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Yulan

Yulan Li

Multiscale Modeling and UQ
Computational Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
MSIN: K7-90
Richland, WA 99352

Research Interests

  • Utilize numerical modeling as a tool to provide fundamental understanding of microstructure evolution and evolution kinetics in different materials processes and materials response to applied fields and predict the relationships between materials properties and macro/micro-structures.
  • Interested materials include: structural and fuel materials of nuclear reactors; ferroelectrics; ferromagnetics.

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., Solid Fracture Mechanics, Lanzhou University, P. R. China, 1992.
  • B.S., Solid Mechanics, Lanzhou University, P. R. China, 1984.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Humboldt Research Fellowship (Germany), Feb. 1996~Feb. 1998.
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, March 1998~March 2000.

PNNL Publications

2025

  • Ciesielski D.K., Y. Li, S. Hu, E. King, J.F. Corbey, and P. Stinis. 2025. "Deep operator network surrogate for phase-field modeling of metal grain growth during solidification." Computational Materials Science 246, no. _:Art. No. 113417. PNNL-SA-198433. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2024.113417
  • Mao Z., Y. Li, G. Park, B. Beeler, and S. Hu. 2025. "A Finite Difference Informed Random Walk Solver for Simulating Radiation Defect Evolution in Polycrystalline Structures with Strongly Inhomogeneous Diffusivity." Computational Materials Science 246, no. _:Art No. 113371. PNNL-SA-198772. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2024.113371
  • Mao Z., Y. Li, R.O. Montgomery, A. Grandjean, H. zur Loye, and S. Hu. 2025. "A Finite Difference informed Random Walker (FDiRW) solver for strongly inhomogeneous diffusion problems." Computational Materials Science 246, no. _:Art. No. 113474. PNNL-SA-203260. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2024.113474

2024

  • Li Y., Y. Shin, W. Kuang, and K.L. Simmons. 2024. "Phase field modeling of hydrogen release in nitrile-butadiene rubber composites after high-pressure hydrogen exposure." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 59. PNNL-SA-191921. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.017
  • Mao Z., X. Zhang, Y. Li, V. Proust, A. Gossard, T. David, and R.O. Montgomery, et al. 2024. "Phase field-volumetric lattice Boltzmann model of ion uptake in porous nuclear waste form materials under continuous flow." Journal of Nuclear Materials 596. PNNL-SA-192472. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.155103
  • Proust V., A. Leybros, A. Gossard, T. David, Z. Mao, Y. Li, and S. Hu, et al. 2024. "Influence of porous aluminosilicate grain size materials in experimental and modelling Cs+ adsorption kinetics and wastewater column process." Journal of Water Process Engineering 66, no. _:Art No. 106066. PNNL-SA-203747. doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.106066
  • Zhang X., Z. Mao, F.W. Hilty, Y. Li, A. Grandjean, R. Montgomery, and H. zur Loye, et al. 2024. "Volumetric lattice Boltzmann method for pore-scale diffusion-advection process in geopolymer porous structures." Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 16, no. 6:2126-2136. PNNL-SA-193162. doi:10.1016/j.jrmge.2024.03.006

2023

2022

  • Escobar J.D., B. Gwalani, M.J. Olszta, J.A. Silverstein, T. Ajantiwalay, N.R. Overman, and W. Fu, et al. 2022. "Heterogenous activation of dynamic recrystallization and twinning during friction stir processing of a Cu-4Nb alloy." Journal of Alloys and Compounds 928. PNNL-SA-177343. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2022.167007
  • Fu W., Y. Li, S. Hu, P.V. Sushko, and S. Mathaudhu. 2022. "Effect of Loading Path on Grain Misorientation and Geometrically Necessary Dislocation Density in Polycrystalline Aluminum under Reciprocating Shear." Computational Materials Science 205. PNNL-SA-163073. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2022.111221
  • Gwalani B., Q. Pang, A. Yu, W. Fu, L. Li, M. Pole, and C.J. Roach, et al. 2022. "Extended Shear Deformation of the Immiscible Cu-Nb Alloy Resulting in Nanostructuring and Oxygen Ingress with Enhancement in Mechanical Properties." ACS Omega 7, no. 16:13721-13736. PNNL-SA-169151. doi:10.1021/acsomega.1c07368
  • Hu S., Y. Li, S. Shang, Z. Liu, D. Burkes, and D.J. Senor. 2022. "Microstructure dependent rate theory model of defect segregation and phase stability in irradiated polycrystalline LiAlO2." Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 30, no. 2:Art. No. 025005. PNNL-SA-148969. doi:10.1088/1361-651X/ac4001
  • Li S., N. Chen, A. Rohatgi, Y. Li, C.A. Powell, S.N. Mathaudhu, and A. Devaraj, et al. 2022. "Nanotwin Assisted Reversible Formation of Low Angle Grain Boundary Upon Reciprocating Shear Load." Acta Materialia 230. PNNL-SA-167698. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2022.117850
  • Li Y., S. Hu, F.W. Hilty, R.O. Montgomery, K. Park, C.R. Martin, and N. Shustova, et al. 2022. "Leaching Model of Radionuclides in Metal-Organic Framework Particles." Computational Materials Science 201. PNNL-SA-163765. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110886
  • Li Y., S. Hu, R.O. Montgomery, A. Grandjean, T.M. Besmann, and H. zur Loye. 2022. "Effect of Charge and Anisotropic Diffusivity on Ion Exchange Kinetics in Nuclear Waste Form Materials." Journal of Nuclear Materials 572. PNNL-SA-177634. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2022.154077
  • Park K., C.R. Martin, G. Leith, G.C. Thaggard, G.R. Wilson, B.J. Yarbrough, and B.K. Maldeni Kankanamalage, et al. 2022. "Capture Instead of Release: Defect-Modulated Radionuclide Leaching Kinetics in Metal-Organic Frameworks." Journal of the American Chemical Society 144, no. 35:16139-16149. PNNL-SA-171257. doi:10.1021/jacs.2c06905

2021

  • Gwalani B., W. Fu, M.J. Olszta, J.A. Silverstein, D. Yadav, P. Manimunda, and A.D. Guzman, et al. 2021. "Lattice misorientation evolution and grain refinement in Al-Si alloys under high-strain shear deformation." Materialia 18. PNNL-SA-160821. doi:10.1016/j.mtla.2021.101146
  • Hu S., Y. Li, D. Burkes, and D.J. Senor. 2021. "Microstructure-dependent rate theory model of radiation-induced segregation in binary alloys." Frontiers in Materials 8. PNNL-SA-160737. doi:10.3389/fmats.2021.682686
  • Huang Q., Z. Chen, M.J. Cabral, F. Wang, S. Zhang, F. Li, and Y. Li, et al. 2021. "Direct Observation of Nanoscale Dynamics of Ferroelectric Degradation." Nature Communications 12, no. 1:Article No. 2095. PNNL-SA-153555. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22355-1
  • Huang Q., Z. Chen, M.J. Cabral, H. Luo, H. Liu, S. Zhang, and Y. Li, et al. 2021. "Manipulating ferroelectric behaviors via electron-beam induced crystalline defects." Nanoscale 13, no. 34:14330-14336. PNNL-SA-158379. doi:10.1039/D1NR04300E
  • Zhu N., C. Sun, Y. Li, L. Qian, S. Hu, Y. Cai, and Y. Feng. 2021. "Modeling discontinuous dynamic recrystallization containing second phase particles in magnesium alloys utilizing phase field method." Computational Materials Science 200. PNNL-SA-166391. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2021.110858

2020

  • Cai Y., C. Sun, Y. Li, S. Hu, N.Y. Zhu, E.I. Barker, and L. Qian. 2020. "Phase field modeling of discontinuous dynamic recrystallization in hot deformation of magnesium alloys." International Journal of Plasticity 133. PNNL-SA-142845. doi:10.1016/j.ijplas.2020.102773
  • Li Y., S. Hu, E.I. Barker, N.R. Overman, S.A. Whalen, and S. Mathaudhu. 2020. "Effect of grain structure and strain rate on dynamic recrystallization and deformation behavior: a phase field-crystal plasticity model." Computational Materials Science 180. PNNL-SA-144520. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.109707
  • Rosenthal W.S., F.C. Grogan, Y. Li, E.I. Barker, J.F. Christ, T.R. Pope, and A. Battu, et al. 2020. ""Sintering" Models and In-Situ Experiments: Data Assimilation for Microstructure Prediction in SLS Additive Manufacturing of Nylon Components." MRS Advances 5, no. 29-30:1593-1601. PNNL-SA-150448. doi:10.1557/adv.2020.125
  • Wang Y., Z. Xiao, S. Hu, Y. Li, and S. Shi. 2020. "A phase field study of the thermal migration of gas bubbles in UO2 nuclear fuel under temperature gradient." Computational Materials Science 183. PNNL-SA-153026. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.109817
  • Xiao Z., Y. Wang, S. Hu, Y. Li, and S. Shi. 2020. "A quantitative phase-field model for gas bubble evolution in UO2." Computational Materials Science 184. PNNL-SA-138101. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2020.109867

2019

  • Li Y., B.D. Zeidman, S. Hu, C.H. Henager, T.M. Besmann, and A. Grandjean. 2019. "A physics-based mesoscale phase-field model for predicting the uptake kinetics of radionuclides in hierarchical nuclear wasteform materials." Computational Materials Science 159. PNNL-SA-137890. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2018.11.041
  • Li Y., S. Hu, and C.H. Henager. 2019. "Microstructure-based model of nonlinear ultrasonic response in materials with distributed defects." Journal of Applied Physics 125, no. 14:145108. PNNL-SA-138284. doi:10.1063/1.5083957

2018

  • Ansari T.Q., Z. Xiao, S. Hu, Y. Li, J. Luo, and S. Shi. 2018. "Phase-field modeling of pitting corrosion in metallic materials." npj Computational Materials 4. PNNL-SA-130881. doi:10.1038/s41524-018-0089-4
  • Cai Y., C. Sun, W. Wang, Y. Li, L. Wan, and L. Qian. 2018. "An isothermal forming process with multi-stage variable speed for magnesium component assisted by sensitivity analysis." Materials Science and Engineering A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 729. PNNL-SA-135033. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2018.05.029

2017

  • Cai Y., L. Wan, Z.H. Guo, C. Sun, D.J. Yang, Q. Zhang, and Y. Li. 2017. "Hot deformation characteristics of AZ80 magnesium alloy: Work hardening effect and processing parameter sensitivities." Materials Science and Engineering A. Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructure and Processing 687. PNNL-SA-123817. doi:10.1016/j.msea.2017.01.057
  • Li Y., S. Hu, X. Sun, and M. Stan. 2017. "A Review: Applications of the Phase Field Method in Predicting Microstructure and Property Evolution of Irradiated Nuclear Materials." npj Computational Materials 3. PNNL-SA-123902. doi:10.1038/s41524-017-0018-y
  • Varga T., T.C. Droubay, L. Kovarik, M.I. Nandasiri, V. Shutthanandan, D. Hu, and B. Kim, et al. 2017. "Coupled Lattice Polarization and Ferromagnetism in Multiferroic NiTiO3 Thin Films." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9, no. 26:21879-21890. PNNL-SA-121771. doi:10.1021/acsami.7b04481
  • Xu K., D.K. Schreiber, Y. Li, B.R. Johnson, and J.S. McCloy. 2017. "Effect of defects, magnetocrystalline anisotropy, and shape anisotropy on magnetic structure of iron thin films by magnetic force microscopy." AIP Advances 7, no. 5:056806. PNNL-SA-123819. doi:10.1063/1.4976580

2016

  • Li Y., and X. Sun. 2016. "Mesoscale Phase Field Modeling of Glass Strengthening Under Triaxial Compression." International Journal of Applied Glass Science 7, no. 3:384-393. PNNL-SA-122099. doi:10.1111/ijag.12173
  • Li Y., S.Y. Hu, and L. Chen. 2016. "Nanomechanics of Ferroelectric Thin Films and Heterostructures." In Multiscale Materials Modeling for Nanomechanics, edited by CR Weinberger and GJ Tucker. 469-488. Cham, :Springer International Publishing. PNNL-SA-112982. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33480-6_15

2015

  • Li Y., B. Xu, S.Y. Hu, Y. Li, Q. Li, and W. Liu. 2015. "Magnetization Reversal Process of Single Crystal ??-Fe Containing a Nonmagnetic Particle." Chinese Physics Letters 32, no. 6:067502. PNNL-SA-113264. doi:10.1088/0256-307X/32/6/067502
  • Li Y., B. Xu, S.Y. Hu, Y. Li, Q. Li, and W. Liu. 2015. "Simulation of magnetic hysteresis loops and magnetic Barkhausen noise of a-iron containing nonmagnetic particles." AIP Advances 5, no. 7:Article No. 077168. PNNL-SA-113266. doi:10.1063/1.4927548
  • Li Y., K. Xu, S.Y. Hu, J.D. Suter, D.K. Schreiber, P. Ramuhalli, and B.R. Johnson, et al. 2015. "Computational and Experimental Investigations of Magnetic Domain Structures in Patterned Magnetic Thin Films." Journal of Physics D. Applied Physics 48, no. 30:Article No. 305001. PNNL-SA-108524. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/48/30/305001
  • Suter J.D., P. Ramuhalli, J.S. McCloy, K. Xu, S.Y. Hu, Y. Li, and W. Jiang, et al. 2015. "Meso-Scale Magnetic Signatures for Nuclear Reactor Steel Irradiation Embrittlement Monitoring." In 41ST ANNUAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS IN QUANTITATIVE NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION: Volume 34, edited by Dale E Chimenti and Leonard J. Bond, 1650, 1476-1485. Melville, New York:AIP Publishing LLC. PNNL-SA-105084. doi:10.1063/1.4914765
  • Wu P., X. Ma, Y. Li, C. Eom, D.G. Schlom, V. Gopalan, and L. Chen. 2015. "Influence of interfacial coherency on ferroelectric switching of superlattice BaTiO3/SrTiO3." Applied Physics Letters 107, no. 12:Article No. 122906. PNNL-SA-106498. doi:10.1063/1.4931129

2014

  • Hong L., P. Wu, Y. Li, V. Gopalan, C. Eom, D.G. Schlom, and L. Chen. 2014. "Piezoelectric Enhancement of (PbTiO3)m/(BaTiO3)n Ferroelectric Superlattices through Domain Engineering." Physical Review B 90, no. 17:Article No. 174111. PNNL-SA-106499. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.174111
  • Li Y., S.Y. Hu, L. Zhang, and X. Sun. 2014. "Non-classical nuclei and growth kinetics of Cr precipitates in FeCr alloys during ageing." Acta Materialia 22, no. 2:Article No. 025002. PNNL-SA-95946. doi:10.1088/0965-0393/22/2/025002

2013

  • Deng H., W.Y. Hu, F. Gao, H.L. Heinisch, S.Y. Hu, Y. Li, and R.J. Kurtz. 2013. "Diffusion of Small He Clusters in Bulk and Grain Boundaries in a-Fe." Journal of Nuclear Materials 442, no. 1-3:S667-S673. PNNL-SA-94501. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.02.063
  • Dubinko V., R.V. Shapovalov, S.Y. Hu, Y. Li, C.H. Henager, and R.J. Kurtz. 2013. "THEORY OF A QUODON GAS WITH APPLICATION TO PRECIPITATION KINETICS IN SOLIDS UNDER IRRADIATION." In Fusion Materials Semiannual Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2012, DOE Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, edited by FW Wiffen and B Waddell. 108-114. Oak Ridge, Tennessee:Oak Ridge National Laboratory. PNNL-SA-94319.
  • Henager C.H., J.S. McCloy, P. Ramuhalli, D.J. Edwards, S.Y. Hu, and Y. Li. 2013. "Investigation of Magnetic Signatures and Microstructures for Heat-Treated Ferritic/Martensitic HT-9 Alloy." Acta Materialia 61, no. 9:3285-3296. PNNL-SA-91037. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2013.02.017
  • Hong L., Y. Li, P. Wu, and L. Chen. 2013. "Minimum tetragonality in PbTiO3/BaTiO3 ferroelectric superlattices." Journal of Applied Physics 114, no. 14:Article No. 144103. PNNL-SA-100354. doi:10.1063/1.4824922
  • Hu S.Y., Y. Li, J.S. McCloy, R.O. Montgomery, and C.H. Henager. 2013. "Magnetic Hardening from the Suppression of Domain Walls by Nonmagnetic Particles." IEEE Magnetics Letters 4. PNNL-SA-89968. doi:10.1109/LMAG.2013.2245861
  • Hu S.Y., Y. Li, K.M. Rosso, and M.L. Sushko. 2013. "Mesoscale Phase-Field Modeling of Charge Transport in Nanocomposite Electrodes for Lithium-ion Batteries." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 117, no. 1:28-40. PNNL-SA-89345. doi:10.1021/jp3068014
  • Li Y., S.Y. Hu, R.O. Montgomery, F. Gao, and X. Sun. 2013. "Phase-field simulations of intragranular fission gas bubble evolution in UO2 under post-irradiation thermal annealing." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 303. PNNL-SA-90991. doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2012.11.028
  • Xue F., J. Wang, G. Sheng, E. Huang, Y. Cao, H.H. Huang, and P.R. Munroe, et al. 2013. "Phase field simulations of ferroelectrics domain structures in PbZrxTi1-xO3 bilayers." Acta Materialia 61, no. 8:2909-2918. PNNL-SA-97901. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2013.01.038
  • Yang L., H. Deng, F. Gao, H.L. Heinisch, R.J. Kurtz, S.Y. Hu, and Y. Li, et al. 2013. "Atomistic studies of nucleation of He clusters and bubbles in BCC iron." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section B, Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 303. PNNL-SA-92902. doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2012.11.025

2012

  • Dubinko V., S.Y. Hu, Y. Li, C.H. Henager, and R.J. Kurtz. 2012. "Dislocation vs. production bias revisited with account of radiation-induced emission bias I. Void swelling under electron and light ion irradiation." Philosophical Magazine. Structure and Properties of Condensed Matter 92, no. 33:4113-4150. PNNL-SA-85424. doi:10.1080/14786435.2012.704425
  • Gao F., H.Y. Xiao, Y. Zhou, R. Devanathan, S.Y. Hu, Y. Li, and X. Sun, et al. 2012. "Ab Initio Study of Defect Properties in YPO4." Computational Materials Science 54. PNNL-SA-83433. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2011.10.005
  • Hu S.Y., C.H. Henager, Y. Li, F. Gao, X. Sun, and M.A. Khaleel. 2012. "Evolution kinetics of interstitial loops in irradiated materials: a phase-field model." Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 20, no. 1:Article No. 015011. PNNL-SA-82810. doi:10.1088/0965-0393/20/1/015011
  • Huang Z., N. Zhou, Y. Li, P.J. Nichols, S. Jin, R. Diao, and Y. Chen. 2012. "Dynamic Paradigm for Future Power Grid Operation." IFAC - PapersOnLine 45, no. 21:218-223. PNNL-SA-88055. doi:10.3182/20120902-4-FR-2032.00040
  • Kalsi K., Y. Sun, Z. Huang, P. Du, R. Diao, K.K. Anderson, and Y. Li, et al. 2012. "Calibrating Multi-machine Power System Parameters with the Extended Kalman Filter." In 2011 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, July 24-28, 2011, Detroit, Michigan. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-76407. doi:10.1109/PES.2011.6039224
  • Kathan-Galipeau K., P. Wu, Y. Li, L. Chen, A. Soukiassian, Y. Zhu, and D.A. Muller, et al. 2012. "Direct Determination of the Effect of Strain on Domain Morphology in Ferroelectric Superlattices with Scanning Probe Microscopy." Journal of Applied Physics 112, no. 5:Article No. 052011. PNNL-SA-89979. doi:10.1063/1.4746081
  • Li D., Y. Li, S.Y. Hu, X. Sun, and M.A. Khaleel. 2012. "Predicting Thermal Conductivity Evolution of Polycrystalline Materials Under Irradiation Using Multiscale Approach." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 43, no. 3:1060-1069. PNNL-SA-75019. doi:10.1007/s11661-011-0936-0
  • Li Y., S.Y. Hu, C.H. Henager, H. Deng, F. Gao, X. Sun, and M.A. Khaleel. 2012. "Computer Simulations of Interstitial Loop Growth Kinetics in irradiated bcc Fe." Journal of Nuclear Materials 427, no. 1-3:259-267. PNNL-SA-82751. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.05.004
  • Li Y., Z. Huang, N. Zhou, B. Lee, R. Diao, and P. Du. 2012. "Application of Ensemble Kalman Filter in Power System State Tracking and Sensitivity." In IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition (T&D 2012), May 7-10, 2012, Orlando, Florida, 1-8. Piscataway, New Jersey:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. PNNL-SA-82886. doi:10.1109/TDC.2012.6281499
  • Liang L., Y. Li, F. Xue, and L. Chen. 2012. "Pressure and electric field effects on piezoelectric responses of KNbO3." Journal of Applied Physics 112, no. 6:Article No. 064106. PNNL-SA-89993. doi:10.1063/1.4752418
  • Sheng G., J. Hu, J. Zhang, Y. Li, Z.K. Liu, and L. Chen. 2012. "Phase-field simulations of thickness-dependent domain stability in PbTiO3 thin films." Acta Materialia 60, no. 8:3296-3301. PNNL-SA-90776. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2012.03.003
  • Wu P., X. Ma, Y. Li, V. Gopalan, and L. Chen. 2012. "Dipole spring ferroelectrics in superlattice SrTiO3/BaTiO3 thin films exhibiting constricted hysteresis loops." Applied Physics Letters 100, no. 9:Article No. 092905. PNNL-SA-82288. doi:10.1063/1.3691172
  • Wu P., X. Ma, Y. Li, V. Gopalan, and L. Chen. 2012. "Dipole spring ferroelectrics in superlattice SrTiO3/BaTiO3 thin films exhibiting constricted hysteresis loops." Applied Physics Letters 100, no. 9:Article No. 092905. PNNL-SA-89992. doi:10.1063/1.3691172

2011

  • Anderson K.K., Z. Huang, Y. Li, P. Du, R. Diao, and B. Lee. 2011. "Sensitivity Analysis of the Kalman Filter and Its Applications in Power Systems." In IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT 2011), January 17-19, 2011, Anaheim, California, 1-6. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-75307. doi:10.1109/ISGT.2011.5759157
  • Du P., Z. Huang, Y. Sun, R. Diao, K. Kalsi, K.K. Anderson, and Y. Li, et al. 2011. "Distributed Dynamic State Estimation with Extended Kalman Filter." In 43rd North American Power Symposium (NAPS 2011), August 4-6, 2011, Boston, Massachusetts. Piscataway, New Jersey:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. PNNL-SA-79744. doi:10.1109/NAPS.2011.6024863
  • Dubinko V., S.Y. Hu, Y. Li, C.H. Henager, and R.J. Kurtz. 2011. "DISLOCATION VS. PRODUCTION BIAS REVISITED WITH ACCOUNTED OF RADIATION-INDUCED EMISSION BIAS: VOID SWELLING UNDER ELECTRON AND LIGHT ION IRRADIATION." In Fusion Materials Semiannual Progress Report for the Period Ending December 31, 2011. 109-115. Oak Ridge, Tennessee:Department of Energy. PNNL-SA-86036.
  • Kathan-Galipeau K., P. Wu, Y. Li, L. Chen, A. Soukiassian, X. Xi, and D.G. Schlom, et al. 2011. "Quantification of Internal Electric Fields and Local Polarization in Ferroelectric Superlattices." ACS Nano 5, no. 1:640-646. PNNL-SA-81420. doi:10.1021/nn102884s
  • Li Y., S.Y. Hu, X. Sun, F. Gao, C.H. Henager, and M.A. Khaleel. 2011. "Phase-field modeling of void evolution and swelling in materials under irradiation." Science China. Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy 54, no. 5:856-865. PNNL-SA-75231. doi:10.1007/s11433-011-4316-y
  • Sun Y., P. Du, Z. Huang, K. Kalsi, R. Diao, K.K. Anderson, and Y. Li, et al. 2011. "PMU Placement for Dynamic State Tracking of Power Systems." In 43rd North American Power Symposium (NAPS 2011), August 4-6, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts. Piscataway, New Jersey:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. PNNL-SA-79461. doi:10.1109/NAPS.2011.6024865

2010

  • Aravind V.R., A.N. Morozovska, S. Bhattacharyya, D. Lee, S. Jesse, I. Grinberg, and Y. Li, et al. 2010. "Correlated polarization switching in the proximity of a 180° domain wall." Physical Review B 82, no. 2:Article No. 02411. PNNL-SA-74130. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.82.024111
  • Baek S., H. Jang, C. Folkman, Y. Li, B. Winchester, J. Zhang, and Q. He, et al. 2010. "Ferroelastic switching for nanoscale non-volatile magnetoelectric devices." Nature Materials 9, no. 4:309-314. PNNL-SA-69841. doi:10.1038/nmat2703
  • Cao Y., G. Sheng, J. Zhang, S. Choudhury, Y. Li, C.A. Randall, and L. Chen. 2010. "Piezoelectric response of single-crystal PbZr1-xTixO3 near morphotropic phase boundary predicted by phase-field simulation." Applied Physics Letters 97, no. 25:Article No. 252904. PNNL-SA-75232. doi:10.1063/1.3530443
  • Hu S.Y., Y. Li, X. Sun, F. Gao, R. Devanathan, C.H. Henager, and M.A. Khaleel. 2010. "Application of Phase-field Method in Predicting Gas Bubble Microstructure Evolution in Nuclear Fuels." International Journal of Materials Research 10, no. 4:515-522. PNNL-SA-69082.
  • Li Y., S.Y. Hu, X. Sun, F. Gao, C.H. Henager, and M.A. Khaleel. 2010. "Phase-field Modeling of Void Migration and Growth Kinetics in Materials under Irradiation and Temperature Field." Journal of Nuclear Materials 407, no. 2:119-125. PNNL-SA-72426.
  • Liang L., Y. Li, S.Y. Hu, L. Chen, and G. Lu. 2010. "Piezoelectric anisotropy of KNbO3 single crystal." Journal of Applied Physics 108, no. 9:Article No. 094111. PNNL-SA-75238. doi:10.1063/1.3511336
  • Sheng G., Y. Li, J. Zhang, S. Choudhury, Q. Jia, V. Gopalan, and D.G. Schlom, et al. 2010. "A modified Landau-Devonshire thermodynamic potential for strontium titanate." Applied Physics Letters 96, no. 23:Article No. 232902. PNNL-SA-73383. doi:10.1063/1.3442915
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2009

  • Eliseev E.A., A.N. Morozovska, S.V. Kalinin, Y. Li, J. Shen, M.D. Glinchuk, and L. Chen, et al. 2009. "Surface effect on domain wall width in ferroelectrics." Journal of Applied Physics 106, no. 8:Article No. 084102. PNNL-SA-68912. doi:10.1063/1.3236644
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