Publications

  1. Y.F. Zhang, T.J. Nizolek, L. Capolungo, N. Li, J. Carpenter, R.J. McCabe, Strong interfaces: the key to high strength in nano metallic laminates, Acta Mater. (2024), 120298.
    DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120298
  2. Y.F. Zhang, M. Zecevic, A. Chakraborty, R.J. McCabe, T.J Nizolek, R.A. Lebensohn, J.S. Carpenter, N Li, L. Capolungo, Unraveling kinking: a plasticity enhancing failure mode in high strength nano metallic laminates, Acta Mater. 260 (2023):119342
    DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2023.119342
  3. Y.F. Zhang, J.G. Gigax, T.J. Nizolek, J.S. Carpenter, M.M. Schneider, N Li, L. Capolungo, R.J. McCabe, Tensile and failure behaviors of Cu/Nb nanolaminates: the effects of loading direction, layer thickness, and annealing, Acta Mater. (2022),118346
    DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118346
  4. Y.F. Zhang, N. Li, M. Schneider, T.J. Nizolek, Laurent Capolungo, R.J. McCabe, Kink mechanism in Cu/Nb nanolaminates explored by in situ pillar compression, Acta Mater. (2022), DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118150
  5. Y.F. Zhang, S. Xue, Q. Li, J. Li, J. Ding, T.J. Niu, R. Su, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Size dependent strengthening in high strength nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers, Acta Mater. 175 (2019) 466-476, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.06.028.
  6. Y.F. Zhang, T.J Nizolek, L Capolungo, N Li, J.S. Carpenter, R.J. McCabe, The effect of annealing on kink band formation in Ag/Fe nanolaminates, Scripta Mater. 235 (2023): 115623. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2023.115623
  7. Y.F. Zhang, T.J. Niu, N.A. Richter, T. Sun, N. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Tribological behaviors of nanotwinned Al alloys, Applied Surface Science (2022),
    DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154108
  8. Y.F. Zhang, R. Su, D.Y. Xie, T.J. Niu, S. Xue, Q. Li, Z. Shang, J. Ding, N.A. Richter, J. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Design of super-strong and thermally stable nanotwinned Al alloys via solute synergy, Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR05707J.
  9. Y.F. Zhang, R. Su, T.J. Niu, N.A. Richter, S. Xue, Q. Li, Jie Ding, B. Yang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Thermal stability and deformability of annealed nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers, Scripta Mater, 186(2020): 219-224, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.04.015
  10. Y.F. Zhang, Qiang Li, M. Gong, S. Xue, J. Ding, Jin Li, J. Cho, T.J. Niu, R. Su, N.A. Richter, H. Wang, J. Wang, X. Zhang, Deformation behavior and phase transformation of nanotwinned Al/Ti multilayers, Applied Surface Science (2020): 146776,
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146776.
  11. Y.F. Zhang, Q. Li, S.C. Xue, J. Ding, D.Y. Xie, J. Li, T. Niu, H. Wang, H. Wang, J. Wang, Ultra-strong nanotwinned Al–Ni solid solution alloys with significant plasticity, Nanoscale. 10 (2018) 22025–22034, DOI: 10.1039/C8NR05139A.
  12. Y.F. Zhang, S. Xue, Q. Li, C. Fan, R. Su, J. Ding, H. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Microstructure and mechanical behavior of nanotwinned AlTi alloys with 9R phase, Scripta Mater. 148 (2018) 5–9, DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.01.010.
  13. Y.F. Zhang, C. Zhou, Z.H. Zhang, G.M. Cao, J. Zhang, Rheological research of partially-solidified dendritic Sn–14.8 wt.% Pb alloy by two backward extrusion methods, Mater. Sci. Technol. 32 (2016) 1004–1015, DOI:10.1080/02670836.2015.1104083.
  14. Y.F Zhang, Zhou C., Zhang, G. M., & Zhang, J. (2016), Rheological behavior of partially solidified Sn-15Pb alloy based on constant-velocity impression test. Special Casting& Nonferrous Alloys, 36(1), 26-30. DOI: 10.15980/j.tzzz.2016.01.008.
  15. S. Xue, Q. Li, D.Y. Xie, Y.F. Zhang, H. Wang, H. Wang, J. Wang, X. Zhang, High strength, deformable nanotwinned Al–Co alloys, Mater. Res. Lett. 7 (2019) 33–39，DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2018.1552211.
  16. Q. Li, J. Cho, S. Xue, X. Sun, Y. F. Zhang, Z. Shang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, High temperature thermal and mechanical stability of high strength nanotwinned Al alloys, Acta Mater. 165 (2019) 142–152.
  17. S. Xue, Q. Li, Z. Fan, H. Wang, Y.F. Zhang, J. Ding, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Strengthening mechanisms and deformability of nanotwinned Al-Mg alloys, J. Mater. Res. 33 (2018) 3739–3749, DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2018.372.
  18. R. Su, D. Neffati, Q. Li, S. Xue, J. Cho, Jin Li, Jie Ding, Y.F. Zhang, C. Fan, Haiyan Wang, Y. Kulkarni, and Xinghang Zhang, Ultra-high strength and plasticity mediated by partial dislocations and defect networks: Part I: Texture effect. Acta Mater. (2019), DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.11.049.
  19. J. Ding, D. Neffati, Q. Li, R. Su, Jin Li, S. Xue, Z. Shang, Y.F. Zhang, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni and Xinghang Zhang, Thick grain boundary induced strengthening in nanocrystalline Ni alloy, Nanoscale (2019), DOI: 10.1039/c9nr06843k.
  20. Q. Li, S. Xue, Patrick Price, X. Sun, Jie Ding, Z. Shang, Z. Fan, Han Wang, Y.F. Zhang, Y. Chen, H. Wang, Khalid Hattar, X. Zhang, Hierarchical nanotwins in single-crystal-like Nickel with high strength and corrosion resistance produced via a hybrid technique, Nanoscale (2019), DOI: 10.1039/C9NR07472D.
  21. J. Ding, Z. Shang, Y.F. Zhang, R. Su, J. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Tailoring the thermal stability of nanocrystalline Ni alloy by thick grain boundaries, Scr. Mater. 182 (2020) 21–26, DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.02.032.
  22. Z Shang, Jie Ding, C Fan, D Chen, Jin Li, Y.F. Zhang, Y Wang, H Wang, X Zhang, He ion irradiation response of a gradient T91 steel, Acta Mater. 196 (2020) 175-190, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.06.019.
  23. Q. Li, S. Xue, Y. Zhang, X. Sun, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Plastic anisotropy and tension-compression asymmetry in nanotwinned Al–Fe alloys: An in-situ micromechanical investigation, Int. J. Plast. 132 (2020) 102760, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2020.102760.
  24. T.J. Niu, J. Li, Y.F. 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: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152392.
  25. Q. Li, D.Y. Xie, Z. Shang, X. Sun, J. Cho, Y.F. Zhang, S.C. Xue, H. Wang, J. Wang, X. Zhang, Coupled solute effects enable anomalous high-temperature strength and stability in nanotwinned Al alloys, Acta. Mater. 200 (2020) 378-388, DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2020.08.059.
  26. S. Xue, Y.F. Zhang, Q. Li, J. Ding, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Tailoring the formation of twins in Al by introducing epitaxial layer interfaces, Scr. Mater. 192 (2021) 1–6,
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.09.043.
  27. NA Richter, Y.F. Zhang, DY Xie, R Su, Q Li, SC Xue, T Niu, J Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Microstructural evolution of nanotwinned Al-Zr alloy with significant 9R phase, Mater. Res. Lett. 2 (2021): 91-98, DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2020.1840451
  28. J. Ding, S. Xue, Z. Shang, J. Li, Y.F. Zhang, R. Su, T. Niu, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Characterization of precipitation in gradient Inconel 718 superalloy. Materials Science and Engineering: A. 2020:140718. DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.140718
  29. R. Su, D. Neffati, Q. Li, S. Xue, C. Fan, J. Cho, Y.F. Zhang, J. Li, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, X. Zhang, Ultra-high strength and plasticity mediated by partial dislocations and defect networks: Part II: Layer thickness effect, Acta. Mater. 204 (2021) 116494.
  30. R. Su, D. Neffati, Y.F. Zhang, J. Cho, J. Li, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, X. Zhang, The influence of stacking faults on mechanical behaviors of advanced materials, Materials Science and Engineering: A. 803 (2021): 140696. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.140696
  31. J. Ding, Y.F. Zhang, T. Niu, Z. Shang, S. Xue, B, Yang, J. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Thermal Stability of Nanocrystalline Gradient Inconel 718 Alloy, Crystals 2021, 11(1), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11010053
  32. T. Niu, Y.F. Zhang, J. Cho, J. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Thermal stability of immiscible Cu-Ag/Fe triphase multilayers with triple junctions, Acta Mater. 208 (2021): 116679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116679
  33. Li-Kai Lin, J. Tsai, S. Amaya, M. R. Oduncu, Y.F. Zhang, P. Huang, C. Ostos, J. P. Schemelzel, R. Mohammadrahimi. P. Xu, A. M. Gomez, S. N. Shuvo, N. Raghunathan, X. Zhang, A. Wei, D. Bahr, D. Peroulis, and Lia A. Stanciu, Antidelaminating, Thermally Stable, and Cost-Effective Flexible Kapton Platforms for Nitrate Sensors, Mercury Aptasensors, Protein Sensors, and p-Type Organic Thin-Film Transistors, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13.9 (2021): 11369-11384. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c18426
  34. Q. Li, Z. Shang, X. Sun, C. Fan, R. Su, N.A. Richter, Z. Fan, Y.F. Zhang, S. Xue, H. Wang, High-strength and tunable plasticity in sputtered Al–Cr alloys with multistage phase transformations, Int. J. Plast. 137 (2021) 102915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2020.102915
  35. R. Su, D. Neffati, J. Cho, Z. Shang, Y.F. Zhang, J. Ding, Q. Li, S. Xue, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, High-strength nanocrystalline intermetallics with room temperature deformability enabled by nanometer thick grain boundaries, Sci. Adv. 7 (2021) eabc8288.
    DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc8288
  36. T. Sun, Z. Shang, J. Cho, J. Ding, T. Niu, Y.F. Zhang, B. Yang, D. Xie, J. Wang, H. Wang, Ultra-fine-grained and gradient FeCrAl alloys with outstanding work hardening capability, Acta Mater. (2021) 117049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117049
  37. V. Ogunjimi, M.A. Sebastian, D. Zhang, B. Gautam, J. Jian, J. Huang, Y.F. Zhang, T.J. Haugan, H. Wang, J.Z. Wu, Enhancing Magnetic Pinning by BaZrO3 Nanorods Forming Coherent Interface by Strain-Directed Ca-doping in YBa2Cu3O7-x Nanocomposite Films, Supercond. Sci. Technol. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ac1fd
  38. Q. Li, C. Fan, N.A. Richter, Y.F. Zhang, Y. Chen, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Epitaxial nanotwinned metals and alloys: synthesis-twin structure-property relations, CrystEngComm. (2021).
    DOI: 10.1039/D1CE00787D
  39. B. Yang, Z. Shang, J. Ding, Jack Lopez, William Jarosinski, T. Sun, N. Richter, Y.F. Zhang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Investigation of strengthening mechanisms in an additively manufactured Haynes 230 alloy. Acta. Mater, (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117404
  40. R. J. McCabe, T. J Nizolek, Nan Li, Y.F. Zhang, D. Coughlin, C. Miller, J.S. Carpenter. Evolution of Microstructures and Properties Leading to Layer Instabilities during Accumulative Roll Bonding of Fe-Cu, Fe-Ag, and Fe-Al, Materials & Design, Oct 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.110204
  41. V Ogunjimi, MA Sebastian, D Zhang, B Gautam, J Jian, J Huang, Y.F. Zhang, T. Haugan, H. Wang, Judy Wu. Interface Engineering for Enhanced Magnetic Vortex Pinning by 1D-BZO APCs in a Wide Angular Range. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1241 (1), 012022.
  42. NA Richter, M Gong, Y.F. Zhang, T Niu, B Yang, J Wang, H Wang, X Zhang, Exploring the deformation behavior of nanotwinned Al–Zr alloy via in situ compression, Journal of Applied Physics 132 (6), 065104. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0098497.
  43. M Panth, V Ogunjimi, MA Sebastian, D Zhang, B Gautam, J Jian, J Huang, Y.F. Zhang, T Haugan, H Wang, J Wu, Temperature dependent pinning efficiency in multilayer and single layer BZO/YBCO nanocomposite films, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1241 (1), 012021
  44. Judy Z Wu, Victor Ogunjimi, Mary Ann Sebastian, Di Zhang, Jie Jian, Jijie Huang, Yifan Zhang, Bibek Gautam, Timothy Haugan, Haiyan Wang, Enabling coherent BaZrO3 nanorods/YBa2Cu3O7− x interface through dynamic lattice enlargement in vertical epitaxy of BaZrO3/YBa2Cu3O7− x nanocomposites, Superconductor Science and Technology 35 (3), 034001.
  45. T Niu, RGS Annadanam, Z Shang, T Sun, C Fan, Y.F. Zhang, C Shen, Md Nasim, W. Chen, M Li, Y. Xue, H. Wang, A. El-Azab, X. Zhang, In situ study on heavy ion irradiation induced microstructure evolution in single crystal Cu with nanovoids at elevated temperature, Material Today communication, 2022, 104418, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104418
  46. M Panth, V Ogunjimi, MA Sebastian, D Zhang, B Gautam, J Jian, J Huang, Y.F. Zhang, T Haugan, H Wang, J Wu. Temperature dependent pinning efficiency in multilayer and single layer BZO/YBCO nanocomposite films. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol. 1241. No. 1. IOP Publishing, 2022. DOI 10.1088/1757899X/1241/1/012021.
  47. Emmeline Sheu, Yifan Zhang, Hyosim Kim Darrick J. Williams, John Kevin Baldwin, Michael J. Demkowicz. Fragmentation of the edge of a terminated Cu nanolayer within a Nb matrix upon annealing. Scripta Mater 225 (2023): 115168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.115168
  48. T.J. Niu, T. Sun, Z. Shang, Y.F. Zhang, Z. He, W.Y. Chen, M. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Helium in Cu-Ag-Fe triphase nanocomposites: an in situ sequential dual beam TEM study, Journal of Nuclear Mater. 154153, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.154153
  49. T.J. Niu, Y.F. Zhang, Z.H He, T. Sun, N.A. Richter, H. Wang, X. Zhang. Texture development in Cu-Ag-Fe triphase immiscible nanocomposites with superior thermal stability, Acta Mater. 244(2023): 118545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2022.118545.
  50. N.A. Richter, Y.F. Zhang, M Gong, T.J. Niu, B. Yang, S. Xue, J. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang. Solute synergy induced thermal stability of high-strength nanotwinned Al-Co-Zr alloys. Materials Science and Engineering: A. 862(2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2022.144477.
  51. J. Wu, M Panth, V Ogunjimi, B Gautam, J. Shi, M.A. Sebastian, T, Haugan, C. Ebbing, D. Zhang, J. Jian, J. Huang, Y.F. Zhang, H. Wang, Artificial Pinning Centers and The Quest of High Critical Current Densities in HTS Nanocomposites, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (2023), DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2023.3254489.
  52. Mary Ann Sebastian, Charles Ebbing, Di Zhang, Jie Jian, Jijie Huang, Yifan Zhang, Haiyan Wang, Victor Ogunjimi, Mohan Panth, Bibek Gautam, Judy Wu, Timothy Haugan, Impact of Calcium Doping of YBa2Cu3O7-δ Multilayer Thin Films on the Flux Pinning Landscape at 65–5 K, 0–9 T for Various Applications, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 33.5 (2023): 1-6, DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2023.3258369
  53. K. Xu, Z. Shang, X. Sheng, N. Richter, A. Shang, C. Shen, B. Yang, Y.F. Zhang, T. Niu, H. Wang, Metastable phases in sputtered stoichiometric Co3Al, Scr. Mater. 250 (2024) 116184.
  54. C. Shen, J. Li, T. Niu, J. Cho, Z. Shang, Y.F. Zhang, A. Shang, B. Yang, K. Xu, R.E. García, Achieving room temperature plasticity in brittle ceramics through elevated temperature preloading, Sci. Adv. 10 (2024) eadj4079.
  55. J. Wu, V. Ogunjimi, M. Panth, M.A. Sebastian, T. Haugan, C. Ebbing, D. Zhang, J. Jian, J. Huang, Y.F. Zhang, Enhanced Pinning in a Broad Angular Range by 1D-APCs With a Coherent Interface, IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. (2024).
  56. C. Shen, T. Niu, J. Cho, T. Sun, A. Shang, Y.F. Zhang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, In situ studies on temperature‐dependent deformation mechanisms of Al2O3 prepared by spark plasma sintering, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. (2024).
  57. Anyu Shang, Benjamin Stegman, Xuanyu Sheng, Ke Xu, Yifan Zhang, Chao Shen, Emiliano Flores, Tanner McElroy, Haiyan Wang, and Xinghang Zhang. High-temperature tensile behaviors of an ultra-strong aluminum alloy fabricated by additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing Letters 11 (2024): 100234.
  58. Jian Gan, Chao Jiang, Yizhi Zhang, Yifan Zhang, Jiawei Song, Ke Xu, Benson Kunhung Tsai et al. Effect of TiN Coating on Suppressing Ce-Fe Interaction under Irradiation. Materialia (2024): 102221.
  59. Zedong Hu, Hongyi Dou, Yizhi Zhang, Jianan Shen, Laveeza Ahmad, Shuyao Han, Elijah Gordon Hollander, Juanjuan Lu, Yifan Zhang, Zhongxia Shang, Ye Cao, Jijie Huang, Haiyan Wang, Integration of CeO2-Based Memristor with Vertically Aligned Nanocomposite Thin Film: Enabling Selective Conductive Filament Formation for High-Performance Electronic Synapses, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15 (2024).
  60. Adil Wazeer, Tanner McElroy, Benjamin Thomas Stegman, Anyu Shang, Yifan Zhang, Vaibhav Singh, Huan Li, Zhongxia Shang, Haiyan Wang, Yexiang Xue, Guang Lin, Tim Graening, Xiao-Ying Yu, Xinghang Zhang, A Brief Review of the Impact of Neutron Irradiation Damage in Tungsten and Its Alloys, Metals, 12 (2024): 1374.
  61. Sheng, X. Y., Z. X. Shang, Y. F. Zhang, K. Xu, N. A. Richter, A. Y. Shang, H. Wang, and X. Zhang. Ultra-high Strength, Deformable Nanocrystalline Al-Pd Alloys. International Journal of Plasticity (2025): 104330.
  62. Ke Xu, Anand Mathew, Zhongxia Shang, Yifan Zhang, Chao Shen, Benson Kunhung Tsai, Jianan Shen, Haiyan Wang, and Xinghang Zhang. Improving deformability of brittle intermetallics via introducing mobile dislocations across coherent interfaces. Scripta Materialia 262 (2025): 116638.