Yin Zhang

Yin Zhang

Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, College of Engineering, Peking University

Yin Zhang PKU

The Zhang Research Group, led by Professor Yin Zhang, conducts research within the Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science at the College of Engineering, Peking University.

Our team specializes in simulating the mechanical properties of advanced engineering and energy materials, spanning from the nano to macro-scale. Our primary focus lies in materials modeling and simulation techniques. We have published papers at the top international journals such as Nature, Science, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Acta Materialia and Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.

Current research endeavors within the group encompass the mechanics of ultra-strength materials, 3D-printed metal alloys, strengthening mechanisms in high-entropy alloys, and the advancement of multiscale modeling methodologies.

Principal Investigator

Yin Zhang



Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science
College of Engineering
Peking University
Beijing, China, 100871
Office: Building Enn (新奥工学大楼) 418
Email: yinzhang@pku.edu.cn

Selected Publications

  • J. Ren, Y. Zhang, D. Zhao, Y. Chen, S. Guan, Y. Liu, L. Liu, S. Peng, F. Kong, J. D. Poplawsky, G. Gao, T. Voisin, K. An, Y. M. Wang, K. Y. Xie, T. Zhu and W. Chen. "Strong yet ductile nanolamellar high-entropy alloys by additive manufacturing." Nature, 608, 62–68 (2022)

  • L. Wang, Y. Zhang, Z. Zeng, H. Zhou, J. He, P. Liu, M. Chen, J. Han, D. J. Srolovitz, J. Teng, Y. Guo, G. Yang, D. Kong, E. Ma, Y. Hu, B. Yin, X. Huang, Z. Zhang, T. Zhu and X. Han. "Tracking the sliding of grain boundaries at the atomic scale." Science, 375, 1261–1265 (2022)

  • Q. Ding, Y. Zhang, X. Chen, X. Fu, D. Chen, S. Chen, L. Gu, F. Wei, H. Bei, Y. Gao, M. Wen, J. Li, Z. Zhang, T. Zhu, R. O. Ritchie and Q. Yu. "Tuning element distribution, structure and properties by composition in high-entropy alloys." Nature, 574, 223-227 (2019)

  • W. Chen, T. Voisin, Y. Zhang, J. Florien, C. M. Spadaccini, D. L. McDowell, T. Zhu and Y. M. Wang. "Microscale residual stresses in additively manufactured stainless steel." Nature Communications, 10, 4338 (2019)

  • Z. Li, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhang Y. Cui, Q. Guo, P. Liu, S. Jin, G. Sha, K. Ding, Z. Li, T. Fan, H. M. Urbassek, Q. Yu, T. Zhu, D. Zhang and Y. M. Wang. "A nanodispersion-in-nanograins strategy for ultra-strong, ductile and stable metal nanocomposites." Nature Communications, 13, 5581 (2022)

  • Z. Cheng, L. Bu, Y. Zhang, H. Wu, T. Zhu, H. Gao and L. Lu. "Unraveling the origin of extra strengthening in gradient nanotwinned metals." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 119, e2116808119 (2022)