Based upon advances in theoretical algorithms, modeling and simulations, and computer
technologies, the rational design of materials, cells, devices, and packs in the field of lithium …

A theoretical investigation of the effects of elastic coherency strain on the thermodynamics,
kinetics, and morphology of intercalation in single LiFePO4 nanoparticles yields new …

New perspectives on the phase field approach in modeling deformation and fracture at the
fundamental defect level are reviewed. When applied at sub-angstrom length scales the …

Recently, the phase-field method has been extended and utilized across many fields of
materials science. Since this method can incorporate, systematically, the effect of the …

Review of selected fundamental topics on the interaction between phase transformations,
fracture, and other structural changes in inelastic materials is presented. It mostly focuses on …

Fracture is a fundamental mechanism of materials failure. Propagating cracks can exhibit a
rich dynamical behavior controlled by a subtle interplay between microscopic failure …

The phase field microelasticity theory of a three-dimensional elastically anisotropic solid of
arbitrarily inhomogeneous modulus also containing arbitrary structural inhomogeneities is …

General phase-field theory for multivariant martensitic phase transformations and explicit
models are formulated at large strains. Each order parameter is unambiguously related to …

A thermodynamically-consistent phase field approach for crack propagation which includes
the following novel features is presented.(1) Scale dependency was included by relating the …

Investigations of one-dimensional segmented heteronanostructures (1D-SHs) have recently
attracted much attention due to their potentials for applications resulting from their structure …