[Pending]
J. Ren, X. Wu, Q. Wang, J. Zhang, Q. Wu, P. Li, Y. Gui, C. Luo, J. Xiang, J. Kim, I. Han, and X. song, "Ga-Based Liquid Metals for Adaptive Battery Anodes: Dynamic Structural Recovery and Interfacial Regulation," under review.
G. W. An, T. H. H. Nguyen, W. Cho, I. Han, J. H. Ha, H. Yu, and S. H. Park, "Bi-content-dependent evolution of Mg3Bi2 particles and its effect on microstructure and tensile properties of high-speed-extruded Mg-Bi-Al alloys", under review. Journal of Materials Research and Technology
W. Cho, W. Cho, P. Schevchenko, Y. Youn, R. Jin, X. Song, E. Liotti, P. S. Grant, and I. Han, "Surface-associated shrinkage porosity in Fe-containing Al-Cu alloys revealed by in situ synchrotron X-ray tomography", under review. Journal of Alloys and Compounds
H. Xiong, S. Yu, X. Zhang, W. Yin, X. Wu, S. Cheng, J. Xiang, J. Duan, H. Xiang, J. Ren, I. Han, M. Gu, J. Kim, N. Cheng, B. Ge, D. Tang, Q. Zhang, and X. Song, "Machine-Learning-Assisted Morphology Mapping of CTAB-Directed Mesoporous Silica with Liquid-Phase TEM Insights into Growth ", under review. Small
Y. Tang, X. Wu, X. Zhang, L. Qin, D. Yang, X. Hui, S. Cheng, H. Xiang, J. Ren, Z. Sun, J. Pan, S. Ju, I. Han, Y. Seong, J. Kim, C. Zhang, Q. Zhang, and X. Song, "Pore topology-guided strain accommodation in silicon anodes revealed by quantitative visualization of lithiation dynamics", under review. Advanced functional materials
J. Xiang, X. Zhang, M. Guan, J. Ren, L. Zhang, Y. Tang, A. Sumboja, W. Ping, J. Kim, I. Han, S. Yu, X. Feng, W. Yin, H. Xiang, and X. Song, "Three-Dimensional Imaging and Quantitative Microstructural Analysis of Functional 2D Membranes ", under review. Nanoscale
I. Han, R. G. Deokar, A. R. Ballesteros, R. Gakhar, G. P. Horne, X. Xiao, and S. K. Gill, "On the role of ionizing radiation on corrosion behavior of NiCr20 in molten salts: An in situ X-ray nanotomography study", under review. npj Materials Degradation
[Publications]
H. Xiong, M. Li, X. Zhang, D. Yang, X. Wu, S. Cheng, J. Xiang, Y. Fu, H. Xiang, J. Ren, Y. Wang, B. Ge, C. Song, I. Han, Y. Seong, J. Kim, Z. Ou, Q. Zhang, and X. Song, "Bypassing Lattice Registry: A Non-epitaxial Paradigm for Constructing Hierarchical Heteroarchitectures", ACS Nano, 20, 24671-24684, (2026) [Link].
I. Han, J. S. Mangum, Y. Zhao, A. Michelson, A. Pattammattel, B. Layne, and S. K. Gill, "Thermal Cycling-Driven Microstructural Changes of Eutectic Al–Si Phase Change Materials in SS304 Containers Revealed by Multi-Modal Imaging", Materials & Design, 267, 116325, (2026) [Link].
D. Dhakal, S. Pennell, M. Van Winkle, K. Pokharel, Y. Zhao, E. M. Resendiz, I. Han, J. Mangum, A. Kiss, K. Rippy, K. Jungjohann, J. Vidal, and S. K. Gill, "Mechanistic transition of stainless steel 304L corrosion in MgCl2 phase change material across short and long-term thermal cycling", Corrosion Science, 269, 113958, (2026) [Link].
W. Cho, W. Cho, S. Park, D. Son, and I. Han, "X-ray imaging of solid-state sintering and laser powder bed fusion: A review of process monitoring and defect evolution", Journal of Powder Materials, 33, 145-158, (2026) [Link].
H. Xiong, J. Xiang, X. Zhang, S. Cheng, Y. Zhang, J. Wang, J. Duan, W. Yin, T. Xu, H. Xiang, I. Han, J. Kim, and X. Song, "Unveiling metastable intermediates of block copolymer self-assembly in colloids via graphene liquid cell imaging", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 720, 140675, (2026). [Link]
X. Wu, J. Ren. X. Zhang, F. Baskoro, H. Xiong, Y. Tang, J. Xiang, J. Kim, N. Cheng, B. Ge, A. Sumboja, W. Jiunn, J. Pan, Z. Sun, J. Gu, I. Han, Q. Zhang, Y. Yao, Q. Zhang, S. Ning, X. Song, "Unlocking Anode-Free Battery Performance: AI-Enhanced Electron Microscopy for Deciphering Layered Cathode Interfaces", Energy Storage Materials, 88, 105111, (2026). [Link]
I. Han, A. R. Ballesteros, K. Kisslinger, and S. K. Gill, "Exploring iodide-mediated corrosion in NiCr20 alloys". Journal of Nuclear Materials, 622, 156402, (2026). [Link].
K. L. Wang, I. Han, D. Fijan, A. J. Shahani, and S. C. Glotzer, "Defect-free growth of decagonal quasicrystals around obstacles". Physical Review Letters, 135, 166203, (2025). [Link]
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I. Han, S. Feng, F. Wilde, P.S. Grant, and E. Liotti, “Revealing hot tear formation dynamics in Al-Cu alloys with X-ray radiography”, Acta Materialia, 262, 119421, (2024). [Link]
S. Feng, Z. Lin, W. Du, I. Han, A. Lui, X. Zhou, P. R. Shearing. P. S. Grant, and E. Liotti, “The mechanism of Al13Fe4 formation and growth on Al3Ti during solidification revealed by electron backscattered diffraction and in situ synchrotron X-ray radiography”, Materials & Design, 232, 112110, (2023). [Link]
I. Han, S. Feng, A. Lui, F. Wilde, P.S. Grant, and E. Liotti, “Tracking the evolution of hot tears in Aluminium alloys using high-speed X-ray imaging”, IOP conference series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1281, 012065, (2023). [Link]
S. Feng, I. Han, A. Lui, R. Vincent, G. Ring, P. S. Grant, and E. Liotti, “Investigating metal solidification with X-ray imaging”, Metals, 12, 1-19, (2022). [Link]
I. Han, K.L. Wang, A.T. Cadotte, X. Xiao, Z. Xi, H. Parsamehr, S.C. Glotzer, and A.J. Shahani, “Formation of a single quasicrystal upon collision of multiple grains”, Nature Communications, 12, 5790 (2021). [Link]
I. Han, J.T. Mckeown, L. Tang, C-Z. Wang, H. Parsamehr, Z. Xi, Y-R. Lu, M.J. Kramer, and A.J. Shahani, “Dynamic observation of dendritic quasicrystal growth via laser-induced solid-state transformation”, Physical Review Letters, 125, 195503 (2020). [Link]
S. Antonelli, A. Ronne, I. Han, M. Ge, B.H. Layne, A.J. Shahani, K. Iwamatsu, J.F. Wiegart, S.L. Hulbert, W-K. Lee, Y.K. Chen-Wiegart, and X. Xiao, “Versatile compact heater design for in situ nano-tomography by transmission X-ray microscopy”, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 27, 746-752 (2020). [Link]
H. Parsamehr, T-S. Chen, D-S. Wang, M-S. Leu, I. Han, Z.Xi, A-P. Tsai, A.J. Shahani, and C-H. Lai, “Thermal spray coating of Al-Cu-Fe quasicrystals: dynamic observations and surface properties”, Materialia, 8, 100432 (2019). [Link]
I. Han, X. Xiao, H. Sun, and A.J. Shahani, “A side-by-side comparison of the solidification dynamics of quasicrystalline and approximant phases in the Al-Co-Ni system”, Acta Crystallographica, A75, 281-296 (2019). [Link]
I. Han, Z. Jiang, C. dela Cruz, H. Zhang, H. Sheng, A. Bhutani, D.J. Miller, and D.P. Shoemaker, “Accessing ternary magnetic chalcogenides with solvothermal synthesis: KFeS2 and KFe2S3”, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 260, 1-6 (2018). [Link]
N. Senabulya, X. Xiao, I. Han, and A.J. Shahani, “On the kinetic and equilibrium shapes of icosahedral Al71Pd19Mn10 quasicrystals”, Scripta Materialia, 146, 218-221 (2018). [Link]
I. Han, X. Xiao, and A.J. Shahani, “Probing the growth and melting pathways of a decagonal quasicrystal in real-time”, Scientific Reports, 7, 17407 (2017). [Link]
G-H. Lim, S. Lee, I. Han, S. Bok, J. Lee, J. Nam, J. Cho, and B. Lim, “Polyol synthesis of silver nanostructures: Inducing the growth of nanowires by a heat-up process”, Chemical Physics Letters, 602, 10-15 (2014). [Link]
G-H. Lim, I. Han, T. Yu, and B. Lim, “Aqueous-phase synthesis of silver nanoplates: Enhancing lateral growth via a heat-up process”, Chemical Physics Letters, 568-569, 135-139 (2013). [Link]