Publications

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D. Doan, J. Kulikowski, X. W. Gu. "Direct observation of phase transitions in truncated tetrahedral microparticles under quasi-2D confinement." Nature Communications (2024). Link

A. Parakh, M. T. Kiani, E. Lindgren, A. Colmenares, A. C. Lee, Y. Suzuki, X. W. Gu. "Synthesis of multifunctional amorphous metallic shell on crystalline metallic nanoparticles." RSC Advances (2023). Link

A. C. Lee, A. Parakh, S. Lam, A. Sleugh, O. Tertuliano, D. Doan, J. N. Weker, P. Hosemann, X. W. Gu. "Dynamic fracture processes in hydrogen embrittled iron." Acta Materialia (2023). Link

G. McCohony, X. Xu, T. Cui, E. Barks, S. Wang, E. Kaeli, C. Melamed, X. W. Gu, W. C. Chueh. "Mechanical regulation of lithium intrusion probability in garnet solid electrolytes." Nature Energy (2023). Link

Q. Li, C. J. Zeman IV, B. Kalkan, K. Kirschbaum, C. G. Gianopoulos, A. Parakh, D. Doan, A. C. Lee, J. Kulikowski, G. C. Schatz, G. Shen, M. Kunz, X. W. Gu. "Direct Observation of the Pressure-Induced Structural Variation in Gold Nanoclusters and the Correlated Optical Response." Nano Letters (2022). Link

Q. Li, J. Kulikowski, D. Doan, O. A. Tertuliano, C. J. Zerman IV, M. M. Wang, G. C. Schatz, X. W. Gu. "Mechanical nanolattices printed using nanocluster-based photoresists." Science (2022). Link

M. M. Wang, M. T. Kiani, A. Parakh, Y. Jiang, X. W. Gu. "Effect of grain size on iron-boride nanoglass." Journal of Materials Science & Technology (2022). Link

A. C. Lee, A. Parakh, A. Sleugh, O. A. Tertuliano, S. Lam, J. N. Weker, P. Hosemann, X. W. Gu. "Detection of voids in hydrogen embrittled iron using transmission X-ray microscopy." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2022). Link

A. Parakh, A. C. Lee, S. Chariton, M. M. Wang, M. T. Kiani, V. B. Prakapenka, X. W. Gu. "High pressure deformation induced precipitation in Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloy (Al7075)." Materials Science and Engineering: A (2022). Link

M. T. Kiani, Z. H. Aitken, A. Parakh, Y. W. Zhang, X. W. Gu. "Extraordinary strain hardening from dislocation loops in defect-free Al nanocubes." Nano Letters (2022). Link

O. A. Tertuliano, P. J. DePond, D. Doan, M. J. Matthews, X. W. Gu, W. Cai, A. J. Lew. "Nanoparticle-enhanced absorptivity of copper during laser powder bed fusion." Additive Manufacturing (2022). Link

C. A. McLellan, C. Siefe, J.R. Casar, C. S. Peng, S. Fischer, A. Lay, A. Parakh, F. Ke, X. W. Gu, W. Mao, S. Chu, M. B. Goodman, J. A. Dionne. "Engineering Bright and Mechanosensitive Alkaline-Earth Rare-Earth Upconverting Nanoparticles." The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2022). Link

M. T. Kiani, L. T. Gan, R.  Traylor, R. Yang, C. M. Barr, K. Hattar, J. A. Fan, X. W. Gu. "In Situ TEM tensile testing of bicrystals with tailored misorientation angles." Acta Materialia (2022). Link

D. Doan, D. J. Echevesteb, J. Kulikowski, X. W. Gu. "Machine learning analysis of self-assembled colloidal cones." Royal Society of Chemistry (2022). Link

G. Park, D. R. Yoon, U. Kim, B. Namkoong, J. Lee, M. M. Wang, A. C. Lee, X. W. Gu, W. C. Chueh, C. S. Yoon, Y. Sun. "Ultrafine-grained Ni-rich layered cathode for advanced Li-ion batteries." Energy and Environmental Science (2021). Link

M. T. Kiani, L. T. Gan, R. Traylor, R. Yang, C. M. Barr, K. Hattar, J. A. Fan, X. W. Gu. "In Situ TEM Tensile Testing of Bicrystals with Tailored Misorientation Angles." Acta Materialia (2021). Link

C. Liu, O. Nagler, F. Tremmel, M. Unterreitmeier, J. J. Frick, R. P Patil, X. W. Gu, D. G. Senesky. "Cluster-based acoustic emission signal processing and loading rate effects study of nanoindentation on thin film stack structures." Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (2021). Link

D. Doan, J. Kulikowski, X. W. Gu. "Diffusion of Anisotropic Colloidal Microparticles Fabricated Using Two-Photon Lithography." Particle and Particle Systems Characterization (2021). Link

R. P. Patil, M. T. Kiani, X. W. Gu. "Effect of strain rate on the deformation of hollow CoS nanoboxes and doubly porous self-assembled films." Extreme Mechanics Letters (2021). Link

Q. Li, A. Parakh, R. Jin, and X. W. Gu. "Anomalous pressure-dependence in surface-modified silicon-derived nanoparticles." Nano Research (2021). Link

Q. Li, C. J. Zeman IV, Z. Ma, G. C. Schatz, and X. W. Gu. "Bright NIR-II Photoluminescence in Rod-Shaped Icosahedral Gold Nanoclusters." Small (2021). Link

M. Wang, X. W. Gu. "From Nanocrystals to Nanocrystalline Metals." Preview Article. Link

A. Parakh, S. Lee, M. T. Kiani, D. Doan, M. Kunz, A. Doran, S. Ryu, and X. W. Gu. "Stress-Induced Structural Transformations in Au Nanocrystals." Nano Letters (2020). Link

M. T. Kiani, C. M. Barr, S. Xu, D. Doan, Z. Wang, A. Parakh, K. Hattar, and X. W. Gu. "Ductile Metallic Glass Nanoparticles via Colloidal Synthesis." Nano Letters (2020). Link

R. P. Patil, D. Doan, Z. H. Aitken, S. Chen, M. T. Kiani, C. M. Barr, K. Hattar, Y.W. Zhang, and X. W. Gu. "Hardening in Au-Ag nanoboxes from stacking fault-dislocation interactions." Nature Communications (2020). Link

Q. Li, D. Zhou, J. Chai, W. Y. So, T. Cai, M. Li, L. A. Peteanu, O. Chen, M. Cotlet, X. W. Gu, H. Zhu, and R. Jin. "Structural distortion and electron redistribution in dual-emitting gold nanoclusters." Nature Communications (2020). Link

M. T. Kiani, Mitsuhiro Murayama, and  X. W. Gu. "Deformation of a nanocube with a single incoherent precipitate: role of precipitate size and dislocation looping." Philosophical Magazine (2020). Link

A. Parakh, S. Lee, K. A. Harkins, M. T. Kiani, D. Doan, M. Kunz, A. Doran, L. A. Hanson, S. Ryu, and X. W. Gu. "Nucleation of Dislocations in 3.9 nm Nanocrystals at High Pressure." Physical Review Letters (2020). Link

M.H. Oh, M.G. Cho, D.Y. Chung, I. Park, Y.P. Kwon, C. Ophus, D. Kim, M.G. Kim, B. Jeong, X.W. Gu, J. Jo, J.M. Yoo, J. Hong, S. McMains, K. Kang, Y. Sung, A.P. Alivisatos, T. Hyeon. “Design and synthesis of multigrain nanocrystal via geometric misfits strain.” Nature (2020). Link

M.T. Kiani, R.P. Patil, X.W. Gu. "Dislocation surface nucleation in surfactant-passivated metallic nanocubes." MRS Communications (2019). Link

M.T. Kiani, Y. Wang, N. Bertin, W. Cai, X.W. Gu. "Strengthening Mechanism of a Single Precipitate in a Metallic Nanocube." Nano Letters (2018). Link

X.W. Gu (invited review).  "Mechanical Properties of Architected Nanomaterials Made from Organic-Inorganic Nanocrystals." JOM (2018). Link

X.W. Gu, L.A. Hanson, C.N. Eisler, M.A. Koc, A.P. Alivisatos, "Pseudoelasiticity at Large Strains in Au Nanocrystals." Physical Review Letters, 121, 056102 (2018). Link