Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers (*Corresponding Author)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers (*Corresponding Author)
(244) Hao Gong, Yushang Geng, Qing Wang, Zhaoqi Chen, Baisong Guo, Zhixin Li, Sijia Hu, Anding Wang, Yong Yang*, Bulk spinodal-architected compositionally complex alloy with ultrahigh energy absorption up to 873 K, Nature Communications, Revision, 2025.
(243) Z.X. Li, X.T. Li, Z.Q. Chen, Y.S. Geng, H. Gong, S.J. Hu, W.S. Xia, C.Z. Li, L.F. Peng, Y. Fan*, P.F. Guan*, B. Zhang*, W.H. Wang, Y. Yang*, Transforming grain-boundary brittle precipitates to ductility pathways in complex concentrated alloys, Advanced Science, Revision, 2025.
(242) Weijiang Zhao, Hang Wang, Anding Wang, Li Wang, Bin Liu, Yong Yang*, Yong Liu*, Exploring the origin of the Elinvar effect from lattice distortion in multiple-element alloys, Journal of Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 262, 56-67, 2026.
(241) Q.F. He, S. Ren, X.L. Gu, H. Gong, X.F. Wang, Z.Q. Chen, R. Han, Q. Wang, J.F. Gu*, S.J. Zhao*, Y. Yang*, Tuning superelasticity in high entropy alloy via a hidden strain order, Nature Communications, accepted, 2026.
(240) Q.F. He, S.H. Ma, D.H. Chung, H. Wang, Z.Q. Chen, Z.Y. Ding, Q. Yu, J.H. Luan, Q. Wang, F. Zhang, H.B. Lou, Q.S. Zeng, J.F. Gu*, S.J. Zhao*, Y. Yang*, Polytypical phase transformation of topologically close-packed phase enabled toughening in multi-principal-element eutetic alloy, Acta Materialia, online, 2025.
(239) G. Peng, X. Dong, B. Li, C. He, C. Chen, L. Huang, J. Liu, Y. Zhou, Q. Li, H. Gong, Y. Wang, K. Mu, S. J. Cherng, P. Y. Yang, Y. Lu, Y. Yang, S. W. Hung, S. P. Feng*, Interface Engineering Suppresses Self-annealing in Electroplated Nanograined Copper for Low-temperature Copper-to-Copper Bonding, Advanced Science, 0, e21964, 2026.
(238) X. Yu, X. Bian*, C. Liu*, Q. Wang*, D. Sopu, D. Kiener, Y. Li, G. Wu, Y. Wu, Y. Yang, J. Eckert, G. Wang*, Oxygen nano-clustering evades Hall-Petch softening, Nature Communications, 16, 10602, 2025.
(237) F.C. Li, S. Ren, W. Xie, Y.H. Liu*, Y. Yang*, Superelasticity in micro/nanostructured materials, NPG Asia Materials, accepted, 2025. (invited review)
(236) Weijiang Zhao, Zhaoqi Chen, Yinghui Shang, Qing Wang, Li Wang, Bin Liu, Yong Liu*, Yong Yang*, A physics-informed machine learning framework for accelerated discovery of single-phase B2 multi-principal element intermetallics, npj computational materials, 11, 278, 2025.
(235) X. Gao, W. Lu, S. Shuang, Q.F. He, Z.Y. Ding, Y. Liu, B.S. Guo, Z. Jia*, S.J. Zhao*, Y. Yang*, In-situ formation of multi-principal element oxide on bulk nanoporous intermetallic alloy for ultra-efficient hydrogen production at ampere-level current density, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17, 22, 32392–32399, 2025.
(234) Y.S. Geng, H. Chen, S. Luo, Y. Teng, Q.F. He, L.P. Zhang, Z.B. Zhang, Z.Y. Yang, Y.Y. Shi, Q. Wang, J. Yang, J. Fan*, Y. Yang*, In-situ formed titanium-MXene nanomembranes as ultrathin van-der-Waals lubricant, Materials Today, 88, 328-337, 2025.
(233) T. Liang, Z. D. Zeng, Z.Y. Yang, F.J. Lan, H.B. Lou, C.D. Yang, D. Peng, Y.X. Liu, T. Luo, Z.F. Xing, Q. Wang, H.B. Ke, Y. Yang*, R.C. Che*, H.W. Sheng, H.K. Mao, Q.S. Zeng*, A general approach for preserving high-pressure solids via freestanding thin film engineering, Nature Communications, 16, 5777, 2025.
(232) Chuanzheng Li, Wenqing Zhu, Quanfeng He, Hang Wang, Yushan Geng, Zhibo Zhang, Yun Teng, Jilai Wang, Zhutian Xu, Linfa Peng*, Yong Yang*, 2D fracture-resistant high-entropy-oxide scaffold enabled multifunctional nanomembranes, Nature Communications, 16, 6176, 2025.
(231) Yan Yan, Xiongyi Liang, Liqiang Wang, Yuxuan Zhang, Jiaming Zhou, Weijun Wang, Zhibo Zhang, Yu Zhou, Irum Firdous, Zhengxun Lai, Wei Wang, Pengshan Xie, Yuecheng Xiong, Walid A. Daoud, Zhiyong Fan, Dong-Myeong Shin, Yong Yang, Yang Lu* , Xiao Cheng Zeng* , You Meng*, Johnny C. Ho*, Flexoelectric manipulation of ferroelectric polarization in self-strained tellurium, Science Advances, 11, eadu1716, 2025.
(230) S.Q. Fu, Y.J. Duan, K. Tao, K.K. Song, Y.J. Wang, E. Pineda, Q.F. He, Z.Q. Zhang, Y. Yang*, J.C. Qiao*, Energy-state-dependent mechanical and structural heterogeneity in metallic glasses probed by nanoindentation, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 299, 110427, 2025.
(229) Y. Geng, L. Zhang, J. Zhang, J. Cheng, S. Zhu, Y. Yang*, J. Yang*, Enhanced tribological performance of Cr-Fe-Ni-based chemically complex alloys via dual heterogeneous precipitates, Tribology International, 211, 110842, 2025.
(228) F. Wang, X. An, Z. Wang, W. Wu, W. Xia, S. Ni, J. Gu, J. Yi, Y. Yang, M. Song, Y.T. Zhu, Enhanced strength and ductility of high-entropy alloy via dislocation-mediated heterogeneous martensitic transformation, Microstructures, 5, 2025088, 2025.
(227) H.R. Jiang, M. Frey, N. Neuber, Q. Wang, W.F. Lu, L.M. Ruschel, G.Y. Sun, I. Gallino, B. Zhang, G. Wang*, R. Busch, J. Shen, Y. Yang, Liquid-liquid phase transition and chemical phase separation in Cu-Zr-Al-Y bulk glass-forming supercooled liquid, Acta Materialia, 293, 121090, 2025.
(226) W Yu, H. Yu, Y. Guo, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, Y. Yang, Q. Wang, Z. Yu, B.S. Guo*, Unveiling the microstructure-property relationships of additively manufactured Ti-Ta bimetal composites, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1026,180439, 2025.
(225) W.H. Wang, R. Zhao, R. Han, Y.H. Shang, Y. Yang, S-L Liu, S-Y. Zhang, Y.C. Hu, Y.-T. Sun, M.X. Li, L.X. Shi, K.F. Yao, J. Ma, H.B. Ke, Y. Zhao, B. Zhang, X. Tong, H.Y. Bai, S-N Liu, Z-D. Wu, S. Lan, Q. Cheng, J-H. Zhou, H. Kang, P.F. Guan, Z-W. Wu, H-P Zhang, P. Luo, L-Q Shen, H.B. Yu, S.K. Meng, Z. Wang, H.L. Peng, S. Ren, Y. Tong, L.J. Song, J.T. Huo, J-Q Wang, J-L Ren, P. Wang, M.Z. Li, B-B Fan, B Huang, J. Yi, X-L Bian, Q. Wang, G. Wang, M-Q Jiang, Y-X Wang, Z-W Zhu, H-F Zhang, C-K Zhou, M. Liu, S. Zhao, J. Zhou, X-S Li, B.A. Sun, Z Lu, S-J Pang, H-Y Li, H-J Lin, J. Wang, X-Y Wang, Y-H Shen, C.R. Cao, B-Z Tang, P. Yu, Metallic glass roadmap, Materials Futures, 4, 033001, 2025.
(224) F. Tan, Z. Shi, Q.F. He, B. Liu, A. Fu, Z. Wu, Z. Wang, P.K. Liaw, J. Li*, Y. Yang*, Q. Fang*, Ultrahigh temperature diffusion in multi-principal element alloys: Experiment, simulation and theory, International Journal of Plasticity, 188, 104322, 2025.
(223) Y.S. Geng, J. Zhang, H. Wang, J. Chen, H. Gong, D. Yang, J. Chen, Y. Yang*, J Yang*, W. Liu, Ultra-wear-resistant high-entropy nanocomposite through gradient nanograined glaze-layer at 1000°C, Composites Part B: Engineering, 299, 112419, 2025.
(222) Q. Hao, D.S. Yang, E. Pineda, C. Fusco, L. Chazeau, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang, V.A. Khonik, J.C. Qiao*, Reproducing the thermal effects induced by aging in La-based amorphous alloy, Journal of Applied Physics, 137 (8), 085104, 2025.
(221) K. Tao, X. He, H. Lu, Z. Zhang, Y. Yang*, E. Pineda, K. Song, Y. He, J. Qiao*, Model for the onset of plasticity and hardness in bulk metallic glasses investigated by nanoindentation with a spherical indenter, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 113238, 2025.
(220) Yun Teng, Wenqing Zhu, Qing Wang, Zhibo Zhang, Hang Wang, Baisong Guo, Ziyin Yang, Hao Gong, Chuan He, Boxi Qu, Shien-Ping Feng, Yong Yang*, Ultra-tough copper-copper bonding by nano-oxide-dispersed copper nanomembranes, Advanced Science, 12(14), 2408302, 2025.
(219) Weijiang Zhao, Hang Wang, Quanfeng He, Hu Li, Li Wang, Bin Liu, Yong Liu*, Yong Yang*, Formation of single-phased B2 multi-principal element intermetallics: From experiment to modeling, Scripta Materialia, 256, 116437, 2025.
(218) G.H. Xing, Q. Hao, G.J. Lyu*, F. Zhu, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang, E. Pineda, J.C. Qiao*, Integrating dynamic relaxation with inelastic deformation in metallic glasses: Theoretical insights and experimental validation, Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 218, 135-152, 2025.
(217) Huang Wu*, Yu Wang*, Luka Dordevic, Pramita Kundu, Surojit Bhunia, Aspen X.-Y. Chen, Liang Feng, Dengke Shen, Wenqi Liu, Long Zhang, Bo Song, Guangcheng Wu, Bai-Tong Liu, Moon Young Yang, Yong Yang, Charlotte L. Stern, Samuel I. Stupp, William A. Goddard III, Wenping Hu*, J. Fraser Stoddart*, Dynamic supramolecular snub cubes, Nature, 637, 347-353, 2025.
(216) Hao Gong, Zhaoqi Chen, Yinghui Shang, Hang Wang, Shijia Hu, Yong Yang*, Thermodynamic descriptors for rapid search of compositional complex spinodal alloys with artificial neural network, High Entropy Alloys & Materials, 2, 374-386, 2024.
(215) Ziyin Yang, Shan Zhang, Zhibo Zhang, Huanrong Liu, Yun Teng, Hang Wang, Hao Gong, Yinghui Shang, Baisong Guo, Yue Fan, Haibo Ke, Weihua Wang*, Pengfei Guan*, Yong Yang*, Oxide-metal hybrid glass nanomembranes with exceptional thermal stability, Nano Letters, 24, 14475-14483, 2024.
(214) Hang Wang, Shihua Ma, Weijiang Zhao, Quanfeng He, Yong Liu, Shijun Zhao *, Yong Yang*, Exceptionally low thermal conductivity in distorted high entropy alloy, Materials Research Letters, 1-11, 2024.
(213) H. Yu, W. Yu, B. Wang, T. Sun, Y. Yang, M. Song, B.S. Guo*, W. Li, Z. Yu*, Revealing the fundamental relationship between the properties and microstructures of biomedical TiZrTaNbMo high entropy alloy, Materials Science and Engineering A, 916, 147307, 2024.
(212) Q.F. He, Y.W. Wang, Z.B. Zhang, Q. Wang*, Y. Yang*, J.F. Gu*, The effect of chemical short-range order on incipient plastic behavior in FCC structured high entropy alloys, Materials Characterization, 217, 114357, 2024.
(211) Z.Q. Chen, Y.H. Shang, X.D. Liu, Y. Yang*, Accelerated discovery of eutectic compositionally complex alloys by generative machine learning, npj Computational Materials, 10, 204, 2024.
(210) Chuanzheng Li, Di Zhang, Zhutian Xu, Jilai Wang*, Yong Yang*, Linfa Peng*, Fracture mechanism of metallic film with nano to sub-micron thickness on polycrystalline substrate, Scripta Materialia, 252, 116284, 2024.
(209) Meng Du, Yihao Wang, Li Wang*, Yong Yang, Yong Liu*, Basal planar fault formation in a chemically complex Laves phase containing eutectic high entropy alloy, Scripta Materialia, 252, 116277, 2024.
(208) Yiyu Yao, Wenqing Zhu, Yun Teng, Chuanzheng Li, Yong Yang*, Polymer based fabrication of 2D metallic and ceramic nanomaterials, Accounts of Materials Research, 5(8), 944-957, 2024.
(207) Yushan Geng, Jun Cheng*, Shengyu Zhu, Hui Tan, Qichun Sun, Jiao Chen, Dongsheng Yang, Yong Yang, Jun Yang*, Enhancing high-temperature tribological properties in a detonation-sprayed CoCrNiAl0.3Ti0.3 medium-entropy alloy coating via in-situ formed Al2O3-type oxides and rich-Ag phases, Tribology International, 197, 109830, 2024.
(206) W. Yu, S. Luo, W. Zhou, Y. Yang, M. Song, B. Chen, L. Jia, Y. Liu*, Z.T. Yu, W. Li, B.S. Guo*, Unveiling the strengthening and toughening effects of copper-coated carbon nanotubes for the AlLiCu alloy matrix composite, Materials Science and Engineering A, 901, 146561, 2024.
(205) W.Q. Zhu, X. Gao, Y.Y. Yao, S.J. Hu, Z.X. Li, Y. Teng, H. Wang, H. Gong, Z.Q. Chen, Y. Yang*, Nanostructured high entropy alloys as structural and functional materials, ACS Nano, 18(20), 12672-12706, 2024.
(204) S.C. Dai, Y. Yang, Y.J. Wang*, Role of chemical disorder in slowing down diffusion in complex concentrated alloys, Physical Review Materials, 8, 033607, 2024.
(203) Z.B. Zhang, S. Zhang, Q. Wang, A. Lu, Z.Q. Chen, Z.Y. Yang, J.H. Luan, Rui Su, P.F. Guan*, Y. Yang*, Intrinsic tensile ductility in strain hardening multi-principal element metallic glass, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 121(18), e2400200121, 2024.
(202) Q. Hao, G.J. Lyu, E. Pineda, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang, J.C. Qiao*, Deciphering non-elastic deformation in amorphous alloy: simultaneous aging-induced ordering and rejuvenation-induced disordering, International Journal of Plasticity, 175, 103926, 2024.
(201) L.T. Zhang, Y.J. Wang, M. Nabahat, E. Pineda, Y. Yang, J.M. Pelletier, D. Crespo, J.C. Qiao*, Creep deformation in metallic glasses: A global approach with strain as an indicator within transition state theory, International Journal of Plasticity, 174, 103923, 2024.
(200) Y.S. Geng, J. Liu, J. Cheng*, H. Tan, S. Zhu, Y. Yang, J. Yang*, W. Liu, Wear-induced microstructural evolution in CoCrNi-based high entropy alloys at cryogenic temperature, Materials Science and Engineering A, 894, 146185, 2024.
(199) H. Wang, P.Y. Yang, W.J. Zhao, J.H. Hou, S.H. Ma, Q.F. He, C.L. Wu, H.A. Chen, Q. Wang, Q. Chen, B.S. Guo, J.C. Qiao, W.J. Lu, S.J. Zhao, X.D. Xu, Y. Liu*, C.T. Liu, C.W. Pao*, Y. Yang*, Lattice distortion enabling enhanced strength and plasticity in high entropy intermetallic alloy, Nature Communications, 15, 6782, 2024.
(198) Y.H. Shang, Z.Q. Zhou, H. Wang, X.D. Liu, Y. Yang*, Customized design of amorphous solids by generative deep learning, The Innovation Materials, 2(2), 100071, 2024.
(197) Z.Q. Chen, W.Q. Zhu, H. Wang, Q.F. He, Q. Fang, X.D. Liu, J. Li*, Y. Yang*, Overcoming strength-toughness trade-off in a eutectic high entropy alloy by optimizing chemical and microstructural heterogeneities, Communications Materials, 5, 12, 2024. Public share link.
(196) X. Gao, S.C. Dai, Y. Teng, Q. Wang, Z.B. Zhang, Z.Y. Yang, M.H. Park, H. Wang, Z. Jia, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang*, Ultra-efficient and cost-effective platinum nanomembrane electrocatalyst for sustainable hydrogen production, Nano-Micro Letters, 16, 108, 2024. Public share link.
(195) F.C. Li, Y. Yang, Nano-oxide networks in metallic glass nanotubes lead to superelastic properties, Nature Materials, 23, 45-46, 2024. Public share link
(194) W.Q. Zhu, Y. Yang*, Fracture mechanics in fabrication of ultrathin materials, Scientia Sinica Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica, in press, 2024. (Invited Article)
(193) Y.J. Duan, M. Nabahat, Y. Tong, L. Ortiz-Membrado, E. Jimenez-Pique, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang, T. Wada, H. Kato, J.M. Pelletier, J.C. Qiao*, E. Pineda*, Connection between mechanical relaxation and equilibration kinetics in a high-entropy metallic glass, Physical Review Letters, 132, 056101, 2024.
(192) F.C. Li, Z.B. Zhang, H. Liu, W.Q. Zhu, T.Y. Wang, M. Park, J.Y. Zhang, N. Bonninghoff, X.B. Feng, H.T. Zhang, J.H. Luan, J.G. Wang, X.D. Liu, T.H. Zhang, J.P. Chu, Y. Lu, Y.H. Liu*, P.F. Guan*, Y. Yang*, Oxidation induced superelasticity in metallic-glass nanotubes, Nature Materials, 23, 52-57, 2024. Public share link
(191) H. Wang, Q.F. He, X. Gao, Y.H. Shang, W. Q. Zhu, W.J. Zhao, Z.Q. Chen, H. Gong, Y. Yang*, Multifunctional high entropy alloy enabled by severe lattice distortion, Advanced Materials, 2305453, 1-20, 2023.
(190) X. Tang, Y.-T. Cheng, J. Shen, J.-H. Liu, Z. Zhang, Z. Deng, F. Lyu, Y. Yang, G. Zhu, Z. Xu, J. Lu*, Y. Y. Li*, Supervariate ceramics: Demineralization via gelation in neutral non-toxic solutions, Advanced Engineering Materials, 25 (17), 2300430, 2023.
(189) Q. Hao, E. Pineda, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang, J.C. Qiao*, Reversible anelastic deformation mediated by the beta relaxation and the resulting two-step deformation in metallic glass, Physical Review B, 108, 024101, 2023.
(188) M. Park, Q. Yu, Q. Wang, C. Chen, Z.B. Zhang, Z.Y. Yang, H. Chen, Q.S. Zeng, Y. Zi, J. Fan*, Y. Yang*, Ultra-strong yet ductile 2D titanium nanomaterial for on-skin conformal triboelectric sensing, Nano Letters, 23 (12), 5802-5810, 2023.
(187) L.T. Zhang, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang, J.C. Qiao*, Training beta relaxation to rejuvenate metallic glasses, Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 158, 53-62, 2023.
(186) Z.Q. Chen, Y. Yang*, Data driven design of eutectic high entropy alloys, Journal of Materials Informatics, 3 (2), 10, 2023.
(185) B. Huang*, X.C. Tang, C. Geng, Q.F. He, J. Yi, Q. Wang, W.X. Huang, Q.X. Yuan, Y. Yang, G. Wang*, W.H. Wang, Hidden shear bands of diversified structures in a bent heterogeneous metallic glass, Materials Science and Engineering A, 869, 144726, 2023.
(184) F. Zhu, G.H. Xing, G.J. Lyu, L.T. Zhang, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang, J.M. Pelletier, J.C. Qiao*, Physics-motivated fractional viscoelasticity model for dynamic relaxation in amorphous solids, International Journal of Plasticity, 164, 103588, 2023.
(183) X. Xia, Z.Q. Zhou, Y.H. Shang, Y. Yang*, Y. Zi*, Metallic glass based triboelectric nanogenerator, Nature Communications, 14, 1023, 2023.
(182) Q. Wang*, Y.H. Shang, Y. Yang*, Quenched-in Liquid in Glass, Materials Futures, 2, 017501, 2023. (invited commentary)
(181) H. Wang, Q.F. He, A.D. Wang, Y. Yang*, Tuning elinvar effect in severely distorted single phase high entropy alloys, Journal of Applied Physics, 133, 055105, 2023. (invited article)
(180) M. Du, B. Liu, Y. Liu*, Y. Yang, Dynamic behavior of additively manufactured FeCoNiCr high entropy alloy, Metals, 13(1), 75,2023.
(179) Z.Q. Zhou, Y.H. Shang, X.D. Liu, Y. Yang*, A generative deep learning framework for inverse design of compositionally complex bulk metallic glasses, npj computational materials, 9, 15, 2023.
(178) D.H. Chung, J. Lee, Q.F. He, Y.K. Kim, K.R. Lim, H.S. Kim, Y. Yang*, Y.S. Na*, Hetero-deformation promoted strengthening and toughening in BCC rich eutectic and near eutectic high entropy alloys, Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 146, 1-9, 2023.
(177) S. Shuang, G.J. Lyu, D. Chung, X.Z. Wang, X. Gao, H.H. Mao, W.P. Li, Q.F. He, B.S. Guo, X.Y. Zhong, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang*, Unusually high corrosion resistance in MoxCrNiCo medium entropy alloy enhanced by acidity in aquous solution, Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 139, 59-68, 2023.
(176) Y.J. Duan, L.T. Zhang, J.C. Qiao*, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang, T. Wada, H. Kato, J.M. Pelletier, E. Pineda*, D. Crespo, Intrinsic correlation between the fraction of liquid-like zones and the beta relaxation in high-entropy metallic glasses, Physical Review Letters, 129, 175501, 2022.
(175) L.T. Zhang, Y.J. Wang, E. Pineda, Y. Yang, J.C. Qiao*, Achieving structural rejuvenation in metallic glass by modulating beta relaxation intensity via easy-to-operate mechanical cycling, International Journal of Plasticity, 157, 103402, 2022.
(174) J.Y. Zhang, Q. Yu, Q. Wang, J. Li, Z.B. Zhang, T.Y. Wang, S. Shuang, Q.H. Fang*, Q.S. Zeng*, Y. Yang*, Strong yet ductile high entropy alloy derived nanostructured cermet, Nano Letters, 22, 7370-7377, 2022.
(173) L.T. Zhang, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang, J.C. Qiao*, Aging and rejuvenation during high-temperature deformation in a metallic glass, Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 65, 106111, 2022.
(172) X. Gao, H. Wang, W.J. Zhao, Y. Yang*, Fabrication of strong yet malleable bulk porous high entropy laves intermetallics via chemical immersion dealloying of eutectic high entropy alloys, Scripta Materialia, 219, 114859, 2022.
(171) J. Li, Y. Chen, Q.F. He, X.D. Xu, H. Wang, C. Jiang, B. Liu, Q. Fang*, Y. Liu, Y. Yang*, P.K. Liaw, C.T. Liu, Heterogeneous lattice strain strengthening in severely distorted crystalline solids, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (PNAS), 119(25), e2200607119, 2022.
(170) M. Park, D. P. Li, T.Y. Wang, B.B. Zhou, Y.Y. Li, D. Zou, P.K. Chan, Y. Yang*, Elasto-capillary manipulation of freestanding inorganic nanosheets: An implication for nano-manufacturing of low dimensional structures, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 9(20), 2200355, 2022.
(169) Q. Hao, G.J. Lyu, E. Pineda, J.M. Pelletier, Y.J. Wang, Y. Yang, J.C. Qiao*, A hierachically correlated flow defect model for metallic glass: universal understanding of stress relaxation and creep, International Journal of Plasticity, 154, 103288, 2022.
(168) L.T. Zhang, Y.J. Wang, E. Pineda, H. Kato, Y. Yang, J.C. Qiao*, Sluggish dynamics of homogeneous flow in high entropy metallic glasses, Scripta Materialia, 214, 114673, 2022.
(167) X.D. Liu, Q.F. He, W.F. Lu, Z.Q. Zhou, J.S. Tian, D.D. Liang, J. Ma, Y. Yang, J. Shen, Machine learning atomic dynamics to unfold the origin of plasticity in metallic glasses: From thermo- to acousto-plastic flow, Science China Materials, 65, 1952-1962, 2022.
(166) Z.Q. Zhou, Y.H. Shang, Y. Yang*, A critical review on machine learning guided design of metallic glasses for superior glass forming ability, Journal of Materials Informatics, 2, 2, 2022. (invited article)
(165) Q. Yu, J.Y. Zhang, J. Li, T.Y. Wang, M. Park, Q.F. He, Z.B. Zhang, T. Liang, X. Ding, Y.Y. Li, Q. Wang*, Q.S. Zeng*, Y. Yang*, Strong, ductile and tough nanocrystal-assembled freestanding gold nanosheets, Nano Letters, 2(2), 822-829, 2022.
(164) J.Y. Zhang, Z.Q. Zhou, Z.B. Zhang, H. Park, Q. Yu, Z. Li, J. Ma, A.D. Wang, H.G. Huang, M. Song, B.S. Guo, Q. Wang, Y. Yang*, Recent development of chemically complex metallic glasses: from accelerated compositional design, additive manufacturing to novel applications, Materials Futures, 1, 012001, 2022. (invited article)
(163) Q.F. He, J.G. Wang, H.A. Chen, Z.Y. Ding, Z.Q. Zhou, L.H. Xiong, J.H. Luan, J.M. Pelletier, J.C. Qiao, Q. Wang, L.L. Fan, Y. Ren, Q.S. Zeng, C.T. Liu, C.W. Pao*, D.J. Srolovitz*, Y. Yang*, A highly distorted ultraelastic chemically complex Elinvar alloy, Nature, 602, 251-257, 2022. (You can click on the link https://rdcu.be/cGGNi provided by Nature for free access.) Highlighted in Science as "Temperature-invariant alloy" .
(162) J. Li, B. Xie, Q.F. He, B. Liu, X. Zeng, P.K. Liaw, Q. Fang*, Y. Yang*, Y. Liu*, Chemical-element-distribution-mediated deformation partitioning and its controlled mechanical behavior in high-entropy alloys, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 120, 99-107, 2022.
(161) H. Wang, Q.F. He, Y. Yang*, High entropy intermetallics: from alloy design to structural and functional properties, Rare Metals, 41(6), 1989-2001, 2022. Invited article.
(160) Y.T. Wang, Q.F. He, Z.J. Wang, M.X. Li, Y.H. Liu, Y. Yang*, B.A. Sun*, W.H. Wang, Exceptionally shear stable and ultra-strong Ir-Ni-Ta high-temperature metallic glasses at micro/nano scales, Science China Materials, 65, 501-507, 2022.
(159) S. Shuang, Q. Yu, X. Gao, Q.F. He, J.Y. Zhang, S.Q. Shi, Y. Yang*, Tuning the microstructure for superb corrosion resistance in eutectic high entropy alloys, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 109, 197-208, 2022.
(158) I. Hussain, C. Lamiel, M. Ahmad, Y. Chen, S. Shuang, Y. Yang*, K. Zhang*, High entropy alloys as electrode material for supercapacitors: A mini review, Journal of Energy Storage, 44(A), 103405, 2021.
(157) T.Y. Wang, Z.B. Zhang, M.H. Park, Q. Yu, Y. Yang*, Etching free ultrafast fabrication of self-rolled metallic nanosheets with controllable twisting, Nano Letters, 21(17), 7159-7165, 2021.
(156) Z.Q. Zhou, Q.F. He, X.D. Liu, Q. Wang, J.H. Luan, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, Rational design of chemically complex metallic glasses by hybrid modeling-guided machine learning, npj Computational Materials, 7, 138, 2021.
(155) J.U. Surjadi, Y. Zhou, T.Y. Wang, Y. Yang, J.J. Kai, Y. Lu, Z.K. Wang*, 3D architected temperature-tolerant organohydrogels with ultra-tunable energy absorption, iScience, 24(7), 102789, 2021.
(154) Q.F. He*, P.H. Tang, H.A. Chen, S. Lan, J.G. Wang, J.H. Luan, M. Du, Y. Liu, C.T. Liu, C.W. Pao*, Y. Yang*, Understanding chemical short-range ordering/demixing coupled with lattice distortion in solid solution high entropy alloys, Acta Materialia, 216, 117140, 2021.
(153) K. Tao, J.C. Qiao*, Q.F. He, K.K. Song, Y. Yang, Revealing the structural heterogeneity of metallic glass: mechanical spectroscopy and nanoindentation experiments, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 201, 106469, 2021.
(152) Y.M. Lu, X.D. Liu, B.A. Sun, C. Cao, M.X. Pan*, C.T. Liu, W.H. Wang, Y. Yang*, H.Y. Bai*, Fast mobility induced self-lubrication at metallic glass surface, Journal of Applied Physics, 129, 165303, 2021.
(151) Q. Yu, J.Y. Zhang, T.Y. Wang, M.H. Park, H. Dong, S. Chen, X. Zhang, S. Guo, Y.Y. Li, Q.S. Zeng*, Y. Yang*, Transformation of Freestanding Carbon Containing Gold Nanosheets into Au Nanoparticles Encapsulated within Amorphous Carbon: Implications for Surface Modification of Complex Shaped Materials and Structures, ACS Applied Nano Mater, 4(5), 5098-5105, 2021.
(150) M.H. Park, T.Y. Wang, J.Y. Zhang, Q.F. He, Q. Yu, Y. Yang*, Self-constructed micro-origami of 2D metals, Applied Materials Today, 23, 101039, 2021.
(149) H. Bian, Q.F. He, J.H. Luan, Y. Bu, Y. Yang*, Z. Xu, J. Lu*, Y.Y. Li*, Liquefaction-induced plasticity from entropy-boosted amorphous ceramics, Applied Materials Today, 23, 101011, 2021.
(148) J.Y. Zhang, Q.F. He, J. Li, Y. Yang*, Chemical fluctuation enabling strength-plasticity synergy in metastable single-phase high entropy alloy film with gigapascal yield strength, International Journal of Plasticity, 139, 102951, 2021.
(147) Y. Yang*, Q.F. He, Lattice distortion in high entropy alloys (高熵合金中的晶格畸變), Acta Metallurgica Sinica (金屬學報), 57(4), 385-392, 2021. (invited article) (in Chinese, 中文論文)
(146) T. Liu, A. He, F. Kong, A.D. Wang, Y. Dong, H. Zhang, X. Wang, H. Ni, Y. Yang, Heterostructured crystallization mechanism and its effect on enlarging the processing window of Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys, J. Mater. Sci. Tech., 68, 53-60, 2021.
(145) X. Li, D. Wei, J.Y. Zhang, X.D. Liu, Z. Li, T.Y. Wang, Q.F. He, Y.J. Wang*, J. Ma *, W. H. Wang, Y. Yang*, Ultrasonic plasticity of metallic glass near room temperature, Applied Materials Today, 21, 100866, 2020.
(144) M. Karami, Z. Zhu, Z. Zeng, N. Tamura, Y. Yang, X. Chen*, Two-tier compatibility of superelastic bi-crystal micropillar at grain boundary, Nano Letters, 11, 8332-8338, 2020. (featured as ACS Editors' Choice in Nano Letters)
(143) J. Li, H. Chen, Q. F. He, Q. Fan, B. Liu, C. Jiang, Y. Liu*, Y. Yang*, P.K. Liaw*, Unveiling the atomic-scale origins of high damage tolerance of single-crystal high entropy alloy, Physical Review Materials, 4, 103612, 2020.
(142) X.D. Liu, X. Li, Q.F. He, D. Liang, Z.Q. Zhou, J. Ma, Y. Yang, J. Shen*, Machine learning-based glass formation prediction in multicomponent alloys, Acta Materialia, 201, 182-190, 2020.
(141) T.Y. Wang, M. Park, Q. Yu, Y. Yang*, Low cost scalable production of freestanding 2D metallic nanosheets by polymer surface buckling enabled exfoliation, Cell Reports Physical Science, 1, 100235, Nov 18, 2020. (featured in the "Best of 2020" collection of CRPS).
(140) Q. Yu, Y. Yang*, Synthesis of two dimensional metallic nanosheets: from elemental metals to chemically complex alloys, ChemNanoMater,6, 1683-1711, 2020.
(139) Y.X. Liu*, L. Pu, Y. Yang*, Q.F. He, Z.Q. Zhou, C. Tan, X. Zhou, Q. Zhang, T.N. Tu, A high entropy alloy as very low melting point solder for advanced electronic packaging, Mater. Today Adv., 7,100101, 2020.
(138) T.Y. Wang, M. Park, Q. Yu, J.Y. Zhang, Y. Yang*, Stability and synthesis of 2D metals and alloys: A review, Materials Today Advances, 8, 100092, 2020. (Invited Review)
(137) D. Chung, X.D. Liu, Y. Yang*, Fracture of sigma phase containing Co-Cr-Ni-Mo medium entropy alloys, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 846, 156189, 2020.
(136) Z.Y. Ding, Q.F. He, D. Chung, Y. Yang*, Evading brittle fracture in submicron-sized high entropy intermetallics in dual-phase eutectic microstructure, Scripta Materialia, 187, 280-284, 2020.
(135) B. Huang, C.C. Yuan, Z.Q. Wang, Y. Tong, Q. Wang, J. Yi, G. Wang, Q.F. He*, C.H. Shek*, Y. Yang*, Influence of short- to medium-range electronic and atomic structure on secondary relaxations in metallic glasses, Acta Materialia, 196, 88-100, 2020.
(134) B. Wang, L.J. Wang, B.S. Shang, X.Q. Gao, Y. Yang*, H.Y. Bai, M.X. Pan*, W.H. Wang, P.F. Guan*, Revealing the ultra-low-temperture relaxation peak in a model metallic glass, Acta Materialia, 195, 611-620, 2020.
(133) M. Karami., M. Tamura, Y. Yang, X. Chen*, Derived CrystalStructure of Martensitic Materials by Solid-Solid Phase Transformation, Acta Crystallographica A, 76(4), 521-533, 2020.
(132) L. Pu, Y. Liu*, Y. Yang, Q.F. He, Z.Q. Zhou, X. Zhao, C. Tan, K.N Tu, Effect of adding Ag to the medium entropy SnBiIn alloy on intermetallic compound formation, Materials Letters, 272, 127891 2020.
(131) S. Zhang, C. Liu, Y. Fan, Y. Yang, P.F. Guan*, Soft mode parameter as an indicator for the activation energy spectra in metallic glass, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(7), 2781-2789, 2020.
(130) A.D. Wang, T. Liu, H. Zhang, F. Kong, Y. Dong, A. He, X.M. Wang, H. Ni, Y. Yang, Grain refinement mechanism of soft-magnetic alloys with nanocrystals embedded in amorphous matrix, J. Mater. Res. Tech., 9(3), 3558-3565, 2020.
(129) Z.Y. Ding, J.J. Bian, S. Shuang, X. D. Liu, Y. Hu, C. Sun, Y. Yang*, High entropy intermetallic-oxide core-shell nanostructure as superb oxygen evolution reaction catalyst, Advanced Sustainable Systems, 1900105, 2020.
(128) D. Liu, X. Peng, L. Chen, Y. Yang, L. An, J. Liu*, Ultrafast synthesis of entropy-stabilized oxide at room temperature, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 6(40), 2504-2508, 2020.
(127) T.Y. Wang, Q.F. He, J.Y. Zhang, Z.Y. Ding, F.C. Li, Y. Yang*, The controlled large-area synthesis of two dimensional metals, Materials Today,36, 30-39, 2020. News on materials today "making two-dimensional metals the easy way".
(126) S. Shuang, Z.Y. Ding, D. Chung, S.Q. Shi, Y. Yang*, Corrosion resistant nanostructured eutectic high entropy alloy, Corrosion Science, 164, 108315, 2020.
(125) J.Y. Zhang, Z.Y. Ding, F.C. Li, Y. Yang*, Controlled synthesis of nanostructured glassy and crystalline high entropy alloy films, Nanotechnology, 31, 045601, 2020.
(124) Z.Q. Zhou, Y.J. Zhou, Q.F. He, Z.Y. Ding, F.C. Li, Y. Yang*, Machine learning guided appraisal and exploration of phase design for high entropy alloys, npj Computational Materials, 5, 128, 2019.
(123) S. Xu, M. Du, J. Li, K. Yan, B. Cai, Q.F. He, Q.H. Fan, O. Magdysuk, Y. Yang*, Y. Liu*, Bio-mimic Ti-Ta composite with hierarchical "brick-and-mortar" microstructure, Materialia, 8, 100463, 2019.
(122) F.C. Li, T. Liu, J.Y. Zhang, S. Shuang, Q. Wang, A.D. Wang, J.G. Wang, Y. Yang*, Amorphous-nanocrystalline alloys: Fabrication, properties and applications, Materials Today Advances, 4, 100027, 2019. (invited review)
(121) J. Ma, C. Yang, X.D. Liu, B.S. Shang, Q.F. He, F.C. Li, T.Y. Wang, D. Wei, X. Liang, X.Y. Wu, Y.J. Wang, F. Gong*, P.F. Guan*, W.H. Wang*, Y. Yang*, Fast surface dynamics enabled cold joining of metallic glasses, Science Advances, 5(11), eaax7256, 2019.
(120) F.C. Li, T. Liu, T.Y. Wang, A.D. Wang, J.G. Wang, Y. Yang*, Understanding yielding and the unusual ductile-brittle-ductile transition in Fe-based amorphous nanocrystalline alloy: A combined micromechanical and thermodynamic study, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 132,103681, 2019.
(119) T. Liu, A. Wang*, A. He, X.M. Wang, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, Co-optimizing magnetic properties and thermal stability of high Bs nanocrystalline alloys with critical formability, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 487, 165310, 2019.
(118) J.C. Qiao*, Q. Wang, J.M. Pelletier, H. Kato , R. Casalini, D. Crespo, E. Pineda, Y. Yao*, Y. Yang*, Structural heterogeneities and mechanical behavior of amorphous alloys, Progress in Materials Science, 104, 250-329, 2019.
(117) J.M. Zhu, T.L Zhang, Y. Yang, C.T. Liu*, Phase field study of the copper precipitation in Fe-Cu alloy, Acta Materialia, 166, 560-571,2019.
(116) S. Fan, C. Jiang, H. Hu, F. Li, Y. Yang, Y. Shen, Y. Lu*, In situ micromechanical characterization of metallic glass microwires under torsional loading, Exp. Mech., 59(3), 361-368, 2019.
(115) T. Liu, F.C. Li, A.D. Wang*, L. Xie, Q.F. He, J. Luan, A. He, X.M. Wang, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, High performance Fe-based nanocrystalline alloys with excellent thermal stability, J. Alloys Compd., 776, 606-613, 2019.
(114) X.D. Liu, F.C. Li, Y. Yang*, “Softness” as the structural origin of plasticity in disordered solids: A quantitative insight from machine learning, Sci. Chin. Mater., 62(2), 154-160, 2019. (invited perspective)
(113) D. Chung, Z.Y. Ding, Y. Yang*, Hierarchical eutectic structure enabling superior fracture toughness and superb strength inCoCrFeNiNb0.5 eutectic high entropy alloy at room temperature, Adv. Eng. Mater., 21(3), 1801060, 2019.
(112) S. An, R. Su, Y.C. Hu, J.B. Liu, Y. Yang, B.X. Liu, P.F. Guan, Common mechanism for controlling polymorph selection during crystallization in supercooled metallic liquids, Acta Materialia, 161, 367-373, 2018.
(111) X.D. Liu*, T.Y. Wang, Y.F. Ye, J.C. Qiao, Y. Yang*, Unusual vortex-like atomic motion observed for viscoelasticity in metallic glass, Comp. Mater. Sci., 155, 104-111, 2018.
(110) Q.F. He, Y. Yang*, On lattice distortion in high entropy alloys, Front. Mater., 5, 42, 2018. (invited mini review).
(109) W.H. Liu, B.A. Sun, H. Gleiter, S. Lan, Y. Tong, X.L. Wang, H. Hahn, Y. Yang, J.J. Kai, C.T. Liu*, Nanoscale structural evolution and anomalous mechanical response of nanoglasses by cryogenic thermal cycling, Nano Letters, 18(7), 4188-4194, 2018.
(108) F.C. Li, T.Y. Wang, Q.F. He, B.A. Sun, C.Y. Guo, T. Feng, Y. Yang*, Micromechanical mechanism of yielding in dual nano-phase metallic glass, Scr. Mater., 154, 186-191, 2018.
(107) B. Huang, T.P. Ge, C.L. Liu, J.H. Luan, Q.F. He, Q.X. Yuan, W.X. Huang, K. Zhang, H.Y. Bai, C.H. Shek, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, W.H. Wang*, Density fluctuations with fractal order in metallic glasses detected by synchrotron nano-computed tomography, Acta Materialia, 155, 69-79, 2018.
(106) Y.C. Hu*, Y.W. Li, Y. Yang, P.F. Guan*, H.Y. Bai, W.H. Wang, Configuration correlation governs slow dynamics of supercooled metallic liquids, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (PNAS), 115(25), 6375-6380, 2018.
(105) Y.F. Ye, Y. H. Zhang, Q.F. He, Y. Zhuang, S. Wang, S.Q. Shi, A. Hu, J. Fan, Y. Yang*, Atomic-scale distorted lattice in chemically disordered equimolar alloys, Acta Materialia, 150, 182-194, 2018.
(104) Z.Y. Ding, Q.F. He, Q. Wang, Y. Yang*, Superb strength and high plasticity in laves phase rich eutectic medium-entropy-alloy nanocomposites, International Journal of Plasticity, 16, 57-72, 2018.
(103) Y.L. Zhao, T. Yang, J.H. Zhu, D. Chen, Y. Yang, A. Hu, C.T. Liu, J.J. Kai*, Development of high-strength Co-free high-entropy alloys hardened by nanosized precipitates, Scr. Mater., 148, 51-55, 2018.
(102) Z.Y. Ding, Q.F. He, Y. Yang*, Exploring the design of eutectic or near-eutectic multicomponent alloys: From binary to high entropy alloys, Science China: Technological Sciences, 61(2), 159-167, 2018 (invited article for a special issue on high entropy alloys).
(101) J.C. Qiao, X.D. Liu, Q. Wang, C.T. Liu, J. Lu, Y. Yang*, Fast secondary relaxation and plasticity initiation in metallic glasses, National Science Review, 5(5), 616-618, 2018.
(100) F.C. Li, S. Wang, Q.F. He, H. Zhang, B.A. Sun, Y. Lu, Y. Yang*, The stochastic transition from size dependent to size independent yield strength in metallic glasses, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 109, 200-216, 2017.
(99) D.P. Wang, B.A. Sun, M. Gao, Y. Yang, C.T. Liu*, The mechanism of shear band blocking in monolithic metallic glasses, Mater. Sci. & Eng. A, 703, 162-166, 2017.
(98) Y.L. Zhao, T. Yang, Y. Tong*, J. Wang, J. Luan, Z.B. Jiao, D. Chen, Y. Yang, A. Hu, C.T. Liu, J.J. Kai*, Heterogeneous precipitation behavior and stacking-fault-mediated deformation in a CoCrNi-based medium-entropy alloy, Acta Materialia, 138, 72-82, 2017.
(97) J.C. Qiao, B.A. Sun, J. Gu, M. Song*, J.M. Pelletier, J.W. Qiao, Y. Yao*, Y. Yang*, Abnormal internal friction in the in situ Ti60Zr15V10Cu5Be10 metallic glass matrix composite, J. Alloys. Compd., 724, 921-931, 2017.
(96) Q.F. He, Z.Y. Ding, Y.F. Ye, Y. Yang*, Design of high entropy alloy: A perspective from nonideal mixing, JOM, 69 (11), 2092-2098, 2017. (invited article for a special issue on high entropy alloys).
(95) S. Ouyang, L.S. Huo, Y. Yang*, W.Xu, J.T. Huo, J.Q. Wang*, X.M. Wang, R.W. Li, Chemical independent relaxation in metallic glasses from the nanoindentation experiments, J. Appl. Phys., 121, 245104, 2017.
(94) Q. Wang, J.J. Liu, Y.F. Ye, T.T. Liu, S. Wang, C.T. Liu, J. Lu*, Y. Yang*, Universal secondary relaxation and unusual brittle to ductile transition in metallic glasses, Materials Today, 20(6), 293-300, 2017.
(93) Q.F. He, Y.F. Ye, Y. Yang*, Formation of random solid solution in multicomponent alloys: From Hume-Rothery rules to entropic stabilization, J. Phase Equilib. Diff. , 38(4), 416-425, 2017 (invited article for a special issue on high entropy alloys).
(92) D.P. Wang, Y. Yang, X.R. Niu, J. Lu, G.N. Yang, W. H. Wang*, C.T. Liu*, Resonance ultrasonic actuation and local structural rejuvenation in metallic glasses, Phys. Rev. B, 95, 235407, 2017.
(91) Y.M. Lu, J.F. Zeng, J.C. Huang*, S.Y. Kuan, T.G. Nieh, W.H. Wang, M.X. Pan*, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, In-situ atomic force microscopy observation revealing gel-like plasticity on a metallic glass surface, J. Appl. Phys., 121, 095304, 2017.
(90) D.P. Wang, B.A. Wang, X.R. Niu, Y. Yang, W.H. Wang, C.T. Liu*, Mutual interaction of shear bands in metallic glasses, Intermetallics, 85, 48-53, 2017.
(89) B. Huang, Y. Yang*, A.D. Wang, Q. Wang, C.T. Liu*, Saturated magnetization and glass forming ability of soft magnetic Fe-based metallic glass, Intermetallics, 84, 74-81, 2017.
(88) Y.C. Hu, P.F. Guan*, Q. Wang, Y. Yang*, H.Y. Bai, W.H. Wang*, Pressure effect on structure and dynamics of metallic glass forming liquid, J. Chem. Phys., 146, 024507,2017.
(87) J.C. Qiao, Q. Wang, D. Crespo, Y. Yang, J.M. Pelletier, Secondary relaxation and dynamic heterogeneity in metallic glasses: A brief review, Chin. Phys. B., 26(1), 016402, 2017.
(86) S. Wang, Y.F. Ye, Q. Wang, S.Q. Shi, Y. Yang*, The breakdown of strength size scaling in spherical nanoindentation and microcompression of metallic glasses, Scr. Mater., 130, 283-287, 2017.
(85) Q.F. He, J.F. Zeng, S. Wang, Y.F. Ye, C. Zhu, T.G. Nieh, Z.P. Lu, Y. Yang*, Delayed plasticity during nanoindentation of single phase CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy, Mater. Res. Lett., 5(5), 300-305, 2017.
(84) B. Huang, Q.F. He, A.D. Wang, C.L. Zhao, Q. Wang, Y. Yang*, C.T. Liu*, Tunable elastic heterogeneity caused by deformation-induced magnetization in flexible metallic glass, Scr. Mater., 130, 7-11, 2017.
(83) Z.Y. Liu, Y. Yang, C.T. Liu, Critical shear offset of fracture in Zr-based metallic glass, J. Iron Steel Res. Int., 23(1), 53-56, 2016.
(82) B. Sun, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang, Rate dependence of serrated flow and its effect on shear stability of bulk metallic glasses, J. Iron Steel Res. Int., 23(1), 24-30, 2016.
(81) Q.F. He, Y.F. Ye, Y. Yang*, The configurational entropy of mixing of metastable random solid solution in complex multicomponent alloys, J. Appl. Phys., 120, 154902, 2016.
(80) B.A. Sun*, Y.C. Hu, D. P. Wang, Z. G. Zhu, P. Wen, W. H. Wang, C. T. Liu, Y. Yang*, Correlation between local elastic heterogeneities and overall elastic properties in metallic glasses, Acta Materialia, 121, 266-276, 2016.
(79) Y.C. Hu, B. Shang, P.F. Guan*, Y. Yang*, H.Y. Bai, W.H. Wang*, Thermodynamic scaling of glassy dynamics and dynamic heterogeneities in metallic glass-forming liquid, J. Chem. Phys., 145(10), 104503, 2016.
(78) Y.C. Hu, Y.Z. Wang, R. Su, C.R. Cao, F. Li, C.W. Sun, Y. Yang, P.F. Guan*, D.W. Ding, Z.L. Wang, W.H. Wang*, A highly efficient and self-stabilizing metallic glass catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen generation, Advanced Materials, 28, 10293-10297, 2016.
(77) Y.F. Ye, X.D. Liu, S. Wang, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, The general effect of atomic size misfit on glass formation in conventional and high-entropy alloys, Intermetallics, 78, 30-41,2016.
(76) H.T. Zhang, K.W. Siu, W. Liao, Q. Wang, Y. Yang, Y. Lu*, In situ mechanical characterization of CoCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloy micro/nano-pillars for their size-dependent mechanical behavior, Mater. Res. Exp., 3(9), 094002, 2016.
(75) B.A. Sun*, K.K. Song, S. Pauly, P. Gargarella, J. Yi, G. Wang, C.T. Liu, J. Eckert, Y. Yang*, Transformation-mediated plasticity in CuZr based metallic glass composites: A quantitative mechanistic understanding, International Journal of Plasticity,85, 34-51, 2016.
(74) Y.M. Lu, J.F. Zeng, S. Wang, B.A. Sun, Q. Wang, J. Lu, S. Gravier, J.J. Blandin, M.X. Pan*, W.H. Wang, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, Structural signature of plasticity unveiled by nano-scale viscoelastic contact on a metallic glass, Sci. Rep., 6, 29357,2016.
(73) S. Wang, Y.F. Ye, S.Q. Shi, Y. Yang*, The thermal history effect on shear band initiation in metallic glasses, J. Appl. Phys.,119, 245113, 2016.
(72) Y.F. Ye, X.D. Liu, S. Wang, J. Fan, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, The kinetic origin of delayed yielding in metallic glasses, Appl. Phys. Lett., 108, 251901, 2016. (highlighted on the APL homepage as Editor's Picks)
(71) Y.M. Lu, B.A. Sun, L.Z. Zhao, W.H. Wang, M.X. Pan*, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, Shear banding induced indentation size effect in metallic glasses, Sci. Rep., 6, 28523, 2016.
(70) B.A. Sun, S.H. Chen, Y.M. Lu, Z. Zhu, Y.L. Zhao, Y. Yang, K.C. Chan, C.T. Liu*, Origin of shear stability and compressive ductility enhancement of metallic glasses by metal coating, Sci. Rep., 6, 27852, 2016.
(69) Y.C. Hu, P.F. Guan*, M.Z. Li, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, H.Y. Bai, W.H. Wang*, Unveiling atomic-scale features of inherent heterogeneity in metallic glass by molecular dynamics simulations, Phys. Rev. B, 93, 214202, 2016.
(68) Z. R. Wang, J. F. Zeng, X. C. Ren, A. J. Y. Chee , B. Y. S. Yiu, W. C. Chung, Y. Yang, A. C. H. Yu, A. C. O. Tsang, K.W. Chow, P. K. L. Chan*, High Sensitivity, Wearable, Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors Based on Irregular Microhump Structures and Its Applications in Body Motion Sensing, Small, 12(28), 3827-3836,2016.
(67) Y.F. Ye, Q. Wang, Y.L. Zhao, Q.F. He, J. Lu, Y. Yang*, Elemental segregation in solid-solution high entropy alloys: Experiments and modeling, J. Alloy. Compd.,681,167-174, 2016.
(66) A. Banerjee , C. Jiang , L. Lohiya , Y.Yang, Y. Lu*, Fracto-emission in Lanthanum-based metallic glass microwires under quasi-static tensile loading, J. Appl. Phys., 119, 155102, 2016.
(65) B. Huang, Z.G. Zhu, T.P. Ge, H.Y. Bai, B.A. Sun, Y. Yang, C.T. Liu, W.H. Wang, Hand in hand evolution of boson peak and slow beta-relaxation in La-based metallic glasses, Acta Materialia, 110, 73-83, 2016.
(64) B.A. Sun, Y. Yang*, W.H. Wang, C.T. Liu*, The critical criterion for runaway shear banding in metallic glasses, Sci. Rep. 6, 21388, 2016.
(63) Y.F. Ye, Q. Wang, J. Lu, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, High entropy alloys: Challenges and prospects, Materials Today, 19(6), 349-362, 2016.
(62) Y.F. Ye, S. Wang, J. Fan, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, Atomistic mechanism of elastic softening in metallic glass under cyclic loading revealed by molecular dynamics simulations, Intermetallics, 68, 5-10, 2016.
(61) W.H. Wang*, Y. Yang, T.G. Nieh, C.T. Liu, On the source of plastic flow in metallic glasses: Concepts and models, Intermetallics, 67, 81-86, 2015.
(60) Z.Y. Liu, Y. Yang, J. Lu, G. Wang, P.K. Liaw, C.T. Liu*, Stress-induced atomic scale damage and relaxation in bulk metallic glass, J. Alloy. Compd., 652, 185-190, 2015.
(59) Q. Wang, S.T. Zhang, Y. Yang*, C.T. Liu, Y.D. Dong, J. Lu*, Unusual fast secondary relaxation in metallic glass, Nature Communications, 6, 7876, 2015.
(58) J. Hu, B.A. Sun*, Y. Yang*, C.T. Liu, S. Pauly, Y.X Wang, J. Eckert, Intrinsic versus extrinsic effects on serrated flow of bulk metallic glasses, Intermetallics, 66, 31-39, 2015.
(57) Y. Li, J. Wang, J.C. Ye, X. Ke, G. Gou, Y. Wei, F. Xue, J. Wang, C. Wang, R. Peng, X. Deng, Y. Yang, X. Ren, L.Q. Chen, C.W. Nan, J.X. Zhang*, Mechanical switching of nanoscale multiferroic phase boundaries, Advanced Functional Materials, 25(22), 3405-3413, 2015.
(56) Y.F. Ye, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, A geometric model for intrinsic residual strain and phase stability in high entropy alloys, Acta Materialia, 94, 152-161, 2015.
(55) Z.J. Wang, W. Qiu, Y. Yang, C.T. Liu*, Atomic-size and lattice-distortion effects in newly developed high-entropy alloys with multiple principal elements, Intermetallics, 64, 63-69, 2015.
(54) Y.F. Ye, Q. Wang, J. Lu, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, Design of high entropy alloys: A single-parameter thermodynamic rule, Scripta Materialia, 104, 53-55, 2015.
(53) S. Wang, Y.F. Ye, B.A. Sun, C.T. Liu, S.Q. Shi, Y. Yang*, Softening-induced plastic flow instability and indentation size effect in metallic glass, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 77, 70-85, 2015.
(52) R. Guo, Y. Yu, J.F. Zeng, X. Liu, X. Zhou, L. Niu, T. Gao, K. Li, Y. Yang, F. Zhou, Z. Zheng*, Bio-mimicking elastomeric petals as versatile substrates for omnidirectional stretchable and printable electronics, Advanced Science, 1400021, 2015.
(51) Y.F. Ye, Q. Wang, J. Lu, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, The generalized thermodynamic rule for phase selection in multicomponent alloys, Intermetallics, 59, 75-80, 2015.
(50) Z.J. Wang, Y.H. Wang, Y. Yang, J.C. Wang, C.T. Liu*, Atomic size effect and solid solubility of multicomponent alloys, Script. Mater., 94, 28-31, 2015.
(49) Y. Yang*, X.L. Fu, S. Wang, Z.Y. Liu, Y.F. Ye, B.A. Sun, C.T. Liu, Probing Stochastic Nano-Scale Inelastic Events in Stressed Amorphous Metal, Scientific Reports, (4) 6699, 2014.
(48) H.B. He, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, Structural heterogeneity and deformation rheology in metallic glasses, Science China- Technological Sciences, 18, 157, 1-8, (2014).
(47) B.A. Sun, Z.Y. Liu, Y. Yang, C.T. Liu*, Delayed shear banding and evolutionof local plastic flow in a metallic glass, Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 091904 (2014)
(46) Z.Y. Liu, M.W. Chen, Y. Yang*, C.T. Liu*, Origin of yielding in metallic glasses: Stress-induced flow, Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 251901 (2014).
(45) Z.J. Wang, S. Guo, Q. Wang, Z.Y. Liu, J.C. Wang, Y. Yang, C.T. Liu*, Nanoindentation characterized initial stress-flow behavior of a high-entropy-based alloy CoFeNi, Intermetallics, 53, 183-186, (2014).
(44) Q. Wang*, Y. Yang,H. Jian, H.H. Ruan, C.T. Liu, J. Lu*, Superior Tensile Ductility in bulk metallic glass with gradient amorphous structure, Scientific Reports 4, 4757 (2014).
(43) Q. Wang*, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, J.B. Liu, Y.D. Dong, J. Lu*, The atomic-scale mechanism for the enhanced glass-forming-ability of a Cu-Zr based bulk metallicglass with minor element additions, Scientific Reports 4, 4648 (2014).
(42) H.B. Ke, J.F. Zeng, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, The structural heterogeneity in metallic glass: Modeling and experiment, J. Mater. Sci Tech, 30(6), 560-565, 2014 (invited article)
(41) H.B. Ke, B.A. Sun, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, Effect of size and base-element on the jerky-flow dynamics in metallic glass, Acta Materialia, 63, 2014, 180-190.
(40) Y. Yu, J.F. Zeng, C. Chen, Z. Xie, R. Guo, Z. Liu, X. Zhou, Y. Yang, Z. Zheng*, Three-dimensional compressible and stretchable conductive composites, Advanced Materials, 26(5), 2014, 810-815.
(39) J.F. Zeng, J.P. Chu, Y.C. Chen, A. Volland, J. J. Blandin, S. Gravier, Y. Yang*, On the use of atomic force microscopy for structural mapping of metallic-glass thin films, Intermetallics, 44, 2014, 121-127.
(38) Z.Y. Liu, Y. Yang, C.T. Liu*, Yielding and shear-banding in metallic glasses, Acta Materialia, 61, 2013, 5928-5936. (Listed as one of the top 25 hottest articles published in Acta Materialia from July to Sept 2013)
(37) L.S. Huo, J.F. Zeng, W.H. Wang*, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, The dependence of shear modulus on dynamic relaxation and evolution of local structural heterogeneity in a metallic glass, Acta Materialia, 61(12),2013,4329-4338.
(36) R. Guo, Y. Yu, X. Zhou, Y. Yang, Y. Gao, F. Zhou, Z. Zheng*, Matrix-assisted catalytic printing for the fabrication of multi-scale, flexible, foldable, and stretchable metal conductors, Advanced Materials, 25(2013), 24, 3343-3350.
(35) Y. C. Chen, J. P. Chu*, J.S.C. Jang, C.-H. Hsieh, Y. Yang, C. L. Li, Y. M. Chen and J. Y. Jeng, Replication of nano/micro scale features using bulk metallic glass mold prepared by femtosecond laser and imprint processes, J. Micromech. Microeng., 23 (2013) 035030.
(34) W.L. Shan, Y. Yang, T. Hillie, W. Jordann, W.O. Soboyejo*, Role of oxide thickening in fatigue crack nucleation in LIGA Ni thin films, Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 561, 434-440, 2013.
(33) T.G. Nieh*, Y. Yang, J. Lu, C.T. Liu*, Effect of surface modifications on shear banding and plasticity in metallic glasses: An overview, Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 22(5), 355-363, 2012.
(32) J.C. Ye, Y.C. Chen, J. Chu, Q. Wang, Y. Yang*, Hardness, yield strength and plastic flow in thin film metallic glass, Journal of Applied Physics 112, 053516 (2012).
(31) Z. Xie, Y. Shen, X. Zhou, Y. Yang, Q. Tang, Q. Miao, J. Su, H. Wu, Z. Zheng*, Polymer pen lithography using dual-elastomer tip arrays, Small, (2012), 8 (17): 2664-2669.
(30) Y. Yang*, J.F. Zeng, A. Volland, JJ. Blandin, S. Gravier, C.T. Liu, Fractal Growth ofDense-Packing Phase in Annealed Metallic Glass Imaged by High-Resolution Atomic Force Microscopy, Acta Materialia, (2012), 60 (13-14): 5260-5272.
(29) S. Wang, Y. Yang*, L.M. Zhou, Y.-W. Mai, Size effect in microcompression ofepoxy micropillars, Journal of Materials Science, (2012) 47: 6047-6055.
(28) Z.Y. Liu, Y. Yang*, A mean-field model for anelastic deformation in metallic glasses, Intermetallics, 26, 86-90, (2012).
(27) Y. Yang*, C.T. Liu, Size effect on stability of shear band propagation in bulk metallicglasses: An overview, Journal of Materials Science, 47, 55-67, (2012) (Invited review article)
(26) J.P. Chu*, J.S.C. Jang, J.C. Huang, H.S. Chou, Y. Yang, J.C. Ye, Y.C. Wang, J.W. Lee, F.X. Liu, Y.F. Gao, P.K. Liaw, Y.C. Chen, C.M. Lee, C.L. Li, C. Rullynai, Thin film metallic glasses:Unique properties and potential applications, Thin Solid Films, 520 (2012) 5097-5122. (Invited review article).
(25) Z.Y. Liu, Y. Yang*, C.T. Liu*, Size-affected shear-band speed in bulk metallic glasses, Applied Physics Letters, 99(17), 171904, (2011).
(24) Q. Wang, C.T. Liu, Y. Yang*, Y.D. Dong, J. Lu*, Atomic-Scale Structural Evolution and Stability of Supercooled Liquid of a Zr-Based Bulk Metallic Glass, Physical Review Letters, 106, 215505 (2011). Highlighted by Nature Asia Materials: ‘Metallic glasses: Some kind of order’, Nature Asia Materials featured highlight | doi:10.1038/asiamat.2011.117
(23) Y. Yang*, J.C. Ye, J. Lu, C.T. Liu, Dual Character of Stable Shear Bands in Bulk Metallic Glasses, Intermetallics, (2011), 19, 1005-1013.
(22) Z.Y. Liu, S. Guo, X. Liu, J.C. Ye, Y. Yang, X.-L. Wang, L. Yang, K. An, C.T. Liu*, Micromechanical characterization of casting induced inhomogeneity in an Al0.8CoCrCuFeNi high entropy alloy, Scripta Materialia, 64(9) 2011, 868-871 .
(21) Z.Y. Liu, Y. Yang, S. Guo, X.J. Liu, J. Lu, Y.H. Liu, C.T. Liu*, Cooling rate effect on Young’s modulus and hardness of a Zr-based metallic glass, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 509 (2011) 3269-3273.
(20) Y. Yang*, J.F. Zeng, J.C. Ye, J. Lu, Structural Inhomogeneity and Anelastic Deformation in Metallic Glasses Revealed by Spherical Nanoindentation, Applied Physics Letters 97 (2010) 261905.
(19) J.C. Ye, J. Lu, C.T. Liu, Q. Wang, Y. Yang*, Atomistic Free-Volume Zones and Inelastic Deformation of Metallic Glasses, Nature Materials, 9(2010) 619-623.
(18) Y. Yang*, J.C. Ye, J. Lu, Y.F. Gao, P.K. Liaw, Metallic glasses: Gaining plasticity for microsystems, JOM-US, 62 (2) (2010) 93-98. (Invited)
(17) Y. Yang*, J.C. Ye, J. Lu, P.K. Liaw, C.T. Liu*, Characteristic length scales governing plasticity/brittleness of bulk metallic glasses at ambient temperature, Applied Physics Letters 96 (2010) 011905.
(16) Y. Yang*, J.C. Ye, J. Lu, Q. Wang, P.K. Liaw, Revelation of the effect of structural heterogeneity on microplasticity in bulk metallic-glasses, Journal of Materials Research, 25(3) (2010), 563-575.
(15) J. C. Ye, J. Lu, Y. Yang*, P.K. Liaw, Extraction of bulk metallic glass yield strengths using tapered micropillars in micro-compression experiments, Intermetallics, 18 (2010), 385-393.
(14) J.C. Ye, J. Lu, Y. Yang*, P.K. Liaw, Effects of sample geometry on deformation modes of bulk metallic-glasses at the nano/micrometer scale, Journal of Materials Research, 24 (11) (2009) 3465-3468.
(13) J.C. Ye, J. Lu, Y. Yang*, P.K. Liaw, Study of the intrinsic ductile to brittle transition mechanism of metallic glasses, Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 6037-6046.
(12) S.Q. Shu, Y. Yang, C.S. Wen, T. Fu, J. Lu*, Can Young’s modulus and hardness of wire structural materials be measured using nanoindentation, Journal of Materials Research, 24 (3) (2009) 1054-1058.
(11) Y. Yang*, J.C. Ye, J. Lu, F.X. Liu, P.K. Liaw, Effects of specimen geometry and base material on the mechanical behavior of focused-ion-beam-fabricated metallic-glass micropillars, Acta Materialia, 57(2009) 1613-1623.
(10) Y. Yang*, H.H. Ruan, J. Lu, N. Yao, W.L. Shan and W.O. Soboyejo, development of a micro-beam method for studying fatigue crack growth mechanisms of submicron scale cracks, Experimental Mechanics, 49(2009)731-742.
(9) Y. Yang*, N. Yao, W.O. Soboyejo and C. Tarquinio, Deformation and fracture in micro-tensile tests of electrodeposited freestanding nickel thin films, Scripta Materialia, 58 (2008) 1062-1065.
(8) N. Rahbar, Y. Yang and W.O. Soboyejo*, Mixed mode fracture of dental interfaces, Materials Science and Engineering A, 488 (2008) 381-388.
(7) X. Niu, Y. Yang and W.O. Soboyejo*, Contact deformation and cracking of zirconia/cement/foundation dental multilayers, Materials Science and Engineering A, 485 (2008) 517-523.
(6) Y. Yang, G. Fan, B. Imasogie, P.K. Liaw and W.O. Soboyejo*, Fatigue and fracture of nanocrystalline Ni Fe alloy, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 39 (2008), 1145-1156.
(5) Y. Yang, N. Yao, B. Imasogie and W.O. Soboyejo*, Nano-scale and sub-micron fatigue crack growth in nickel micro-beams, Acta Materialia 55 (2007), 4305-4315.
(4) Y. Yang, S. Allameh, J. Lou, B. Imasogie, B. Boyce and W.O. Soboyejo*, Fatigue of LIGA Ni Micro-Electro-Mechanical System thin films, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 38A (2007), 2340-2348.
(3) Y. Yang, S. Allameh, B. Boyce, K.S. Chan and W.O. Soboyejo*, An experimental study of fracture of LIGA Ni Micro-Electro-Mechanical System thin films, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 38A (2007), 1223-1230.
(2) Y. Yang, B. Imasogie, S. Allameh, B. Boyce, K. Lian, J. Lou and W.O. Soboyejo*, Mechanisms of fatigue in LIGA Ni MEMS thin films, Materials Science and Engineering A 444(2007) 39-50.
(1) Christopher K.Y. Leung* and Y. Yang, Energy-based modeling approach for debonding of FRP plate from concrete substrate, Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE) 132, 583(2006).