1.       X. H. Sun, D. X. Wu, L. F. Zou, S. D. House, X. B. Chen, M. Li, D. N. Zakharov, J. C. Yang, G. W. Zhou, Dislocation-induced stop-and-go kinetics of interfacial transformations. Nature, 607, 708–713 (2022).      

2.       X. H. Sun, W. H. Zhu, D. X. Wu, C. R. Li, J. Y. Wang, Y. G. Zhu, X. B. Chen, J. A. Boscoboinik, R. Sharma, G. W. Zhou, Surface-reaction induced structural oscillations in the subsurface. Nature Communications 11, 305 (2020).

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3.       X. H. Sun, W. H. Zhu, D. X. Wu, Z. Y. Liu, X. B. Chen, L. Yuan, G. F. Wang, R. Sharma, and G. W. Zhou, Atomic-scale mechanism of unidirectional oxide growth, Advanced Functional Materials 30 (2020) 1906504.

4.       X. H. Sun, D. X. Wu, W. A. Saidi, W. Zhu, W. D. Yang, S. D. House, M. Li, R. Sharma, J. C. Yang, and G. W. Zhou, Atomic dynamics of multi-interfacial migration and transformations. Small, (2023) 2305746.

5.       X. H. Sun, D. X. Wu, W. H. Zhu, X. B. Chen, R. Sharma, J. C. Yang, and G. W. Zhou, Atomic origin of the autocatalytic reduction of monoclinic CuO in a hydrogen atmosphere. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12 (2021), 9547–9556.

6.       X. H. Sun, J. W. Qiao, Z. M. Jiao, Z. H. Wang, H. J. Yang and B. S. Xu, An improved tensile deformation model for in-situ dendrite/metallic glass matrix composites. Scientific Reports 5 (2015) 13964.

7.       X. H. Sun, Y. S. Wang, J. Fan, H. J. Yang, S. G. Ma, Z. H. Wang and J. W. Qiao, Plasticity improvement for dendrite/metallic glass matrix composites by pre-deformation. Materials and Design 86 (2015) 266–271.

8.       X. H. Sun, H. J. Yang, Y. S. Wang, S. P. Pan, Z. H. Wang, B. S. Xu and J. W. Qiao, Evolution of hardness and modulus within a cold-rolled in situ dendrite-reinforced metallic glass matrix composites. Materials Research Innovations 19 (2015) 170-174.

9.       X. H. Sun, D. X. Wu, W. H. Zhu, M. Li, W. C. D. Yang, S. D. House, X. B. Chen, R. Sharma, J. C. Yang, and G. W. Zhou, In-situ atomic-scale visualization of autocatalytic reduction of CuO with H2. Microscopy & Microanalysis 26 (2020), 3048-3050.

10.     X. H. Sun, R. B. Garza, X. B. Chen, M. Li, S. D. House, W. A. Saidi, J. C. Yang, G. W. Zhou, In-situ ETEM observation of intergranular oxidation of copper. Microscopy & Microanalysis, 27 (2021), 1308-1311.

11.     X. H. Sun, J. Y. Wang, X. B. Chen, S. N. Ye, Z. L. Liang, J. C. Yang, G. W. Zhou, In-situ environmental TEM observations of structural evolution of oxygenated Cu(110) in CO. Microscopy & Microanalysis, 28 (2022), 186-188.

12.     Z. L. Liang, J. Y. Wang, X. H. Sun, X. Chen, D. Zakharov, G. W. Zhou, In-situ Atomic-scale Observations of Disconnection Dynamics at the Metal/Oxide Interfaces. Microscopy & Microanalysis, 28 (2022), 150-151.

13.     X. B. Chen, S. M. Zhang, C. Li, Z. J. Liu, X. H. Sun, S. B. Cheng, D. N. Zakharov, S. Hwang, Y. M. Zhu, J. Y. Fang, G. F. Wang, and G. W. Zhou, Composition-dependent ordering transformations in Pt-Fe nanoalloys. PNAS 119 (2022), e2117899119.

14.     L. F. Zou, P. H. Cao, Y. K. Lei, D. N. Zakharov, X. H. Sun, S. D. House, L. L. Luo, J. Li, Y. Yang, Q. Y. Yin, X. B. Chen, C. R. Li, H. L. Qin, E. Stach, J. C. Yang, G. F. Wang, and G. W. Zhou, Atomic-scale phase separation induced clustering of solute atoms. Nature Communications (2020), 11, 3934 (2020).

15.     X. B. Chen, Z. Y. Liu, D. X. Wu, N. Cai, X. H. Sun, D. N. Zakharov, S. Hwang, D. Su, G. F. Wang, and G. W. Zhou, Passive Oxide Film Growth Observed On the Atomic Scale. Advanced Materials Interfaces (2022), 2102487

16.     H. W. Yao, Y. M. Liu, X. H. Sun, Y. P. Lu, T. M. Wang, and T. J. Li, Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti3V2NbAlxNiy low-density refractory multielement alloys. Intermetallics 133 (2021) 107187.

17.     Z. L. Liang, D. X. Wu, X. H. Sun, X. B. Chen, D. Zakharov, G. W. Zhou, Hydrogen-adsorption induced surface segregation and chemical ordering in Cu-Pt alloys. Microscopy & Microanalysis 27 (2021), 50-51.

18.     X. B. Chen, J. Y. Wang, X. H. Sun, D. Zakharov, S. Hwang, G. W. Zhou, In-situ atomic-scale visualization of atomic-step induced NiO growth during the oxidation of Ni. Microscopy & Microanalysis 27 (2021), 1958-1959.

19.     K. Liu, S. M. Zhang, D. X. Wu, L. L. Luo, X. H. Sun, X. B. Chen, D. N. Zakharov, J. C. Yang, G. F. Wang, G. W. Zhou, Effect of surface steps on composition ordering and restructuring in the subsurface of Cu(Au) solid solution. Physical Review B 103 (2020), 035401.

20.     X. B. Chen, D. X. Wu, X. H. Sun, D. N. Zakharov, S. Hwang, D. Su, G. W. Zhou, In-situ atomic-resolution observations of surface passivation induced metal/oxide interfacial transformation. Microscopy & Microanalysis 26 (2020), 3048-3050.

21.     Y. S. Wang, X. H. Sun, G. J. Hao, Z. X. Guo, Y. Zhang, J. P. Lin, and J. W. Qiao, Fracture morphology and local deformation characteristics in the metallic glass matrix composite under tension. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 48 (2017) 1545-1550.