J.W. Xiao, J.J. Gao, C. Deng, Y.T. Zhu, and Z.X. Wu, “Effect of Y Solutes on the Activation of the {111}<26> Deformation Twinning in MgY Solid Solution Aloys,” Acta Mater. 285, 120648 (2025).
J.W. Xiao, L.Y. Zhu, R. Wang, C. Deng, Z.X. Wu and Y.T. Zhu, “Unveiling Deformation Twin Nucleation and Growth Mechani**s in BCC Transition Metals and Alloys,” Mater. Today, 65, 90-99 (2023).
Y.T. Zhu and X.L. Wu, “Ductility and Plasticity of Nanostructured Metals: Differences and Issues,” Mater. Today Nano, 2, 15-20 (2018).
L.R. Xiao, X.L. Ma, L. Mao, X.C. Sha, L.H. Wang, Q.D. Wang, Y.T. Zhu, H. Zhou, and X.D. Han, “The Formation Mechani** of a Novel Interfacial Phase with High Thermal Stability in a Mg-Gd-Y-Ag Alloy,” Acta Mat. 162, 214-225 (2019).
Y. Cao, S. Ni, X.Z. Liao, N. Song, and Y.T. Zhu, “Structural Evolutions of Materials Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation,” Mater. Sci. Eng. R., 133, 1-59 (2018).
I.A. Ovid’ko, R.Z. Valiev, nd Y.T. Zhu, “Review on Superior Strength and Enhanced Ductility of Metallic Nanomaterials,” Prog. Mater. Sci. 94, 462-540 (2018).
W.Z. Xu, Y.F. Zhang, G.M. Cheng, S.N. Mathaudhu, R.O. Scattergood, C.C. Koch, E.J. Lavernia, and Y.T. Zhu, “On the Origin and Behavior of Irradiation-Induced C-Component Loops in Mg,” Acta Mat. 131, 457-466 (2017).
X.T. Fang, X.L. Ma, L.W. Zhang, and Y.T. Zhu, “Nucleation of Deformation Twins in Nanocrystalline fcc Alloys,” Philos. Mag. 96 (36), 3790-3802 (2016).
G.M. Cheng, W.Z. Xu, Y.Q. Wang, A. Misra, and Y.T. Zhu, “Grain Size Effect on Radiation Tolerance of Nanocrystalline bcc Metals,” Scripta Mat. 123, 90-94 (2016).
Y.F. Wu, S. Li, Z.G. Ding, W. Liu, Y.H. Zhao, and Y.T. Zhu, “Effect of Charge Redistribution Factor on Stacking Fault Energy of Mg-Based Binary Alloys,” Scripta Mater. 112, 101-105 (2016).
R.Z. Valiev, Y. Estrin, Z. Horita, T.G. Langdon, M.J. Zehetbauer, and Y.T. Zhu, “Producing Bulk Ultrafine-Grained Materials by Severe Plastic Deformation: Ten Years Later,” JOM, 68, 1216-1226 (2016).
X.H. An, Q.Y. Lin, S. Gang, M.X. Huang, S.P. Ringer, Y.T. Zhu and X.Z. Liao, “Microstructural Evolution and Phase Transformation in TWIP Steel Processed by High-Pressure Torsion,” Acta Mater., 109, 300-313 (2016).
Z.G. Ding, W. Liu, S. Li, D.L. Zhang, Y.H. Zhao, E.J. Lavernia, and Y.T. Zhu, “Contribution of van der Waals Forces to the Plasticity of Magnesium,” Acta Mater., 107, 127-132 (2016)
R.Z. Valiev, Y. Estrin, Z. Horita, T.G. Langdon, M.J. Zehetbauer, and Y.T. Zhu, “Fundamentals of Superior Properties in Bulk nanoSPD Materials,” Mater. Res. Lett., 4, 1-21 (2016).
X.L. Ma, H. Zhou, J. Narayan, and Y.T. Zhu, “Stacking-Fault Energy Effect on Zero-Strain Deformation Twinning in Nanocrystalline Cu-Zn Alloys,” Scripta Mat., 109, 89-93 (2015).
H. Zhou, G.M. Cheng, X.L. Ma, W.Z. Xu, S.N. Mathaudhu, Q.D. Wang, and Y.T. Zhu, “Effect of Ag on Interfacial Segregation in Mg-Gd-Y0(Ag)-Zr Alloy,” Acta Mater. 95, 20-29 (2015).
W.Z. Xu, L.L. Li, M. Saber, C.C. Koch, Y.T. Zhu, and R.O. Scattergood, “Microstructures and Stabilization Mechani**s of Nanocrystalline Stability of Iron-Chromiun Alloys with Hafnium Addition,” Metall. Mater. Trans., 46A, 4394-4404 (2015).
X.H. An, S.M. Zhu, Y. Cao, M. Kawasaki, X.Z. Liao, S.P. Ringer, J.F. Nie, T.G. Langdon, and Y.T. Zhu, “Atomic-scale Investigation of Interface-facilitated Deformation Twinning in Severely Deformed Cu-Ag Nanolamellar Composites,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, 11901 (2015).
C.X. Huang, W.P. Hu, Q.Y. Wang, C. Wang, G. Yang, and Y.T. Zhu, “An Ideal Ultrafine-Grained Structure for High Strength and High Ductility,” Mater. Res. Lett.3, 88-94 (2015).
X.L. Ma, W.Z. Xu, H. Zhou, J.A. Moering, J. Narayan, and Y.T. Zhu, “Alloying Effect on Grain-Size Dependent Deformation Twinning in Nanocrystalline Cu-Zn Alloys,” Phil. Mag. 95, 301-310(2015).
Y. Cao, Y.B. Wang, X.Z. Liao, M. Kawasaki, S.P. Ringer, T.G. Langdon, and Y.T. Zhu, “Grain Boundary Formation by Remnant Dislocations from Detwinning of thin Nano-Twins,” Scripta Mater. 100, 98-101 (2015).
F. Wu, Y.T. Zhu and J. Narayan “Macroscopic Twinning Strain in Nanocrystalline Cu,” Mater. Res. Lett., 2, 63-69 (2014).
W.Z. Xu, C.C. Koch, Y.T. Zhu and R.G. Scattergood, “Nano-size ZrO2 particles in Nanocrystalline Fe-14Cr-1.5Zr Alloy Powders,” J. Nuclear Mater., 452, 434-439 (2014).
W.Z. Xu, Y.F. Zhang, G.M. Chng, W.W. Jian, P.C. Millet, C.C. Koch, S.N. Mathaudhu, and Y.T. Zhu, “Dynamic Void Growth and Shrinkage in Mg under Electron Radiation,”Mater. Res. Lett. 2 (3.), 176 (2014).
W.W. Jian, G.M. Cheng, W.Z. Xu, C.C. Koch, Q,D, Wang, Y.T. Zhu, S.N. Mathaudhu, “Physics and Model of Strengthening of Metals by Parallell Stacking Faults,” App. Phys. Lett., 103, 133108 (2013).
G.M. Cheng, W.W. Jian, W.Z. Xu, Y.F. Zhang, P.C. Millet, and Y.T. Zhu, “Dislocations with Edge Components in Nanocrystalline bcc Mo,” J. Mater. Res. 28, 1820-1826 (2013).
W.Z. Xu, Y.F. Zhang, G.M. Chng, W.W. Jian, P.C. Millet, C.C. Koch, S.N. Mathaudhu, and Y.T. Zhu, “In-Situ Atomic-Scale Observation of Void Formation Induced by Electron Radiation,” Nature Comm. 4 (Aug.), 2288 (2013). DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3288.
F. Wu, H.M. Wen, E.J. Lavernia, J. Narayan, and Y.T. Zhu, “Twin Intersection mechani**s in nanocrystalline fcc metals,” Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 58, 292-296 (2013).
Y.B. Wang, X.Z. Liao, Y.H. Zhao, J.C. Cooley, Z. Horita, and Y.T. Zhu, “Elemental Separation in Nanocrystalline Cu-Al Alloys,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 231912 (2013).
W.W. Jian, G.M. Cheng, W.Z. Xu, H. Yuan, M.H. Tsai, Q.D. Wang, C.C. Koch, Y.T. Zhu, and S.N. Mathaudhu, “Ultrastrong Mg Alloy via Nano-Spaced Stacking Faults,” Mater. Res. Lett. 2, 61-66 (2013).
Y.T. Zhu, X.Z. Liao, X.L. Wu, and J. Narayan, “Grain Size Effect on Deformation Twinning and Detwinning,” J. Mater. Sci., 48, 4467-4475 (2013).
Y. Cao, Y.B. Wang, X.Z. Liao, M. Kawasaki, S.P. Ringer, T.G. Langdon, and Y.T. Zhu, “Applied Stress Controls the Production of Nano-Twins in Coarse-Grained Metals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 231903 (2012).
G.M. Cheng, W.W. Jian, W.Z. Xu, H. Yuan, P.C. Millet, and Y.T. Zhu, “Grain Size Effect on Deformation Mechani**s of Nanocrystalline bcc Metal,” Mater. Res. Lett. 1, 26-31 (2013).
Y.T. Zhu, X.Z. Liao, X.L. Wu, “Deformation Twinning in Nanocrystalline Materials,”Prog. Mater. Sci . 57, 1-62 (2012).
S. Ni, Y.B. Wang, X.Z. Liao, H.Q. Li, R.B. Figueiredo, S.P. Ringer, T.G. Langdon, and Y.T. Zhu, “Effect of grain size on the competition between twinning and detwinning in nanocrystalline metals,” Phys. Rev. B 84, 235401 (2011).
Y.T. Zhu, X.L. Wu, X.Z. Liao, J. Narayan, L.J. Kesckes, S.N. Mathaudhu, “Dislocation-twinning interactions in Nanocrystalline fcc metals,”Acta Mater. 59, 5743-5774 (2011).
X.L. Wu, K.M. Youssef, C.C. Koch, S.N. Mathaudhu, L.J. Kesckes, Y.T. Zhu, “Deformation twinning in Nanocrystalline hcp Mg alloy,”Scripta Mater. 64, 213-216 (2011).
P.V. Liddicoat, X.Z. Liao, Y.H. Zhao, Y.T. Zhu, M.Y. Murashkin, E.J. Lavernia, R.Z. Valiev, S.P. Ringer, “Nanostructural hierarchy increases the strength of aluminium alloys,” Nature Communications 1, 63 (2010).
X.L. Wu, Y.T. Zhu, Y.G. Wei, and Q. Wei, “Strong Strain Hardening in Nanocrystalline Nickel,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205504 (2009).
H.Q. Li, A. Misra, Z. Horita, C.C. Koch, N.A. Mara, P.O. Dickerson, Y.T. Zhu, “Strong and Ductile Nanostructured Cu-Carbon Composite,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 071907 (2009).
Y.T. Zhu, X.L. Wu, X.L. Liao, J. Narayan, S.N. Mathaudhu, L.J. Kecskes, “Twinning patial multiplication at grain boundary in nanocrystalline fcc metals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 031909 (2009).
Y.T. Zhu, J. Narayan, J.P. Hirth, S. Mahajan, X.L. Wu, X.L. Liao, “Formation of single and multiple deformation twins in nanocrystalline fcc metals,” Acta Mater. 57, 3763-3770 (2009).
Y.B. Wang, J.C. Ho, X.Z. Liao, H.Q. Li, S.P. Ringer, and Y.T. Zhu, “Dislocation density evolution during high-pressure torsion of a nanocrystalline ni-Fe alloy,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 091911 (2009).
Y.B. Wang, J.C. Ho, X.Z. Liao, H.Q. Li, S.P. Ringer, and Y.T. Zhu, “Mechani** of grain growth during severe plastic deforamtion of a nanocrystalline Ni-Fe alloy,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 011908 (2009).
Y.H. Zhao, Y.Z. Guo, Q. Wei, A.M. Dangelewicz, C. Xu, Y.T. Zhu, T.G. Langdon, Y.Z. Zhou, E.J. Lavernia, “Influence of Specimen Dimensions on the Tensile Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Cu,” Script Mat. 59, 627-630 (2008).
Y.H. Zhao, T. Topping, J.F. Bingert, A.M. Dangelewicz, Y. Li, Y.T. Zhu, Y.Z. Zhou, and E.J. Lavernia, “High Tensile Ductility and Strength in Bulk Nanostructured Nickel,” Advanced Mater. 20, 3028-3033 (2008).
X.L. Wu, J. Narayan and Y.T. Zhu, “Deformation Twin Formed by Self-Thickening, Cross-Slip Mechani** in Nanocrystalline Ni,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 031910 (2008).
X.L. Wu and Y.T. Zhu, “Inverse Grain-Size Effect on Twinning in Nanocrystalline Ni,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 025503 (2008).
J. Narayan and Y.T. Zhu, “Self-Thickening, Cross-Slip Deformation Twinning Model,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 151908 (2008).
X.L. Wu, X.Z. Liao, S.G. Srinivasan, F. Zhou, E.J. Lavernia, R.Z. Valiev, and Y.T. Zhu, “New Deformation Twinning Mechani** Generates Zero Macro-strain in Nanocrystalline Metals,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 095701 (2008).
Y.H. Zhao, J.F. Bingert, Y.T. Zhu, X.Z. Liao, R.Z. Valiev, Z. Horita, T.G. Langdon, Y.Z. Zhou, and E.J. Lavernia, “Tougher Ultrafine-Grain Cu via High-Angle Grain Boundaries and Low Dislocation Density,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 081903 (2008).
X.L. Wu, Y. Qi, and Y.T. Zhu, “Partial-Mediated Slips in Nanocrystalline Ni at High Strain rate,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 221911 (2007).
Y.H. Zhao, J.F. Bingert, X.Z. Liao, B.Z. Cui, K. Han, A.V. Sergueeva, A.K. Mukherjee, R.Z. Valiev, T.G. Langdon, and Y.T. Zhu, “Simultaneously Increasing the Ductility and Strength of Ultrafine-Grained Pure Cu,” Adv. Mater. 18, 2949-2953 (2006).
Y.H. Zhao, Y.T. Zhu, X.Z. Liao, Z. Horita, and T.G. Langdon, “Tailoring Stacking Fault Energy for High Ductility and High Strength in Ultrafine Grained Cu and its Alloy,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 121906 (2006).
Y.H. Zhao, X.Z. Liao, S. Cheng, E. Ma and Y.T. Zhu, “Simultaneously Increasing the Ductility and Strength of Nanostructured Alloys,” Advanced Mater. 18, 2280-2283 (2006).
X. Wu and Y.T. Zhu, “Partial-Dislocation-Mediated Processes in Nanocrystalline Ni with Non-Equilibrium Grain Boundaries,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 031922 (2006).
X. Wu, Y.T. Zhu, and E. Ma, “Prediction for Partial-Dislocation Mediated Processes in Nanocrystalline Ni by Generalized Planar Fault Energy: An Experimental Evaluation,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 121905 (2006).
V.V. Stolyarov, R.Z. Valiev, and Y.T. Zhu, “Enhanced Low Temperature Impact Toughness of Nanostructured Ti,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 041905 (2006).
X.Z. Liao, R.Z. Valiev, H.S. Gao, X.D. Li, A.K. Mukherjee, J.F. Bingert, Y.T. Zhu, “High-Pressure Torsion Induced Grain Growth in Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Ni,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 021909 (2006).
Y.T. Zhu, X.Z. Liao, S.G. Srinivasan, and E.J. Lavernia, “Nucleation of Deformation Twins in Nanocrystalline fcc Metals Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 034319 (2005).
Y.T. Zhu, X.Z. Liao and R.Z. Valiev, “Formation Mechani** of Fivefold Deformation Twins in Nanocrystalline face-centered-cubic Metals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 103112 (2005).
Y.T. Zhu, X.Z. Liao, Y.H. Zhao, S.G. Srinivasan, F. Zhou, E.J. Lavernia, “Nucleation and Growth of Deformation Twins in Nanocrystalline Aluminum,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 5049-5051 (2004).
Y.H. Zhao, X.Z. Liao, Z. Jin, R.Z. Valiev, and Y.T. Zhu, “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of 7075 Al Alloy Processed by ECAP and Their Evolution during Annealing,” Acta Mater. 52, 4589-4599 (2004).
X.Z. Liao, Y.H. Zhao, Y.T. Zhu, R.Z. Valiev, and D.V. Gunderov, “Grain Size Effect on the Deformation Mechani**s of Nanostructured Copper Processed by High-Pressure Torsion,” J. Appl. Phys. 96, 636-640 (2004).
Y.T. Zhu and X.Z. Liao, “Nanostructured Metals: Retaining Ductility,” Nature Materials 3, 351-352 (2004).
X.Z. Liao, S.G. Srinivasan, Y.H. Zhao, M.I. Baskes, Y.T. Zhu, F. Zhou, E.J. Lavernia, and H. Xu “Formation Mechani** of Wide Stacking Faults in Nanocrystalline Al,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 3564-3566 (2004).
X.Z. Liao, Y.H. Zhao, S.G. Srinivasan, Y.T. Zhu, R.Z. Valiev, and D.V. Gunderov, “Deformation Twinning in Nanocrystalline Copper at Room Temperature and Low Strain Rate” Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 592-594 (2004).
X.Z. Liao, F. Zhou, E.J. Lavernia, D.W. He, and Y.T. Zhu, “Deformation Twins in Nanocrystalline Al,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 5062-5064 (2003).
X.Z. Liao, F. Zhou, E.J. Lavernia, S.G. Srinivasan, M.I. Baskes, D.W. He, and Y.T. Zhu, “Deformation Mechani** in Nanocrystalline Al: Partial Dislocation Slip,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 632-634 (2003).
R.Z. Valiev, I.V. Alexandrov, Y.T. Zhu, T.C. Lowe, “Paradox of strength and ductility in metals processed by severe plastic deformation,” J. of Materials Research, 17, 5-8 (2002).
J.Y. Hunag, Y.T. Zhu, H.G. Jiang, T.C. Lowe, “Microstructures and Dislocation Configurations in Nanostructured Cu Processed by Repetitive Corrugation and Straightening,” Acta Mater. 49, 1497-1505 (2001).
