Publications

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  2. Q. Wei, K. T. Ramesh, B. E. Schuster, L. J. Kecskes and R. J. Dowding, “Nanoengineering opens a new era for tungsten as well”, JOM, 58, 40-44 (2006: September) (invited).
  3. Q. Wei, H. T. Zhang, B. E. Schuster, K. T. Ramesh, R. Z. Valiev, L. J. Kecskes, R. J. Dowding, L. Magness and K. Cho, “Microstructure and mechanical properties of super-strong nanocrystalline tungsten processed by high-pressure torsion”, Acta Mater., 54, 4079-4089 (2006).
  4. B. E. Schuster, Q. Wei, H. T. Zhang and K. T. Ramesh, “Microcompression of nanocrystalline Nickel”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 103112 (2006).
  5. H. Zhang, B. S. Schuster, Q. Wei and K. T. Ramesh, “The Design of Accurate Micro-Compression Experiments”, Scripta Mater. 54, 181-186 (2006).
  6. Q. Wei, T. Jiao, K. T. Ramesh, E. Ma, L. K. Kecskes, L. Magness, R. Dowding, V. U. Kazykhanov and R. Z. Valiev, “Mechanical behavior and dynamic failure of high-strength ultrafine grained tungsten under uniaxial compression”, Acta Mater., 54, 77-87(2006).
  7. Q. Wei, K. T. Ramesh, E. Ma, L. J. Kesckes, R. Dowding, V.U. Kazykhanov and R. Z. Valiev, Plastic localization in bulk tungsten with ultrafine microstructure , Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 101907 (2005).
  8. Q. Wei, T. Jiao, K. T. Ramesh and E. Ma, Nano-structured vanadium: Processing and mechanical properties under quasi-static and dynamic compression , Scripta Mater. 50, 359-364 (2004).
  9. Q. Wei,L. Kecskes, T. Jiao, K. T. Hartwig, K. T. Ramesh and E. Ma, Adiabatic shear banding in ultrafine-grained Fe processed by severe plastic deformation , Acta Mater. 52, 1859-1869 (2004).
  10. Q. Wei, S. Cheng, K. T. Ramesh and E. Ma, Effect of nanocrystalline and ultrafine grain sizes on the strain rate sensitivity and activation volume: fcc versus bcc metals , Mater. Sci. Eng. A 381, 71-79 (2004).
  11. Y. M. Wang, S. Cheng, Q. Wei, E. Ma, T. G. Nie and A. Hamza, Effects of annealing and impurities on tensile properties of electrodeposited nanocrystalline Ni , Scripta Mater. 51, 1023-1028 (2004)
  12. Q. Wei, T. Jiao, T. Hartwig, E. Ma and K. T. Ramesh, Microstructure and mechanical properties of tantalum after equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) , Mater. Sci. Eng. A 358, 266-272 (2003).
  13. Q. Wei, D.Jia, K.T. Ramesh and E. Ma, Evolution and microstructure of shear bands in nanostructured Fe , Appl. Phys. Lett., 81, 1240-1242 (2002).
  14. Q. Wei, J. Sankar and J. Narayan, Structure and properties of novel functional diamond-like carbon coatings produced by laser ablation , Surf. Coat. Technol., 146, 250-257 (2001).
  15. H. Wang, A. Sharma, A. Kvit, Q. Wei, J. Narayan, Mechanical properties of nanocrystalline and epitaxial TiN films on (100) silicon , J. Mater. Res. 16 (9), 2733-2738 (2001)
  16. Q. Wei and J. Narayan, Superhard diamondlike carbon , International Materials Reviews, 45 (4), 133-164 (2000).
  17. Q. Wei, J. Sankar, A. K. Sharma, Y. Yamagata and J. Narayan, Effect of chamber pressure and atmosphere on the microstructure and nano-mechanical properties of amorphous carbon films prepared by pulsed laser deposition , J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 19 (1), 311-316 (2001).
  18. Q. Wei, J. Sankar, A. K. Sharma, S. Oktyabrsky, J. Narayan and R. J. Narayan, Atomic Structure, Electrical Properties and IR Range Optical Properties of Diamondlike Carbon Thin Films Containing Foreign Atoms Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition , J. Mater. Res., 15 (3), 633-641 (2000).
  19. Q. Wei, A. K. Sharma, J. Sankar and J. Narayan, Mechanical properties of diamond-like carbon composite thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition , Composite B30, 675-684 (1999).
  20. Q. Wei, J. Narayan, R. J. Narayan, J. Sankar and A. K. Sharma, Improvement of Wear Resistance of Pulsed Laser Deposited Diamond-like Carbon Films through Incorporation of Metals Materials Sci. & Eng. B53, 262-266 (1998).
  21. K. Jagannadham, A. K. Sharma, Q. Wei, R. Kalyanaraman and J. Narayan, Structural characteristic of AlN films deposited by pulsed laser deposition and reactive magnetron sputtering: A comparative study , J. Vacuum Science and Technology A16 (5), Sep/Oct. 1998.
  22. Q. Wei, R. J. Narayan, A. K. Sharma, J. Sankar and J. Narayan, Preparation and mechanical properties of composite diamond-like carbon thin films , J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A17 (6), 3406-3414 (1999).
  23. Q. Wei, J. Sankar and J. Narayan, Microstructural changes due to heat-treatment of annealing and their effect on the creep behavior of self-reinforced silicon nitride ceramics , Mater. Sci. Eng. A299, 141-151 (2001).
  24. Q. Wei, J. Sankar, A. K. Kelkar and J. Narayan, Microstructure evolution accompanying high temperature uniaxial tensile creep of self-reinforced silicon nitride ceramics , Mater. Sci. Eng. A272, 380-388 (1999).