It has been well documented that plastic deformation of crystalline and amorphous
metals/alloys shows a general trend of “smaller is stronger”. The majority of the experimental …

Understanding the incipient plastic mechanism in metals is critical for their associated
mechanical properties. While heterogeneous dislocation nucleation from pre-existing …

The failure of superhard materials is often associated with stress-induced amorphization.
However, the underlying mechanisms of the structural evolution remain largely unknown …

To understand the underlying mechanisms that control the mechanical properties of
nanostructured metals, an insight into the role of the grain boundary in dislocation-driven …

Linear defects in crystalline materials, known as dislocations, are central to the
understanding of plastic deformation and mechanical strength, as well as control of …

The mechanisms of plasticity in metal nanowires with diameters below 100 nm are
reviewed. At these length scales, plasticity in face-centered-cubic metals subjected to …

Nanowires and nanoparticles are envisioned as important elements of future technology
and devices, owing to their unique mechanical properties. Metallic nanowires and …

Incipient plasticity of crystals is usually initiated from versatile pre-existing crystalline defects
of different geometries and length scales that formed during materials fabrication and …

A unique size‐dependent strain hardening mechanism, that achieves both high strength and
ductility, is demonstrated for penta‐twinned Ag nanowires (NWs) through a combined …

The characterization of nanomaterials under high strain rates is critical to understand their
suitability for dynamic applications such as nanoresonators and nanoswitches. It is also of …