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Feb 29, 2024

Collaborative paper on "Simultaneous enhancement of strength and conductivity via self-assembled lamellar architecture" was published in Nature Communications.

 

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Jan 15, 2024

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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Oct 10, 2023

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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Sept 19, 2023

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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Aug 17, 2023

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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May 25, 2023

Collaborative paper on "Ultra-strong tungsten refractory high-entropy alloy via stepwise controllable coherent nanoprecipitations" was published in Nature Communications.

 

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May 17, 2023

Collaborative paper on "Design of ultra-strong but ductile iron-based alloys with low supersaturations" was published in Acta Materialia.

 

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May 01, 2023

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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Mar 30, 2023

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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March 16, 2023

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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March 13, 2023

Dr Zengbao Jiao received the 2022 Acta Materialia & Scripta Materialia Outstanding Reviewer Award.

 

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December 1, 2022

Dr Zengbao Jiao was appointed as an Associate Editor of Materialia (Acta Materialia Inc.).

 

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August 15, 2022

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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August 15, 2022

Dr Zengbao Jiao received the 2021 Acta Materialia & Scripta Materialia Outstanding Reviewer Award.

 

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July 21, 2022

Jieyichen's paper on "Competition between continuous and discontinuous precipitation in L12-strengthened high-entropy alloys" was published in Intermetallics.

 

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June 28, 2022

Jieyichen's paper on "Multicomponent Precipitation and Strengthening in Intermetallic-Strengthened Alloys" was published in Frontiers in Materials.

 

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April 21, 2022

Collaborative paper on "High-entropy induced a glass-to-glass transition in a metallic glass" was published in Nature Communications.

 

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Feburary 16, 2022

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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Janurary 7, 2022

Jiaming Guo (phd student, Y1) won the CHAMPION in The 7th Mechanical Engineering Research Presentation Competition 2020. Congretulations!

 

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December 16, 2021

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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October 26, 2021

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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July 30, 2021

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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April 15, 2021

Dr Zengbao Jiao received the 2020 Acta Materialia & Scripta Materialia Outstanding Reviewer Award.

 

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June 28, 2021

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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Mar 03, 2021

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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March 03, 2021

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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December 16, 2020

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 (Most downloaded Acta Materialia articles in Mar 2021).

 

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December 7, 2020

Lei Fan's paper on "Ultrahigh strength and ductility in newly developed materials with coherent nanolamellar architectures" was published in Nature Communications.

 

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Dec 3, 2020

Collaborative paper on "Precipitation behavior in G-phase strengthened ferritic stainless steels" was published in Acta Materialia.

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November 19, 2019

Jieyichen Fang (phd student, Y2) won the CHAMPION in The 6th Mechanical Engineering Research Presentation Competition 2020. Congretulations!

 

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July 24, 2020

Collaborative paper with Prof. CT Liu's group on "Ultrahigh-strength and ductile superlattice alloys with nanoscale disordered interfaces" was published in Science.

 

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June 12, 2020

Bingchen Zhou (phd student) won the Young Researcher Award in the CNERC Annual Technical Symposium 2020. Congretulations!

 

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May 20, 2020

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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February 22, 2020

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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February 15, 2020

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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May 28, 2019

Bingchen Zhou (phd student) won the Merit Award in The 5th Mechanical Engineering Research Poster Competition 2019. Congretulations!

 

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April 24, 2019

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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February 8, 2019

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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November 23, 2018

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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September 17, 2018

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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May 30, 2018

Lei Fan (phd student) won the Excellent Poster Award in The 4th Mechanical Engineering Research Poster Competition 2018. Congretulations!

 

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December 4, 2017

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!

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July 12, 2017

Collaborative paper on "Heterogeneous precipitation behavior and stacking-fault-mediated deformation in a CoCrNi-based medium-entropy alloy" was published in Acta Materialia.

 

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