1.         Deformation and fracture of nanostructured metal thin films/nanolaminates.

2.         Development and application of high-performance metal coatings for nuclear fuel claddings.

3.         Corrosion/oxidation resistance and thermal stability at high temperature of refractory high entropy alloy coatings.

2021.10 – Present   Xi'an Jiaotong University, China    Associate Professor

2019.04 – Present   Xi’an Jiaotong University, China    Postdoc

2019.04 – 2021.09   Xi’an Jiaotong University, China    Lecturer

2016.10 – 2017.10   Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austria    Visiting Student

2012.09 – 2019.03   School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China    Ph.D.

2008.09 – 2012.07   School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China    B.Sc.

2021   Excellent doctoral dissertation, Xi’an Jiaotong University

2019   Initiative Postdocs Supporting Program Award Winner, China

2016   Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, Xi’an Jiaotong University

Full publications list and Citation

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yaqiang-Wang-3/research

Selected Publications

1. Y.Q. Wang, J.Y. Zhang, X.Q. Liang, K. Wu, G. Liu^*, J. Sun^*, Size- and constituent-dependent deformation mechanisms and strain rate sensitivity in nanolaminated crystalline Cu/amorphous Cu–Zr films, Acta Materialia 95 (2015) 132.

2. Y.Q. Wang, J.Y. Zhang, K. Wu, G. Liu^*, D. Kiener^*, J. Sun^*, Nanoindentation creep behavior of Cu–Zr metallic glass films, Materials Research Letters 6 (2018) 22.

3. Y.Q. Wang, K. Wu, J.Y. Zhang^*, G. Liu^*, J. Sun^*, Probing the size- and constituent-mediated mechanical properties and deformation behavior in crystalline/amorphous nanolaminates, Nanoscale 10 (2018) 21827.

4. Y.Q. Wang, R. Fritz, D. Kiener^*, J.Y. Zhang, G. Liu^*, O. Kolednik, R. Pippan, J. Sun^*, Fracture behavior and deformation mechanisms in nanolaminated crystalline/amorphous micro-cantilevers, Acta Materialia 180 (2019) 73.

5. G.Y. Li^#, Y.Q. Wang^#, J.D. Zuo, M. Zhang, C. He, X. Feng, J.H. Luan, Y. Lu, J.Y. Zhang^*, S. Cazottes, D. Kiener^*, G. Liu^*, J. Sun, Zr addition-dependent twin morphology evolution and strengthening response in nanostructured Al thin films, Materialia 16 (2021) 101076.

6. Y.Q. Wang, J.D. Zuo, K. Wu, J.Y. Zhang^*, G. Liu, J. Sun, Size effect on mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of highly textured nanocrystalline Mo thin films, Materials Science and Engineering: A 816 (2021) 141323.

7. J.D. Zuo, Y.Q. Wang^*, K. Wu, J.Y. Zhang^*, G. Liu, J. Sun^*, Phase tailoring of Ta films via buffer layer-thickness controlling, Scripta Materialia 212 (2022) 114582.

8. Y.F. Zhao, Y.Q. Wang^*, K. Wu, J.Y. Zhang^*, G. Liu^*, J. Sun, Interface-affected mechanical properties and strengthening mechanisms in heterogeneous high entropy alloy nanolaminates, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 903 (2022) 163915.

9. J.Y. Zhang, Y.Q. Wang, X.Q. Liang, F.L. Zeng, G. Liu^*, J. Sun^*, Size-dependent He-irradiated tolerance and plastic deformation of crystalline/amorphous Cu/Cu–Zr nanolaminates, Acta Materialia 92 (2015) 140.

10. H.Z. Yuan, K. Wu^*, J.Y. Zhang, Y.Q. Wang, G. Liu^*, J. Sun^*, Curvature-controlled wrinkling surfaces for friction, Advanced Materials 31 (2019) 1900933.

1. Yaqiang Wang, Xun Xiao, Jinyu Zhang, Kai Wu, Gang Liu, Jun Sun. A new kind of metal Cr coatings with nano-hierarchical structure and their preparation method, Chinese Invention Patent, 2022-02-11, Cert. No. ZL202110227118.8.

2. Jinyu Zhang, Bang An, Yaqiang Wang, Kai Wu, Gang Liu, Jun Sun. A new technique for tuning the interfaces in Cr₃Al/Zr multilayered thin films, Chinese Invention Patent, 2021-10-19, Cert. No. ZL202110093901.X.

3. Gang Liu, Jiadong Zuo, Jun Sun, Yaqiang Wang, Jinyu Zhang, Kai Wu. A new method for preparing the amorphous AlN thin films, Chinese Invention Patent, 2021-08-13, Cert. No. ZL202010117282.9.

4. Jinyu Zhang, Jiantuo Zhao, Yaqiang Wang, Kai Wu, Gang Liu, Jun Sun. A new kind of Cu-Ta alloys and their preparation method, Chinese Invention Patent, 2021-01-19, Cert. No. ZL201910458459.9.

5. Jinyu Zhang, Jiantuo Zhao, Yaqiang Wang, Kai Wu, Gang Liu, Jun Sun. A new kind of Cu-NbMoTaW alloys and their preparation method, Chinese Invention Patent, 2020-11-10, Cert. No. ZL201910458458.4.

6. Yaqiang Wang, Jinyu Zhang, Xiaoge Li, Kai Wu, Gang Liu, Jun Sun. A new kind of copper-magnesium alloys and their preparation method, Chinese Invention Patent, 2020-11-10, Cert. No. ZL201910457583.3.

7. Jinyu Zhang, Guangya Li, Yaqiang Wang, Kai Wu, Gang Liu, Jun Sun. A new kind of nanocrystalline Al-Zr alloyed thin films and their preparation method, Chinese Invention Patent, 2020-06-19, Cert. No. ZL201910893972.0.