, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, A226/228, 498-502 (1997).

Microstructures and magnetic properties of Fe-Pt permanent magnet
Y. Tanaka, N. Kimura, K. Hono, K. Yasuda and T. Sakurai, J. Mag. Mag. Mater.170, 289 - 297 (1997).

Recent atom probe studies at IMR - a comprehensive review
K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Sci. Rep. RITU, A44, 223 - 240 (1997).

Clustering and precipitation processes in microalloyed aluminium alloys
S. P. Ringer, C. R. Hutchinson, K. Hono, I. J. Polmear and T. Sakurai, Sci. Rep. RITU, A44,241 - 251 (1997).

Field ion microscopy of C₆₀ molecules
K. Hono, T. Hashizume, H. Shinohara, and T. Sakurai, Sci. Rep. RITU, A44, 255 - 258 (1997).

1996

Atom probe studies of supercooled liquids
H. G. Read, K. Hono, A. P. Tsai and A. Inoue, J. de Phys. IV, C5, 211 - 216 (1996).

Phase-separation, partitioning and precipitation in MA956, an ODS ferritic stainless steel
H. G. Read and K. Hono, J de Phys. C, IV, C5, 223 - 228 (1996).

Chemical compositions of ultrafine lamellae in the water-quenched Ti-48Al alloy
K. Hono, E. Abe, T. Kumagai and H. Harada, Scripta Metall. Mater., 35, 495 (1996).

APFIM studies of nanocrystalline microstructural evolution in Fe-Zr-B(-Cu) amorphous alloys
Y. Zhang, K. Hono, A. Inoue and T. Sakurai, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 217/218, 407 (1996).

APFIM studies of nanocrystallizations of amorphous alloys
K. Hono, Y. Zhang, A. Inoue and T. Sakurai, MRS Proceedings, 400, 203 - 208 (1996).

Three dimensional atom probe analysis of CoCrTa thin film
J. Nishimaki, K. Hono, N. Hasegawa and T. Sakurai, Appl. Phys. Lett., 69, 3095 (1996).

Partitiong of Si in nanocrystalline Fe-Zr-B-Si alloy
Y. Zhang, K. Hono, A. Inoue and T. Sakurai, Appl. Phys. Lett., 69, 2128 - 2130 (1996).

Atom probe studies of nanocrystallization of amorphous alloys (in Japanese)
K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Materia Japan, 35, 843 - 848 (1996).

Recent progress in atom probe field ion microscopy and its applications (in Japanese)
K. Hono, Electron-Microscopy, 31, 74 - 80 (1996).

Decomposition precedes Al partitioning in MA956, an ODS ferritic stainless steel
H. G. Read, H. Murakami and K. Hono, Scripta Mater. 371221-1230 (1997).

Investigation of Giant magnetoresistance behavior in sputter-deposited Cr-Fe alloy films
T. Sugawara, K. Takanashi, K. Hono and H. Fujimori, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. 159, 95 - 102 (1996).

Giant magnetoresistance and microstructure in Cr-Fe and Cu-Co heterogeneous alloys
K. Takanashi, J. Park, T. Sugawara, K. Hono, A. Goto, H. Yasuoka, H. Fujimori, Thin Solid Films, 275, 106 (1996).

Precipitation processes during the early stages of ageing in Al-Cu-Mg alloys
S.P. Ringer, K. Hono, I.J. Polmear and T. Sakurai, Appl. Surf. Sci. 94/95, 253 - 260 (1996).

Clustering of Cu prior to the crystallization reaction in an Fe-Zr-B-Cu amorphous alloy
Y. Zhang, K. Hono, A. Inoue and T. Sakurai, Scripta Mater. 34, 1705 - 1710 (1996).

Subnanometer scale microstructural characterization by a three dimensional atom probe (in Japanese)
K. Hono, Materia Japan, 35, 267 - 274 (1996).

1995

Pre-precipitate clustering in aged aluminium alloys
K. Hono, T. Sakurai and I. J. Polmear, Mater. Sci. Forum, 189-90, 249 - 254 (1995).

Solute partitioning in Al-Ni-Ce(-Cu) partially crystallized metallic glasses
K. Hono, Y. Zhang, A. P. Tsai, A. Inoue and T. Sakurai, Scripta metall. mater., 32, 191- 196 (1995).

Atom probe studies of nanostructured alloys
K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Appl. Surf. Sci., 87/88, 166 - 178 (1995).

The design and performance of the IMR three dimensional atom probe
K. Hono, R. Okano, T. Saeda and T. Sakurai, Appl. Surf. Sci., 87/88, 453 - 459 (1995).

Nucleation and growth of q' precipitation in Sn-modified Al-Cu alloys: APFIM/TEM observations
S. P. Ringer, K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Appl. Surf. Sci., 87/88, 223 - 227 (1995).

Giant magnetoresistance in bulk Cr-Fe heterogenous alloys
R. Okano, K. Hono, K. Takanashi, H. Fujimori and T. Sakurai, J. Appl. Phys. 77, 5843 - 5849 (1995).

Three dimensional atom probe analysis of Co-Cr magnetic thin films
K. Hono, K. Yeh, Y. Maeda and T. Sakurai, Appl. Phys. Lett. 66, 1686 - 1688 (1995).

Recent progresses in atom probe field ion microscopy and its applications to magnetic thin films (in Japanese)
K. Hono and T. Sakurai,Hyomen Kagaku, 16, 127 - 132 (1995).

Three dimensional atom probe and its applications
K. Hono, R. Okano and T. Sakurai, Bull. Japan Institute of Metals, 34, 578 - 587 (1995).

Atom probe studies of nanocrystalline microstructural evolution in some amorphous alloys
K. Hono, Y. Zhang, A. Inoue and T. Sakurai, Mater. Trans. JIM, 36, 909 - 917 (1995).

On the effect of trace additions of Sn to Al-Cu alloys
S. P. Ringer, K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 26A, 2207 - 2217 (1995).

1994

APFIM study of the partitioning of substitutional elements during tempering of a low alloy steel martensite
S. S. Babu, K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 25A, 499 - 508 (1994).

High resolution electron microscopy of the early decomposition stage of Al-Li alloys
G. Schmitz, K. Hono and P. Haasen, Acta Metall. Mater. 42, 201-211 (1994).

Pre-precipitate clustering in an aged Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy
K. Hono, T. Sakurai and I. J. Polmear, Scripta Metall. Mater. 30, 695 - 700 (1994).

Bain strain relaxation during early stage decomposition of a hyper-eutectoid CuBe alloy
B. Cheong, K. Hono and D. E. Laughlin, Acta metall. mater. 42, 2387 (1994).

Polytwin precipitates in decomposed hyper-eutectoid CuBe alloys
B. Cheong, K. Hono and D. E. Laughlin, Twinning in Advanced Materials, Edited by M. H. Yoo and M. Wutting, TMS, Pittsburgh, 1994, pp. 265 - 272.

Compositional inhomogeneities in sputtered Co-Cr magnetic thin films studied by atom probe field ion microscopy
K. Hono, Y. Maeda, S. S. Babu and T. Sakurai, J. Appl. Phys. 76, 8025 - 8031 (1994).

Atom probe studies of nanostructued magnetic materials
K. Hono and T. Sakurai, J. Mag. Soc. Jpn. 18 (1994), 15 - 24.

Giant magnetoresistance in sputtered Cr-Fe heterogenous alloy films
K. Takanashi, T. Sugawara, K. Hono and H. Fujimori, J. Appl. Phys. 76, 6790 - 6792 (1994).

Precipitate nucleation in alloys based on the Al-Cu system
S. P. Ringer, K. Hono and I. J. Polmear, Proc. 4th Inter. Conf. on Aluminum Alloys, eds. T. H. Sanders Jr. and E. A. Starke Jr., Georgia Inst. of Technology, USA, Vol. I, pp. 574-581 (1994).

The effect of Ag and Mg additions on precipitation in Al-Cu(-Li) alloys: atom probe / transmission electron microscopy observations
S. P. Ringer, K. Hono, I. J. Polmear and T. Sakurai, Proc. Inter. Conf. SolidÆSolid Phase Transformations, eds. W. C. Johnson, J. M. Howe, D. E. Laughlin, W. A. Soffa, pp. 165 - 170, TMS, Warrendale, Pennsylvania, 1994.

1993

Atom probe study of the precipitation process in Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys
K. Hono, N. Sano, S. S. Babu, R. Okano and T. Sakurai, Acta Metall. Mater. 41, 829-838 (1993).

Atom probe study of crystallization process of Fe73.5Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 amorphous alloy
K. Hono, J-L. Li, Y. Ueki, A. Inoue and T. Sakurai,Appl. Surf. Sci. 67, 398-406 (1993).

Atom probe analysis of sputtered Co-Cr magnetic thin film
K. Hono, Y. Maeda, J-L. Li and T. Sakurai, Appl. Surf. Sci. 67, 386-390 (1993).

Atom probe analysis of nanocrystalline Fe-C-Ta sputtered soft magnetic thin film
K. Hono, N. Hasegawa, S. S. Babu, H. Fujimori and T. Sakurai, Appl. Surf. Sci. 67, 391-397 (1993).

APFIM studies on martensite tempering of Fe-C-Si-Mn low alloy steel
S. S. Babu, K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Appl. Surf. Sci. 67, 321-327 (1993).

A method for preparing atom probe specimens for nanoscale compositional analysis of metallic thin films
N. Hasegawa, K. Hono, R. Okano, H. Fujimori and T. Sakurai, Appl. Surf. Sci. 67, 407-412 (1993).

APFIM studies of some aluminum alloys
S. S. Babu, K. Hono, R. Okano and T. Sakurai, Appl. Surf. Sci. 67, 361-367 (1993).

An atom probe study of the site preference of Ge in Ni3Al
H. Numakura, T. Yamada, M. Koiwa, I. A. Szabo, K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Defect and Diffusion Forum, 95-98, 867-874 (1993).

Atom probe compositional analysis of Co-Cr sputtered magnetic thin films
K. Hono, S. S. Babu, Y. Maeda, N. Hasegawa and T. Sakurai, Appl. Phys. Lett. 62, 2504 - 2506 (1993).

APFIM studies of compositional inhomogeneity in sputtered Co-Cr thin films
K. Hono, Y. Maeda, J-L. Li and T. Sakurai, IEEE Mag. Mag. 29, 3745 - 3747 (1993).

Transformation path dependence of the bain strain relaxation during
B. Cheong, K. Hono and D. E. Laughlin, decomposition of a hyper-eutectoid CuBe alloy, Metall. Trans. A. 24A (1993), 2605 - 2611.

APFIM studies of nanostructured magnetic materials
K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Ann. Chim. Fr. 18 (1993), 311 - 318.

Environmental embrittlement and grain boundary segregation of boron in Ni3(Si,Ti) and Co3Ti alloys
T. Takasugi, K. Hono, S. Suzuki, S. Hanada and T. Sakurai, Scripta metall. mater. 29 (1993), 1587 - 1591.

1992

Determination of site occupation probalility of Cu in Ni3Al by APFIM
K. Hono, A. Chiba, T. Sakurai, S. Hanada, Acta Metall.Mater. 40, 419-425 (1992).

The IMR atom probe
K. Hono, T. Hashizume and T. Sakurai, Surf. Sci. 266, 506-512 (1992).

Quantitative atom probe analysis of some aluminum alloys
K. Hono, N. Sano and T. Sakurai, Surf. Sci. 266, 350-357 (1992).

Microstructure of Fe73.5Si13.5B8Nb3Cu1 nanocrystalline soft magnetic material investigated by APFIM and HRTEM
K. Hono, K. Hiraga, Q. Wang, A. Inoue and T. Sakurai, Surf. Sci. 266, 385 - 390 (1992).

Site determination studies of Cu and Ge in Ni3Al by atom probe
K. Hono, H. Numakura, I. A. Szabo, A. Chiba and T. Sakurai, Surf. Sci. 266, 358-363 (1992).

Characterization of fine scale precipitates by atom probe FIM (in Japanese)
K. Hono and T. Sakurai, J. Jpn. Inst. Light Metals, 42, 236-247 (1992).

The microstructure evolution of Fe73.5Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 nanocrystalline soft magnetic material
K. Hono, K. Hiraga, Q. Wang, A. Inoue and T. Sakurai, Acta Metall. Mater., 40, 2137-2147 (1992).

Direct evidence for compositional fluctuation in sputtered Co-Cr thin films
K. Hono, Y. Maeda, J-D. Li and T. Sakurai, J. Mag. Mag. Mater. Lett., 110, L254-L258 (1992).

Early stage of phase decomposition of Al-7.8at.%Li alloy studied by APFIM and HRTEM
K. Hono, S. S. Babu, K. Hiraga, R. Okano and T. Sakurai, Acta Metall. Mater. 40, 3027 - 3034 (1992).

Nano-scale characterization of materials by atom probe field ion microscopy
K. Hono and T. Sakurai, Bull. Jpn. Inst. Metals, 31, 900 - 909 (1992).