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DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Initiated the idea: Hong M, Chen ZG, Li M, Shi XL, Liu W
Conducted the literature review: Hong M, Sun S, Lyu W
Drafted the manuscript: Hong M
Reviewed and revised the manuscript: Hong M, Chen ZG, Shi XL, Liu W, Li M
All authors have read the manuscript and approved the final version.

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
This work is financially supported by the Australian Research Council and HBIS-UQ Innovation Centre for
Sustainable Steel project. The authors appreciate Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Research Facility
for providing characterization facilities and service, and National Computational Infrastructure supported
by Australian Government for providing computing resources and supports.

Conflicts of interest
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Copyright
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