• Multiscale simulations & modellings of the mechanics and physics of novel solids, e.g. metallic glass, high-entropy alloys, and superalloys.

• Electronic- and atomic-level understanding of the various material processes, e.g., creep, stress relaxation, dislocation nucleation and motion, vibration and phonon, diffusion, internal friction, as well as the glass transition phenomenon.

• Overcoming time-scale limitation in atomistic simulations, including accelerated molecular dynamics, nudged elastic band method, machine learning, kinetic Monte Carlo and kART, etc.  

Research gallery

    Current Memebers of GDP -- Group of Deformation Physics    

• (left to right): Haozhi Xiong, Shicheng Dai, Kun Zhao, Zengyu Yang, Jiale Tao, Yunjiang Wang, Linli Cao, Xiaoshi Wang

• 9/2005 -- 7/2010, Ph.D. in Physics, Tsinghua University, China.

• 9/2001 -- 7/2005, B.S. in Physics, Hebei Normal University, China

• 11/2018 - Present   Professor, Institute of Mechanics, CAS

• 01/2014 - 10/2018  Associate Professor, Institute of Mechanics, CAS

• 01/2013 - 12/2013  Program-specific Assistant Professor, Kyoto University

• 10/2010 - 12/2012  JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Osaka University (hosted by Prof. Shigenobu Ogata)

• 2023 Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia Outstanding Reviewer Award

• 2023 IOP (Model. Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng.) Outstanding Reviewer Award

• 2021 Excellent Membership of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• 2017 Membership of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences

• 2010 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, Japan

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‍– 2024 –‍

Y. J. Duan, M. Nabahat, Y. Tong, L. Ortiz-Membrado, E. Jiménez-Piqué, K. Zhao, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, T. Wada, H. Kato, J. M. Pelletier, J. C. Qiao, and E. Pineda
Connection between Mechanical Relaxation and Equilibration Kinetics in a High-Entropy Metallic Glass
Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 056101 (2024).

S. C. Dai, Y. Yang, and Y. J. Wang
Role of chemical disorder in slowing down diffusion in complex concentrated alloys
Phys. Rev. Mater. 8, 033607 (2024).

L. L. Cao and Y. J. Wang
Dynamics–Entropy Relationship in Metallic Glasses
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 15, 811 (2024).

Q. Hao, G. J. Lyu, E. Pineda, J. M. Pelletier, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, J. C. Qiao
Deciphering non-elastic deformation in amorphous alloy: Simultaneous aging-induced ordering and rejuvenation-induced disordering
Int. J. Plast. 175, 103926 (2024).

L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, M. Nabahat, E. Pineda, Y. Yang, J. M. Pelletier, D. Crespo, J. C. Qiao
Creep Deformation in Metallic Glasses: A Global Approach with Strain as an Indicator within Transition State Theory
Int. J. Plast. 174, 103923 (2024).

F. Zhu, G.H. Xing, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda, and J.C. Qiao
Quantifying contribution of hierarchically correlated shear microdomains underlying creep in metallic glass
Int. J. Plast. 174, 103900 (2024).

‍X. Gao, S. C. Dai, Y. Teng, Q. Wang, Z. B. Zhang, Z. Y. Yang, M. Park, H. Wang, Z. Jia, Y. J. Wang, and Y. Yang
Ultra-Efficient and Cost-Effective Platinum Nanomembrane Electrocatalyst for Sustainable Hydrogen Production
Nano-Micro Lett. 16, 108 (2024).‍

H. L. Zhuang, Z. Z. Yu, L. Li, Y. J. Wang, and L, K. Béland
Multi-principal element materials: Structure, property, and processing
J. Appl. Phys. 135, 010401 (2024).

P. Y. Cao, J. Wang, P. Jiang, Y. J. Wang, F. P.Yuan, and X. L. Wu
Prediction of chemical short-range order in high-/medium-entropy alloys
J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 169, 115 (2024).

S. Y. Liang, L. T. Zhang, B. Wang, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda, and J. C. Qiao, 
Structural rejuvenation and relaxation of a metallic glass under the periodically thermal-mechanical loading
Intermetallics 164, 108115 (2024).

– 2023 –

X. S. Wang and Y. J. Wang
Phonon instability of a multi-principal element alloy
Phys. Rev. B 107, 184116 (2023).

P. A. Santos-Florez, S. C. Dai, Y. Yao, H. Yanxon, L. Li, Y. J. Wang, Qiang Zhu, and X. X. Yu
Short-range order and its impacts on the BCC MoNbTaW multi-principal element alloy by the machine-learning potential
Acta Mater. 255, 119041 (2023).

J. L. Tao, Z. Y. Yang, and Y. J. Wang
Structural rationale for boson peak in metallic glass informed by an interpretable neural network model
Phys. Rev. Res. 5, 023113 (2023).

K. Zhao, Y. J. Wang, and P. H. Cao
Fracture universality in amorphous nanowires
J. Mech. Phys. Solids 173, 105210 (2023). 

X. S. Wang and Y. J. Wang
Disorder-order transition in multiprincipal element alloy: A free energy perspective
Phys. Rev. Mater. 7, 033606 (2023).

Z. Y. Zhou, Y. Sun, L. Gao, Y. J. Wang, H. B.Yu
Fundamental links between shear transformation, β relaxation, and string-like motion in metallic glasses
Acta Mater. 246, 118701 (2023).

L. Qian, W. Q. Yang, J. S. Luo, Y. J. Wang, K. C. Chan, and X. S. Yang
Amorphous Thickness-Dependent Strengthening–Softening Transition in Crystalline–Amorphous Nanocomposites
Nano Lett. 23, 11288 (2023).

Y. J. Bai, Y. D. Li, Y. J. Wang, K. Zhang, Q. Y. Jiang, Z. S. Liu, Z. Hu, and B. C. Wei
Wavy interface enables extra strengthening in an additively manufactured high-entropy alloy with Mortise-Tenon architecture
Int. J. Plast. 170, 103777 (2023).

Q. Hao, E. Pineda, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang and J. C. Qiao
Reversible anelastic deformation mediated by β relaxation and resulting two-step deformation in a La₆₀Ni₁₅Al₂₅ metallic glass
Phys. Rev. B 108, 024101 (2023).

F. Zhu, G.H. Xing, G.J. Lyu, L.T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, J.M. Pelletier, J.C. Qiao
Physics-motivated fractional viscoelasticity model for dynamic relaxation in amorphous solids
Int. J. Plast. 164, 103588 (2023).

L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, J. C. Qiao
Training β relaxation to rejuvenate metallic glasses
J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 158, 53 (2023).

Y. J. Bai, G. J. Lyu, Y. J. Wang, T. Y. Chen, K. Zhang, and B. C. Wei
Laser shock peening strengthens additively manufactured high-entropy alloy through novel surface grain rotation
Mater. Sci. Eng. A 871, 144886 (2023).

L. Y. Li, G. J. Lyu, H. Z. Li, C. T. Fan, W. X. Wen, H. J. Lin, B. Huang, S. Sohrabi, S. Ren, X. Liang, Y. J. Wang, J. Ma, and W. H. Wang
Ultra-fast amorphization of crystalline alloys by ultrasonic vibrations
J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 142, 76 (2023).

L. W. Liang, S. C. Dai, Y. Chen, H. Y. Wang, Y. J. Wang and L. H. Dai
Emergent failure transition of pearlitic steel at extremely high strain rates
Comput. Mater. Sci. 219, 112005 (2023).

J. Duan, Y. J. Wang, L. H. Dai, and M. Q. Jiang
Elastic interactions of plastic events in strained amorphous solids before yield
Phys. Rev. Materials 7, 013601 (2023).

S. Shuang, G. J. Lyu, D. Chung, X. Z. Wang, X. Gao, H. H. Mao, W. P. Li, Q. F. He, B. S. Guo, X. Y. Zhong, Y. J. Wang, and Y. Yang
Unusually high corrosion resistance in Mo_xCrNiCo medium entropy alloy enhanced by acidity in aqueous solution
J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 139, 59 (2023).

L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Duan, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, and J. C. Qiao
Tailoring mechanical properties of bulk metallic glasses via modulating cooling from supercooled liquid
Sci. China Technol. Sci. 66, 173 (2023).

– 2022 –

Y. J. Duan, L. T. Zhang, J. C. Qiao, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, T. Wada, H. Kato, J. M. Pelletier, E. Pineda, and D. Crespo
Intrinsic Correlation between the Fraction of Liquidlike Zones and the β Relaxation in High-Entropy Metallic Glasses
Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 175501 (2022). (Editors' Suggestion)

Y. J. Bai, K. Zhang, T. Y. Chen, Z. S. Liu, Y. J. Wang, B. C. Wei
Alterable tension-compression asymmetry in work hardening of an additively manufactured dual-phase high-entropy alloy
Int. J. Plast. 158, 103432 (2022).

L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, and J. C. Qiao
Aging and rejuvenation during high-temperature deformation in a metallic glass
Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron. 65, 106111 (2022).

Y. L. Guan, Y. J. Wang, and W. D. Song
Modulating mechanical performances of metallic amorphous materials through phase gradient
Int. J. Mech. Sci. 234, 107680 (2022).

L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda, Y. Yang, and J. C. Qiao
Achieving structural rejuvenation in metallic glass by modulating β relaxation intensity via easy-to-operate mechanical cycling
Int. J. Plast. 157, 103402 (2022).

Z. Y. Yang, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Hidden spatiotemporal sequence in transition to shear band in amorphous solids
Phys. Rev. Research 4, 023220 (2022).

X. J. Wang, Y. Z. Lu, X. Lu, J. T. Huo, Y. J. Wang, W. H. Wang, L. H. Dai, and M. Q. Jiang
Elastic criterion for shear-banding instability in amorphous solids
Phys. Rev. E 105, 045003 (2022).

Z. Y. Yang and Y. J. Wang
Ergodic structural diversity predicts dynamics in amorphous materials
Front. Mater. (2022).

L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda, H. Kato, Y. Yang, and J. C.Qiao
Sluggish dynamics of homogeneous flow in high-entropy metallic glasses
Scr. Mater. 214, 114673 (2022). 

Q. Hao, G. J. Lyu, E. Pineda, J. M. Pelletier, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, and J. C. Qiao
A hierarchically correlated flow defect model for metallic glass: Universal understanding of stress relaxation and creep
Int. J. Plast. 154, 103288 (2022).

Z. Y. Yang and Y. J. Wang
Correlation between vibrational anomalies and emergent anharmonicity of the local potential energy landscape in metallic glasses
Phys. Rev. B 105, 014204 (2022).

Y. Z. Wang and Y. J. Wang
Disentangling diffusion heterogeneity in high-entropy alloys
Acta Mater. 224, 117527 (2022).

S. C. Dai, Z. C. Xie, and Y. J. Wang
Atomistic interpretation of extra temperature and strain-rate sensitivity of heterogeneous dislocation nucleation in a multi-principal-element alloy
Int. J. Plast. 149, 103155 (2022). 

Y. L. Guan, W. D. Song, Y. J. Wang, S. S. Liu, and Y. J. Yua
Dynamic responses in shocked Cu-Zr nanoglasses with gradient microstructure
Int. J. Plast. 149, 103154 (2022). 

– 2021 –

Y. J. Wang
An overview of molecular dynamics simulations of plasticity in solids at experimentally relevant timescales
Chinese J. Comput. Mech. 38, 280 (2021).

Z. Y. Yang, D. Wei, A. Zaccone, and Y. J. Wang
Machine-learning integrated glassy defect from an intricate configurational-thermodynamic-dynamic space
Phys. Rev. B 104, 064108 (2021).

G. J. Lyu, J. C. Qiao, Y. Yao, Y. J. Wang, J. Morthomas, C. Fusco, and D. Rodney
Microstructural effects on the dynamical relaxation of glasses and glass composites: A molecular dynamics study
Acta Mater. 220, 117293 (2021).

Z. H. Peng, Z. Y. Yang, and Y. J. Wang
Machine learning atomic-scale stiffness in metallic glass
Extreme Mech. Lett. 48, 101446 (2021).

Y. J. Duan, J. C. Qiao, T. Wada, H. Kato, E. Pineda, D. Crespo, and Y. J. Wang
Stress relaxation in high-entropy Pd₂₀Pt₂₀Cu₂₀Ni₂₀P₂₀ metallic glass: Experiments, modeling and theory
Mech. Mater. 160, 103959 (2021).

E. L. Yue, T. Yu, Y. J. Wang, and C. Y. Wang
Synergistic strengthening mechanisms of rhenium in nickel-based single crystal superalloys
Intermetallics 132, 107133 (2021).

X. S. Yang, S. Q. Yuan, H. Fu, and Y. J. Wang
Grain boundary-mediated plasticity accommodating the cracking process in nanograined gold: In situ observations and simulations
Scr. Mater. 194, 113693 (2021).

Y. J. Duan, J. C. Qiao, T. Wada, H. Kato, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda, D. Crespo
Inelastic deformation of metallic glasses under dynamic cyclic loading
Scr. Mater. 194, 113675 (2021).

L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Duan, D. Crespo, E. Pineda, Y. J. Wang, J. M. Pelletier, and J. C. Qiao
Dynamic mechanical relaxation and thermal creep of high-entropy La₃₀Ce₃₀Ni₁₀Al₂₀Co₁₀ bulk metallic glass
Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron. 64, 296111 (2021).

Z. C. Xie, Y. J. Wang, C. S. Lu, and L. H. Dai
Sluggish hydrogen diffusion and hydrogen decreasing stacking fault energy in a high-entropy alloy
Mater. Today Commun. 26, 101902 (2021).
 
– 2020 –

Y. B. Yang, Q. Yang, D. Wei, L. H. Dai, H. B. Yu, and Y. J. Wang
Unraveling strongly entropic effect on β-relaxation in metallic glass: Insights from enhanced atomistic samplings over experimentally relevant timescales
Phys. Rev. B 102, 174103 (2020).
 

Y. J. Wang, D. Wei, D. Han, J. Yang, M. Q. Jiang, and L. H. Dai
Does structure determine property in amorphous solids?
Chinese J. Theor. Appl. Mech. 52, 303 (2020).

 
F. H. Cao, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Novel atomic-scale mechanism of incipient plasticity in a chemically complex CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy associated with inhomogeneity in local chemical environment
Acta Mater. 194, 283-294 (2020).
 
D. Han, D. Wei, P. H. Cao, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Statistical complexity of potential energy landscape as a dynamic signature of the glass transition
Phys. Rev. B 101, 064205 (2020).
 
D. Han, D. Wei, J. Yang, H. L. Li, M. Q. Jiang, Y. J. Wang, L. H. Dai, and A. Zaccone
Atomistic structural mechanism for the glass transition: Entropic contribution
Phys. Rev. B 101, 014113 (2020).
 
L. W. Liang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Chen, H. Y. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Dislocation nucleation and evolution at the ferrite-cementite interface under cyclic loadings
Acta Mater. 186, 267-277 (2020).
 
X. Li, D. Wei, J. Y. Zhang, X. D. Liu, Z. Li, T. Y. Wang, Q.F. He, Y. J. Wang, J. Ma, W. H. Wang, Y. Yang
Ultrasonic plasticity of metallic glass near room temperature
Appl. Mater. Today 21, 100866 (2020).
 
X. F. Liu, Z. L. Tian, X. F. Zhang, H. H. Chen, T. W. Liu, Y. Chen, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
“Self-sharpening” tungsten high-entropy alloy
Acta Mater. 186, 257-266 (2020).
 
J. Yang, J. Duan, Y. J. Wang, and M. Q. Jiang
Complexity of plastic instability in amorphous solids: Insights from spatiotemporal evolution of vibrational modes
Eur. Phys. J. E 43, 56 (2020).
 
Z. R. Xu, D. S. Yang, J. C. Qiao, J. M. Pelletier, D. Crespo, E. Pineda and Y. J. Wang
Unified perspective on structural heterogeneity of a LaCe-based metallic glass from versatile dynamic stimuli
Intermetallics 125, 106922 (2020).
 
Y. H. Chen, Y. J. Wang, and J. C. Qiao
Stress relaxation of La₃₀Ce₃₀Al₁₅Co₂₅ metallic glass
Chinese J. Theor. Appl. Mech. 52, 740 (2020).
 
– 2019 –
 
J. Yang, Y. J. Wang, A. Zaccone, E. Ma, L. H. Dai, and M. Q. Jiang
Structural Parameter of Orientational Order to Predict the Boson Vibrational Anomaly in Glasses
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 015501 (2019).
 
J. Ma, C. Yang, X. D. Liu, B. S. Shang, Q. F. He, F. C. Li, T. Y. Wang, D. Wei, X. Liang, X. Y. Wu, Y. J. Wang, F. Gong, P. F. Guan, W. H. Wang, and Y. Yang
Fast surface dynamics enabled cold joining of metallic glasses
Sci. Adv. 5, eaax7256 (2019).
 
D. Wei, J. Yang, M. Q. Jiang, B. C. Wei, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Revisiting the structure–property relationships of metallic glasses: Common spatial correlation revealed as a hidden rule
Phys. Rev. B 99, 014115 (2019). (Figure was featured as a PRB Kaleidoscope)
 
D. Wei, J. Yang, M. Q. Jiang, L. H. Dai, Y. J. Wang, J. Dyre, I. Douglass, and Peter Harrowell
Assessing the Utility of Structure in Amorphous Materials
J. Chem. Phys. 150, 114502 (2019).
 
Z. Y. Yang, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Susceptibility of shear banding to chemical short-range order in metallic glasses
Scr. Mater. 162, 141 (2019).
 
Y. Liu, S. L. Cai, M. Y. Su, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Hierarchical-microstructure based modeling for plastic deformation of partial recrystallized copper
Mech. Mater. 139, 103207 (2019).
 
L. W. Liang, L. Xiang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Chen, H. Y. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Ratchetting in cold-drawn pearlitic steel wires
Metall. Mater. Trans. A 50, 4561 (2019).
 
L. Xiang, L. W. Liang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Chen, H. Y. Wang, and L. H. Dai
One-step annealing optimizes strength-ductility tradeoff in pearlitic steel wires
Mater. Sci. Eng. A 757, 1-13 (2019).
 
G. Aral, M. M. Islam, Y. J. Wang, S. Ogata, and A. C. T. van Duin
Atomistic insights on the influence of pre-oxide shell layer and size on the compressive mechanical properties of nickel nanowires
J. Appl. Phys. 125, 165102 (2019).
 
G.-J. J. Gao, Y. J. Wang, and S. Ogata
Incorporating a soft ordered phase into an amorphous configuration enhances its uniform plastic deformation under shear
AIP Adv. 9, 015329 (2019).
 
Y. Liu, S. L. Cai, F. G. Xu, Y. J. Wang, and L. D. Dai
Enhancing strength without compromising ductility in copper by combining extrusion machining and heat treatment
J. Mater. Process. Technol. 267, 52 (2019).
 
– 2018 –
 
Y. J. Wang, J. P. Du, S. Shinzato, L. H. Dai, and S. Ogata
A free energy landscape perspective on the nature of collective diffusion in amorphous solids
Acta Mater. 157, 165 (2018).
 
G. Aral, M. M. Islam, Y. J. Wang, S. Ogata, and A. C. T. van Duin
Oxyhydroxide of metallic nanowires in a molecular H₂O and H₂O₂ environment and their effects on mechanical properties
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 17289 (2018).

  
– 2017 –

B. Y. Cui, J. Yang, J. C. Qiao, M. Q. Jiang, L. H. Dai, Y. J. Wang, and A. Zaccone
Atomic theory of viscoelastic response and memory effects in metallic glass
Phys. Rev. B 96, 094203 (2017).

 
Z. L. Tian, Y. J. Wang, Y. Chen, and L. H. Dai
Strain gradient drives shear banding in metallic glass
Phys. Rev. B 96, 094103 (2017).
 
M. Q. Jiang, M. Peterlechner, Y. J. Wang, W. H. Wang, F. Jiang, L. H. Dai, and G. Wilde
Universal structural softening in metallic glasses indicated by boson heat capacity peak
Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 261901 (2017).
 
– 2016 –
 
J. C. Qiao, Y. J. Wang, L. Z. Zhao, L. H. Dai, D. Crespo, J. M. Pelletier, L. M. Keer, and Y. Yao
Transition from stress-driven to thermally activated stress relaxation in metallic glasses
Phys. Rev. B 94, 104203 (2016).
 
J. P. Du, Y. J. Wang, Y. C. Lo, L. Wan, and S. Ogata
Mechanism transition and strong temperature dependence of dislocation nucleation from grain boundaries: An accelerated molecular dynamics study
Phys. Rev. B 94, 104110 (2016).
 
X. S. Yang, Y. J. Wang, H. R. Zhai, G. Y. Wang, Y. J. Su, L. H. Dai, S. Ogata, and T. Y. Zhang
Time-, stress-, and temperature-dependent deformation in nanostructured copper: Creep tests and simulations
J. Mech. Phys. Solids 94, 191-206 (2016).
 
X. S. Yang, Y. J. Wang, G. Y. Wang, H. R. Zhai, L. H. Dai, and T. Y. Zhang
Time, stress and temperature-dependent deformation in nanostructured copper: stress relaxation tests and simulations
Acta Mater. 108, 252-263 (2016).
 
Y. J. Wang, K. Tsuchiya, and L. H. Dai
Size-dependent plastic deformation and failure mechanisms of nanotwinned Ni₃Al: insights from an atomistic cracking model
Mater. Sci. Eng. A 649, 449 (2016).
 
Y. J. Wang, M. Q. Jiang, Z. L. Tian, and L. H. Dai
Direct atomic-scale evidence for shear–dilatation correlation in metallic glasses
Scr. Mater. 112, 37 (2016).
 
G. Aral, Y. J. Wang, S. Ogata, and Adri C. T. van Duin
Effects of oxidation on tensile deformation of iron nanowires: Insights from reactive molecular dynamics simulations
J. Appl. Phys. 120, 135104 (2016).
 
M. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Correlation between strain rate sensitivity and α relaxation of metallic glasses
AIP Adv. 6, 075022 (2016).
 
N. Miyazaki, M. Wakeda, Y. J. Wang, and S. Ogata
Prediction of pressure-promoted thermal rejuvenation in metallic glasses
npj Comput. Mater. 2, 16013 (2016).
 
X. Huang, Z. Ling, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Intrinsic structural defects on medium range in metallic glasses
Intermetallics 75, 36-41 (2016).
 
M. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Understanding the serrated flow and Johari-Goldstein relaxation of metallic glasses
J. Non-Crystalline Solids 444, 23 (2016).
 
– 2015 –
  
Y. J. Wang, S. Ogata, and L. H. Dai
Universal enthalpy-entropy compensation rule in the deformation of metallic glasses
Phys. Rev. B 92,174118 (2015).
 
J. C. Qiao, Y. J. Wang, J. M. Pelletier, Leon M. Keer, Morris E. Fine, and Y. Yao
Characteristics of stress relaxation kinetics of La₆₀Ni₁₅Al₂₅ bulk metallic glass
Acta Mater. 98, 43 (2015).

M. Q. Jiang, M. Naderi, Y. J. Wang, M. Peterlechner, X. F. Liu, F. Zeng, F. Jiang, L. H. Dai, and G. Wilde
Thermal expansion accompanying the glass-liquid transition and crystallization
AIP Adv. 5, 127133 (2015).
 
M. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, and L. H. Dai
Bridging shear transformation zone to the atomic structure of amorphous solids
J. Non-Crystalline Solids 410, 100 (2015).
 
– 2013 –
 
Y. J. Wang, G. J. Gao, and S. Ogata
Atomistic understanding of diffusion kinetics in nanocrystals from molecular dynamics simulations
Phys. Rev. B 88, 115413 (2013).

Y. J. Wang, A. Ishii, and S. Ogata
Entropic effect on creep in nanocrystalline metals
Acta Mater. 61, 3866 (2013).
 
Y. J. Wang, G. J. J. Gao, and S. Ogata
Size-dependent transition of deformation mechanism, and nonlinear elasticity in Ni₃Al nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 041902 (2013).
 
S. Yamamoto, Y. J. Wang, A. Ishii, and S. Ogata
Atomistic design of high strength crystalline-amorphous nanocomposites
Mater. Trans. 54, 1592 (2013).
 
G. J. Gao, Y. J. Wang, and S. Ogata
Studying the elastic properties of nanocrystalline copper using a model of randomly packed uniform grains
Comput. Mater. Sci. 79, 56 (2013).
 
– 2012 –
 
Y. J. Wang, A. Ishii, and S. Ogata
Grain size dependence of creep in nanocrystalline copper by molecular dynamics
Mater. Trans. 53, 156-160 (2012).
 
– 2011 –

Y. J. Wang, A. Ishii, and S. Ogata
Transition of creep mechanism in nanocrystalline metals
Phys. Rev. B 84, 224102 (2011). (Figure was featured as a PRB Kaleidoscope)
 
Y. J. Wang, C. Y. Wang, and S. Y. Wang
CO adsorption on small Au_n (n = 1-7) clusters supported on a reduced rutile TiO₂(110) surface: a first-principles study
Chin. Phys. B 20, 036801 (2011).
 
– 2009 –
 
Y. J. Wang and C. Y. Wang
A comparison of the ideal strength between L1₂ Co₃(Al,W) and Ni₃Al under tension and shear from first-principles calculations
Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 261909 (2009).
 
Y. J. Wang and C. Y. Wang
Influence of the alloying element Re on the ideal tensile and shear strength of γ'-Ni₃Al
Scr. Mater. 61, 179-200 (2009).
 
Y. J. Wang and C. Y. Wang
Influence of the alloying elements on the elastic properties of the ternary and quaternary Nickel-base superalloys
Philos. Mag. 89, 2935-2947 (2009).
 
Y. J. Wang and C. Y. Wang
First-principles calculations for the elastic properties of Ni-base model superalloys: Ni/Ni₃Al multilayers
Chin. Phys. B 18, 4339-4348 (2009).
 
Y. J. Wang and C. Y. Wang
Effect of alloying elements on the elastic properties of γ-Ni and γ'-Ni₃Al from first-principles calculations
MRS Proceedings 1224, 1224-FF05-31 (2009).
 
Y. J. Wang and C. Y. Wang
Mechanical properties and electronic structure of superhard diamondlike BC₅: a first-principles study
J. Appl. Phys. 106, 043513 (2009).
 
J. Wang and Y. J. Wang
Mechanical and electronic properties of 5d transition metal diborides MB₂ (M = Re, W, Os, Ru)
J. Appl. Phys. 105, 083539 (2009).
 
– 2008 –
 
Y. J. Wang and C. Y. Wang
A first-principles survey of the partitioning behaviors of alloying elements on γ/γ' interface
J. Appl. Phys. 104, 013109 (2008).
 
Y. J. Wang and C. Y. Wang
The alloying mechanisms of Re, Ru in the quaternary Ni-based superalloys γ/γ' interface: a first principles calculation
Mater. Sci. Eng. A 490, 242-249 (2008).

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