Publications

2021

Yin H, Song M, Deng P, Li L, Prorok BC, Lou XY, "Thermal stability and microstructural evolution of additively manufactured 316L stainless steel by laser powder bed fusion at 500–800 ℃", Additive Manufacturing, 41, 2021, 101981 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.101981)

Ding J, Li L, Wang N, Tian L, Asta M, Ritchie R.O., Egami T., “Universal nature of the saddle states of structural excitations in metallic glasses”, Material Today Physics (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtphys.2021.100359)

7 charts showing energy, Activation and relaxation energy spectra, and SRO analysis of activation and relaxation stages.

Han X, Won HY, Choi MY, Vijayaraghavan SN, Liu ZQ, Wang RG, Li L, Hong YK, Yan F, “Interdiffusion induced high coercivity of rare-earth free Alnico/Pt thin films”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 854 (15), 2021: 157038. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157038)

2020

Zhou XY, Schuler JD, Grigorian CM, Tweddle D, Rupert TJ., Li L, Thompson GB, “Influence and Comparison of Contamination Partitioning on Nanocrystalline Stability in Sputter Deposited and Ball Milled Cu-Zr Alloys”, Journal of Materials Science, 55, 2020, 16758. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05135-y)

Wang WB, Mraied H, Diyatmika W, Chu JP, Li L, Cai WJ, “Effects of Nanoscale Chemical Heterogeneity on the Wear, Corrosion, and Tribocorrosion Resistance of Zr-based Thin Film Metallic Glasses”, Surface and Coatings Technology, 402 (25), 2020, 126324. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126324)

Guo, Q., Gu, Y., Barr, C. M., Koenig, T., Hattar, K., Li, L., & Thompson, G. B. (2020). In situ indentation and high cycle tapping deformation responses in a nanolaminate crystalline/amorphous metal composite. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 140074. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2020.140074)

Charts and graphics showing load-displacement curves

Feng SD, Li L, Liu YD, Wang LM, Liu RP, “Heterogeneous microstructure of Zr46Cu46Al8 nanoglasses studied by quantifying glass-glass interfaces”, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 546, 2020: 120265. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2020.120265)

Yao, Y., Wang, K., Wang, X., Li, L., Cai, W., Kelly, S., . . . Yan, F. (2020). Microstructural heterogeneity and mechanical anisotropy of 18Ni-330 maraging steel fabricated by selective laser melting: The effect of build orientation and height. Journal of Materials Research, 1-12. (https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2020.126)

Liang Tian, Yue Fan, Lin Li, Normand Mousseau, Identifying flow defects in amorphous alloys using machine learning outlier detection methods,
Scripta Materialia, Volume 186, 2020, Pages 185-189 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2020.05.038 )

3 charts showing levels of atomic displacement and sheer strain

Feng SD, Li L, Chan KC, Zhao L, Limin Wang LM, Liu RP, “Enhancing strength and plasticity by pre-introduced indent-notches in Zr36Cu64 metallic glass: A molecular dynamics simulation study”, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 43, 2020: 119 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2019.10.034)

2019

Feng SD, Li L, Chan KC, Zhao L, Pan SP, Limin Wang LM, Liu RP, “Tuning deformation behavior of Cu0.5CoNiCrAl high-entropy alloy via cooling rate gradient: An atomistic study”, Intermetallic, 112, 2019, 106553. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2019.106553 )

Mathews M, Guo LP, Han X, Saurav S, Xing GZ, Li L, Yan F, “Local mechanical and electrical behavior in CdTe thin film solar cells revealed by scanning probe microscopy”, AIP Advances 9, 085108 (2019). (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5093906 )

Tian L, Li L, Ding J, Mousseau N, "ART_data_analyzer: Automating parallelized computations to study the evolution of materials", SoftwareX, 9 (2019) P 238. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2019.03.002)

Flow chart for running ART simulations in parallel

Holland S, Wang XQ, Chen J, Cai WJ, Yan F, Li L*, “Multiscale Microstructure and Mechanical properties of Inconel 718 Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting and Heat Treatment”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.12.380)

AFM and SEM images with EBSD Analysis and charts on hardness and wear

Feng SD, Li L, Qi L, Zhao L, Wang LM, Liu RP, Chan KC., “Control of shear band dynamics in Cu50Zr50 metallic glass by introducing amorphous-crystalline interfaces”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 770 (2019) P 896. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.08.192)

2018

Wang N, Ding J, Lou P, Liu YH, Li L, Yan F., "Chemical variation induced nanoscale spatial heterogeneity in metallic glasses", Material Research Letters, 6, 2018. (https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2018.1532465)

4 charts showing chemical variation induced nanoscale spatial heterogeneity in metallic glasses

Li L, Homer ER, “Shear transformation zone dynamics modeling of deformation in metallic glasses”, “Handbook of Materials Modeling, Second Edition”, edited by Yip S, Andreoni W, Springer, 2018. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42913-7_99-1 )
Holland, Sharniece, Xiaoqing Wang, Xiaoying Fang, Yuebin Guo, Feng Yan, and Lin Li. "Grain Boundary Network Evolution in Inconel 718 from Selective Laser Melting to Heat Treatment." Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2018. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.04.045)
Tian, Liang, and Lin Li. "A Review on the Strengthening of Nanostructured Materials." International Journal of Current Engineering and Technology, 8 (2) 2018. (https://doi.org/10.14741/ijcet/v.8.2.7).
Wang, Neng, Jun Ding, Feng Yan, Mark Asta, Robert O. Ritchie, and Lin Li. "Spatial correlation of elastic heterogeneity tunes the deformation behavior of metallic glasses." npj Computational Materials 4, no. 1 (2018): 19. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41524-018-0077-8)

Charts showing the spatial heterogeneity of elastic property at the nanoscale.

A chart showing the spatial distributions of local shear moduli and another chart showing plastic strain to failure

2017

Christian Sterwerf, Tyler Kaub, Chuang Deng, Gregory B. Thompson, Lin Li, "Deformation mode transitions in amorphous-Cu45Zr55"/crystalline-Cu multilayers", Thin Solid Films, 626, p. 184, 2017 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2017.02.035)

2016

Li L, Anderson PM, "Quantum Crystal Plasticity Model for Nanocrystalline Metals", Chapter 13 in "Multiscale Materials Modeling for Nanomechanics", edited by Tucker G, Weinberger C, Springer, 2016.
Homer ER, Li L, Schuh CA, "Modeling Mechanics of Metallic Glasses in Nanostructures", Chapter 16 in "Multiscale Materials Modeling for Nanomechanics", edited by Tucker G, Weinberger C, Springer, 2016.
Mathews, M, Wang H, Li L, "Finite Element Analysis of Nanoindentation and Elastic Behavior of Bi2Te3 Two-dimensional Nanosheets", ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, 5. 11, p. 3082, 2016 (https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0151611jss)
Yan HM, Vajner C, Kuhlman M, Guo LL, Li L, Araujo P, Wang HT, "Elastic Behavior of Bi2Se3 2D Nanosheets Grown By van der Waals epitaxy", Applied Physics Letters, 109. 3, 032103, 2016. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4958986)
Vajner C, Yan HM, Guo LL, Mathews M, Kuhlman M, Benefield S, Ulrich S, Zolghadr E, Li L, Araujo P, Wang HT, "Thickness Identification of Epitaxial Bi2Te3 via Optical Contrast", 2D Materials, 3. 2, 021010, 2016. (https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1583/3/2/021010)

2015

Guo LL, Yan HM, Moore Q, Buettner M, Song JH, Li L, Araujo P, Wang HT, "Elastic properties of van der Waals epitaxy grown bismuth telluride 2D nanosheets", Nanoscale, 7, p. 11915, 2015. (10.1039/C5NR03282B)
Wang N, Yan F, Li L , "Mesoscopic examination of cyclic hardening in metallic glass", Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 428, p. 146, 2015. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2015.08.007)
Johnson OK, Li L, Demkowicz MJ, Schuh CA, "Inferring grain boundary structure-property relations from effective property measurements", Journal of Materials Science, 50, p. 6907, 2015. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9241-4)
Yan F, Xing GZ, Wang RM, Li L, "Tailoring surface phase transition and magnetic behaviors in BiFeO3 via doping engineering", Scientific Reports, 5, p. 9128, 2015. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep09128)

2014

Li L and Holland S, "Grain Boundary Diffusion: Non-Random Topology and Effective Medium Approximation", Nanomaterials and Energy, 3, p. 139, 2014. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/nme.14.00009)
Li L, Wang N, Yan F, "Transient response in metallic glasses deformation: a study based on the shear transformation zone dynamics simulations", Scripta Materialia, 80, p. 25, 2014. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2014.02.005)
Anderson PM, Carpenter J, Gram M, Li L, “Mechanical properties of nanostructured metals”, Book Chapter in “Handbook of Nanomaterials Properties”, Springer, 2014.

2009 ~ 2013

Li L, Homer E, Schuh CA., “Shear transformation zone dynamics model for metallic glasses incorporating free volume as a state variable”, Acta Materialia, 61, p. 3347, 2013. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2013.02.024)
Van Petegem, S, Li L, Anderson PM, Van Swygenhoven H, “Deformation Mechanisms in Nanocrystalline Metals: Insights from In-Situ Diffraction and Crystal Plasticity Modeling”, Thin Solid Films, 530, p. 20, 2013. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2012.03.053)
Li L, Van Petegem, S, Van Swygenhoven H, Anderson PM, “Slip induced inter-granular stress redistribution in nanocrystalline Ni”, Acta Materialia, 60, p.7001, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2012.09.007)
Li L, Lee MG, Anderson PM, “Probing dislocation substructure via indentation characteristics: A quantized crystal plasticity approach”, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 79, p.031009, 2012. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4005894)
Li L, Lee MG, Anderson PM, “Critical strength for slip events in nanocrystalline metals: predictions of quantized crystal plasticity simulations”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 42, p. 3875, 2011. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-010-0392-2)
Li L, Anderson PM, Lee MG, Bitzek E, Derlet P, Van Swygenhoven H, “The stress-strain response of nanocrystalline metals: A quantized crystal plasticity approach”, Acta Materialia, 57, p. 812, 2009. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2008.10.035)