2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Stress-triggered atomic explosion of trapped hydrogen initiates crack nucleation
Liang Gao, Thomas Schwarz-Selinger, Martin Balden +6
Hydrogen embrittlement (HE) has persisted for more than a century as one of the most intractable problems in materials science. The prevailing view1 that diffusive H governs embrit…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Hydrogen-induced lattice cohesion weakening favors atomic displacement
Liang Gao, Yiran Mao, Markus Wilde +9
Atomic displacement -- the fundamental process underlying diverse deformation and damage phenomena in metals, from irradiation defect production to stress-driven dislocation motion…