Publications of Yan Ma

Wu, C.; Wei, S.; Perrière, L.; Couzinie, J.-P.; Ponge, D.; Ma, Y.; Raabe, D.: Role of boron in yield strength softening and plastic deformation mechanisms in an equiatomic TiNbZrHfTa refractory high-entropy alloy. Acta Materialia 311, 122210 (2026)

Bu, Y.; Li, K.; Ma, Y.; Liang, Z.; Jianliang, Z.; Raabe, D.: Atomistic view of green steel: simulation of early-stage direct reduction of wüstite (FeO) by hydrogen. Chemical Engineering Science 326, 123611 (2026)

Shankar, S.; Ratzker, B.; Pistidda, C.; Raabe, D.; Ma, Y.: Unveiling Hydrogen-Based Direct Reduction Mechanisms of Multicomponent Oxides via In Situ High-Energy X-ray Diffraction. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 14 (4), pp. 1762 - 1768 (2026)

Shankar, S.; Ratzker, B.; Ma, Y.; Raabe, D.: Hydrogen-based direct reduction of multicomponent oxides: Insights from powder and pre-sintered precursors toward sustainable alloy design. Acta Materialia 301, 121528 (2025)

Trinca, A.; Verdone, N.; Özgün, Ö.; Ma, Y.; Filho, I.; Raabe, D.; Vilardi, G.: Sustainable ironmaking from low-grade iron ores: A kinetic study on thermal decomposition and reduction of iron (II) oxalate. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 13 (6), 119573 (2025)

Shankar, S.; Ratzker, B.; Kwiatkowski da Silva, A.; Schwarz, T.; Brouwer, H.; Gault, B.; Ma, Y.; Raabe, D.: Unraveling the thermodynamics and mechanism behind the lowering of direct reduction temperatures in oxide mixtures. Materials Today 90, pp. 43 - 51 (2025)

Paul, S.; Kanesalingam, B.; Ma, Y.; Villanova, J.; Requena, G.; Akpu, S.; Raabe, D.; Battiato, I.; Dresselhaus-Marais, L.: A percolating path to green iron. Cell Reports Physical Science 6 (8), 102729 (2025)

Ratzker, B.; Ruffino, M.; Shankar, S.; Raabe, D.; Ma, Y.: Elucidating the microstructure evolution during hydrogen-based direct reduction via a case study of single crystal hematite. Acta Materialia 294, 121174 (2025)

Albrecht, A.; Song, S. Y.; Yoo, S.-H.; Lee, C.-G.; Krämer, M.; Hans, M.; Gault, B.; Ma, Y.; Raabe, D.; Sohn, S. S. et al.; Lee, Y.; Kim, S.-H.: An Atomic-Scale View at g'-Fe₄N as Hydrogen Barrier Material. Advanced Materials Interfaces 12 (13), 2500207 (2025)

Lei, S.; Sun, B.; Xuan, Y.; Tian, R.; Ma, Y.; Elkot, M.; Cheng, H.; Yao, N.; Lu, T.; Tan, J. et al.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, X.; Tu, S.-T.: On the anisotropic deformation behavior of a low-density medium manganese steel. Acta Materialia 292, 121060 (2025)

Wu, C.; Gong, Y.; Liu, C.; Li, X.; Gizer, G.; Pistidda, C.; Körmann, F.; Ma, Y.; Neugebauer, J.; Raabe, D.: Hydrogen accommodation and its role in lattice symmetry in a TiNbZr medium-entropy alloy. Acta Materialia 288, 120852 (2025)

Wu, C.; Shoji Aota, L.; Rao, J.; Zhang, X.; Perrière, L.; Duarte, M. J.; Raabe, D.; Ma, Y.: Hydrogen-assisted spinodal decomposition in a TiNbZrHfTa complex concentrated alloy. Acta Materialia 285, 120707 (2025)

Wei, S.; Ma, Y.; Raabe, D.: Reactive vapor-phase dealloying-alloying turns oxides into sustainable bulk nano-structured porous alloys. Science Advances 10 (51), eads2140 (2024)

Geng, X.; Vega-Paredes, M.; Wang, Z.; Ophus, C.; Lu, P.; Ma, Y.; Zhang, S.; Scheu, C.; Liebscher, C.; Gault, B.: Grain boundary engineering for efficient and durable electrocatalysis. Nature Communications 15, 8534 (2024)

Wei, S.; Ma, Y.; Raabe, D.: One step from oxides to sustainable bulk alloys. Nature 633 (8031), pp. 816 - 822 (2024)

An, D.; Xiao, Y.; Yu, J.; Zhang, X.; Li, Z.; Ma, Y.; Li, R.; Han, X.; Li, X.; Chen, J. et al.; Zaefferer, S.: The Role of Dislocation Type in the Thermal Stability of Cellular Structures in Additively Manufactured Austenitic Stainless Steel. Advanced Science 11 (33), 2402962 (2024)

Jovičević-Klug, P.; Bonnekoh, C.; Jovičević-Klug, M.; Ambrožič, B.; Dražić, G.; Miłosz, Z.; Ma, Y.; McCarroll, I.; Breitbach, B.; Amati, M. et al.; Gregoratti, L.; Rieth, M.; Rohwerder, M.: Designing advanced high-Cr ferrous alloys for next-generation energy applications through cryogenic processing. Applied Surface Science 665, 160290 (2024)

Raabe, D.; Jovičević-Klug, M.; Ponge, D.; Gramlich, A.; Kwiatkowski da Silva, A.; Grundy, A.; Springer, H.; Souza Filho, I. R.; Ma, Y.: Circular Steel for Fast Decarbonization: Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and Microstructure Behind Upcycling Scrap into High-Performance Sheet Steel. Annual Review of Materials Research 54 (1), pp. 247 - 297 (2024)

Geng, J.; Shi, Y.; Barriobero-Vila, P.; Jiao, M.; Cao, Y.; Tang, Y.; He, J.; Ma, C.; Ma, Y.; Lei, Z. et al.; Lu, Z.: Ultrastrong and ductile NiTi-based composite with large recoverable strain mediated by a compositionally complex phase. Applied Materials Today 39, 102347 (2024)

Özgün, Ö.; Dirba, I.; Gutfleisch, O.; Ma, Y.; Raabe, D.: Green Ironmaking at Higher H₂ Pressure: Reduction Kinetics and Microstructure Formation During Hydrogen-Based Direct Reduction of Hematite Pellets. Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy 10, pp. 1127 - 1140 (2024)