An atomistic-to-microscale computational analysis of the dislocation pileup-induced local stresses near an interface in plastically deformed two-phase materials

Y Peng, R Ji, T Phan, W Gao, VI Levitas, L Xiong - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Taking the two-phase material as a model system, here we perform atomistic-to-microscale
computational analysis on how the dislocations pileup is formed at a buried interface …

Atomistically-informed hardening and kinetics models of helium bubble in irradiated tungsten

C Ji, J Hu, Z Zhuang, Y Cui - International Journal of Plasticity, 2023 - Elsevier
In fusion reactor environment, helium bubble acts as a crucial inducement to the
performance degradation of plasma facing tungsten, leading to irradiation hardening and …

Amorphization induced by 60 shuffle dislocation pileup against different grain boundaries in silicon bicrystal under shear

H Chen, VI Levitas, L Xiong - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the amorphous band nucleation and growth ahead
of the tip of a shuffle 60 o dislocation pileup at different grain boundaries (GBs) in diamond …

Concurrent atomistic-continuum modeling of crystalline materials

Y Chen, S Shabanov, DL McDowell - Journal of Applied Physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we present a concurrent atomistic-continuum (CAC) method for modeling and
simulation of crystalline materials. The CAC formulation extends the Irving-Kirkwood …

Ligand-induced incompatible curvatures control ultrathin nanoplatelet polymorphism and chirality

D Monego, S Dutta, D Grossman… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The ability of thin materials to shape-shift is a common occurrence that leads to dynamic
pattern formation and function in natural and man-made structures. However, harnessing …

Multiscale computational and experimental analysis of slip-GB reactions: in situ high-resolution electron backscattered diffraction and concurrent atomistic-continuum …

Y Su, T Phan, L Xiong, J Kacher - Scripta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, in situ high-resolution electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) is combined
with concurrent atomistic-continuum (CAC) simulations to study the interactions between …

A comparison of different continuum approaches in modeling mixed-type dislocations in Al

S Xu, L Smith, JR Mianroodi, A Hunter… - … and Simulation in …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Mixed-type dislocations are prevalent in metals and play an important role in their plastic
deformation. Key characteristics of mixed-type dislocations cannot simply be extrapolated …

Quantifying the dynamics of dislocation kinks in iron and tungsten through atomistic simulations

R Ji, T Phan, H Chen, L Xiong - International Journal of Plasticity, 2020 - Elsevier
When high-Peierls-barrier materials such as iron (Fe) and tungsten (W) are deformed,
dislocation kinks can be easily activated. The subsequent kink dynamics may dictate the …

A discrete–continuous model of three-dimensional dislocation elastodynamics

Y Cui, T Wang, S Luo, Z Li, Z Li - International Journal of Plasticity, 2022 - Elsevier
Unraveling the deformation mechanism of materials under extremely high strain rate is
critical from both scientific and engineering viewpoints. The elastodynamic effect of 3D high …

Metallic glass instability induced by the continuous dislocation absorption at an amorphous/crystalline interface

T Phan, J Rigelesaiyin, Y Chen, A Bastawros, L Xiong - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
An amorphous/crystalline metallic composite (A/C-MC) integrates metallic glass with
crystalline metals in one system. The amorphous-crystalline interface (ACI) in A/C-MCs …