Publications

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JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (^†AUTHORS WITH EQUAL CONTRIBUTIONS; ^*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS)

1. C. Shi^*, Y. Wang, X. Liu, C. López-Pernía, J. Watt, C. Gan, A. Mijailovic, P.R. Guduru, D. Mitlin^*, B.W. Sheldon^*, “Stack pressure effects and viscoplastic deformation in argyrodite solid-state electrolyte,” Matter (2026).


2. G. Correa, C.E. Athanasiou, T. Zhu^*, X. Liu^*, “A machine-learning-based model for predicting crack arrest fracture toughness through literature data mining,” Journal of Materials Science: Materials Theory (2026).


3. Q. Ai^†, B. Zhang^†, X. Liu^†, B. Shin, W. Guo, G. Gao, L. Zhao, X. Weng, Q. Fang, T. Zhai, D. Steinbach, Y. Zhu, Y. Liu, F. Wang, X. Tian, H. Guo^*, Y. Zhang, X. Zhao, Y. Han, M. Tang, Y. Yao^*, T. Zhu^*, H. Gao^*, J. Lou^*, “Strong and brittle lithium dendrites,” Science (2026).


4. Y. Yang, K. Ding, X. Liu, T. Zhu, J. Kacher, O. Pierron^*, “In situ TEM measurement of strain rate-dependent activation volume of ultrafine-grained Au films,” Acta Materialia (2026).


5. K. Ding, T. Zirkle, X. Liu, G.M. Castelluccio, B.D. Miller, J.L. Wormald, B.S. Anglin, T.W. Webb, D.L. McDowell, Ting Zhu^*, “Crystal plasticity modeling of ratchetting in FCC alloys,” International Journal of Plasticity (2026).


6. D. Georgiou, D. Sun, X. Liu, C.E. Athanasiou^*, “Suppressing mechanical property variability in recycled plastics via bioinspired design,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025).


7. D. Steinbach, Y. Zhu, J.C. Philipps, W. Tu, X. Liu, X. Tian, T. Xie, Y. Yan, J.Gahl, J.D. Brockman, J. Lou^*, “Neutron-radiation-induced strengthening and toughening of hexagonal boron nitride nanosheet/covalent organic framework composites for polymer coatings in radiative environments,” ACS Applied Nano Materials (2025).


8. R. Yi, D. Georgiou, X. Liu, C.E. Athanasiou^*, “Mechanics-informed, model-free symbolic regression framework for solving fracture problems,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2025).


9. M. Feng, X. Liu, S.J. Harris, B.W. Sheldon, Y. Qi^*, “A multiscale model to understand the interface chemistry, contacts, and dynamics during lithium stripping,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2024).


10. C.E. Athanasiou^*, X. Liu, H. Gao^*, “A perspective on democratizing mechanical testing: Harnessing artificial intelligence to advance sustainable material adoption and decentralized manufacturing,” Journal of Applied Mechanics (2024).


11. X. Liu^*, C.E. Athanasiou, C. López-Pernía, T. Zhu, N.P. Padture, B.W. Sheldon^*, H. Gao^*, “Tailoring the toughening effects in two-dimensional nanomaterial-reinforced ceramic matrix composites,” Journal of Applied Mechanics (2024).


12. S. Stangebye, X. Liu, L. Daza-Llanos, Y. Yang, T. Zhu, J. Kacher, O. Pierron^*, “Comparison of electrical sensing and image analysis for in situ transmission electron microscopy nanomechanical testing of thin films,” Thin Solid Films (2023).


13. Z. Dai, M.C. Doyle, X. Liu, M. Hu, Q. Wang, C.E. Athanasiou, Y. Liu, B.W. Sheldon, H. Gao, S.F. Liu, N.P. Padture^*, “The mechanical behavior of metal-halide perovskites: Elasticity, plasticity, fracture, and creep,” Scripta Materialia (2023).


14. C.E. Athanasiou^†*, X. Liu^†, B. Zhang^†, T. Cai, C. Ramirez, N.P. Padture, J. Lou, B.W. Sheldon^*, H. Gao^*, “Integrated simulation, machine learning, and experimental approach to characterizing fracture instability in indentation pillar-splitting of materials,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (2023).


15. Z. Dai, S. Li, X. Liu, M. Chen, C.E. Athanasiou, B.W. Sheldon, H. Gao, P. Guo, N.P. Padture^*, “Dual-interface reinforced flexible perovskite solar cells for enhanced performance and mechanical reliability,” Advanced Materials (2022).


16. C.E. Athanasiou^†*, X. Liu^†, M.Y. Jin, E. Nimon, S. Visco, C. Lee, M. Park, J. Yun, N.P. Padture, H. Gao, B.W. Sheldon^*, “Rate-dependent deformation of amorphous sulfide glass electrolytes for solid-state batteries,” Cell Reports Physical Science (2022).


17. B. Zhang^†, X. Liu^†, H. Guo^†, K. Yang, G. Gao, B.W. Sheldon^*, H. Gao^*, J. Lou^*, “Quantitative in-situ study of strength-governed interfacial failure between h-BN and polymer-derived ceramic,” Acta Materialia (2021).


18. X. Liu^†, C.E. Athanasiou^†*, N.P. Padture, B.W. Sheldon^*, H. Gao^*, “Knowledge extraction and transfer in data-driven fracture mechanics,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2021).


19. X. Liu, C.E. Athanasiou, N.P. Padture, B.W. Sheldon^*, H. Gao^*, “A machine learning approach to fracture mechanics problems,” Acta Materialia (2020).


20. A.K. Dickerson, X. Liu, T. Zhu^*, D.L. Hu^*, “Fog spontaneously folds mosquito wings,” Physics of Fluids (2015).