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Collaborative paper on "Simultaneous enhancement of strength and conductivity via self-assembled lamellar architecture" was published in
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Zhenhua's paper on "Developing novel high-temperature soft-magnetic B2-based multi-principal-element alloys with coherent body-centered-cubic nanoprecipitates" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Wei's paper on "Unraveling the two-stage precipitation mechanism in a hierarchical-structured fcc/L21 high-entropy alloy: Experiments and analytical modeling" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Bingchen's paper on "Nanoscale precipitation, mechanical properties, and deformation behavior of NiAl-strengthened high-strength steels: Effects of Ni and Al contents and ratios" was published in Materials & Design.
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Yao's paper on "High-performance silicon-rich microparticle anodes for lithium-ion batteries enabled by internal stress mitigation" was published in Nano-Micro Letters.
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Collaborative paper on "Ultra-strong tungsten refractory high-entropy alloy via stepwise controllable coherent nanoprecipitations" was published in
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Collaborative paper on "Design of ultra-strong but ductile iron-based alloys with low supersaturations" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Mengchao's paper on "Atomic-scale understanding of solute interaction effects on grain boundary segregation, precipitation, and fracture of ultrahigh-strength maraging steels" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Collaborative paper on "Heterogenous structure and formation mechanism of white and brown etching layers in bainitic rail steel" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Qiu Shi's paper on "Alloying effects on site preference, mechanical properties, and deformation behavior of L12 Co–Ti-based alloys" was published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology.
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Dr Zengbao Jiao received the 2022 Acta Materialia & Scripta Materialia Outstanding Reviewer Award.
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Dr Zengbao Jiao was appointed as an Associate Editor of Materialia (Acta Materialia Inc.).
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Jieyichen's paper on "Dual effects of pre-strain on continuous and discontinuous precipitation of L12-strengthened high-entropy alloys" was published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds.
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Dr Zengbao Jiao received the 2021 Acta Materialia & Scripta Materialia Outstanding Reviewer Award.
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Jieyichen's paper on "Competition between continuous and discontinuous precipitation in L12-strengthened high-entropy alloys" was published in Intermetallics.
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Jieyichen's paper on "Multicomponent Precipitation and Strengthening in Intermetallic-Strengthened Alloys" was published in Frontiers in Materials.
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Collaborative paper on "High-entropy induced a glass-to-glass transition in a metallic glass" was published in
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Collaborative paper on "L12-strengthened multicomponent Co-Al-Nb-based alloys with high strength and matrix-confined stacking-fault-mediated plasticity" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Jiaming Guo (phd student, Y1) won the CHAMPION in The 7th Mechanical Engineering Research Presentation Competition 2020. Congretulations!
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Bingchen's paper on " Atomistic study of Al partitioning and its influence on nanoscale precipitation of Cu-rich nanocluster-strengthened steels" was published in Materials Characterization.
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Shi's paper on "Alloying effects on phase stability, mechanical properties, and deformation behavior of CoCrNi-based medium-entropy alloys at low temperatures" was published in Intermetallics.
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Jieyichen's paper on "Phase stability and precipitation in L12-strengthened CoCrNi medium-entropy alloys at intermediate temperatures" was published in Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion.
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Dr Zengbao Jiao received the 2020 Acta Materialia & Scripta Materialia Outstanding Reviewer Award.
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Mengchao's paper on "Cu-assisted austenite reversion and enhanced TRIP effect in maraging stainless steels" was published in Journal of Materials Science & Technology.
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Mengchao's paper on "Synergistic alloying effects on nanoscale precipitation and mechanical properties of ultrahigh-strength steels strengthened by Ni3Ti, Mo-enriched, and Cr-rich co-precipitates" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Zhiyi's paper on "Synergistic effects of Al and Ti on the oxidation behaviour and mechanical properties of L12-strengthened FeCoCrNi high-entropy alloys" was published in Corrosion Science.
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Bingchen's paper on "Mechanisms for suppressing discontinuous precipitation and improving mechanical properties of NiAl-strengthened steels through nanoscale Cu partitioning" was published in Acta Materialia (
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Lei Fan's paper on "Ultrahigh strength and ductility in newly developed materials with coherent nanolamellar architectures" was published in
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Collaborative paper on "Precipitation behavior in G-phase strengthened ferritic stainless steels" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Jieyichen Fang (phd student, Y2) won the
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Collaborative paper with Prof. CT Liu's group on "Ultrahigh-strength and ductile superlattice alloys with nanoscale disordered interfaces" was published in
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Bingchen Zhou (phd student) won the
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Collaborative paper on "Control of nanoscale precipitation and elimination of intermediate-temperature embrittlement in multicomponent high-entropy alloys" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Collaborative paper on "Achieving exceptional wear resistance in a compositionally complex alloy via tuning the interfacial structure and chemistry" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Collaborative paper on "Superior high-temperature properties and deformation-induced planar faults in a novel L12-strengthened high-entropy alloy" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Bingchen Zhou (phd student) won the
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Collaborative paper on "Hardening mechanisms and impact toughening of a high-strength steel containing low Ni and Cu additions" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Collaborative paper on "Attractive in situ self‐reconstructed hierarchical gradient structure of metallic glass for high efficiency and remarkable stability in catalytic performance" was published in Advanced Functional Materials.
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Collaborative paper with Prof. CT Liu's group on "Multicomponent intermetallic nanoparticles and superb mechanical behaviors of complex alloys" was published in Science.
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Our paper collaborated with Prof. C. A. Schuh on "Nanocrystalline Ag-W alloys lose stability upon solute desegregation from grain boundaries" was published in Acta Materialia.
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Lei Fan (phd student) won the
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The 2017 Workshop on Applications of Atom Probe Tomography co-organized by Prof. C.T. Liu and Dr. Z.B. Jiao was held on December 4-5, 2017. The workshop attacted more than 100 participants from various universities/institutes. Thank all participants for making the wordshop a great success!
Collaborative paper on "Heterogeneous precipitation behavior and stacking-fault-mediated deformation in a CoCrNi-based medium-entropy alloy" was published in Acta Materialia.