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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 5 cited

Scale-bridging dislocation plasticity in MgO at room temperature

Jiawen Zhang, Zhangtao Li, Yuwei Zhang +7

Dislocations in ceramics have recently gained renewed research interest, in contrast to the traditional belief that ceramics are inherently brittle. Understanding dislocation mecha…

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Toughening beta-Ga2O3 via mechanically seeded dislocations

Zanlin Cheng, Jiawen Zhang, Peng Gao +3

\b{eta}-Ga2O3 is a promising candidate for next-generation semiconductors, but is limited by its intrinsic brittleness, which hinders its application in flexible electronics and hi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 1 cited

Dislocation-enhanced piezoelectric catalysis of KNbO3 crystal for water splitting

Hanyu Gong, Jiawen Zhang, Yan Zhao +6

Dislocations in oxides with ionic/covalent bonding hold the potential of harnessing versatile functionalities. Here, high-density dislocations in a large plastic zone in potassium…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 16 cited

Room-temperature dislocation plasticity in ceramics: Methods, Materials, and Mechanisms

Alexander Frisch, Chukwudalu Okafor, Oliver Preuß +5

Dislocation-mediated plastic deformation in ceramic materials has sparked renewed research interest due to the technological potential of dislocations. Despite the long research hi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 25 cited

Impact of dislocation densities on the microscale strength of single-crystal strontium titanate

Jiawen Zhang, Xufei Fang, Wenjun Lu

Dislocations in ceramics at room temperature are attracting increasing research interest. Dislocations may bring a new perspective for tuning physical and mechanical properties in…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 8 cited

Effective reduction in thermal conductivity by high-density dislocations in SrTiO3

Jinxue Ding, Jiawen Zhang, Jinfeng Dong +5

Decreasing thermal conductivity is important for designing efficient thermoelectric devices. Traditional engineering strategies have focused on point defects and interface design.…

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Dislocations and plasticity of KTaO perovskite modeled with a new interatomic potential

Pierre Hirel, Franck Junior Kakdeu Yewou, Jiawen Zhang +3

Potassium tantalate KTaO3 is a cubic, paraelectric perovskite ceramic that exhibits surprising ductility at room temperature as most recently reported. Much like strontium titanate…