Research Interests

• Atomic layer deposition techniques for surface functionalization and fabrication of layered nanostructures
• Investigation of pore-structure tunability and ion-transportation phenomena
• Microscale mechanical characterization using nanoindentation and related techniques
• Synthesis and characterization of advanced nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage

Ph.D., Hong Kong Polytechnic University

M.Sc., Shanghai Jiao Tong University

B.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• J Ye, Y Wang, T W Barbee, A Hamza. Orientation-dependent hardness and strain rate sensitivity in nanotwin copper. Applied Physics Letters (2012) vol. 100 pp. 261912.
• J Ye, J P Chu, Y C Chen, Q Wang, Y Yang. Hardness, yield strength, and plastic flow in thin film metallic-glass. Journal of Applied Physics (2012) vol. 112 pp. 053516.
• J Ye, J Lu, C T Liu, Q Wang, Y Yang. Atomistic free-volume zones and inelastic deformation of metallic glasses. Nature Materials (2010) vol. 9 (8) pp. 619-623.
• J Ye, J Lu, Y Yang, P K Liaw. Study of the intrinsic ductile to brittle transition mechanism of metallic glasses. Acta Materialia (2009) vol. 57 (20) pp. 6037-6046.