June-4-2026: The group website has been officially renamed to the AI-driven Integration of Materials and Structure Lab (AIMS Lab), or 智和材料與結構實驗室 in Chinese. The new name reflects our interdisciplinary focus on integrating materials science, structural engineering, and artificial intelligence to accelerate next-generation discoveries.
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April-27-2026: The article co-authored by Zhaoqi and the team of Prof. Peng Shi on Electronics with Switchable Flexibility for 3D Conforming Neural Interfaces has been accepted for publication in Science Advances. Congratulations!
April-16-2026: The article by GONG Hao on Bulk spinodal-architected compositionally complex alloy with ultrahigh energy absorption across a wide temperature range has been accepted for publication in Nature Communications. Congratulations!
April-6-2026: The review article by Yushan on 2D Nanomaterials toward function-ready superlubricity in advanced microsystems has been accepted for publication in Advanced Materials. Congratulations!
Jan-28-2026: The review article by Quanfeng, Ruiqi, Zhaoyi et al. on Designing refractory complex concentrated alloys for extreme environments has been accepted for publication in Current Opinion in Solid State & Materials Science. Congratulations!
Jan-21-2026: The article by Zhixin on Transforming grain-boundary brittle precipitates to ductility pathways in complex concentrated alloys has been accepted for publication in Advanced Science. Congratulations!
Jan-05-2026: Welcome Yinsen Yan (颜崟森) from Fudan University to join our group! The research of Yinsen is on machine learnign guided development of eutectic high entropy alloys with graded interfaces.
Jan-3-2026: The article by Quanfeng, Hao Gong and others on Tuning superelasticity in high entropy alloy via a hidden strain order has been accepted for publication in Nature Communications. Congratulations!
Nov-15-2025: The article by Quanfeng and Duk on Polytypical Phase Transformation of Topologically Close-Packed Phase Enabled Toughening in Multi-Principal-Element Eutectic Alloy has been accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Congratulations!
Sept-26-2025: The invited review article by Fucheng and Ren Shuai on Superelasticity in micro/nanostructured materials has been accepted for publication in NPG Asia Materials. Congratulations!
August-15-2025: The work of Weijiang on A Physics-Informed Machine Learning Framework for Accelerated Discovery of Single-Phase B2 Multi-Principal Element Intermetallics has been accepted for publication in npj Computational Materials. Congratulations!
June-30-2025: The work of Yushan on In-situ formed Titanium-MXene nanomembranes as ultrathin van-der-Waals lubricant has been accepted for publication in Materials Today. Congratulations!
June-7-2025: The collaborative work of Ziying with the research team led by Prof. Zeng on A general approach for preserving high-pressure solids via freestanding thin film engineering has been accepted for publication in Nature Communications. Congratulations!
May-13-2025: The work of Rong on Designing Multifunctional Metallic-Glasses by Fusing Human Expertise with Artificial Intelligence has been included as part of Metallic Glass Roadmap being published in Materials Futures. Congratulations!
May-13-2025: The work of Xiang and others on In-situ formation of multi-principal element oxide on bulk nanoporous intermetallic alloy for ultra-efficient hydrogen production at ampere-level current density has been accepted for publication in ACS Applied Materials and Interface. Congratulations!
May-9-2025: The work of Chuanzheng and others on 2D fracture-resistant high-entropy-oxide scaffold enabled multifunctional nanomembranes has been accepted for publication in Nature Communications. Congratulations!
Nov-8-2024: The work of Hao Gong on Thermodynamic descriptors for rapid search of compositional complex spinodal alloys with artificial neural network has been accepted for publication in High Entropy Alloys & Materials. Congratulations!
Nov-1-2024: The work of Teng Yun on Ultra-tough copper-copper bonding by nano-oxide-dispersed copper nanomembranes has been accepted for publication in Advanced Science. Congratulations!
Oct-24-2024: The work of Weijiang on Formation of single-phased B2 multi-principal element intermetallics: From experiment to modeling has been accepted for publication in Scripta Materialia. Congratulations!
Oct-23-2024: The work of Ziyin on Oxide-metal hybrid glass nanomembranes with exceptional thermal stability has been accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congratulations!
Oct-2-2024: The work of Hang on Exceptionally Low Thermal Conductivity in Distorted High Entropy Alloy has been accepted for publication in Materials Research Letters. Congratulations!
Sept-21-2024: Prof. Yang was listed by Elsevier and Stanford University as the top 2% of highly cited scholars in the world in the field of materials in both the career and single year (2024) category. An honor belonging to the whole group.
August-28-2024: Welcome Youyuan Shi (施又元) from Beihang University to join our group! The research of Youyuan is on development of nano-welding based on 2D metals.
August-28-2024: Welcome Ruiqi Ding (丁瑞祺) from Tianjing University to join our group! The research of Ruiqi is on the design of transforming high entropy alloys.
August-28-2024: Welcome Jianxiang Zhao (赵健翔) from CityUHK & HKUST to join our group! The research of Jianxiang is on the design of low-melting-point eutectic high entropy alloys.
August-12-2024: The work of Zhaoqi on Accelerated discovery of eutectic compositionally complex alloys by generative machine learning has been accepted for publication in npj Computational Materials. Congratulations!
July-4-2024: The work of Hang on Lattice distortion enabling enhanced strength and plasticity in high entropy intermetallic alloy has been accepted for publication in Nature Communications. Congratulations!
Jun-26-2024: The work of Yiyu on Polymer based fabrication of 2D metallic and ceramic nanomaterials has been accepted for publication in Accounts of Materials Research. Congratulations!
Jun-25-2024: Welcome Dr. Yajuan Duan (段亚娟博士) from Universitat Poliecnica de Catalunya (加泰隆尼亞理工大學) to join our group as a Postdoc! The research of Dr. Duan is on metallic glasses.
April-24-2024: The work of Wenqing on Nanostructured high entropy alloys as structural and functional materials has been accepted for publication in ACS Nano. Congratulations!
April-5-2024: The work of Yinghui on Customized design of amorphous solids by generative deep learning has been accepted for publication in The Innovation Materials. Congratulations!
March-27-2024: The work of Zhibo on Intrinsic tensile ductility in strain hardening multi-principal element metallic glass has been accepted for publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). Congratulations!
Feb-18-2024: Our work in Nature Materials has been highlighted in South China Morning Post （南華早報).
Jan-8-2024: The work by Zhaoqi on Overcoming strength-toughness trade-off in a eutectic high entropy alloy by optimizing chemical and microstructural heterogeneities has been accepted for publication in Communications Materials. Congratulations!
Dec-11-2023: The work by Xiang on Ultra-efficient and cost-effective platinum nanomembrane electrocatalyst for sustainable hydrogen production has been accepted for publication in Nano-Micro Letters. Congratulations!
Oct-30-2023: The research briefing co-authored by Fucheng (former PhD student) and me on Nano-oxide networks in metallic-glass nanotubes lead to superelastic properties has been accepted for publication in Nature Materials. Congratulations!
Oct-20-2023: The work of Fucheng (former PhD student) and Zhibo on Oxidation induced superelasticity in metallic-glass nanotube has been accepted for publication in Nature Materials. Congratulations!
Oct-10-2023: Prof. Yang was listed by Elsevier and Stanford University as the top 2% of highly cited scholars in the world in the field of materials in both the career and single year (2023) category. An honor belonging to the whole group.
August-10-2023: Welcome Dr. Shuai Ren (任帅老师) from Shenzhen University to join us as a postdoc. Dr. Ren will spend one year in CityU to develop superelastic high entropy alloys.
August-7-2023: The work of Hang on Multifuncational High Entropy Alloy Enabled by Severe Lattice Distortion has been accepted for publication in Advanced Materials. Congratulations!
June-12-2023: Welcome Chuanzhen Li (李传政同学) from Shanghai Jiaotong University to join us as a visiting student. Chuanzhen will spend one year in CityU to develop corrosion-resistant metallic films with high strength and high plasticity.
June-10-2023: The work of Minhyuk on Ultra-Strong yet Ductile 2D Titanium Nanomaterial for on-Skin Conformal Triboelectric Sensing is accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congratulations!
April-6-2023: The work of Zhaoqi on Data driven design of eutectic high entropy alloys is accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Informatics. Congratulations!
Feb-2-2023: Prof. Yang joins the editorial board of Materials Futures (http://materialsfutures.org/), which is the affliated journal of Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory and Institute of Physics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Jan-21-2023: The work of Hang on Tuning elinvar effect in severely distorted single phase high entropy alloys is accepted for publication in Journal of Applied Physics. Congratulations!
Jan-19-2023: Prof Yang receives the 2022 outstanding contribution award as the Youth Editorial Member of granted by Journal of Materials Informatics.
Jan-16-2023: The work of Ziqing and Yinghui in collaboration with the group of Prof. Zi (HKUST) on Metallic glass based triboelectric nanogenerator is accepted for publication in Nature Communications. Congratulations!
Jan-9-2023: The work of Ziqing and Yinghui on A generative deep learning framework for inverse design of compositionally complex bulk metallic glasses is accepted for publication in npj Computational Materials. Congratulations!
Dec-15-2022: Welcome Dr. Wenqing Zhu (朱文清博士) from Peking University to join our group as a Postdoc! The research of Dr. Zhu is on mechanics of materials.
Oct-18-2022: Asia Research News features our recent research published in PNAS with the title - CityU material scientists discover a new mechanism to increase the strength and ductility of high-entropy alloys.
Oct-14-2022: Congratulations to Dr. Ziqing Zhou (周子清博士) for receiving the oustanding thesis award of 2022!
Oct-12-2022: Welcome Wei Li (李伟) from Shanghai Jiaotong University to join our group as a visiting student! The research of Wei is on Relaxation of Al-based Metallic Glass and he plans to stay with us for one year (i.e., till Oct 11 2023).
Oct-10-2022: Prof. Yang was listed by Elsevier and Stanford University as the top 2% of highly cited scholars in the world in the field of materials in both the career and single year (2022) category. An honor belonging to the whole group.
Oct-6-2022: Welcome Dr. Yun Teng (滕云博士) from Xi'an Jiaotong University to join our group as a Postdoc! The research of Dr. Teng is on ultrathin precious metals and metallic glasses.
September-1-2022: The work of Jingyang on Strong yet ductile high entropy alloy derived nanostructured cermet is accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congratulations!
August-25-2022: Welcome Hao Gong (龚浩) from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) to join our group! The research of Hao is on the design of nanostructured high entropy alloys via spinodal decomposition.
August-9-2022: The work of Shuo on Unusually high corrosion resistance in MoxCrNiCo medium entropy alloy enhanced by acidity in aquous solution is accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Science and Technology. Congratulations!
July-19-2022: Prof. Yang has been admitted as a Fellow of International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) in recognition for his contribution to metals and alloys. A honor that belongs to the whole group!
June-30-2022: Welcome Dr. Shan Zhang (張珊博士) from Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics to join our group as a postdoc. Dr Zhang's research will be focused on computational metallic glasses.
June-22-2022: China Science Daily (中國科學報)reported our recent discovery of "heterogeneous lattice strain strengthening in severely distorted crystalline solids" published in PNAS.
June-8-2022: The work of Xiang on Fabrication of strong yet malleable bulk porous high entropy laves intermetallics via chemical immersion dealloying of eutectic high entropy alloys is accepted for publication in Scripta Materialia. Congratulations! This is the first paper published by Xiang since joining our group.
May-12-2022: The joint work of Quanfeng and Hang with Hunan University on Heterogeneous lattice strain strengthening in severely distorted crystalline solids is accepted for publication in PNAS! Congratulations!
May-09-2022: Minhyuk's paper on Elasto-capillary manipulation of freestanding inorganic nanosheets: An implication for nano-manufacturing of low dimensional structures is accepted for publication in Advanced Materials Interfaces! Congratulations!
March-15-2022: Prof. Yang joins the editorial board of High Entropy Alloys & Materials, the new journal lauched by SpringerNature for the community of high entropy materials.
March-11-2022: Quanfeng's work on high entropy Elinvar alloy is highlighted in Science as "Temperature-invariant alloy".
Feb-15-2022: Ziqing's paper on A critical review on machine learning guided design of metallic glasses for superior glass forming ability is accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Informatics as the cover story! Congratulations!
Jan-10-2022: Qing's paper on Strong, ductile and tough nanocrystal-assembled freestanding gold nanosheets is accepted by Nano Letters for publication! Congratulations!
Dec-21-2021: Jingyang's review paper on Recent development of chemically complex metallic glasses: from accelerated compositional design, additive manufacturing to novel applications is accepted by Materials Futures for publication! Congratulations!
Dec-6-2021: Quanfeng's work on A highly distorted chemically complex elinvar alloy is accepted by Nature for publication! Congratulations!
Nov-17-2021: Prof. Yang joins the editorial board of Advanced Powder Materials the international journal dedicated to powder materials science and technologies.
Nov-3-2021: The invited contribution of Hang titled High entropy intermetallics: from alloy design to structural and functional properties is accepted for publication in Rare Metals Congrats!
Oct-20-2021: Prof. Yang was listed by Stanford University as the top 2% of scholars in the world in the field of materials, applied physics and enabling & strategical technologies in both the career and single year (2020) category. An honor belonging to the whole group.
Oct-7-2021: Dr. Tianyu Wang is granted the Outstanding Research Thesis Award by Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies for his thesis on Scalable Fabrication of Metallic Nanostructures Based on Polymer Surface Buckling Enabled Exfoliation: From 2D Nanosheets to Helical Tubes. Congratulations!
Sept-28-2021: Prof. Yang joins the youth editorial board of Journal of Materials Informatics (JMI), the international journal dedicated to the discovery of new materials via theory, computation, experiments and artificial intelligence.
Sept-23-2021: Welcome SHANG Yinghui (商穎慧) from Shandong Normal University & Waterloo University to join our group! The research of Yinghui is on Data driven design of metallic glasses.
Sept-16-2021: Welcome ZHAO Weijiang (趙偉江) from Central South University to join our group! The research of Weijang is on additive manufacturing of advanced metals.
Sept-7-2021: Just get updated that Prof. Yang was listed by Stanford University as the top 2% of scholars in the world in the field of materials, applied physics and enabling & strategical technologies based on the citations of 2019. A piece of late "news” but a great honor belongs to the whole group!
Aug-31-2021: Welcome CHEN Zhaoqi (陳兆琦) from HIT to join our group! The research of Zhaoqi is on development of high entropy alloy based composites.
Aug-27-2021: The work of Shuo on Tuning the microstructure for superb corrosion resistance in eutectic high entropy alloys is accepted for publication in J. Mater. Sci. Tech. Congrats!
Aug-7-2021: The work of Tianyu on Etching free ultrafast fabrication of self-rolled metallic nanosheets with controllable twisting is accepted for publication in Nano Letters. Congrats!
July-26-2021: The work of Ziqing on Rational design of chemically complex metallic glasses by hybrid modeling guided machine learning is accepted for publication in npj Computational Materials. Congrats!
July-21-2021: Prof. Yang joins the editorial review board of Metals, the MPDI journal dedicated to the research of metallic materials.
June-28-2021: The work of Quanfeng on Understanding chemical short-range ordering/demixing coupled with lattice distortion in solid solution high entropy alloys is accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Congrats!
April-30-2021: The work of Qing on Transformation of Freestanding Carbon Containing Gold Nanosheets into Au Nanoparticles Encapsulated within Amorphous Carbon: Implications for Surface Modification of Complex Shaped Materials and Structures is accepted for publication in ACS Applied Nano Materials. Congrats!
April-8-2021: The work of Park on Self-constructed micro-origami of 2D metals is accepted for publication in Applied Materials Today. Congrats!
Feb-5-2021: The work of Jingyang on Chemical Fluctuation Enabling Strength-Plasticity Synergy in Metastable Single-Phase High Entropy Alloy Film with Gigapascal Yield Strength is accepted for publication in International Journal of Plasticity. Congrats!
Feb-1-2021: Xiang Gao (高翔) joins us as the PhD student. Xiang's research is on development of dealloyed high entropy alloys. Welcome!
Oct-22-2020: The collaboration work of Jingyang with the group of Prof. Ma at Shenzhen University on Ultrasonic plasticity of metallic glass near room temperature is accepted for publication in Applied Materials Today. Congrats!
Oct-7-2020: The collaboration work of Quanfeng with Prof. Jia Li on Unveiling the atomic-scale origins of high damage tolerance of single-crystal high entropy alloy is accepted for publication in Physical Review Materials. Congrats!
Sept-28-2020: Wang Hang (王航) joins us as the PhD student. Hang's research is on development of high entropy intermetallic alloys. Welcome!
Sept-28-2020: The collaboration work of Ziqing with Xiaodi on Machine learning-based glass formation prediction in multicomponent alloys is accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Congrats!
Sept-17-2020: Tianyu's work on Low cost scalable production of freestanding 2D metallic nanosheets by polymer surface buckling enabled exfoliation is accepted for publication in Cell Reports Physical Science. Congrats!
Sept-10-2020: Qing's review on Synthesis of two dimensional metallic nanosheets: from elemental metals to chemically complex alloys is accepted for publication in ChemNanoMater. Congrats!
Aug-13-2020: ZHANG Zhibo (张智博) joins us as the PhD student. Zhibo's research is on development of 2D metals based structures. Welcome!
July-19-2020: Prof. Yang joins the editorial review board of Materials Research Letters, the prestigious Letters journal in materials science and engineering.
Jun-22-2020: Dukhyun's paper on Fracture of sigma phase containing Co-Cr-Ni-Mo medium entropy alloys is accepted for publication in Journal of Alloys and Compounds. Congrats.
Jun-16-2020: Tianyu's invited review on Stability and synthesis of 2D metals and alloys: A review is accepted for publication in Materials Today Advances. Congrats.
Jun-12-2020: Zhaoyi's work on Evading brittle fracture in submicron-sized high entropy intermetallics in dual-phase eutectic microstructure is accepted for publication in Scripta Materialia. Congrats.
Jun-07-2020: The joint work of Quanfeng and Bo Huang on Influence of short- to medium-range electronic and atomic structure on secondary relaxations in metallic glasses is accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Congrats.
Feb-13-2020: Tianyu's work on The controlled large-area synthesis of 2D metals is accepted for publication in Materials Today. Congrats. This is the first publication of Tianyu as the leading author since he joined our group.
Feb-10-2020: Zhaoyi's work on High entropy intermetallic-oxide core-shell nanostructure as superb oxygen evolution reaction catalyst is accepted for publication in Advanced Sustainable Systems. Congrats
Nov-26-2019: Zi qing's work on machine learning guided appraisal and exploration of phase design for high entropy alloys is accepted for publication in npj Computational Materials. This is the first publication of Ziqing since joining our group last year. Congrats!
Oct-28-2019: Shuo's work on corrosion resistant nanostructured eutectic high entropy alloy is accepted for publication in Corrosion Science. This is the first publication of Shuo since joining our group last year. Congrats!
Oct-21-2019: Fucheng's work on Amorphous-nanocrystalline alloys: Fabrication, properties and applications is accepted for publication in Materials Today Advances. Congrats!
Sept-26-2019: Jingyang's work on controlled synthesis of nanostructured glassy and crystalline high entropy alloy films is accepted for publication in Nanotechnology. This is the first publication of Jingyang since joining our group last year. Congrats!
Sept-6-2019: Fucheng was awarded the second prize of the best poster award in applied research by the 17th international conference on liquid and amorphous metals (LAM-17). Congrats!
Aug-29-2019: Minhyuk Park (朴民赫) joins us as the PhD student. Park's research is on mechanical behavior of 2D metals. Welcome!
August-26-2019: The joint work of Quanfeng, Fucheng and Tianyu with Dr. Ma of Shenzhen University on Fast surface dynamics enabled cold joining of metallic glasses is accepted for publication in Science Advances. Congrats!
August-5-2019: Fucheng's work on Understanding yielding and the unusual ductile-brittle-ductile transition in Fe-based amorphous nanocrystalline alloy: A combined micromechanical and thermodynamic study is accepted for publication in Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. Congrats!
June-20-2019: Prof. Yang joins the editorial board of Materials Today Advances, the new member to the Materials Today journals, which aims to connect different communities within materials science, highlighting studies that make a significant impact to the field.
May-30-2019: Tao Liu successfully passed his oral defense for his PhD thesis on The formation mechanism and soft magnetic properties of high Bs Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys (高飽和磁感應強度Fe基納米晶軟磁合金的形成機制及磁性能研究). Congrats, Dr. Liu!
May-14-2019: The work of Tao Liu on Co-optimizing magnetic properties and thermal stability of high Bs nanocrystalline alloys with critical formability is accepted for publication in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Congrats!
April-22-2019: The work of Dr Jichao Qiao on Structural heterogeneities and mechanical behavior of amorphous alloys is accepted for publication in Progress in Materials Science. A 212-page manuscript and two-year work. Congrats!
Jan-7-2019: The work of Dr Zhu on the phase field study of copper precipitation in Fe Cu alloy is accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Congrats!
Jan-4-2019: Dr. Jianguo Wang (王建國) joins us as a postdoc fellow and his research area is the atomistic modeling of nanograined glass. Welcome!
Nov-12-2018: The first paper of Dukhyun Chung (鄭德鉉) on Hierarchical eutectic structure enabling superior fracture toughness and superb strength in CoCrFeNiNb0.5 eutectic high entropy alloy at room temperature is accepted for publication in Adv. Eng. Mater. Congrats!
Nov-2-2018: Dr. Jiaming Zhu (朱家明) joins us as a postdoc fellow and his research area is the phase field modeling of phase transition induced plasticity in complex alloys. Welcome!
Oct-25-2018: The paper of Tao Liu on High performance Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys with excellent thermal stability is accepted for publication in J. Alloys Compd. Congrats!
Sept-1-2018: Meng Du （杜萌）joins us as the PhD student under the CityU-CSU joint supervision scheme. Meng's research is on 3D printed eutectic high entropy alloys. Welcome!
Aug-30-2018: Shuo Shuang （双硕）joins us as the PhD student. Shuo's research is on corrosion of metallic glasses and high entropy alloys. Welcome!
Aug-24-2018: The paper of Xiaodi on Unusual vortex-like atomic motion observed for viscoelasticity in metallic glass is accepted for publication in Comp. Mater. Sci. Congrats!
July-1-2018: Jingyang Zhang （張靖揚）joins us as the PhD student. Jingyang's research is on plasticity and phase transition in metallic glass under extremely rapid excitation. Welcome!
Aug-08-2018: Quanfeng is awarded with a travel grant by the University to attend the Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) held in Singapore in 2019.
June-21-2018: The perspective paper of Xiaodi on “Softness” as the Structural Origin of Plasticity in Disordered Solids: A Quantitative Insight from Machine Learning is accepted for publication in Science China Materials. Congrats!
June-1-2018: Ziqing Zhou （周自清）joins us as the PhD student. Ziqing's research is on machine learning guided alloy design. Welcome!
May-30-2018: The work of Bo on Micromechanical mechanism of yielding in dual nano-phase metallic glass is accepted for publication in Scripta Materialia. Congrats!
May-28-2018: The work of Bo on Density fluctuations with fractal order in metallic glasses detected by synchrotron nano-computed tomography is accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Congrats!
May-10-2018: Yuanchao's work on Configuration correlation governs slow dynamics of supercooled metallic liquids is accepted for publication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). Congrats!
Mar-2-2018: The work of Yifan on Atomic-scale distorted lattice in chemically disordered equimolar alloys is accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Congrats!
Mar-1-2018: The joint work of Zhaoyi and Quanfeng on Superb strength and high plasticity in laves phase rich eutectic medium-entropy-alloy nanocomposites is accepted for publication in International Journal of Plasticity. Congrats!
Jan-24-2018: Yilu's work on Development of high-strength Co-free high-entropy alloys hardened by nanosized precipitates is accepted by Scripta Materialia for publication. Congrats!
Jan-23-2018: Zhaoyi's poster on Size-affected plasticity in eutectic medium entropy alloy nanocomposite receives the excellent poster award from the 18th International Union of Materials Research Societies- International Conference in Asia (IUMRS-ICA). Congrats!
Oct-23-2017: Zhaoyi's poster on high mechanical performance eutectic medium-entropy-alloy nanocomposite receives the best poster award during the anneal tea gathering of the department of mechanical and biomedic engineering. Congrats!
Sept-5-2017: Jichao's work on fast secondary relaxation and plasticity initiation in metallic glasses is accepted for publication in National Science Review (國家科學評論). Congrats!
Sept-3-2017: Dukhyun Chung joins us as the PhD student. Duk's research is on fracture of high entropy alloy and high-entropy-alloy based nanocomposite: A multiscale approach.
Sep-3-2017: Fucheng's work on The stochastic transition from size dependent to size independent yield strength in metallic glasses is accepted for publication in J. Mech. Phys. Solids. This is the first publication of Fucheng since joining us one year ago. Congrats!
Aug-31-2017：WANG Tianyu (王天玉) joins us as the PhD student. Tianyu's research is on fabrication and characterization of nanostructures on multicomponent metallic alloy thin films.
Aug-30-2017: LIU Tao (刘涛) joins us today as the PhD student under the UCAS-CityU joint degree scheme. Tao's research is mainly focused on soft magnetic metallic glass.
Aug-22-2017: Dukhyun is awarded the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship. Congrats!
Aug-22-2017: Three group members, including He Quanfeng, Liu Xiaodi and Ding Zhaoyi, are awarded the Research Tuition Scholarship and Outstanding Academic Performance Award of 2016-17 by the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies. Congrats!
July-15-2017: Yilu's work on heterogeneous precipitation behavior and stacking-fault-mediated deformation in a CoCrNi-based medium-entropy alloy is accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Congrats!
July-11-2017: Yifan is awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship （洪堡學者）! Congrats! Dr Ye.
July - 10-2017: Jichao's work on Abnormal internal friction in the in situ Ti60Zr15V10Cu5Be10 metallic glass matrix composite is accepted for publication in J. Alloys. Compd. Congrats!
July - 01-2017: Dr. Yang serves as the Topic Editor for Front. Mater. on the research topic of High Entropy Materials: From Fundamentals to Applications. Frontiers in Materials is a newly launched open-access journal based in Switzerland.
June-19-2017: Quanfeng's viewpoint paper on Design of high entropy alloy: A perspective from non-ideal mixing is accpeted for publication in JOM. Congrats!
June-5-2017: Yuanchao receives the Certificate for Outstanding Presentation granted by the graduate school of City University of Hong Kong. In the 11th PhD student workshop held in Suzhou on May 4, 2017, Yuanchao presented his recent work published in Adv. Mater., which is about a highly efficient and self-stabilizing metallic glass catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen generation. Congrats!
May-17-2017: The work of Dr. Qing Wang on Universal secondary relaxation and unusual brittle to ductile transition in metallic glasses is accepted for publication in Materials Today as a full research article. Congrats!
May-17-2017: The short viewpoint paper of Quanfeng on Formation of random solid solution in multicomponent alloys: From Hume-Rothery rules to entropic stabilization is accepted for publication in J. Phase Equilib. Diff. as an invited article. Congrats!
Apr-2-2017: The short review paper of Zhaoyi on Exploring the design of eutectic or near-eutectic multicomponent alloys: From binary to high entropy alloys is accepted for publication in Sci. Chin.: Tech. Sci. as an invited article and highligthed as the cover story. Congrats!
Mar-7-2017: Congratulations to Yuanchao for being awarded the Peter Ho Conference Scholarship (HK$ 15,000) to support his attendance in an international conference in the coming year!
Jan-6-2017: The work of Bo on saturated magnetization and glass forming ability of soft magnetic Fe-based metallic glass is accepted for publication in Intermetallics. Congrats!
Dec-30-2016: The work of Yuanchao on Pressure effects on structure and dynamics of metallic glass forming liquid is accepted for publication in J. Chem. Phys.. Congrats!
Dec-7-2016: The work of Yuanchao on A highly efficient and self-stabilizing metallic-glass catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen generation, as published in Advanced Materials, is selected as the cover story of Physics, 45(12), 2016. Physics (or "物理" in Chinese characters) is a prestigious Chinese magazine introducing the recent important advancement in physics.
Dec-5-2016: The review work of Jichao on secondary relaxation and dynamic heterogeneity in metallic glasses has been accepted by Chin. Phys. B for publication. Congrats!
Dec-3-2016: The work of Song on the breakdown of strength size scaling in spherical nanoindentation and microcompression of metallic glasses has been accepted by Scr. Mater. for publication. Congrats!
Dec-2-2016: The joint work of Quanfeng and Jifang on delayed plasticity during nanoindentation of single phase CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy has been accepted by Mater. Res. Lett. for publication. Congrats!
Nov-29-2016: Yuanchao was awarded the best talk prize for his talk given in the statistics mechanics of soft matter conference held in Australia. Congratulations!
Nov-1-2016: Bo's paper on Tunable Elastic Heterogeneity Caused by Deformation-Induced Magnetization in Flexible Metallic Glass is accepted by Scripta Materialia for publication. Congrats!
Oct-7-2016: Quanfeng's theoretical work on The configurational entropy of mixing of metastable random solid solution in complex multicomponent alloys is accepted for publication in J. Appl. Phys.. This is the first publication of Quanfeng as a leading author. Congrats!
Sept-12-2016: The work of Baoan on Correlation Between Local Elastic Heterogeneities and Overall Elastic Properties in Metallic Glasses is accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Congrats!
Sept-5-2016: A new member joins in our research team. Let's welcome Mr. Fucheng Li, the new PhD student, to join in us. Li's research will be focused on nano-glass, including nanostructured glass and nano-thickness glass (ultrathin film).
Sept-2-2016: A new member joins in our research team. Let's welcome Mr. Zhaoyi Ding, the new PhD student, to join in us. Ding's research will be focused on the development of eutectic high entropy alloys.
August-26-2016: Yifan Ye has been awarded the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies Scholarship as well as Outstanding Academic Performance Award (OAPA), 2016/17. Congrats!
August-25-2016: The work of Yuanchao on Thermodynamic scaling of glassy dynamics and dynamic heterogeneities in metallic glass-forming liquid is accepted by Journal of Chemical Physics for publication. Congrats!
August-18-2016: The work of Yuanchao on A highly efficient and self-stabilizing metallic glass catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen generation is accepted for publication in Advanced Materials. Congrats!
August-11-2016: The work of Yifan on The General Effect of Atomic Size Misfit on Glass Formation in Conventional and High-entropy Alloys is accepted for publication in Intermetallics. Congrats!
June-26-2016: The work of Bao'an on Transformation-mediated Plasticity in CuZr based Metallic Glass Composites: A Quantitative Mechanistic Understanding has been accepted by International Journal of Plasticity for publication. Congrats!
June-25-2016: Dr. Jichao Qiao joins us as Hong Kong Scholar (香江学者), Welcome! The primary research interest of Dr. Qiao is in relaxation of glassy solids.
June-15-2016: The work of Yumiao on Structural Signature of Plasticity Unveiled by Nano-Scale Viscoelastic Contact on a Metallic Glass has been accepted by Sci. Rep. for publication. Congrats!
June-15-2016: The work of Song on the effect of thermal history on shear band initiation in metallic glass has been accepted by J. Appl. Phys. for publication. Congrats!
June-10-2016: The work of Yifan and Xiaodi on kinetic origin of delayed yielding in metallic glasses has been accepted by Appl. Phys. Lett. for publication. Congrats!
June-3-2016: Yumiao's work on indentation size effect in metallic glass has been accepted by Sci. Rep. for publication. Congrats!
May-25-2016: Baoan's work on coating effect on plasticity of metallic glasses has been accepted by Sci. Rep. for publication. Congrats!
May-17-2016: Yuanchao's work on structural heterogeneity in metallic glass has been accepted for publication in Physical Review B. Congrats!
May-3-2016: The joint work with Dr. Paddy Chan of HKU has been accepted for publication in Small. Congrats!
April-23-2016: Yifan's work on elemental segregation in high entropy alloys has been accepted for publication in J. Alloy. Compd. Congrats!
Mar-27-2016: The 9th international workshop on advanced materials in honor of CT Liu's life-time contributions to the material advancements
Mar-5-2016: Bo's work on beta relaxation and boson peak in a La-based metallic glass is accepted for publication in Acta Materialia. Congrats!
Jan-23-2016: Baoan's work on the critical criterion for runaway shear banding in metallic glasses is accepted by Scientific Reports for publication. Congrats!
Oct-22-2015: Yifan's review paper on high entropy alloys is accepted by Materials Today for publication. Congrats!
Sept-14-2015: Yifan has been grated The College of Science and Engineering Student Research Excellence Awards, Congrats!
Aug-28-2015: Yifan has been granted the Graduate Studies Scholarship (2015-2016) by Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies, Congrats!
Aug-24-2015: Yifan has been granted the Outstanding Academic Performance Award (OAPA) by Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies, Congrats!
July-24-2015: The work of Qing on unusual fast secondary relaxation in metallic glass has been published in Nature Communications, Congrats !
May-15-2015: Dr. Yang joins the editorial board of Scientific Reports, the open access journal of Nature Publishing Group.
April-20-2015: Yifan's paper on "A Geometric Model for Intrinsic Residual Strain and Phase Stability in High Entropy Alloys" has been accepted by Acta Materialia for publication. Congrats!
March-29-2015： Yifan's paper on "Design of High Entropy Alloys: A Single-Parameter Thermodynamic Rule" has been accepted by Scripta Materialia for publication. Congrats!
Jan-21-2015: Song's paper on “Softening-induced plastic flow instability and indentation size effect in metallic glass" has been accepted by Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids for publication. This is the first paper of Song on metallic glass. Congrats!
Jan-2-2015: Jifang's joint paper with Prof. Zheng's group at PolyU on "Bio-mimicking elastomeric petals as versatile substrates for omnidirectional stretchable and printable electronics" has been accepted by Advanced Science for publication.
Dec-31-2014: Yifan's paper on "The generalized thermodynamic rule for phase selection in multicomponent alloys" has been accepted by Intermetallics for publication.
Oct-06-2014: The paper on 'Probing Stochastic Nano-Scale Inelastic Events in Stressed Amorphous Metal' has been accepted by Scientific Reports.
Sep-15-2014: The joint paper on 'Atomic-size effect and solid solubility of multicomponent alloys' is being accepted for publication in Scripta Materialia.
Aug-31-2014: The paper by B.A. Sun on 'Delayed shear banding and evolution of local plastic flow in a metallic glass' is accepted for publication in Applied Physics Letters. This is the modeling work that elucidates the structural origin of the stress-induced flow process in metallic glasses (Z.Y. Liu et al. APL, 2014).
June-7-2014: The paper by Z.Y. Liu on 'origin of yielding in metallic glass: Stress-induced flow' is being accepted for publication in Applied physics letters. Congrat! In this Letter, Z.Y. proves experimentally that shear-banding mediated yielding in metallic glass is a result of liquid instability rather than solid instability.
April-1-2014: The paper co-authored with Wang et al. on 'The atomic-scale mechanism for the enhanced glass-forming-ability of a Cu-Zr based bulk metallic glass with minor element additions' has been published in Scientific Reports.
October-16 to October-18: The workshop on the physics and application of metallic glasses held at City U, Hong Kong
October-11-2013: Crackling 'Noise' in Metallic Glass is Size Dependent: Haibo's work accetped by Acta Materialia!
October-8-2013: Three-dimensional compressible and stretchable conductive composites: accepted by Advanced Materials! As collaborating with Dr. Zheng, Jifang's work on the 3D compressible and stretchable conductive composites is being accepted for publication in Advanced Materials. Congrat!
September-11-2013: Tips on the use of AFM for structural imaging of metallic glass accepted for publication
Jifang's work, giving tips on how to use dynamic AFM for structural imaging of metallic glass is accepted by Intermetallics for publication. This could serve as a 'method' paper for many important results which follow up. Congrat!
July-24-2013: Yielding and shear-banding in metallic glass. Ziyuan's work on yielding and shear-banding of metallic glass is now published in Acta Mater Congrat!
July-01-2013: A new group member. It's welcome for Dr. Baoan Sun to join us for the research of metallic glasses.
June-24-2013: A new group member. Yifan Ye joins in our research team focusing on the molecular dynamics simulation of metallic glasses. Welcome!
April-3-2013: Elasticity in Metallic Glass: Energy versus Entropy. Lishan' wok demonstrates that how high-rate nanoindentation can be used to unveil the entropic component in the elastic constant of metallic glasses, which is accepted by Acta Materialia for publication. Congrat!
March-25-2013: Metallic (Hard) Films on Polymerical (Soft) Substrate. The work of collaboration with Dr. Zheng on metallic films supported on a polymeric substrate has been accepted by Advanced Materials!
August-08-2012: Hardness, Yield Strength and Plastic Flow in Metallic-Glass Thin Films. Ye's paper on hardness, yield strength and plastic flow in thin film metallic-glass has been accepted by Journal of Applied Physics. Congrat!
July-26-2012: Imaging the Order of 'Fractals' in Metallic Glass! In our recent paper appearing today in Acta Materialia, we provide the direct evidence through AFM imaging, for the first time in this field, that such a long-range order does exisit: a long-range order of fractal!
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