Discovery of confined two-dimensional Laves tiling in a magnesium alloy
Yiping Lu
Nature Communications, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71932-9 A confined two-dimensional Laves unit is isolated and identified in an Mg alloy, which is only one unit-cell thick, revealing how interfacial strain limits its growth and providing new insight into the formation and stability of Laves phases.