Publications

2023

62. Z. Shang, T. Sun, Jie Ding, N. Richter, N. Heckman, B. White, B. Boyce, K. Hattar, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Damage resistant gradient nanostructured steel with superior tensile plasticity, Science Advances, 9(2023): eadd9780. (Highlighted on journal cover) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add9780 

61. S. Ma, Z. Shang, A. Shang, P. Zhang, Y. Huang, Chu Lun Alex Leung, P. Lee, X. Zhang, X. Wang, Additive manufacturing enabled synergetic strengthening of bimodal reinforcing particles for aluminum matrix composites, Additive Manufacturing, 70(2023): 103543. doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2023.103543 

60.Qi Wang, Z. Shang, H. Wang, A. Wei, Electro- and photoactivation of silver–iron oxide particles as magnetically recyclable catalysts for cross-coupling reactions, Nanoscale, 15(10), 5074-5082. DOI: 10.1039/D2NR04629F 

59. T. Sun, T. Niu, Z. Shang, W. Chen, M. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, In situ heavy ion radiation of helium pre-irradiated FeCrAl alloy, Acta Materialia, 245(2023): 118613. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118613 

58. T. Niu, T. Sun, Z. Shang, Y. Zhang, Z. He, W. Chen, M. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Helium in Cu-Ag-Fe triphase immiscible nanocomposites: an in situ sequential dual beam TEM study, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 574(2023): 154153. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.154153 

57. Chao Shen, T. Niu, Bo Yang, J. Cho, Z. Shang, T. Sun, A. Shang, R. E. Garcia, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Micromechanical properties and microstructures of AC and DC flash-sintered Alumina, Materials Science and Engineering A, (2023): 144631. doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2023.144631 

56. M. R. Oduncu, Z. Ke, B. Zhao, Z. Shang, R. Simpson, H. Wang, A. Wei, Exfoliation and Spray Deposition of Graphene Nanoplatelets in Ethyl Acetate and Acetone: Implications for Additive Manufacturing of Low-Cost Electrodes and Heat Sinks, ACS Applied Nano Materials, Accepted. 

55. M. Nasima, S. Rayaprolub, T.Niu, C. Fan, Z. Shang, Jin Li, H. Wang, A. El-Azab, Y. Xue, X. Zhang, Unraveling the size fluctuation and shrinkage of nanovoids during in situ radiation of Cu by automatic pattern recognition and phase field simulation, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 574(2023): 154189. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.154189 

2022

   54. Z. Lin, M. Si, V. Askarpour, Chang Niu, A. Charnas, Z. Shang, Y. Zhang, Y. Hu, Z. Zhang, P. Liao, K. Cho, H. Wang, M. Lundstrom, J. Maassen, and P. Ye, Nanometer-Thick Oxide Semiconductor Transistor with Ultra-High Drain Current, ACS Nano, 16(2022): 21536-21545. doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.2c10383 

   53. Z. Zhang, Z. Lin, P. Liao, V. Askarpour, H. Dou, Z. Shang, A. Charnas, M. Si, S. Alajlouni, A. Shakouri, H. Wang, M. Lundstrom, J. Maassen, P. Ye, A Gate-All-Around In2O3 Nanoribbon FET with Near 20 mA/µm Drain Current, Electron Device Letters, 43(11): 1905-1908. DOI: 10.1109/LED.2022.3210005 

52. Z. Shang, T. Niu, T. Sun, S. Xue, C. Fan, W. Chen, M. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, In situ studies on radiation response of a nanotwinned steel, Scripta materialia, 220 (2022): 114920. doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114920

51. Bo Yang, Z. Shang, Jin Li, X. L. Phuah, J. Cho, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Effects of electric field on microstructure evolution and defect formation in flash-sintered TiO2, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, (2022). doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.06.009 

50. Bo Yang, Z. Shang, Jie Ding, J. Lopez, W. Jarosinski, T. Sun, Y. Zhang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Investigation of strengthening mechanisms in an additively manufactured Haynes 230 alloy, Acta Materialia, 222 (2022): 117404. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117404 

49. C. Fan, Z. Shang, M. Li, H. Wang, A. El-Azab, X. Zhang, The influence of pre-injected helium on the cavity evolution in energetic heavy ion radiation environment: An in situ TEM study, Acta Materialia. 240 (2022): 118293. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118293 

48. B. Stegman, Bo Yang, Z. Shang, Jie Ding, T. Sun, J. Lopez, W. Jarosinski, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Reactive introduction of oxide nanoparticles in additively manufactured 718 Ni alloys with improved high temperature performance, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 920 (2022): 165846.  doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.165846 

47. T. Niu, R. G. S. Annadanam, Z. Shang, T. Sun, C. Fan, Y. Zhang, Chao Shen, M. Nasim, . Chen, M. Li, Y. Xue, H. Wang, A. El-Azab, and X. Zhang. In situ study on heavy ion irradiation induced nanovoid evolutions in single crystal Cu at elevated temperature, Materials Today Communications, 33 (2022): 104418. doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104418 

46. T. Sun, J. Cho, Z. Shang, T. Niu, Jie Ding, Jian Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Deformation mechanism in nanolaminate FeCrAl alloys by in situ micromechanical strain rate jump tests at elevated temperatures, Scripta Materialia, 215 (2022): 114698. doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114698 

45. Bo Yang, X. L. Phuah, Z. Shang, X. Sheng, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Effects of incubation on microstructure gradient in flash-sintered TiO2, Scripta Materialia, 207 (2022): 114270. doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2021.114270 

44. S. Kim, B. Seo, H. V. Ramasamy, Z. Shang, H. Wang, B. Savoie, V. Pol, Ion-Solvent Interplay in Concentrated Electrolytes Enables Subzero Temperature Li-Ion Battery Operations, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 14 (2022): 41934-41944. doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c09338 

43. J. Shen, Z. He, Di Zhang, Ping Lu, J. Deitz, Z. Shang, M. Kalaswad, H. Wang, X. Xu, H. Wang, Tunable physical properties in Bi-based layered supercell multiferroics embedded with Au nanoparticles, Nanoscale Advances, 04 (2022): 3054-3064. doi.org/10.1039/D2NA00169A

42. Di Zhang, X. Gao, J. Lu, Ping Lu, J. Deitz, J. Shen, H. Dou, Z. He, Z. Shang, A. Wade, X. Zhang, H. Wang, Novel self-assembled two-dimensional layered oxide structure incorporated with Au nanoinclusions towards multifunctionalities, Nano Research, (2022): 1-8. doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4663-1 

41. Tao Chen, Chong Wang, Z. Qin, X. Xing, Fan Qin, Y. Wang, M. K. Alam, V. G. Hadjiev, Guang Yang, S. Ye, Jie Yang, R. Wang, Shuai Yue, Di Zhang, Z. Shang, et al, Integration of Highly Luminescent Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals on Transparent Lead Halide Nanowire Waveguides through Morphological Transformation and Spontaneous Growth in Water, Small 2022: 2105009. doi.org/10.1002/smll.202105009 

2021

40. Z. Shang, C. Fan, Jie Ding, S. Xue, A. Gabriel, L. Shao, T. Voisin, Y. M. Wang, T. Niu, Jin Li, T. Diaz de la Rubia, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Heavy ion irradiation response of an additively manufactured 316LN stainless steel, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 546 (2021): 152745. (Invited special issue: Additive manufacturing for Nuclear Energy Applications; Editors: Dr. Kevin Field, Dr. Kurt Terrani, Dr. Raul Rebak, Dr. Steven Zinkle) doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152745 

39. T. Sun, Z. Shang, J. Cho, Jie Ding, T. Niu, Y. Zhang, Bo Yang, D. Xie, Jian Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Ultra-fine-grained and gradient FeCrAl alloys with outstanding work hardening capability, Acta Materialia, 215 (2021): 117049. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117049 

38. R. Su, D. Neffati, J. Cho, Z. Shang, Y. Zhang, Jie Ding, Q. Li, S. Xue, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, X. Zhang, High-strength nanocrystalline intermetallics with room temperature deformability enabled by nanometer thick grain boundaries, Science Advances, 7(2021): eabc8288.  doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc8288  

37. Jie Ding, S. Xue, Z. Shang, Jin Li, Y. Zhang, R. Su, T. Niu, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Characterization of precipitation in gradient Inconel 718 superalloy, Materials Science & Engineering A 804 (2021): 140718. doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.140718 

36. Jie Ding, Y. Zhang, T. Niu, Z. Shang, S. Xue, Bo Yang, Jin Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Thermal stability of nanocrystalline gradient Inconel 718 alloy, Crystals 11(2021): 53. (Invited special Issue: Crystal Plasticity at Micro- and Nano-scale Dimensions; Editors: Dr. Ronald W. Armstrong, Dr. Wayne L. Elban) doi.org/10.3390/cryst11010053 

35. Y. Shen, Z. Fan, X. Zhang, T. Huang, X. Huang, Y. Wang, X. Zhou, Z. Shang, Identification of tantalum precipitates in CLAM steel, Journal of Nuclear Materials 549(2021): 152856. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.152856 

2020

34. Z. Shang, Jie Ding, C. Fan, D. Chen, Jin Li, Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, H. Wang, and X. Zhang, He ion irradiation response of a gradient T91 steel, Acta Materialia 196 (2020): 175-190. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.06.019 

33. Q. Li, Z. Shang, X. Sun, C. Fan, R. Su, N. A. Richter, Zhe Fan, Y. Zhang, S. Xue, H. Wang, X. Zhang, High-strength and tunable plasticity in sputtered Al-Cr alloys with multistage phase transformations, International Journal of Plasticity (2020): 102915. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2020.102915 

32. Jie Ding, Z. Shang, Y. Zhang, R. Su, Jin Li, H. Wang and X. Zhang, Tailoring the thermal stability of nanocrystalline Ni alloy by thick grain boundaries, Scripta Materialia, 182 (2020): 21-26. doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.02.032 

31. Jie Ding, Z. Shang, Jin Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Microstructure and tensile behavior of nanostructured gradient TWIP steel, Materials Science & Engineering A 785 (2020): 139346. doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139346 

30. C. Fan, A. Sreekar, Z. Shang, Jin Li, M. Li, H. Wang, A. El-Azab, X. Zhang, Irradiation induced void spheroidization, shrinkage and migration in Cu at elevated temperature: An in situ study, Acta Materialia 201(2020): 504-516. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.10.008 

29. Q. Li, D. Xie, Z. Shang, X. Sun, J. Cho, Y. Zhang, S. Xue, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Combined solute effects enabling anomalous high-temperature strength and stability in nanotwinned Al alloys, Acta Materialia, 200(2020): 378-388. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.08.059 

28. J. Cho, Y. Li, Z. Shang, Jin Li, Q. Li, H. Wang, Y. Wu, X. Zhang, Extrinsic size dependent plastic deformability of ZnS micropillars, Materials Science & Engineering A 792 (2020): 139706. doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.139706 

27. J. Cho, X. L. Phuah, Jin Li, Z. Shang, H. Wang, H. Charalambous, T. Tsakalakos, A. K. Mukherjee, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Temperature effect on mechanical response of flash-sintered ZnO by in situ compression tests, Acta Materialia 200 (2020): 699-709. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.09.029 

26. Q. Li, S. Xue, Patrick Price, Xing Sun, Jie Ding, Z. Shang, Zhe Fan, Han Wang, Y. Zhang, Y. Chen, H. Wang, Khalid Hattar, X. Zhang, Single-crystal-like nanotwinned Nickel with improved strength and corrosion resistance produced by hybrid sputtering and electrodeposition, Nanoscale 12(2020): 1356-1365. doi.org/10.1039/C9NR07472D 

25. T. Niu, M. Nasim, A. Sreekar, C. Fan, Jin Li, Z. Shang, Y. Xue, A. El-Azab, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Recent studies on void shrinkage in metallic materials subjected to in situ heavy ion irradiations, JOM 72(2020): 4008-4016. doi.org/10.1007/s11837-020-04358-3 

24. Y. Zhang, R. Su, D. Xie, T. Niu, S. Xue, Q. Li, Z. Shang, Jie Ding, N. Richter, J. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Design of super-strong and thermally stable nanotwinned Al alloys via solute synergy, Nanoscale 12(2020): 20491-20505. doi.org/10.1039/D0NR05707J 

23. T. Niu, Jin Li, Y. Zhang, J. Cho, Jie Ding, R. Su, S. Xue, C. Fan, Z. Shang, D. Chen, Y. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, In-situ Studies on the Mechanical Properties of He Ion Irradiated Nanotwinned Ag, Journal of Nuclear Materials 540(2020): 152392. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152392 

2019

22. Z. Shang, Jie Ding, C. Fan, M. Song, Jin Li, Q. Li, S. Xue, K. T. Hartwig, X. Zhang, Tailoring the strength and ductility of T91 steel by partial tempering treatment, Acta Materialia 169 (2019): 209-224. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.02.043 

21. Z. Shang, C. Fan, S. Xue, Jie Ding, Jin Li, T. Voisin, Y. M. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Response of solidification cellular structures in additively manufactured 316 stainless steel to heavy ion irradiation: an in situ study, Materials Research Letters 7 (2019): 290-297. doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2019.1604442

20. C. Fan, Z. Shang, T. Niu, Jin Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Dual beam in situ radiation studies of nanocrystalline Cu, Materials 12.17 (2019): 2721. (Invited special issue: Radiation Damage in Materials: Helium Effects; Editor: Dr. Yongqiang Wang, Dr. Khalid Hattar) doi.org/10.3390/ma12172721 

19. C. Fan, A. Sreekar, Z. Shang, Jin Li, M. Li, H. Wang, A. El-Azab, X. Zhang, Radiation induced nanovoid shrinkage in Cu at room temperature: an in situ study, Scripta Materialia 166 (2019): 112-116. doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.02.046 

18. J. Cho, Jin Li, Z. Shang, J. Lopez, W. Jarosinski, M. Gentleman, S. Xue, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Comparison of temperature dependent deformation mechanisms of 8YSZ thermal barrier coatings prepared by air-plasma-spray and D-gun thermal spray: an in situ study, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 39 (2019): 3120-3128. doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.04.020 

17. C. Fan, D. Xie, Jin Li, Z. Shang, Y. Chen, S. Xue, M. Li, A. El-Azab, H. Wang, X. Zhang, 9R phase enabled superior radiation stability of nanotwinned Cu alloys via in situ radiation at elevated temperature, Acta Materialia 167 (2019): 248-256. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.01.037  

16. Z. Fan, C. Fan, Jin Li, Z. Shang, S. Xue, M. Kirk, M. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, An in situ study on Kr ion-irradiated crystalline Cu/amorphous-CuNb nanolaminates, Journal of Materials Research (2019): 1-11. doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2019.24 

15. M. Song, C. Sun, Y. Chen, Z. Shang, Jin Li, Z. Fan, K. T. Hartwig, X. Zhang, Grain Refinement Mechanisms and Strength-hardness Correlation of Ultra-fine Grained T91 Steel Processed by Equal Channel Angular Extrusion, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 172 (2019): 212-219. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2019.03.025 

14. C. Fan, Q. Li, Jie Ding, Y. Liang, Z. Shang, Jin Li, R. Su, J. Cho, J. Wang, D. Chen, Y. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Helium irradiation induced ultra-high strength nanotwinned Cu with nanovoids, Acta Materialia 177 (2019): 107-120. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.07.003

13. Q. Li, J. Cho, S. Xue, X. Sun, Y. Zhang, Z. Shang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, High temperature thermal and mechanical stability of high-strength nanotwinned Al alloys, Acta Materialia 165 (2019): 142-152. doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.11.011 

12. Jie Ding, Dajla Neffati, Q. Li, R. Su, Jin Li, S. Xue, Z. Shang, Y. Zhang, H. Wang, Yashashree Kulkarni, X. Zhang, Thick grain boundary induced strengthening in nanocrystalline Ni alloy, Nanoscale 11(2019): 23449. doi.org/10.1039/C9NR06843K 

2018

11. Z. Shang, Jin Li, C. Fan, Y. Chen, Q. Li, H. Wang, T. D. Shen, X. Zhang, In situ study on surface roughening in radiation-resistant Ag nanowires, Nanotechnology 29.21 (2018): 215708. doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aab537 

10. Z. Xu, Y. Shen, Z. Shang, C. Zhang, X. Huang, Precipitate phases in ferritic/martensitic steel P92 after thermomechanical treatment, Journal of Nuclear Materials 509 (2018): 366-365. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.04.025 

9. C. Du, S. Jin, Y. Fang, Jin Li, S. Hu, T. Yang, Y. Zhang, J. Huang, G. Sha, Y. Wang, Z. Shang, X. Zhang, B. Sun, S. Xin, T. D. Shen, Ultrastrong nanocrystalline steel with exceptional thermal stability and radiation tolerance, Nature communications 9.1 (2018): 5389. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.04.025 

8. Q. Li, Y. Shen, J. Zhu, X. Huang, Z. Shang, Evaluation of Irradiation Hardening of P92 Steel under Ar Ion Irradiation, Metals 8.2 (2018): 94. doi.org/10.3390/met8020094 

7. H. Cheng, W. Song, Y. Shen, X. Huang, Z. Xu, Q. Li, Z. Shang, Z. Yang, Fe13+ ion irradiation-induced M2X precipitate in P92 steel at 700° C up to 1.62 dpa, Journal of Nuclear Materials 498 (2018): 314-320. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.09.035 

2016

6. Z. Shang, Y. Shen, B. Ji, L. Zhang, Effect of δ-ferrite evolution and high-temperature annealing on mechanical properties of 11Cr3W3Co ferritic/martensitic steel, Metals and Materials International 22.2 (2016): 171-180. doi: 10.1007/s12540-016-5485-z 

5. Y. Shen, Z. Shang, Z. Xu, W. Liu, X. Huang, H. Liu, The nature of nano-sized precipitates in ferritic/martensitic steel P92 produced by thermomechanical treatment, Materials Characterization 119 (2016): 13-23. doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2016.06.035 

4. Y. Shen, X. Zhou, Z. Shang, B. Ji, J. Lu, Cobalt-Rich Phases in 11Cr-3W-3CoVNbTaNd Ferritic/Martensitic Steel, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 47.1 (2016): 6-14. doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-3208-6 

3. Y. Shen, X. Zhou, Z. Shang, Neodymium-rich precipitate phases in a high-chromium ferritic/martensitic steel, Metals and Materials International 22.3 (2016): 459-467. doi: 10.1007/s12540-016-5696-3 

2. Y. Shen, X. Zhou, T. Shi, X. Huang, Z. Shang, W. Liu, B. Ji, Z. Xu, Sigma phases in an 11% Cr ferritic/martensitic steel with the normalized and tempered condition, Materials Characterization 122 (2016): 113-123. doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2016.10.031 

2015

1. Y. Shen, H. Liu, Z. Shang, Z. Xu, Precipitate phases in normalized and tempered ferritic/martensitic steel P92, Journal of Nuclear Materials 465 (2015): 373-382. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2015.05.043 

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