第一作者和通讯作者论文：
1. Yanfang Liu, Yu Zang, Yang Cao*, Wei Liu, Qingzhong Mao, Hao zhou, Wei Jiang, Yonghao Zhao, Yuntian Zhu*, Significance of surface layer integrity for sustaining the ductility of gradient-structured nickel, Materials Letters 303 (2021) 130491.
2. Wei Jiang, Shengyun Yuan, Yang Cao∗, Yong Zhang∗, Yonghao Zhao*, Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of a Ni 2 Co 1 Fe 1 V 0.5 Mo 0.2 medium-entropy alloy at elevated temperatures, Acta Materialia 213 (2021) 116982.
3. W. Jiang, Y. Cao*, Y.D. Jiang, Y.F. Liu, Q.Z. Mao, H. Zhou, X.Z. Liao, Y.H. Zhao*, Effects of nanostructural hierarchy on the hardness and thermal stability of an austenitic stainless steel, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 12 (2021) 376-384.
4. J.F. Nie*, Y.F. Liu, F. Wang, H. Zhou, Y. Cao*, X.F. Liu, X.H. An, X.Z. Liao, Y.T. Zhu, Y.J. Zhao, Key roles of particles in grain refinement and material strengthening for an aluminum matrix composite, Materials Science and Engineering: A 801 (2021) 140414.
5. N.N. Liang, X. Wang, Y. Cao*, Y.S. Li, Y.T. Zhu, Y.H. Zhao*, Effective surface nano-crystallization of Ni2FeCoMo0.5V0.2 Medium Entropy Alloy by Rotationally Accelerated Shot Peening (RASP), Entropy, 22 (2020) 1074.
6. Y. Liu, Y. Cao*, Q. Mao, H. Zhou, Y. Zhao, W. Jiang, Y. Liu, J.T. Wang, Z. You, Y.T. Zhu*, Critical microstructures and defects in heterostructured materials and their effects on mechanical properties, Acta Mater. 189 (2020) 129-144.
7. H. Liang, N. Luo*, T. Shen, X. Sun, X. Fan, Y. Cao*, Experimental and numerical simulation study of Zr-based BMG/Al composites manufactured by underwater explosive welding, Journal of Materials Research and Technology 9(2) (2020) 1539-1548.
8. J.X. Zhang, Y. Cao*, H.L. Gao, X. Yang, B.P. Shu, Y.T.T. Zhu, B. Sharma, K. Ameyama, X.K. Zhu*, Influence of Strain Rate on Mechanical Behaviours of Gradient-Structured Copper, Materials Transactions 61(4) (2020) 708-717.
9. W. Jiang, H. Zhou, Y. Cao*, J. Nie, Y. Li, Y. Zhao, M. Kawasaki, T.G. Langdon, Y. Zhu, On the Heterogeneity of Local Shear Strain Induced by High-Pressure Torsion, Advanced Engineering Materials 22(1) (2020) 1900477.
10. Y. Liu, F. Wang, Y. Cao*, J. Nie*, H. Zhou, H. Yang, X. Liu, X. An, X. Liao, Y. Zhao, Y. Zhu, Unique defect evolution during the plastic deformation of a metal matrix composite, Scr. Mater. 162 (2019) 316-320.
11. Z.W. Huang, S.B. Jin, H. Zhou, Y.S. Li*, Y. Cao*, Y.T. Zhu, Evolution of twinning systems and variants during sequential twinning in cryo-rolled titanium, International Journal of Plasticity 112 (2019) 52-67.
12. Y. Cao*, S. Ni*, X. Liao, M. Song, Y. Zhu, Structural evolutions of metallic materials processed by severe plastic deformation, Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports 133 (2018) 1-59.
13. Y. Cao, L.C. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Twinning interactions induced amorphisation in ultrafine silicon grains, Mater. Sci. Eng. A-Struct. Mater. Prop. Microstruct. Process. 658 (2016) 321-325.
14. Y. Cao, Y.B. Wang, X.H. An, X.Z. Liao, M. Kawasaki, S.P. Ringer, T.G. Langdon, Y.T. Zhu, Grain boundary formation by remnant dislocations from the de-twinning of thin nano-twins, Scr. Mater. 100(0) (2015) 98-101.
15. Y. Cao, Y.B. Wang, X.H. An, X.Z. Liao, M. Kawasaki, S.P. Ringer, T.G. Langdon, Y.T. Zhu, Concurrent microstructural evolution of ferrite and austenite in a duplex stainless steel processed by high-pressure torsion, Acta Mater. 63 (2014) 16-29.
16. Y. Cao, Y.B. Wang, Z.B. Chen, X.Z. Liao, M. Kawasaki, S.P. Ringer, T.G. Langdon, Y.T. Zhu, De-twinning via secondary twinning in face-centered cubic alloys, Materials Science and Engineering: A 578(0) (2013) 110-114.
17. Y. Cao, Y.B. Wang, X.Z. Liao, M. Kawasaki, S.P. Ringer, T.G. Langdon, Y.T. Zhu, Applied stress controls the production of nano-twins in coarse-grained metals, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101(23) (2012) 231903.
18. Y. Cao, Y.B. Wang, R.B. Figueiredo, L. Chang, X.Z. Liao, M. Kawasaki, W.L. Zheng, S.P. Ringer, T.G. Langdon, Y.T. Zhu, Three-dimensional shear-strain patterns induced by high-pressure torsion and their impact on hardness evolution, Acta Mater. 59(10) (2011) 3903-3914.
19. Y. Cao, M. Kawasaki, Y.B. Wang, S.N. Alhajeri, X.Z. Liao, W.L. Zheng, S.P. Ringer, Y.T. Zhu, T.G. Langdon, Unusual macroscopic shearing patterns observed in metals processed by high-pressure torsion, J. Mater. Sci. 45(17) (2010) 4545-4553.
20. Y. Cao, Y.B. Wang, S.N. Alhajeri, X.Z. Liao, W.L. Zheng, S.P. Ringer, T.G. Langdon, Y.T. Zhu, A visualization of shear strain in processing by high-pressure torsion, J. Mater. Sci. 45(3) (2010) 765-770.
合作者论文：
1. Q. Zhang, Z. Ti, Y. Zhu, Y. Zhang, Y. Cao, S. Li, M. Wang, D. Li, B. Zou, Y. Hou, P. Wang, G. Tang, Achieving Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity and High Thermoelectric Performance in GeTe Alloys via Introducing Cu2Te Nanocrystals and Resonant Level Doping, ACS Nano 15(12) (2021) 19345-19356.
2. Zhouwen Jiang, Lilong Zhu, Lianxu Yu, Baoan Sun, Yang Cao, Yonghao Zhao*, Yong Zhang*, The mechanism for the serrated flow induced by Suzuki segregation in a Ni alloy, Materials Science & Engineering A 820 (2021) 141575.
3. B. Gao, R. Hu, Z. Pan, X. Chen, Y. Liu, L. Xiao, Y. Cao, Y. Li, Q. Lai, H. Zhou, Strengthening and ductilization of laminate dual-phase steels with high martensite content, J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 65 (2021) 29-37.
4. J. Chen, K. Bao, X. Zhang, Y. Cao, Y. Peng, J. Kong, K. Wang, Adiabatic shear band development and following failure in 316L fabricated by an additive manufacturing process, Materials Science and Engineering: A 811 (2021) 141003.
5. K.D. Yao, L. Liu*, J. Ren, Y. Guo, Y.F. Liu, Y. Cao, R. Feng, F.F. Wu, J. Qi, J. Luo, P. K. Liaw, W. Chen*, High-entropy intermetalli c compound with ultra-high strength and thermal stability, Scripta Materialia 194 (2021) 113674.
6. K. Wei, R. Hu, D.D. Yin, L.R. Xiao, S. Pang, Y. Cao, H. Zhou*, Y.H. Zhao*, Y.T. Zhu*, Grain size effect on tensile properties and slip systems of pure magnesium, Acta Materialia 206 (2021) 116604.
7. J. Chen, H.Y. Wei, K. Bao, X.F. Zhang, Y. Cao, Y. Peng*, J. Kong*, K.H. Wang*, Dynamic mechanical properties of 316L stainless steel fabricated by an additive manufacturing process, Journal of materials research and technology 11 (2021) 170-179.
8. B. Gao, Q.Q. Lai, Y. Cao, R. Hu, L.R. Xiao, Z.Y. Pan, N.N. Liang, Y.S. Li, G. Sha, M.P. Liu, H. Zhou*, X.L. Wu*, Y.T. Zhu*, Ultrastrong low-carbon nanosteel produced by heterostructure and interstitial mediated warm rolling, Science Advances 6 (2020) eaba8169.
9. Z.W. Wang, L. Guo, W.Z Xia, Z. Yuan, Y. Cao, S. Ni, M. Song*, An SEM-based approach to characterize the microstructural evolution in a gradient CoCrFeNiMo0.15 high-entropy alloy, Materials Characterization 161 (2020) 110169.
10. J.F. Nie, F.H. Lu, Z.W. Huang, X. Ma, H. Zhou, C. Chen, X. Chen, H.B. Yang, Y. Cao, X.F. Liu*, Y.H. Zhao*, Y.T. Zhu, Improving the high-temperature ductility of Al composites by tailoring the nanoparticle network, Materialia 9 (2020) 100523.
11. L. Guo, W.Q. Wu, S. Ni*, Z. Yuan, Y. Cao, Z.W. Wang**, M. Song, Strengthening the FeCoCrNiMo0.15 high entropy alloy by a gradient structure, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 841 (2020) 155688.
12. Y. Liu, Y. Cao, H. Zhou, X. Chen, Y. Liu*, L. Xiao*, X. Huan, Y. Zhao, Y.T. Zhu, Mechanical Properties and Microstructures of Commercial-Purity Aluminum Processed by Rotational Accelerated Shot Peening Plus Cold Rolling, Advanced Engineering Materials 22(1) (2020) 1900478.
13. L.R. Xiao, X.F. Chen, Y. Cao, H. Zhou*, X.L. Ma, D.D. Yin, B. Ye, X.D. Han*, Y.T. Zhu, Solute segregation assisted nanocrystallization of a cold-rolled Mg–Ag alloy during annealing, Scr. Mater. 177 (2020) 69-73.
14. Y. Liu, M. Liu*, X. Chen, Y. Cao, H.J. Roven, M. Murashkin, R.Z. Valiev, H. Zhou*, Effect of Mg on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Mg alloys produced by high pressure torsion, Scr. Mater. 159 (2019) 137-141.
15. B. Gao, X. Chen, Z. Pan, J. Li, Y. Ma, Y. Cao, M. Liu, Q. Lai*, L. Xiao, H. Zhou*, A high-strength heterogeneous structural dual-phase steel, J. Mater. Sci. 54(19) (2019) 12898-12910.
16. M.N. Hasan, Y.F. Liu, X.H. An*, J. Gu, M. Song*, Y. Cao, Y.S. Li, Y.T. Zhu, X.Z. Liao*, Simultaneously enhancing strength and ductility of a high-entropy alloy via gradient hierarchical microstructures, International Journal of Plasticity 123 (2019) 178-195.
17. L.R. Xiao, Y. Cao, S. Li, H. Zhou*, X.L. Ma, L. Mao, X.C. Sha, Q.D. Wang, Y.T. Zhu, X.D. Han*, The formation mechanism of a novel interfacial phase with high thermal stability in a Mg-Gd-Y-Ag-Zr alloy, Acta Mater. 162 (2019) 214-225.
18. S.Z. Wang, J.S. Li*, Y. Cao, B. Gao, Q.Z. Mao, Y.S. Li*, Thermal stability and tensile property of 316L stainless steel with heterogeneous lamella structure, Vacuum 152 (2018) 261-264.
19. Z. Pan, B. Gao, Q. Lai*, X. Chen, Y. Cao, M. Liu, H. Zhou*, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Cold-Rolled Ultrafine-Grained Dual-Phase Steel, Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 11(8) (2018).
20. Z. Huang, Y. Cao, J. Nie, H. Zhou, Y.S. Li*, Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Commercially Pure Ti Processed by Rotationally Accelerated Shot Peening, Materials 11(3) (2018) 366.
21. J. Li, Y. Cao, B. Gao, Y.S. Li*, Y. Zhu, Superior strength and ductility of 316L stainless steel with heterogeneous lamella structure, J. Mater. Sci. 53(14) (2018) 10442-10456.
22. J.S. Li, W.D. Gao, Y. Cao, Z.W. Huang, B. Gao, Q.Z. Mao, Y.S. Li*, Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of a Gradient Nanostructured 316L Stainless Steel Processed by Rotationally Accelerated Shot Peening, Advanced Engineering Materials 20(10) (2018) 1800402.
23. D. Li, J.M. Li, J.C. Li, Y.S. Wang, J. Zhang, X.Y. Qin, Y. Cao, Y.S. Li*, G.D. Tang*, High thermoelectric performance of n-type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3via nanostructure engineering, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 6(20) (2018) 9642-9649.
24. G.D. Tang*, Q. Wen, T. Yang*, Y. Cao, W. Wei, Z.H. Wang*, Z.D. Zhang, Y.S. Li, Rock-salt-type nanoprecipitates lead to high thermoelectric performance in undoped polycrystalline SnSe, Rsc Advances 7(14) (2017) 8258-8263.
25. J.F. Nie, F. Wang, Y.S. Li, Y. Cao, X.F. Liu, Y.H. Zhao*, Y.T. Zhu, Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Al-TiB2/TiC In Situ Aluminum-Based Composites during Accumulative Roll Bonding (ARB) Process, Materials 10(2) (2017) 13.
26. Y.S. Li*, L. Li, J. Nie, Y. Cao, Y. Zhao, Y. Zhu, Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of a 5052 Al alloy with gradient structures, J. Mater. Res. 32(23) (2017) 4443-4451.
27. J.F. Nie, M.X. Liu, F. Wang, Y.H. Zhao*, Y.S. Li, Y. Cao, Y.T. Zhu, Fabrication of Al/Mg/Al Composites via Accumulative Roll Bonding and Their Mechanical Properties, Materials 9(11) (2016) 14.
28. X.H. An, S.M. Zhu, Y. Cao, M. Kawasaki, X.Z. Liao*, S.P. Ringer, J.F. Nie, T.G. Langdon, Y.T. Zhu, Atomic-scale investigation of interface-facilitated deformation twinning in severely deformed Ag-Cu nanolamellar composites, Appl. Phys. Lett. 107(1) (2015) 011901.
29. P.W. Trimby*, Y. Cao, Z. Chen, S. Han, K.J. Hemker, J. Lian, X. Liao, P. Rottmann, S. Samudrala, J. Sun, J.T. Wang, J. Wheeler, J.M. Cairney, Characterizing deformed ultrafine-grained and nanocrystalline materials using transmission Kikuchi diffraction in a scanning electron microscope, Acta Mater. 62(0) (2014) 69-80.
30. S.K. Samudrala, P.J. Felfer, V.J. Araullo-Peters, Y. Cao, X.Z. Liao, J.M. Cairney*, New atom probe approaches to studying segregation in nanocrystalline materials, Ultramicroscopy 132 (2013) 158-163.
31. Q. Guo, L. Chang, L. Ye, Y.L. Wang, H.T. Feng, Y. Cao, Q. Lian, Y. Li*, Residual Stress, Nanohardness, and Microstructure Changes in Whirlwind Milling of GCr15 Steel, Mater. Manuf. Process. 28(10) (2013) 1047-1052.
32. K.Y. Xie, Y. Wang*, Y. Zhao, L. Chang, G. Wang, Z. Chen, Y. Cao, X. Liao*, E.J. Lavernia, R.Z. Valiev, B. Sarrafpour, H. Zoellner, S.P. Ringer, Nanocrystalline β-Ti alloy with high hardness, low Young's modulus and excellent in vitro biocompatibility for biomedical applications, Materials Science and Engineering: C 33(6) (2013) 3530-3536.
33. K.Y. Xie*, S. Shrestha, Y. Cao, P.J. Felfer, Y.B. Wang, X.Z. Liao, J.M. Cairney, S.P. Ringer*, The effect of pre-existing defects on the strength and deformation behavior of alpha-Fe nanopillars, Acta Mater. 61(2) (2013) 439-452.
34. Y.B. Wang, D.D. Qu, X.H. Wang, Y. Cao, X.Z. Liao*, M. Kawasaki, S.P. Ringer, Z.W. Shan, T.G. Langdon, J. Shen, Introducing a strain-hardening capability to improve the ductility of bulk metallic glasses via severe plastic deformation, Acta Mater. 60(1) (2012) 253-260.
35. Y.B. Wang, M. Louie, Y. Cao, X.Z. Liao*, H.J. Li, S.P. Ringer, Y.T. Zhu, High-pressure torsion induced microstructural evolution in a hexagonal close-packed Zr alloy, Scr. Mater. 62(4) (2010) 214-217.
36. Y.B. Wang, J.C. Ho, Y. Cao, X.Z. Liao*, H.Q. Li, Y.H. Zhao, E.J. Lavernia, S.P. Ringer, Y.T. Zhu, Dislocation density evolution during high pressure torsion of a nanocrystalline Ni-Fe alloy, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94(9) (2009) 091911.