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): Zijun Wei, Haojia Cao, Haoyang Ma, Yunjiang Wang, Jiaying Li, Lubing Wang, Longzhou Huang, Ting Lei.

• 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)

• 2026 - APS Outstanding Referees for 2026
• 2026 - 2nd Prize (Basic Research Award), CMRS Science and Technology Award (4/8)
• 2024 - The University of Osaka Global Alumni Fellow
• 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

(Over 170 publications in peer-reviewed journals—including PRL (3), Physical Review journals (24), APL (3), JMPS (3), IJP (14), Acta Materialia (18), Scripta Materialia (6), Nano Letters (3), Prog. Mater. Sci., PNAS, and Science Advances. Accumulated 5,000+ citations with an h-index of 44. More information at Google Scholar; Orcid; Web of Science; Researchgate)

– 2027 –

J. C. Wen, Y. J. Wang*, Y. L. Zhang, and Y. J. Wei*

Artificial intelligence for constitutive modelling of materials across scales

Prog. Mater. Sci. 165, 101854 (2027).

– 2026 –

M. Baggioli*, and Y. J. Wang*

Order, disorder, and everything in between: Shining light on the gray zone where crystals end and glasses begin

Matter 9, 103010 (2026).

S. Mahajan^#, L. Z. Huang^#, C. Y. Jiang^#, Y. J. Wang*, M. P. Ciamarra*, J. Zhang*, and M. Baggioli*

A flat-band perspective on the boson peak in amorphous solids

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 123, e2534361123 (2026).

L. Z. Huang, B. Y. Cui, M. Q. Jiang*, M. Baggioli*, and Y. J. Wang*

Spectral decomposition of liquid viscosity into instantaneous normal modes

Acta Mater. 314, 122345 (2026).

C. W. Bian, L. L. Cao, R. H. Shi*, D. Şopu*, and Y. J. Wang*

Coarse-grained equivalent stiffness: A structure-plasticity indicator across the order-disorder spectrum

Phys. Rev. B 113, 224103 (2026).

L. Xu, Y. J. Wang*, Y. F. Guo*, S. Ogata*

Entropy-biased vacancy equilibria in multi-principal-element alloys

Scr. Mater. 282, 117397 (2026).

H. R. Liu, Q. A. Li, S. Zhang*, R. Su*, Y. J. Wang*, and Pengfei Guan*

Turing Pattern Engineering Enables Kinetically Ultrastable yet Ductile Metallic Glasses

Mater. Futures 5, 025603 (2026).

X. T. Li, B. Xu, J. Li, Y. J. Wang*, and P. F. Guan*

Atomic-Scale Stress Delocalization Enabled by Local Chemical Heterogeneity Modulates Brittle-to-Ductile Transition in BCC Multi-Principal Element Alloys

Mater. Futures x, xxxxxx (2026).

X. Y. Ma, S. J. Zhao, Y. J. Wang*, J. Zhou, G. H. Xing, D. Crespo*, E. Pineda, Y. Yang, and J. C. Qiao*

Exploring dynamic heterogeneity of metallic glass via anomalous creep

Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron. 69, 296111 (2026). (Selected as Cover Image)

B. W. Li, G. H. Xing, Q. Hao, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, E. Pineda, D. Crespo, and J. Q. Qiao*

Hierarchical dynamic relaxation and structural heterogeneity in metallic glasses revealed by fractional viscoelastic modeling

Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 69, 106111 (2026).

Y. J. Duan, J. González-Requena, P. M. Miranda, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, T. Wada, H. Kato, J. C. Qiao*, and Eloi Pineda*

Linking deformation kinetics to configurational energy in a high entropy metallic glass

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 38, 355401 (2026).

R. H. Shi*, P. Xiao, Y. J. Wang, J. Eckert, and D. Şopu

Decoupling of static heterogeneity and shear band nucleation dynamics in Cu₆₄Zr₃₆ metallic glasses across two interatomic potentials

J. Non-Cryst. Solids 691, 124298 (2026).

G. H. Xing, Q. Hao, J. B. Cui, S. Y. Liang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, E. Pineda, T. Wada, H. Kato, J. C. Qiao*

Universal bifurcation in glass relaxation dynamics revealed by ultra-low-frequency spectroscopy

Newton 2, 100472 (2026).

B. W. Li, L. T. Zhang, Q. Hao, Y. Feng, Y. J. Duan, Q. F. He, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, E. Pineda and J. C. Qiao*

Competitive mechanism of stress-driven anelasticity recovery and viscoplastic accumulation in metallic glasses

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 38, 175702 (2026).

X. L. Ning, Q. Hao, L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda*, E. S. Park, and J. C. Qiao*

Probing the Dynamic Heterogeneity of an Amorphous Alloy from the Perspective of Stress Relaxation

Acta Mech. Solida Sin. (2026).

L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Duan, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda, Y. Yang, J.-M. Pelletier, T. Wada, H. Kato, D. Crespo*, and J. C. Qiao*

Creep and recovery behavior of metallic glasses in a global strain approach within transition state theory

Acta Mech. Sin. 42, 425311 (2026).

J. N. Lin, M. S. Hao, Y. J. Wang, T. Fa, S. Zhang*, and P. F. Guan*

Effects of alloying elements on hydrogen diffusion in γ-U alloys

Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron. 69, 227011 (2026).

Y. Q. Meng, X. Zeng, S. S. Liu*, W. H. Li, Y. J. Wang, K. K. Song*, J. L. Shao, L. J. Xiao*, W. D. Song*

Effect of lattice distortion and chemical short-range order on the phase transformation behavior of high entropy alloys under high strain rates

Int. J. Plast. 197, 104584 (2026).

S. J. Zhao, G. J. Lyu*, B. Wang, Y. J. Wang, Claudio Fusco, J. C. Qiao

Activation energy evolution during large-strain cyclic loading induced structural rejuvenation in a CuZr metallic glass

Intermetallics 189, 109127 (2026).

G. H. Xing, Q. Hao, G. J. Lyu*, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, E. Pineda, and J.C. Qiao*

Dynamic Origins of Anelasticity in LaCeNiAl Metallic Glass

Int. J. Mech. Sci. 309, 111050 (2026).

J. B. Cui, G. H. Xing, Q. Hao, G. J. Lyu*, Y. J. Wang, T. Wada, H. Kato, E. Pineda, V. A. Khonik, J. C. Qiao*

Thermodynamic-kinetic relationship in Pd-based metallic glasses

Scr. Mater. 270, 116934 (2026).

W. Q. Yang, L. Qian, J. S. Luo, W. J. Lu, Z. G. Gao, C. F. Cheung, H. H. Ruan, Y. J. Wang, Xu-Sheng Yang*

Amorphous phase crystallization-involved cooperative deformation mechanism in a crystalline-amorphous nanostructured compositionally complex alloy

Acta Mater. 302, 121673 (2026).

– 2025 –

J. He, G. J. Yu, Z. H. Li, Y. L. Guan*, Y. J. Wang*

Abnormal stress rebound after dynamic void coalescence in metallic glasses

Int. J. Plast. 194, 104478 (2025).

D. Wei*, Y. J. Wang*, and S. Ogata*

Statistical structural mechanism for shear localization in amorphous materials

Acta Mater. 298, 121385 (2025).

L. Z. Huang, Y. J. Wang*, M. Q. Jiang, and M. Baggioli*

Spotting structural defects in crystals from the topology of vibrational modes

J. Mech. Phys. Solids 204, 106274 (2025).

J. M. Bai, L. Z. Huang, J. Shang, Y. J. Wang*, J. Zhang*, and M. Baggioli*

Stress-stress correlations in two-dimensional amorphous and crystalline solids

Phys. Rev. E 112, 015401 (2025).

K. Zhao, M. Baggioli*, W. S. Xu*, J. F. Douglas*, and Y. J. Wang*

Atomistic mechanisms of dynamics in a two-dimensional dodecagonal quasicrystal

J. Chem. Phys. 162, 234503 (2025).

T. Lei, F. Liu, X. L. Wu*, and Y. J. Wang*

Free Energy Criterion for Thermal Stability of Schwarz Nanocrystals

Nano Lett. 25, 8058 (2025).

L. C. Sun, S. Zhang, R. Su, Y. J. Wang*, and P. F. Guan*

Size- and Stability-Dependent Fracture Scaling in Nanoscale Metallic Glass

Acta Mater. 292, 121046 (2025).

S. D. Feng*, L. Li, X. Q. Lu, Y. J. Wang*, K. L. Ngai, M. Z. Li, W. H. Wang, L. M. Wang*, and Ri-Ping Liu

Correlation between thermodynamic stability and mechanical properties of Cu₅₀Zr₅₀ metallic glasses: Insights from atomistic simulations

Phys. Rev. B 111, 144105 (2025).

H. Kang, H. R. Liu, Q. A. Li, N. N. Ren, Y. J. Wang*, and P. F. Guan*

Invariant topological feature of atomic packing in a model metallic glass

Acta Mater. 289, 120925 (2025).

L. Xu, X. Z. Tang*, Y. F. Guo*, and Y. J. Wang*

Decoupling the chemical-ordering-dependent dislocation and diffusion contributions to creep in multi-principal element alloy

Mater. Res. Lett. 13, 122 (2025).

H. Z. Xiong and Y. J. Wang*

Kinetic simulation of phase diagram and phase transitions in NiCoCr multi-principal element alloy at high temperature and high pressure

Acta Phys. Sin. 74, 086102 (2025). (Journal Cover Image)

L. L. Cao, K. Zhao, and Y. J. Wang*

Phonon dynamics in 3D quasicrystals versus amorphous solids

J. Appl. Phys. 137, 055104 (2025).

J. B. Cui, G. H. Xing, G. J. Lyu*, Y. J. Wang, T. Wada, H. Kato, V. A. Khonik, Y. Yang, J. C. Qiao*

Unveiling Creep Mechanisms in Metallic Glasses via Fractional Modeling under Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Loads

Int. J. Plast. 195, 104511 (2025).

Y. M. Chen, Y. H. Xiao, Guo-Jian Lyu*, B. Wang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, E. Pineda, C. Fusco, L. Chazeau, J.C. Qiao*

Dynamic relaxation in metallic glasses: A unified view from quasi-point defects and fractional viscoelasticity

Int. J. Eng. Sci 217, 104394 (2025).

Q. Hao, S. Y. Liang, G. H. Xing, E. Pineda, C. Fusco, L. Chazeau, J. M. Pelletier, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, and J. C. Qiao*

Decoupling elasticity, anelasticity, and plasticity in static and dynamic stress relaxation of metallic glasses

Sci. China Technol. Sci. 68, 1920203 (2025).

J. B. Cui, G. H. Xing, G. J. Lyu, Y. J. Wang, T. Wada, H. Kato, E. Pineda, and J. C. Qiao*

Experimental observation and theoretical modeling of multi-stage power-law creep in metallic glass

Acta Mech 236, 5079 (2025).

S. Y. Liang, L. T. Zhang, B. Wang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, E. Pineda, J.C. Qiao*

Decoupling thermal and mechanical effects on metallic glasses creep

Int. J. Mech. Sci 302, 110573 (2025).

S. Q. Fu, Y. J. Duan, K. Tao, K. K. Song, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda, Q. F. He, Z. Q. Zhang, Y. Yang*, and J.C. Qiao*

Energy-State-Dependent Mechanical and Structural Heterogeneity in Metallic Glasses Probed by Nanoindentation

Int. J. Mech. Sci 299, 110427 (2025).

S. Y. Liang, Q. Hao, G.H. Xing, B. Wang*, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda, J.C. Qiao*

Non-Newtonian Rheology in Stress Relaxation of Metallic Glasses

Acta Mater. 293, 121125 (2025).

L. Qian, J. C. Zhang, W. Q. Yang, Y. J. Wang, K. C. Chan, and X. S. Yang*

Maintaining Grain Boundary Segregation-Induced Strengthening Effect in Extremely Fine Nanograined Metals

Nano Lett. 25, 5493 (2025).

Y. J. Bai*, Y. D. Li, Y. Z Liu, C. Yang, Y. J. Wang, Kun Zhang*, and B. C. Wei*

Deformation Behavior and Strengthening Mechanisms of an Additively Manufactured High-Entropy Alloy with Hierarchical Heterostructures

Int. J. Plast. 189, 104347 (2025).

H. Kang, N. N. Ren, Y. J. Wang*, and Pengfei Guan*

Tuning mechanics of metallic glasses via in silico microalloying

J. Non-Cryst. Solids 661, 123571 (2025).

S. Y. Meng, Q. Hao, B. Wang*, Y. J. Wang, Eloi Pineda and J. C. Qiao*

Quantitative assessment of physical aging on dynamical heterogeneity of amorphous alloys: Insight from stress relaxation

J. Appl. Phys. 137, 055108, (2025).

Q. Hao, D. S. Yang, E. Pineda, C. Fusco, L. Chazeau, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, V. A. Khonik, J. C. Qiao*

Reproducing the thermal effects induced by aging in La-based amorphous alloy

J. Appl. Phys. 137, 085104 (2025).

Q. Hao, G. H. Xing, E. Pineda, C. Fusco, L. Chazeau, J. Pelletier, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, and J. C. Qiao*

Deciphering the α relaxation and the anelastic-to-plastic transition in the deep glassy state

Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 68, 234611 (2025).

G. H. Xing, Q. Hao, G. J. Lyu*, F. Zhu, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, E. Pineda, and J.C. Qiao*

Integrating dynamic relaxation with inelastic deformation in metallic glasses: Theoretical insights and experimental validation

J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 218, 135-152 (2025).

Y. J. Bai, C. Yang, Z. S. Liu, Q. Y. Jiang, Y. J. Wang, K. Zhang*, Y. Z. Liu, Y. D. Li, and B. C. Wei*

Mechanical anisotropy in additively manufactured laminated high-entropy alloys: The role of interface geometry

J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 210, 72 (2025).

Y. Q. Meng, W. D. Song*, S. S. Liu, Y. J. Wang, W. H. Li, and L. J. Xiao*

Grain size effect and structural heterogeneity in the shock-induced plastic deformation mechanism of nanocrystalline high-entropy alloys

Eur. J. Mech. A/Solids 112, 105662 (2025).

– 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).

Z. Y. Yang*, Q. Miao*, J. K. Dan, M. T. Liu, Y. J. Wang*

Structural mechanism of glass transition uncovered by unsupervised machine learning

Acta Mater. 281, 120410 (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).

J. L. Tao, and Y. J. Wang*

An Artificial Intelligence Constitutive Model for Amorphous Solids Utilizing Graph Neural Networks

JOM 76, 5777 (2024).

S. Y. Liang, F. Zhu, Y. J. Wang*, E. Pineda, T. Wada, H. Kato, J. C. Qiao*

On the kinetics of structural evolution in metallic glasses

Int. J. of Eng. Sci. 205, 104146 (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).

Y. J. Duan, Z. R. Xu, L. T. Zhang, M. Nabahat, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, T. Wada, H. Kato, J. Pellerier, J. C. Qiao*, and Eloi Pineda*

Anelastic relaxation considering physical aging effects in a high-entropy metallic glass

Sci. China Technol. Sci. 67, 3967 (2024).

S. Y. Liang, L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, B. Wang*, J. M. Pelletier and J. C. Qiao*

A model on the coupling between cyclic fatigue and microstructure evolution in a metallic glass

Int. J. of Fatigue 187, 108446 (2024).

L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, T. Wada, H. Kato, J. C. Qiao*

Mechanical memory and relaxation decoupling of metallic glasses in homogenous flow

Int. J. Mech. Sci. 281, 109661 (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).

G. H. Xing, Q. Hao, F. Zhu, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, H. Kato, E. Pineda, S. Lan, J. C. Qiao

Correlating dynamic relaxation and viscoelasticity in metallic glasses

Sci. China: Phys. Mech. Astron 67, 256111 (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).

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).

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).

– 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).

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).

X. S. Wang and Y. J. Wang*

Disorder-order transition in multiprincipal element alloy: A free energy perspective

Phys. Rev. Mater. 7, 033606 (2023).

K. Zhao, Y. J. Wang*, and P. H. Cao*

Fracture universality in amorphous nanowires

J. Mech. Phys. Solids 173, 105210 (2023).

Z. Y. Zhou, Y. Sun, L. Gao, Y. J. Wang*, and H. B.Yu*

Fundamental links between shear transformation, β relaxation, and string-like motion in metallic glasses

Acta Mater. 246, 118701 (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).

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).

S. Liang, L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda, and J. C. Qiao*

Influence of oscillation strain on the dynamic mechanical relaxation of a La-based metallic glass

Sci. China Technol. Sci. (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 and J.C. Qiao*

Training β relaxation to rejuvenate metallic glasses

J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 158, 53 (2023). (Journal Cover Image)

L. T. Zhang, Y. J. Wang, Y. Yang, and J. C. Qiao*

The anelastic origin of mechanical cycling induced rejuvenation in the metallic glass

Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron. 66, 286111 (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).

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 and 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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

Z. Y. Yang and Y. J. Wang*

Ergodic structural diversity predicts dynamics in amorphous materials

Front. Mater. 9 (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, Y. J. Wang*, and A. Zaccone*

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. Yu

Dynamic responses in shocked Cu-Zr nanoglasses with gradient microstructure

Int. J. Plast. 149, 103154 (2022).

– 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. Wang*

An overview of molecular dynamics simulations of plasticity in solids at experimentally relevant timescales

Chinese J. Comput. Mech. 38, 280-289 (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, 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).

Y. J. Duan, J. C. Qiao*, T. Wada, H. Kato, Y. J. Wang, E. Pineda, and 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?

Chin. 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 (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

Chin. J. Theor. Appl. Mech. 52, 740 (2020).

– 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)

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).

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 (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 –

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).

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. 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).

Before – 2014 –

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).

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

Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 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).

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 (2008).

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• ​"Entropic effect on microscopic mechanisms of plastic deformation in novel disordered solids", 630 000 CNY, NSFC, 2021-2024
• "High throughput concurrent algorithm and software for materials simulation", 900 000 CNY, National Key Research & Development Program of China, 2017-2021
• "Multi-time-scale computer simulations of the hierarchical dynamics in stress relaxation and creep of metallic glasses", 680 000 CNY, NSFC, 2017-2020
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• "Atomic-scale ductile mechanism of amorphous-crystalline nanocomposite", 280 000 CNY, NSFC, 2015-2017
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