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68) Y. Chen, D. Chen, J. Weaver, J. Gigax, Y. Wang, N.A. Mara, A. Misra, Li, N. (2023). Heavy ion irradiation effects on CrFeMnNi and AlCrFeMnNi high entropy alloys. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 574, 154163. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.154163
67) S. Dong, X.Y. Liu, Y. Chen, C. Zhou (2023). Atomistic analysis of plastic deformation and shear band formation in FCC/FCC metallic nanolayered composites. Journal of Materials Research, 38, 1386–1395. doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-00898-x.
66) L. Yang, Y Chen*, J. Miller, WJ Weber, H. Bei, Y. Zhang. (2022). Deformation mechanisms in single crystal Ni-based concentrated solid solution alloys by nanoindentation. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 143685. doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2022.143685
65) SKD Singh, K. Bawane, Z. Hu, L. Yang, Y. Chen, L. Shao, K. Lu. (2022). Helium ion irradiation effects on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of silicon oxycarbide. Ceramics International, 48(11), 16063-16071. doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.02.152
64) W. Song, J. Liu, S. He, J. Shen, G. Yang, Y. Liu, Y Chen, Q Wei (2022). Microstructure and mechanical properties of as-cast ultralight and high strength Mg-10Li-3Al-3Zn-xY alloy with multi-precipitates. Materials Characterization, 111972. doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2022.111972
63) M. Sau, ED Hintsala, Y Chen, DD Stauffer, SA Maloy, BP Eftink, NA Mara. (2022). High-Throughput Nanoindentation Mapping of Additively Manufactured T91 Steel. JOM, 74(4), 1469-1476. doi.org/10.1007/s11837-022-05189-0
62) JY Cheng, S Xu, Y Chen, Z Li, JK Baldwin, IJ Beyerlein, NA Mara (2022). Simultaneous High-Strength and Deformable Nanolaminates With Thick Biphase Interfaces. Nano letters, 22(5), 1897-1904. doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04144
61) L. Jiang, M. Song, L. Yang, J. Yang, D. Du, X. Lou, Y. Chen*, A comparison study of void swelling in additively manufactured and cold-worked 316L stainless steels under ion irradiation. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 152946(2021). doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2021.152946
60) W.W. Gerberich, K.M. Schmalbach, Y. Chen, E. Hintsala, N.A. Mara, Quantifying physical parameters to predict brittle/ductile behavior. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 808 (2021). 140899. doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2021.140899
59) Q Li, S Xue, C. Fan R. Nicholas, Y. Zhang, Y. Chen, H. Wang, X. Zhang, CrystEngComm, 23, 6637-6649 (2021). doi: 10.1039/D1CE00787D
58) Y. Chen*, N. Li, R.G. Hoagland, X.-Y. Liu, J.K. Baldwin, I.J. Beyerlein, J.Y. Cheng, N.A. Mara, Effects of three-dimensional Cu/Nb interfaces on strengthening and shear banding in nanoscale metallic multilayers. Acta Materialia. 199:593-601(2020). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.08.019
57.) W. Song, J. Liu, H. Dong, G. Zhang, J. Shen, J., Chen, Y. Chen*, Q. Wei, Microstructural evolution and hydrogen storage proprieties of melt-spun eutectic Mg76. 87Ni12. 78Y10. 35 alloy with low hydrides formation/decomposition enthalpy. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy., 45: 16644 (2020). doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.04.142
56.) W. Song, H. Dong, G. Zhang, J. Liu, G. Yang, Y. Chen*, Q. Wei, Enhanced hydrogen absorption kinetics by introducing fine eutectic and long-period stacking ordered structure in ternary eutectic Mg–Ni–Y alloy. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 820:153187. (2020). doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.153187
55.) Z. Wang, K. Schmalbach, R.L. Combs, Y. Chen, R.L. Penn, N.A. Mara, A. Stein, Effects of Phase Purity and Pore Reinforcement on Mechanical Behavior of NU-1000 and Silica-Infiltrated NU-1000 Metal–Organic Frameworks.” ACS applied materials & interfaces 12.44: 49971 (2020). doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c12877
54.) Q. Li, S. Xue, P. Price, X. Sun, J. Ding, Y.Chen, X. Zhang, H. Wang, Hierarchical nanotwins in single-crystal-like nickel with high strength and corrosion resistance produced via a hybrid technique. Nanoscale, 12:1356 (2020). doi.org/10.1039/C9NR07472D
53.) K.Y. Yu, C. Fan, Y. Chen, J. Li, X. Zhang, Recent Studies on the Microstructural Response of Nanotwinned Metals to In Situ Heavy Ion Irradiation. JOM, 72(1), 160-169. (2020). doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03883-0
52.) Y. Chen*, E. Hintsala, N. Li, B.R. Becker, J. Cheng, B. Nowakowski, J. Weaver, D. Stauffer, N.A. Mara, High-throughput nanomechanical screening of phase-specific and temperature-dependent hardness in AlxFeCrNiMn high entropy alloys, JOM, 71:3368(2019). doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03714-2
51.) Y. Chen*, M.Y. Gong, S. Shao, N.A. Mara, J. Wang, Interface Facilitated Reorientation of Mg Nanolayers in Mg-Nb Nanolaminates, JOM, 71:1215(2019). doi.org/10.1007/s11837-019-03360-8
50) M. Song, C. Sun, Y. Chen, Z. Shang, J. Li, Z. Fan, K.T. Hartwig, X. Zhang, Grain refinement mechanisms and strength-hardness correlation of ultra-fine grained grade 91 steel processed by equal channel angular extrusion, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 172:212 (2019). doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2019.03.025
49) M. Dodaran, J. Wang, Y. Chen, W.J. Meng, S. Shao, Energetic, Structural and Mechanical Properties of Terraced Interfaces. Acta Materialia, 171:92 (2019). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.04.016
48) C. Fan, D. Xie, J. Li, Z. Shang, Y. Chen, S. Xue, J. Wang, 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, 167:248 (2019). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2019.01.037
47.) X. Zhang, K. Hattar, Y. Chen, L. Shao, K. Yu, N. Li, M.L. Taheri, H. Wang, J. Wang, Radiation damage in nanostructured materials, Progress in Materials Science, 96:217 (2018). doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2018.03.002
46.) N.A. Mara, Y.Chen, N. Li, S. Yadav, J. Wang, X.Y. Liu, A. Misra, In situ TEM Investigation of Mechanically Induced Phase Transformations in Nanoscale Composites, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 24:1828(2018). doi.org/10.1017/S1431927618009625
45.) J. Li, D.Y. Xue, Y. Chen, H. Wang, J. Wang, X. Zhang, Superior twin stability and radiation resistance of nanotwinned Ag solid solution alloy, Acta Materialia, 151:395 (2018). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.03.052
44.) Z. Shang, J. Li, C. Fan, Y. Chen, H. Wang, T.D. Shen, X. Zhang, In situ study on surface roughening in radiation-resistant Ag nanowire, Nanotechnology, 29: 215798 (2018). doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aac0e2
43.) J. Li, Y. Chen, H. Wang, X. Zhang, In situ study on enhanced heavy ion irradiation tolerance of porous Mg, Scripta Materials, 144:13 (2018). doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.09.018
42.) J. Jian, A. Chen, Y. Chen, X. Zhang, H. Wang, Roles of strain and domain boundaries on the phase transition stability of VO2 thin films, Applied Physics Letters, 111:153102 (2017). doi.org/10.1063/1.4991882
41.) S. Yadav, X.Y. Liu, Y. Chen, J. Wang, X.Y. Liu, Atomistic modeling of Mg/Nb interfaces: shear strength and interaction with lattice glide dislocations, Journal of Materials Science, 53:5733 (2017). doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1703-4
40.) Y. Chen, S. Shao, X.Y. Liu, N. Mara, J. Wang, Misfit dislocation patterns of Mg-Nb interfaces, Acta Materialia, 126: 552 (2017). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2016.12.041
39.) Y.Chen*, H. Wang, M.A. Kirk, M. Li, X. Zhang, Radiation induced detwinning in nanotwinned Cu, Scripta Materialia, 130:37 (2017). doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2016.10.033
38.) Y. Chen, N. Li, S. Yadav, X.Y. Liu, J.K. Baldwin, R.G. Hoagland, J. Wang, N.A. Mara, The role of bcc Mg/Nb interfaces in nanocomposite deformation observed via in-situ mechanical testing in TEM, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 23:754 (2017). doi.org/10.1017/S1431927617004433
37.) Z. Li, S. Yadav, Y. Chen, N. Li, X.Y. Liu, J. Wang, J.K. Baldwin, A. Misra, N.A. Mara, Mechanically controlling the reversible phase transformation from zinc blende to wurtzite in AlN, Materials Research Letters, 1303793 (2017). doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2017.1303793
36.) C. Fan, Y. Chen, J. Li, J. Ding, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Defect evolution in heavy ion irradiated nanotwinned Cu with nanovoids, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 496:293 (2017). doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.09.031
35.) J. Li, C. Fan, J. Ding, S. Xue, Y. Chen, Q. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, In situ heavy ion irradiation studies of nanopore shrinkage and enhanced radiation tolerance of nanoporous Au, Scientific Reports, 7:39484 (2017). doi.org/10.1038/srep39484
34.) J. Li, Y. Chen, H. Wang, X. Zhang, In situ studies on twin-thickness-dependent distribution of defect clusters in heavy ion-irradiated nanotwinned Ag, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 48:1466 (2017). DOI: 10.1007/s11661-016-3895-7
33.) Y. Chen, N. Li, D. Bufford, H. Wang, K.Hattar, X. Zhang, In situ study of heavy ion irradiation response of immiscible Cu/Fe multilayers, Journal of Nuclear Materials, 475:274 (2016). doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2016.04.009
32.) Y. Chen, J. Li, K.Y. Yu, M.A. Kirk, M. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, In situ studies on radiation tolerance of nanotwinned Cu, Acta Materialia, 111:148 (2016). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2016.03.039
31.) Y. Chen*, X. Zhang and J. Wang, Radiation Enhanced Absorption of Frank Loops by Nanovoids in Cu, JOM, 68:236 (2016). DOI: 10.1007/s11837-015-1689-9
30.) K. Y. Yu, Y. Chen, J. Li, Y. Liu, H. Wang, M.A. Kirk, M. Li, X. Zhang, Measurement of heavy ion irradiation induced in-plane strain in patterned face-centered-cubic metal films: an in situ study, Nano Letters, 16: 7481 (2016). doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03195
29.) J. Li, Y. Chen, S. Xue, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Comparison of size dependent strengthening mechanisms in Ag/Fe and Ag/Ni multilayers, Acta Materialia, 114:154 (2016). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2016.05.030
28.) M. Song, C. Sun, Z. Fan, Y. Chen, R. Zhu, K.T. Hartwig, H. Wang, X. Zhang, X, A roadmap for tailoring the strength and ductility of ferritic/martensitic T91 steel via thermo-mechanical treatment, Acta Materialia, 112:361 (2016). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2016.04.031
27.) E.B. Watkins, J.Majewsk, J.K.Baldwin, Y. Chen, N. Li, R.G. Hoagland, S.K. Yadav, X.Y, Liu, I.J. Beyerlein, N.A. Mara, Neutron reflectometry investigations of interfacial structures of Ti/TiN layers deposited by magnetron sputtering, Thin Solid Films, 616:399 (2016). doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2016.08.064
26.) Y. Chen, K.Y. Yu, Y. Liu, S. Shao, H. Wang, M.A. Kirk, J. Wang, X. Zhang, Damage tolerant nanotwinned metals with nanovoids under extreme environments, Nature Communications, 6:7036 (2015). doi: 10.1038/ncomms8036
25.) Y. Chen, E.G. Fu, K.Y. Yu, Y. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Enhanced radiation tolerance in immiscible Cu/Fe multilayers with coherent and incoherent layer interfaces, Journal of Materials Research, 30:1300 (2015). DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2015.24
24.) Y. Chen, Y. Liu, E.G. Fu, M. Song, Y.Q. Wang, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Unusual size dependent strengthening mechanisms in helium ion irradiated immiscible coherent Cu/Co nanolayers, Acta Materialia, 84:393 (2015). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2014.10.061
23.) S. Xue, Z. Fan, Y. Chen, J. Li, H. Wang, X. Zhang, The formation mechanisms of growth twins in polycrystalline Al with high stacking fault energy, Acta Materialia, 101:62 (2015). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.08.046
22.) J. Li, K. Y. Yu, Y. Chen,M.A. Kirk, M. Li, X. Zhang, In situ study of defect migration kinetics and self-healing of twin boundaries in heavy ion irradiated nanotwinned metals, Nano Letters, 15:2922 (2015). doi.org/10.1021/nl504677z
21.) K.Y. Yu, Z. Fan, Y. Chen, H. Wang, M.A. Kirk, M. Li, X. Zhang, In situ observation of defect annihilation in Kr ion-irradiated bulk Fe/amorphous-Fe2Zr nanocomposite alloy. Materials Research Letters, 3:35 (2015). doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2014.951494
20.) Z. Fan, J. Jian, Y. Liu, Y. Chen, H. Wang, M.A. Kirk, M. Li, X. Zhang, In situ studies on superior thermal stability of bulk FeZr nanocomposites, Acta Materialia, 101:125 (2015). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.08.020
19.) C. Sun, B.P. Uberuaga, L. Yin, J. Li, Y. Chen, M.A. Kirk, M. Li, S.A. Maloy, H. Wang, C. Yu, X. Zhang, Resilient ZnO nanowires in an irradiation environment: An in situ study, Acta Materialia, 95:156 (2015). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2015.05.003
18.) Y. Chen, L. Jiao, C. Sun, H. Wang, M.A. Kirk, M. Li, X. Zhang, In situ studies of radiation induced crystallization in Fe/a-Y2O3 nanolayers. Journal Nuclear Materials, 452:321 (2014). doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2014.05.046
17.) Y. Liu, J. Jian, Y. Chen, H. Wang, X. Zhang, Plasticity and ultra-low stress induced twin boundary migration in nanotwinned Cu by in situ nanoindentation studies. Applied Physics Letters, 104, 231910 (2014). doi.org/10.1063/1.4882242
16.) C. Sun, D. Bufford, Y. Chen, M.A. Kirk, Y.Q. Wang, M. Li, H. Wang, S.A. Maloy, X. Zhang, In situ study of defect migration kinetics in nanoporous Ag with enhanced radiation tolerance, Scientific Reports, 4: 3737 (2014). doi.org/10.1038/srep03737
15.) C. Sun, D. W. Brown, B. Clausen, D. C. Foley, K. Y. Yu, Y. Chen, S. Maloy, K. T. Hartwig, H. Wang, X. Zhang, In situ neutron diffraction study on temperature dependent deformation mechanisms of ultrafine grained austenitic Fe-14Cr-16Ni alloy, International Journal of Plasticity, 53:125 (2014). doi.org/10.1016/j.ijplas.2013.07.007
14.) M. Song, Y.D. Wu, D. Chen, X.M. Wang, C. Sun, K.Y. Yu, Y. Chen, L. Shao, Y. Yang, K.T. Hartwig, X. Zhang, Response of equal channel angular extrusion processed ultrafine-grained T91 steel subjected to high temperature heavy ion irradiation, Acta Materialia, 74, 285 (2014). doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2014.04.034
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9.) M. Song, R. Zhu, D.C. Foley, C. Sun, Y Chen, K.T. Hartwig, X. Zhang, Enhancement of strength and ductility in ultrafine-grained T91 steel through thermomechanical treatments. Journal of Materials Science 48, 7360 (2013). doi.org/10.1007/s10853-013-7522-3
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