The mechanical properties of nanowires

S Wang, Z Shan, H Huang - Advanced Science, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Applications of nanowires into future generation nanodevices require a complete
understanding of the mechanical properties of the nanowires. A great research effort has …

In Situ TEM Characterization and Modulation for Phase Engineering of Nanomaterials

Y Han, L Wang, K Cao, J Zhou, Y Zhu, Y Hou… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Solid-state phase transformation is an intriguing phenomenon in crystalline or noncrystalline
solids due to the distinct physical and chemical properties that can be obtained and modified …

Unusual plastic strain-induced phase transformation phenomena in silicon

S Yesudhas, VI Levitas, F Lin, KK Pandey… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Pressure-induced phase transformations (PTs) in Si, the most important electronic material,
have been broadly studied, whereas strain-induced PTs have never been studied in situ …

New deformation-induced nanostructure in silicon

B Wang, Z Zhang, K Chang, J Cui, A Rosenkranz… - Nano …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nanostructures in silicon (Si) induced by phase transformations have been investigated
during the past 50 years. Performances of nanostructures are improved compared to that of …

Formation of a self-lubricating layer by oxidation and solid-state amorphization of nano-lamellar microstructures during dry sliding wear tests

C Yin, Y Liang, Y Liang, W Li, M Yang - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Dry sliding wear tests of steel disks of various compositions were performed with
consideration of the effects of microstructure, shear strain and shear strain rate using a ball …

Stoichiometric layered potassium transition metal oxide for rechargeable potassium batteries

H Kim, DH Seo, A Urban, J Lee, DH Kwon… - Chemistry of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
K-ion batteries are promising alternative energy storage systems for large-scale applications
because of the globally abundant K reserves. K-ion batteries benefit from the lower standard …

A regime beyond the Hall–Petch and inverse-Hall–Petch regimes in ultrafine-grained solids

H Zhang, F Liu, G Ungar, Z Zheng, Q Sun… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The strength of polycrystal increases as the grain diameter l decreases, ie the Hall–Petch
behaviour. This trend reverses at about 3< l< 15 nm, ie the inverse-Hall–Petch behaviour …

Amorphization induced by 60 shuffle dislocation pileup against different grain boundaries in silicon bicrystal under shear

H Chen, VI Levitas, L **ong - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the amorphous band nucleation and growth ahead
of the tip of a shuffle 60 o dislocation pileup at different grain boundaries (GBs) in diamond …

A review on disorder-driven metal–insulator transition in crystalline vacancy-rich GeSbTe phase-change materials

JJ Wang, YZ Xu, R Mazzarello, M Wuttig, W Zhang - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Metal–insulator transition (MIT) is one of the most essential topics in condensed matter
physics and materials science. The accompanied drastic change in electrical resistance can …

Surface/subsurface damage mechanisms and inhibition strategies in machining of hard and brittle materials: a systematic review

Y Huo, Y Niu, Z Sun, Y Li, J Niu - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024 - Elsevier
With the continuous development of modern industrial technology, hard and brittle materials
are widely used in semiconductors, precision instruments, space optics, biomedicine and …