Solid-state batteries: The critical role of mechanics

S Kalnaus, NJ Dudney, AS Westover, E Herbert… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Solid-state batteries with lithium metal anodes have the potential for higher energy density,
longer lifetime, wider operating temperature, and increased safety. Although the bulk of the …

Strain gradient continuum plasticity theories: theoretical, numerical and experimental investigations

GZ Voyiadjis, Y Song - International Journal of Plasticity, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the last three decades, a number of researchers have used the gradient-enhanced
plasticity theory to model the microstructural material behavior, which is not able to be …

A standard experimental method for determining the material length scale based on modified couple stress theory

Z Li, Y He, J Lei, S Guo, D Liu, L Wang - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
A standard experimental method for determining the intrinsic material length scale of
modified couple stress theory is proposed based on a non-contact laser Doppler vibration …

[HTML][HTML] Size-dependent vibration of nickel cantilever microbeams: experiment and gradient elasticity

J Lei, Y He, S Guo, Z Li, D Liu - Aip Advances, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The size-dependent elasticity of a series of nickel cantilever microbeams was investigated
experimentally for the first time. The experimental results revealed that the dimensionless …

The Hall–Petch effect as a manifestation of the general size effect

Y Li, AJ Bushby, DJ Dunstan - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The experimental evidence for the Hall–Petch dependence of strength on the inverse
square-root of grain size is reviewed critically. Both the classic data and more recent results …

Grain size dependence of the strength of metals: The Hall–Petch effect does not scale as the inverse square root of grain size

DJ Dunstan, AJ Bushby - International Journal of Plasticity, 2014 - Elsevier
The classic data in the literature for the grain size dependence of the strength in many
metals are reviewed. The exponent x relating strength to grain size d− x is not often the …

Source truncation and exhaustion: insights from quantitative in situ TEM tensile testing

D Kiener, AM Minor - Nano letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
A unique method for quantitative in situ nanotensile testing in a transmission electron
microscope employing focused ion beam fabricated specimens was developed …

Size effects in the torsion of microscale copper wires: Experiment and analysis

D Liu, Y He, X Tang, H Ding, P Hu, P Cao - Scripta Materialia, 2012 - Elsevier
The size dependence in the torsional response of microsized polycrystalline copper wires is
investigated experimentally using a novel automated torsion balance. Comparing to the …

Multi-aspect size effect transition from micro to macroscale: Modelling and experiment

ZY Feng, H Li, D Zhang, XX Guo, YQ Chen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Size effects (SEs) impede the mass production of high-performance miniaturised
components via micro-forming. Although many studies have examined SEs from multiple …

Toward a further understanding of size effects in the torsion of thin metal wires: an experimental and theoretical assessment

D Liu, Y He, DJ Dunstan, B Zhang, Z Gan, P Hu… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Both torsion and tensile tests are performed on polycrystalline copper wires with diameters
in the range 20–50μm. A significant size effect in both the initial yielding and the plastic flow …