Prof. YANG Yong (楊勇教授)

Journal

• Geng, Yushan. , Yang, Jun. & Yang, Yong. (2026). 2D Nanomaterials toward function-ready superlubricity in advanced microsystems. Advanced Materials. 38/27. e20679 .
• Gong, Hao. , Geng, Yushan. , Wang, Qing. , Chen, Zhaoqi. , Guo, Baisong. , Li, Zhixin. , Hu, Sijia. , Wang, Anding. & Yang, Yong. (2026). Bulk spinodal-architected compositionally complex alloy with enhanced energy absorption across a wide temperature range. Nature Communications. 17. 6937 .
• Yu, Xiaolong. , Sun, Guodong. , Sopu, Daniel. , Schretter, Lukas. , Gammer, Christoph. , Li, Yifeng. , Wu, Ge. , Liu, Chang. , Jia, Yandong. , Eckert, Jurgen. , Yang, Yong. , Lu, Yang. , Wang, Gang. & Bian, Xilei. (2026). Designing chemically adaptive nanolaminates via oxygen dynamic partitioning. Materials Today. online.
• He, Xingdao. , Chamberlin, Matthew. , Chen, Zhaoqi. , Li, Jing. , Gao, Yuyu. , Guo, Feng. , Ma, Yutao. , Wei, Xiaohe. , Luo, Xuan. , Zhang, Wencong. , Qu, Jin. , Wei, Dengshuai. , Zhu, Guangyu. , Wang, Feng. , Zhang, Han. , Yu, Xinge. , Chen, Xi. , Yang, Yong. & Shi, Peng. (2026). Electronics with Switchable Flexibility for 3D Conforming Neural Interfaces. Science Advances. 12/25. aee2752 .
• Yu, Jihao. , Shi, Youyuan. , Yao, Yiyu. , Zhang, Zhibo. , Su, Fang. , Geng, Yushan. & Yang, Yong. (2026). Heterogeneous bonding with 2D nanomaterials: bridging interfaces towards next-generation devices. Materials Today. 98. 103431 .
• Peng, G. , Dong, X. , Li, B. , He, C. , Chen, C. , Huang, L. , Liu, J. , Zhou, Y. , Li, Q. , Gong, H. , Wang, Y. , Mu, K. , Cherng, S.J. , Yang, P.Y. , Lu, Y. , Yang, Y. , Hung, S.W. & Feng, S.P. (2026). Interface Engineering Suppresses Self-annealing in Electroplated Nanograined Copper for Low-temperature Copper-to-Copper Bonding. Advanced Science. 13/14. e21964 .
• Hu, Sijia. , Li, Xiao-Tong. , Zhang, Shan. , Gong, Hao. , Chen, Zhaoqi. , Li, Zhixin. , Li, Qingan. , Zhao, Weijiang. , Luan, Junhua. , Lou, Hongbo. , Zeng, Qiaoshi. , Wang, Qing. , Wang, Li. , Huang, Zhaowen. , Hsueh, Yu-Chun. , Liu, Yong. , Chung, Duk-Hyun. , Wang, Anding. , Fan, Yue. , Guan, Pengfei. & Yang, Yong. (2026). Interfacial Distortion of Nanoprecipitates Enables Cryogenic Strength-Ductility Synergy in Complex Concentrated Alloy. Nature Communications. accepted.
• Gao, Xiang. , Zhang, Jun. , Yao, Yiyu. , He, Quanfeng. , Guo, Baisong. , Geng, Yushan. , Jia, Zhe. & Yang, Yong. (2026). Passivation engineering via dynamic construction of amorphous oxides on a topologically close-packed phase for sustainable hydrogen production. Small. accepted.
• Wang, Xuezhou. , Jin, Long. , Zhang, Zhibo. , Zhou, Zhiwen. , Chan, Pok Fung. , Lu, Xinhui. , Yang, Yong. , Sun, Xiankai. & Zhao, Ni. (2026). Thermo-mechanical regulation of quasi-2D perovskite photonic structures via nanoimprint. Science Advances. accepted.
• Li, Z.X. , Li, X.T. , Chen, Z.Q. , Geng, Y.S. , Gong, H. , Hu, S.J. , Xia, W.S. , Li, C.Z. , Peng, L.F. , Fan, Y. , Guan, P.F. , Zhang, B. , Wang, W.H. & Yang, Y. (2026). Transforming grain-boundary brittle precipitates to ductility pathways in complex concentrated alloys. Advanced Science. 13/19. e18465 .
• He, QF. , Ma, S.H. , Gu, X.L. , Gong, H. , Wang, X.F. , Chen, Z.Q. , Han, R. , Wang, Q. , Gu, J.F. , Zhao, S.J. & Yang, Y. (2026). Tuning superelasticity in high entropy alloy via a hidden strain order. Nature Communications. 17. 2301 .
• Li, Chuanzheng. , Zhu, Wenqing. , He, Quanfeng. , Wang, Hang. , Geng, Yushan. , Zhang, Zhibo. , Teng, Yun. , Wang, Jilai. , Xu, Zhutian. , Peng, Linfa. & Yang, Yong. (2025). 2D Fracture-Resistant High-Entropy-Oxide Scaffold Enabled Multifunctional Nanomembrane. Nature Communications. 16/1. 6176 .
• Liang, T. , Zeng, Z.D. , Yang, Z.Y. , Lan, F.J. , Lou, H.B. , Yang, C.D. , Peng, D. , Liu, Y.X. , Luo, T. , Xing, Z.F. , Wang, Q. , Ke, H.B. , Yang, Y. , Che, R.C. , Sheng, H.W. , Mao, H.K. & Zeng, Q.S. (2025). A general approach for preserving high-pressure solids via freestanding thin film engineering. Nature Communications. 16/1. 5777 .
• Wu, Huang. , Wang, Yu. , Dordevic, Luka. , Kundu, Pramita. , Bhunia, Surojit. , Chen, Aspen X.-Y. , Feng, Liang. , Shen, Dengke. , Liu, Wenqi. , Zhang, Long. , Song, Bo. , Wu, Guangcheng. , Liu, Bai-Tong. , Yang, Moon Young. , Yang, Yong. , Stern, Charlotte L. , Stupp, Samuel I. , Goddard III, William A. , Hu, Wenping. & Stoddart, J. Fraser. (2025). Dynamic supramolecular snub cubes. Nature. 637. 347 - 353.
• Yan, Yan. , Liang, Xiongyi. , Wang, Liqiang. , Zhang, Yuxuan. , Zhou, Jiaming. , Wang, Weijun. , Zhang, Zhibo. , Zhou, Yu. , Firdous, Irum. , Lai, Zhengxun. , Wang, Wei. , Xie, Pengshan. , Xiong, Yuecheng. , Daoud, Walid A. , Fan, Zhiyong. , Shin, Dong-Myeong. , Yang, Yong. , Lu, Yang. , Zeng, Xiaocheng. , Meng, You. & Ho, Johnny C. (2025). Flexoelectric manipulation of ferroelectric polarization in self-strained tellurium. Science Advances. 11/31. eadu1716 .
• Geng, Y.S. , Chen, H. , Luo, S. , Teng, Y. , He, Q.F. , Zhang, L.P. , Zhang, Z.B. , Yang, Z.Y. , Shi, Y.Y. , Wang, Q. , Yang, J. , Fan, J. & Yang, Y. (2025). In-situ formed Titanium-MXene nanomembranes as ultrathin van-der-Waals lubricant. Materials Today. 88. 328 - 337.
• Yu, X. , Bian, X. , Liu, C. , Wang, Q. , Sopu, D. , Kiener, D. , Li, Y. , Wu, G. , Wu, Y. , Yang, Y. , Eckert, J. & Wang, G. (2025). Oxygen nano-clustering evades Hall-Petch softening. Nature Communications. 16. 10602 .
• Teng, Yun. , Zhu, Wenqing. , Wang, Qing. , Zhang, Zhibo. , Wang, Hang. , Guo, Baisong. , Yang, Ziyin. , Gong, Hao. , He, Chuan. , Qu, Boxi. , Feng, Shien-Ping. & Yang, Yong. (2025). Ultra-tough copper-copper bonding by nano-oxide-dispersed copper nanomembranes. Advanced Science. 12/14. 2408302 .
• Duan, Y.J. , Nabahat, M. , Tong, Y. , Ortiz-Membrado, L. , Jimenez-Pique, E. , Wang, Y.J. , Yang, Y. , Wada, T. , Kato, H. , Pelletier, J.M. , Qiao, J.C. & Pineda, E. (2024). Connection between mechanical relaxation and equilibration kinetics in a high-entropy metallic glass. Physical Review Letters. 132. 056101 .
• Zhang, Z.B. , Zhang, S. , Wang, Q. , Lu, A. , Chen, Z.Q. , Yang, Z.Y. , Luan, J.H. , Su, R. , Guan, P.F. & Yang, Y. (2024). Intrinsic tensile ductility in strain hardening multi-principal element metallic glass. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 121/18. e2400200121 .
• Wang, H. , Yang, P.Y. , Zhao, W.J. , Hou, J.H. , Ma, S.H. , He, Q.F. , Wu, C.L. , Chen, H.A. , Wang, Q. , Chen, Q. , Guo, B.S. , Qiao, J.C. , Lu, W.J. , Zhao, S.J. , Xu, X.D. , Liu, Y. , Liu, C.T. , Pao, C.W. & Yang, Y. (2024). Lattice distortion enabling enhanced strength and plasticity in high entropy intermetallic alloy. Nature Communications. 15. 6782 .
• Li, F.C. & Yang, Y. (2024). Nano-oxide networks in metallic glass nanotubes lead to superelastic properties. Nature Materials. 23. 45 - 46.
• Zhu, W.Q. , Gao, X. , Yao, Y.Y. , Hu, S.J. , Li, Z.X. , Teng, Y. , Wang, H. , Gong, H. , Chen, Z.Q. & Yang, Y. (2024). Nanostructured high entropy alloys as structural and functional materials. ACS Nano. 18/20. 12672 - 12706.
• Li, F.C. , Zhang, Z.B. , Liu, H. , Zhu, W.Q. , Wang, T.Y. , Park, M. , Zhang, J.Y. , Bonninghoff, N. , Feng, X.B. , Zhang, H.T. , Luan, J.H. , Wang, J.G. , Liu, X.D. , Chang, T.H. , Chu, J.P. , Liu, Y. , Liu, Y.H. , Guan, P.F. & Yang, Y. (2024). Oxidation induced superelasticity in metallic-glass nanotubes. Nature Materials. 23. 52 - 57.
• Yang, Ziyin. , Zhang, Shan. , Zhang, Zhibo. , Liu, Huanrong. , Teng, Yun. , Wang, Hang. , Gong, Hao. , Shang, Yinghui. , Guo, Baisong. , Fan, Yue. , Ke, Haibo. , Wang, Weihua. , Guan, Pengfei. & Yang, Yong. (2024). Oxide-metal hybrid glass nanomembranes with exceptional thermal stability. Nano Letters. 24/45. 14475 - 14483.
• Yao, Yiyu. , Zhu, Wenqing. , Teng, Yun. , Li, Chuancheng. & Yang, Yong. (2024). Polymer based fabrication of 2D metallic and ceramic nanomaterials. Accounts of Materials Research. 5/8. 944 - 957.
• Gao, X. , Dai, S.C. , Teng, Y. , Wang, Q. , Zhang, Z.B. , Yang, Z.Y. , Park, M.H. , Wang, H. , Jia, Z. , Wang, Y.J. & Yang, Y. (2024). Ultra-efficient and cost-effective platinum nanomembrane electrocatalyst for sustainable hydrogen production. Nano-Micro Letters. 16. 108 .
• Zhou, Ziqing. , Shang, Yinghui. , Liu, Xiaodi. & Yang, Yong. (2023). A generative deep learning framework for inverse design of compositionally complex bulk metallic glasses. npj Computational Materials. 9. 15 .
• Xia, X. , Zhou, Z.Q. , Shang, Y.H. , Yang, Y. & Zhi, Y.L. (2023). Metallic glass based triboelectric nanogenerator. Nature Communications. 14. 1023 .
• Wang, Hang. , He, Quanfeng. , Gao, Xiang. , Shang, Yinghui. , Zhu, Wenqing. , Zhao, Weijiang. , Chen, Zhaoqi. , Gong, Hao. & Yang, Yong. (2023). Multifunctional high entropy alloy enabled by severe lattice distortion. Advanced Materials. 2305453. 1 - 20.
• Zhu, F. , Xing, G.H. , Lyu, G.J. , Zhang, L.T. , Wang, Y.J. , Yang, Y. , Pelletier, J.M. & Qiao, J.C. (2023). Physics-motivated fractional viscoelasticity model for dynamic relaxation in amorphous solids. International Journal of Plasticity. 164. 103588 .
• Park, M. , Yu, Q. , Wang, Q. , Chen, C. , Zhang, Z.B. , Yang, Z.Y. , Chen, H. , Zeng, Q.S. , Zi, Y. , Fan, J. & Yang, Y. (2023). Ultra-strong yet ductile 2D titanium nanomaterial for on-skin conformable triboelectric sensing. Nano Letters. 23/12. 5802 - 5810.
• Qiao, H. , Lyu, G.J. , Pineda, E. , Pelletier, J.M. , Wang, Y.J. , Yang, Y. & Qiao, J.C. (2022). A hierachically correlated flow defect model for metallic glass: universal understanding of stress relaxation and creep. International Journal of Plasticity. 154. 103288 .
• He, Q.F. , Wang, J.G. , Chen, H.A. , Ding, Z.Y. , Zhou, Z.Q. , Xiong, L.H. , Luan, J.H. , Pelletier, J.M. , Qiao, J.C. , Wang, Q. , Fan, L.L. , Ren, Y. , Zeng, Q.S. , Liu, C.T. , Pao, C.W. , Srolovitz, D.J. & Yang, Y. (2022). A highly distorted ultraelastic chemically complex elinvar alloy. Nature. 602. 251 - 257.
• Zhang, L.T. , Wang, Y.J. , Pineda, E. , Yang, Y. & Qiao, J.C. (2022). Achieving structural rejuvenation in metallic glass by modulating beta relaxation intensity via easy-to-operate mechanical cycling. International Journal of Plasticity. 157. 103402 .
• Park, M.H. , Li, D.P. , Wang, T.Y. , Zhou, B.B. , Li, Y.Y. , Zou, D. , Chan, P.K. & Yang, Y. (2022). Elasto-capillary manipulation of freestanding inorganic nanosheets: An implication for nano-manufacturing of low dimensional structures. Advanced Materials Interface. 9(20). 2200355 .
• Gao, X. , Wang, H. , Zhao, W.J. & Yang, Y. (2022). Fabrication of strong yet malleable bulk porous high entropy laves intermetallics via chemical immersion dealloying of eutectic high entropy alloys. Scripta Materialia. 219. 114859 .
• Li, J. , Chen, Y. , He, Q.F. , Xu, X.D. , Wang, H. , Jiang, C. , Liu, B. , Fang, Q. , Liu, Y. , Yang, Y. , Liaw, P.K. & Liu, C.T. (2022). Heterogeneous lattice strain strengthening in severely distorted crystalline solids. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (PNAS). 119/25. e2200607119 .
• Duan, Y.J. , Zhang, L.T. , Qiao, J.C. , Wang, Y.J. , Yang, Y. , Wada, T. , Kato, H. , Pelletier, J.M. , Pindeda, E. & Crespo, D. (2022). Intrinsic correlation between the fraction of liquid-like zones and the beta relaxation in high-entropy metallic glasses. Physical Review Letters. 129(17). 175501 .
• Zhang, L.T. , Wang, Y.J. , Pineda, E. , Kato, H. , Yang, Y. & Qiao, J.C. (2022). Sluggish dynamics of homogeneous flow in high entropy metallic glasses. Scripta Materialia. 214. 114673 .
• Zhang, J.Y. , Yu, Q. , Wang, Q. , Li, J. , Zhang, Z.B. , Wang, T.Y. , Shuang, S. , Fang, Q.H. , Zeng, Q.S. & Yang, Y. (2022). Strong yet ductile high entropy alloy derived nanostructured cermet. Nano Letters. 22(18). 7370 - 7377.
• Yu, Q. , Zhang, J.Y. , Li, J. , Wang, T.Y. , Park, M. , He, Q.F. , Zhang, Z.B. , Liang, T. , Ding, X. , Li, Y.Y. , Wang, Q. , Zeng, Q.S. & Yang, Y. (2022). Strong, ductile and tough nanocrystal-assembled freestanding gold nanosheets. Nano Letters. 2/2. 822 - 829.
• Zhang, J.Y. , He, Q.F. , Li, J. & Yang, Y. (2021). Chemical fluctuation enabling strength-plasticity synergy in metastable single-phase high entropy alloy film with gigapascal yield strength. International Journal of Plasticity. 139. 102951 .
• Wang, T.Y. , Zhang, Z.B. , Park, M.H. , Yu, Q. & Yang, Y. (2021). Etching free ultrafast fabrication of self-rolled metallic nanosheets with controllable twisting. Nano Letters. 21/17. 7159 - 7165.
• Bian, H. , He, Q.F. , Luan, J.H. , Bu, Y. , Yang, Y. , Xu, Z. , Lu, J. & Li, Y.Y. (2021). Liquefaction-induced plasticity from entropy-boosted amorphous ceramics. Applied Materials Today. 23. 101011 .
• Zhou, Z.Q. , He, Q.F. , Liu, X.D. , Wang, Q. , Luan, J.H. , Liu, C.T. & Yang, Y. (2021). Rational design of chemically complex metallic glasses by hybrid modeling-guided machine learning. npj Computational Materials. 7. 138 .
• Park, M.H. , Wang, T.Y. , Zhang, J.Y. , He, Q.F. , Yu, Q. & Yang, Y. (2021). Self-constructed micro-origami of 2D metals. Applied Materials Today. 23. 101039 .
• He, Q.F. , Tang, P.H. , Chen, H.A. , Lan, S. , Wang, J.G. , Luan, J.H. , Du, M. , Liu, Y. , Liu, C.T. , Pao, C.W. & Yang, Y. (2021). Understanding chemical short-range ordering/demixing coupled with lattice distortion in solid solution high entropy alloys. Acta Materialia. 216. 117140 .
• Li, X. , Wei, D. , Zhang, JY. , Liu, XD. , Li, Z. , Wang, TY. , He, QF. , Wang, YJ. , Ma, J. , Wang, WH. & Yang, Y. (2020). Ultrasonic plasticity of metallic glass near room temperature. Applied Materials Today. 21. 100866 .
• Shuang, S. , Ding, Z.Y. , Chung, D. , Shi, S.Q. & Yang, Y. (2020). Corrosion resistant nanostructured eutectic high entropy alloy. Corrosion Science. 164. 108315 .
• Ding, Z.Y. , He, Q.F. , Chung, D. & Yang, Y. (2020). Evading brittle fracture in submicron-sized high entropy intermetallics in dual-phase eutectic microstructure. Scr. Mater. 187. 280 - 284.
• Ding, Z.Y. , Bian, J.J. , Shuang, S. , Liu, X.D. , Hu, Y. , Sun, C. & Yang, Y. (2020). High entropy intermetallic-oxide core-shell nanostructure as superb oxygen evolution reaction catalyst. Advanced Sustainable Systems. 1900105 .
• Huang, B. , Yuan, C.C. , Wang, Z.Q. , Tong, Y. , Wang, Q. , Yi, J. , Wang, G. , He, Q.F. , Shek, C.H. & Yang, Y. (2020). Influence of short- to medium-range electronic and atomic structure on secondary relaxations in metallic glasses. Acta Materialia. 196. 88 - 100.
• Wang, T.Y. , Park, M. , Yu, Q. & Yang, Y. (2020). Low cost scalable production of freestanding 2D metallic nanosheets by polymer surface buckling enabled exfoliation. Cell Reports Physical Science. 1. 100235 .
• Liu, X.D. , Li, X. , He, Q.F. , Liang, D. , Zhou, Z.Q. , Xiong, L.H. , Yang, Y. & Shen, J. (2020). Machine learning-based glass formation prediction in multicomponent alloys. Acta Materialia. 201. 182 - 190.
• Wang, B. , Wang, L.J. , Shang, B.S. , Gao, X.Q. , Yang, Y. , Bai, H.Y. , Pan, M.X. , Wang, W.H. & Guan, P.F. (2020). Revealing the ultra-low-temperture relaxation peak in a model metallic glass. Acta Materialia. 195. 611 - 620.
• Zhang, S. , Liu, C. , Fan, Y. , Yang, Y. & Guan, P.F. (2020). Soft mode parameter as an indicator for the activation energy spectra in metallic glass. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 11/7. 2781 - 2789.
• Wang, T.Y. , He, Q.F. , Zhang, J.Y. , Ding, Z.Y. , Li, F.C. & Yang, Y. (2020). The controlled large-area synthesis of two dimensional metals. Materials Today. 36. 30 - 39.
• Karami, M. , Zhu, Z. , Zeng, Z. , Tamura, N. , Yang, Y. & Chen, X. (2020). Two-tier compatibility of superelastic bi-crystal micropillar at grain boundary. Nano Letters. 11. 8332 - 8338.
• Li, J. , Chen, H. , He, Q.F. , Fan, Q. , Liu, B. , Jiang, C. , Liu, Y. , Yang, Y. & Liaw, P.K. (2020). Unveiling the atomic-scale origins of high damage tolerance of single-crystal high entropy alloy. Physical Review Materials. 4. 103612 .
• Ma, J. , Yang, C. , Liu, X.D. , Shang, B.S. , He, Q.F. , Li, F.C. , Wang, T.Y. , Wei, D. , Liang, X. , Wu, X.Y. , Wang, Y.J. , Gong, F. , Guan, P.F. , Wang, W.H. & Yang, Y. (2019). Fast surface dynamics enabled cold joining of metallic glasses. Science Advances. 5 (11). eaax7256 .
• Zhou, Z.Q. , Zhou, Y.J. , He, Q.F. , Ding, Z.Y. , Li, F.C. & Yang, Y. (2019). Machine learning guided appraisal and exploration of phase design for high entropy alloys. npj Computational Materials. 5. 128 .
• Zhu, J.M. , Zhang, T.L. , Yang, Y. & Liu, C.T. (2019). Phase field study of the copper precipitation in Fe-Cu alloy. Acta Materialia. 166. 560 - 571.
• Qiao, J.Q. , Wang, Q. , Pelletier, J.M. , Kato, H. , Casalini, R. , Crespo, D. , Pineda, E. , Yao, Y. & Yang, Y. (2019). Structural heterogeneities and mechanical behavior of amorphous alloys. Progress in Materials Science. 104. 250 - 329.
• Li, Fucheng. , Liu, Tao. , Wang, Tianyu. , Wang, Anding. , Wang, Jianguo. & Yang, Yong. (2019). Understanding yielding and the unusual ductile-brittle-ductile transition in Fe-based amorphous nanocrystalline alloy: A combined micromechanical and thermodynamic study. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 132. 103681 .
• Ye, Y.F. , Zhang, Y.H. , He, Q.F. , Zhuang, Y. , Wang, S. , Shi, S.Q. , Hu, A. , Fan, J. & Yang, Y. (2018). Atomic-scale distorted lattice in chemically disordered equimolar alloys. Acta Materialia. 150. 182 - 194.
• S., An. , Su, R. , Hu, Y.C. , Liu, J.B. , Yang, Y. , Liu, B.X. & Guan, P.F. (2018). Common mechanism for controlling polymorph selection during crystallization in supercooled metallic liquids. Acta Materialia. 161. 367 - 373.
• Hu, Y.C. , Li, Y.W. , Yang, Y. , Guan, P.F. , Bai, H.Y. & Wang, W.H. (2018). Configuration correlation governs slow dynamics of supercooled metallic liquids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). 115(25). 6375 - 6380.
• Huang, B. , Ge, T.P. , Liu, C.L. , Luan, J.H. , He, Q.F. , Xuan, Q.X. , Wang, W.X. , Zhang, K. , Bai, H.Y. , Shek, C.H. , Liu, C.T. , Yang, Y. & Wang, W.H. (2018). Density fluctuations with fractal order in metallic glasses detected by synchrotron nano-computed tomography. Acta Materialia. 155. 69 - 79.
• Zhao, Y.L. , Yang, T. , Zhu, J.H. , Chen, D. , Yang, Y. , Hu, A. , Liu, C.T. & Kai, J.J. (2018). Development of high-strength Co-free high-entropy alloys hardened by nanosized precipitates. Scr. Mater. 148. 51 - 55.
• Qiao, J.C. , Liu, X.D. , Wang, Q. , Liu, C.T. , Lu, J. & Yang, Y. (2018). Fast secondary relaxation and plasticity initiation in metallic glasses. National Science Review. 5(5). 616 - 618.
• Li, F.C. , Wang, T.Y. , He, Q.F. , Sun, B.A. , Guo, C.Y. , Feng, T. & Yang, Y. (2018). Micromechanical mechanism of yielding in dual nano-phase metallic glass. Scr. Mater. 154. 186 - 191.
• Liu, W.H. , Sun, B.A. , Gleiter, H. , Lan, S. , Tong, Y. , Wang, X.L. , Hahn, H. , Yang, Y. , Kai, J.J. & Liu, C.T. (2018). Nanoscale structural evolution and anomalous mechanical response of nanoglasses by cryogenic thermal cycling. Nano Lett. 18(7). 4188 - 4194.
• Ding, Z.Y. , He, Q.F. , Wang, Q. & Yang, Y. (2018). Superb strength and high plasticity in laves phase rich eutectic medium-entropy-alloy nanocomposites. Int. J. Plasticity. 16. 57 - 72.
• Wang, D.P. , Yang, Y. , Niu, X.R. , Lu, J. , Yang, G.N. , Wang, W.H. & Liu, C.T. (2017). Resonance ultrasonic actuation and local structural rejuvenation in metallic glasses. Phys. Rev. B. 95. 235407 .
• Zhao, Y.L. , Yang, T. , Tong, Y. , Wang, J. , Luan, J. , Jiao, Z.B. , Chen, D. , Yang, Y. , Hu, A. , Liu, C.T. & Kai, J.J. (2017). Heterogeneous precipitation behavior and stacking-fault-mediated deformation in a CoCrNi-based medium-entropy alloy. Acta Mater. 138. 72 - 82.
• Wang, S. , Ye, Y.F. , Wang, Q. , Shi, S.Q. & Yang, Y. (2017). The breakdown of strength size scaling in spherical nanoindentation and microcompression of metallic glasses. Scr. Mater. 130. 283 - 287.
• Li, F.C. , Wang, S. , He, Q.F. , Zhang, H. , Sun, B.A. , Lu, Y. & Yang, Y. (2017). The stochastic transition from size dependent to size independent yield strength in metallic glasses. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 109. 200 - 216.
• Huang, B. , He, Q.F. , Wang, A.D. , Zhao, C.L. , Wang, Q. , Yang, Y. & Liu, C.T. (2017). Tunable elastic heterogeneity caused by deformation-induced magnetization in flexible metallic glass. Scr. Mater. 130. 7 - 11.
• Wang, Q. , Liu, J.J. , Ye, Y.F. , Liu, T.T. , Wang, S. , Liu, C.T. , Lu, J. & Yang, Y. (2017). Universal secondary relaxation and unusual brittle to ductile transition in metallic glasses. Materials Today. 20(6). 293 - 300.
• Huang, B. , Zhu, Z.G. , Ge, T.P. , Bai, H.Y. , Sun, B.A. , Yang, Y. , Liu, C.T. & Wang, W.H. (2016). Hand in hand evolution of boson peak and slow beta-relaxation in La-based metallic glasses. Acta Mater. 110. 73 - 83.
• Hu, Y.C. , Wang, Y.Z. , Su, R. , Cao, C.R. , Li, F. , Sun, C.W. , Yang, Y. , Guan, P.F. , Ding, D.W. , Wang, Z.L. & Wang, W.H. (2016). A highly efficient and self-stabilizing metallic glass catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen generation. Adv. Mater. 28. 10293 - 10297.
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