A material strength depends on its microstructure, which in turn, is controlled by an
engineering process. Strengthening mechanisms like work hardening, precipitate, and grain …

This review examines the recent literature that has focused on uniaxial compression
experiments of single crystals at the micrometer scale. Collectively, the studies discovered …

Size-affected dislocation-mediated plasticity is important in a wide range of materials and
technologies. Here we develop a generalized size-dependent dislocation-based model that …

This review examines the size effects observed in the mechanical strength of thin metal films
and small samples such as single-crystalline pillars, whiskers, and wires. Experimental …

In the past twenty years, new experimental approaches, improved models and progress in
simulation techniques have brought new insights into longstanding issues concerning …

Three newly identified cross-slip mechanisms from atomistic simulations of fcc crystals,
namely surface, bulk and intersection cross-slip types, were hierarchically informed into …

A unique method for quantitative in situ nanotensile testing in a transmission electron
microscope employing focused ion beam fabricated specimens was developed …

We report results of uniaxial compression experiments on single-crystalline Cu nanopillars
with nonzero initial dislocation densities produced without focused ion beam (FIB) …

To understand the underlying mechanisms that control the mechanical properties of
nanostructured metals, an insight into the role of the grain boundary in dislocation-driven …

Tuning stacking fault energy (SFE) via alloying provides a robust protocol to manipulate
deformation mechanism and consequently the mechanical properties of metallic materials …