Chen, T.; Lu, W.; Li, J.; Chen, S.; Li, C.; Weng, G. J.: Tailoring tensile ductility of thin film by grain size graded substrates. International Journal of Solids and Structures 166, pp. 124 - 134 (2019)
Liu, C.; Lu, W.; Weng, G. J.; Li, J.: A cooperative nano-grain rotation and grain-boundary migration mechanism for enhanced dislocation emission and tensile ductility in nanocrystalline materials. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing 756, pp. 284 - 290 (2019)
Li, J.; Weng, G. J.; Chen, S.; Wu, X.: On strain hardening mechanism in gradient nanostructures. International Journal of Plasticity 88, pp. 89 - 107 (2017)
Oxides find broad applications as catalysts or in electronic components, however are generally brittle materials where dislocations are difficult to activate in the covalent rigid lattice. Here, the link between plasticity and fracture is critical for wide-scale application of functional oxide materials.
In this project we conduct together with Dr. Sandlöbes at RWTH Aachen and the department of Prof. Neugebauer ab initio calculations for designing new Mg – Li alloys. Ab initio calculations can accurately predict basic structural, mechanical, and functional properties using only the atomic composition as a basis.