Group Publications

[23] De Leo, M., Fuchs-Lynch, N., Cheng, J. Y., Xu, S., Beyerlein, I. J., & Mara, N. A. (2026). Interface thickness size effects on strength and shear localizations in Cu/Nb nanolaminates. International Journal of Plasticity, 104640.

[22] Hoang, M. T., Joy, J., Hintsala, E., Schmalbach, K., Stauffer, D. D., Talapatra, A., ... & Mara, N. A. (2025). An accelerated framework for predicting creep rupture lifetimes in engineering alloys. Materials & Design, 115308.

[21] De Leo, M., Fuchs-Lynch, N., Derby, B. K., Chen, Y., Beyerlein, I. J., & Mara, N. A. (2025). Extending Interfaces in 3D to Achieve Superior Nanoscale Strength in Ti/Nb Nanolaminates. Nano letters, 25(21), 8503-8510.

[20] Cheng, J. Y., Li, Z., Poerschke, D. L., Baldwin, J. K., Bresnahan, B. L., & Mara, N. A. (2025). Thermal stability of 3D interface Cu/Nb nanolaminates. Scripta Materialia, 254, 116319.

[19] Schmalbach, K. M., Cheng, J. Y., Hintsala, E. D., Mara, N. A., Stauffer, D. D., & Bhowmick, S. (2024). Accelerated Microstructure-Mechanical Property Mapping of Multi-Component Structural Materials. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 30(Supplement_1).

[18] Cheng, J. Y., Wang, J., Chen, Y., Xu, S., Barriocanal, J. G., Baldwin, J. K., ... & Mara, N. A. (2024). 3D interfaces enhance nanolaminate strength and deformability in multiple loading orientations. Acta Materialia, 267, 119697.

[17] Cheng, J. Y., Radhakrishnan, M., Miller, C., Mier, R., Vogel, S. C., Savage, D. J., ... & Mara, N. A. (2023). The influence of thermomechanical treatment pathways on texture and mechanical properties in ARB Cu/Nb nano

[16] Cheng, J. Y., Li, Z., Baldwin, J. K., Hattar, K., & Mara, N. A. (2023). Thermal Stability of Nanolaminates Containing Thick 3D interfaces: An Ex-situ/In-situ Annealing Study.

[15] Xu, S., J. Y. Cheng, N. A. Mara, and I. J. Beyerlein.(2022). Dislocation dynamics in heterogeneous nanostructured materials. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 168, 105031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2022.105031

[14] Xu, S., J. Y. Cheng, N. A. Mara, and I. J. Beyerlein. "Thick interface size effect on dislocation transmission in nanolaminates." In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 1249, no. 1, p. 012005. IOP Publishing, 2022. doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/1249/1/012005

[13]  K. M. Schmalbach and N. A. Mara, “Algorithms for Nanoindentation Strain Rate Jump Testing and Analysis,” Exp. Mech. 2022, pp. 1–4, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.1007/S11340-022-00833-X.

[12]  M. Sau et al., “High-Throughput Nanoindentation Mapping of Additively Manufactured T91 Steel,” JOM, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.1007/S11837-022-05189-0.

[11]  J. Y. Cheng et al., “Simultaneous High-Strength and Deformable Nanolaminates With Thick Biphase Interfaces,” Nano Lett., vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 1897–1904, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.1021/ACS.NANOLETT.1C04144.

[10]  S. Majumder, C. C. Sun, and N. A. Mara, “Nanomechanical testing in drug delivery: Theory, applications, and emerging trends,” Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev., vol. 183, p. 114167, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.1016/J.ADDR.2022.114167.

[9]   S. Xu, J. Y. Cheng, Z. Li, N. A. Mara, and I. J. Beyerlein, “Phase-field modeling of the interactions between an edge dislocation and an array of obstacles,” Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng., vol. 389, Feb. 2022, doi: 10.1016/J.CMA.2021.114426.

[8] Z. Wang et al., “3D Periodic and Interpenetrating Tungsten-Silicon Oxycarbide Nanocomposites Designed for Mechanical Robustness,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, vol. 13, no. 27, pp. 32126–32135, Jul. 2021, doi: 10.1021/ACSAMI.1C06894.

[7] K. M. Schmalbach, A. C. Lin, D. C. Bufford, C. Wang, C. C. Sun, and N. A. Mara, “Nanomechanical mapping and strain rate sensitivity of microcrystalline cellulose,” J. Mater. Res., vol. 36, no. 11, pp. 2251–2265, Jun. 2021, doi: 10.1557/S43578-021-00138-0.

[6] Z. Wang et al., “Effects of Phase Purity and Pore Reinforcement on Mechanical Behavior of NU-1000 and Silica-Infiltrated NU-1000 Metal-Organic Frameworks,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, vol. 12, no. 44, pp. 49971–49981, Nov. 2020, doi: 10.1021/ACSAMI.0C12877.

[5] W. W. Gerberich, K. M. Schmalbach, Y. Chen, E. Hintsala, and N. A. Mara, “Quantifying physical parameters to predict brittle/ ductile behavior,” Mater. Sci. Eng. A, vol. 808, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.1016/J.MSEA.2021.140899.

[4] Y. Chen et al., “Effects of three-dimensional Cu/Nb interfaces on strengthening and shear banding in nanoscale metallic multilayers,” Acta Mater., vol. 199, pp. 593–601, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.1016/J.ACTAMAT.2020.08.019.

[3] K. M. Schmalbach et al., “Temperature-dependent mechanical behavior of three-dimensionally ordered macroporous tungsten,” J. Mater. Res., vol. 35, no. 19, pp. 2556–2566, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.1557/JMR.2020.130.

[2] Y. Chen et al., “High-Throughput Nanomechanical Screening of Phase-Specific and Temperature-Dependent Hardness in AlxFeCrNiMn High-Entropy Alloys,” JOM, vol. 71, no. 10, pp. 3368–3377, Oct. 2019, doi: 10.1007/S11837-019-03714-2.

[1] Y. Chen, M. Y. Gong, S. Shao, N. A. Mara, and J. Wang, “Interface Facilitated Reorientation of Mg Nanolayers in Mg-Nb Nanolaminates,” JOM, vol. 71, no. 4, pp. 1215–1220, Apr. 2019, doi: 10.1007/S11837-019-03360-8.