Publications


Journal Papers (2001-present, 1996-2000, 1991-1995)

Dissertation/Thesis


Journal Papers

2001-present

Huang, Y., Zhou, W., Hsia, K. J., Menard, E., Park, J.-U., Rogers, J., and Alleyne, A. G., "Stamp collapse in soft lithography," Submitted to Langmuir

Hsia, K. J., Huang, Y., Menard, E., Park, J.-U., Zhou, W., Rogers, J., and Fulton, J. M., "Collapse of microcontact printing stamps due to interfacial adhesion," Applied Physics Letters 86, 154106:1-3 (2005) [PDF]. Selected to be published in Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Issue April 18, 2005. The Virtual Journal, which is published by the American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society in cooperation with numerous other societies and publishers, is an edited compilation of links to articles from participating publishers, covering a focused area of frontier research.

Liu, M., Hsia, K. J., Shang, J.-K., "Driving forces for interfacial fatigue crack growth by piezoelectric actuators," Journal of intelligent material systems and structures, 16(7/8), 557-566 (2005). [PDF]

Panat, R., Hsia, K. J., and Cahill, D. G., "Evolution of surface waviness in thin films via volume and surface diffusion," Journal of Applied Physics, 97, 013521:1-7 (2005) [PDF]

Liu, M., Hsia, K. J. and Sardela, M., "In-situ X-ray diffraction study of electric field induced domain switching and phase transition in PZT-5H", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88(1), 210-215 (2005). [PDF]

Panat, R., Hsia, K. J., and Oldham, J., "Rumpling instability in thermal barrier systems under isothermal conditions in vacuum," Philosophical Magazine, 85(1), 45-64 (2005). [PDF]

Ji, B., Gao, H., and Hsia, K. J., "How do slender mineral crystals resist buckling in biological materials," Philosophical Magazine Letters, 84(10), 631-641 (2004). [PDF]

Thiagarajan, G., Huang, Y., and Hsia, K. J., "Fracture simulation using an elasto-viscoplastic virtual internal bond model with finite elements," ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 71, 796-804 (2004). [PDF]

Panat, R. and Hsia, K. J.,"Experimental investigation of the bond coat rumpling instability under isothermal and cyclic thermal histories in thermal barrier systems," Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series A, 460, 1957-1979 (2004). [PDF]

Thiagarajan, G., Hsia, K. J. and Huang, Y., "Finite element implementation of virtual internal bond model for simulating crack behavior", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 71 (3), 401-423 (2004). [PDF]

Liu, M. and Hsia, K. J., "Locking of electric field induced non-180° domain switching and phase transition in ferroelectric materials upon cyclic electric fatigue," Applied Physics Letters, 83 (19), 3978-3980 (2003). [PDF]

Zhang, S., Panat, R., and Hsia, K. J., "Influence of surface morphology on the adhesion strength of epoxy-aluminum interfaces", Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 17 (12), 1685-1711 (2003) [PDF]

Zhang, S., Johnson, H. T., Wagner, G. J., Liu, W. K., and Hsia, K. J., , "Stress generation mechanisms in carbon thin films grown by ion-beam deposition," Acta Materialia, 51 (17), 5211-5222 (2003). [PDF]

Liu, M. and Hsia, K. J., "Interfacial cracks between piezoelectric and elastic materials under in-plane electric loading", Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 51, 921-944 (2003). [PDF]

Wang, W., Huang, Y., Hsia, K. J., Hu K. X., Yeh C. P., and Chandra, A., "Bending of ultra-thin beams by strain gradient plasticity," International Journal of Plasticity, 19, 365-382 (2003). [PDF]

Panat, R., Zhang, S., Hsia., K. J.,"Bond coat surface rumpling in thermal barrier coatings", Acta Materialia, 51, 239-249 (2003). [PDF]

Saif, T., Zhang, S., Haque, A., Hsia., K. J.,"Effect of the native Al2O3 on the elastic response of nanoscale Al films", Acta Materialia, 50 (11) 2779-2786 (2002). [PDF]

Zhang, S., Hsia, K. J. and Pearlstein, A. J., "Potential flow model of cavitation-induced interfacial fracture in a confined ductile layer", Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 50, 549-569 (2002). [PDF]

Du, T., Liu, M., Seghi, S., Hsia., K. J., Economy, J. and Shang, J. K., "Piezoelectric actuation of crack growth along polymer-metal interface in adhesive bonds", Journal of Materials Research, 16 (10) 2885-2892 (2001) [PDF].

Busche, M., J.,  Hsia, K. J. , "Fracture and domain switching by indentation in Barium Titanate single crystals", Scripta Materialia 44, 207-212 (2001). [PDF]

Zhang S. and Hsia K. J., "Modeling the fracture of a sandwich structure due to cavitation in a ductile adhesive layer", ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics 68, 93-100 (2001). [PDF]

Hsia K. J., Gao, H. and Xin Y., "On the spacing between dislocation nucleation sources at crack tips," Materials Science and Engineering A, 317 (1-2) 257-263 (2001). [PDF]
 
 

1996-2000

Ferney, B. D. and Hsia, K. J., "The influence of multiple slip systems on the brittle-ductile transition in silicon," Materials Science and Engineering A272, 422-430 (1999). [PDF]

Ferney, B. D., De Vary, M. R., Hsia, K. J. and Needleman A., "Oscillatory crack growth in glass," Scripta Materialia 41 (3) 275-281 (1999). [PDF]

Xin, Y.-B. and Hsia, K. J., "Simulation of the brittle-to-ductile transition in silicon single crystals using dislocation mechanics," Acta Materialia 45, 1747-1759 (1997). [PDF]

Dey, N., Hsia, K. J. and Socie, D. F., "The effects of grain size distribution on cavity nucleation and creep deformation in ceramics containing viscous grain boundary phase," Acta Materialia, 45, 4117-4129 (1997). [PDF]

Hsia, K. J. and Xin, Y.-B., "Discussion on the comment on the simulation of the brittle-ductile transition in silicon single crystals using dislocation mechanics," Scripta Materialia, 37, 1905-1907 (1997). [PDF]

Xu, Z.-Q. and Hsia, K. J., "A numerical solution of surface crack under cyclic hydraulic pressure loading," ASME Journal of Tribology, 119 (4) 637-645 (1997).

Hsia, K. J., Dey, N. and Socie, D. F., "High termperature failure mechanisms of ceramics under static and cyclic loading," Advances in Solid Mechanics, S.-W. Yu, W. Yang and Q.-S. Zheng, eds., Tsinghua University Press, 196-203, 1997.

Hsia, K. J., Zhang, T.-L. and Socie, D. F., "Effect of crack surface morphology on the fracture behavior under mixed mode loading," Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics: 27th Volume, ASTM STP 1296, R. S. Piascik, J. C. Newman, and N. E. Dowling, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, 152-174 (1997).

Xin, Y.-B. and Hsia, K. J., "A technique to generate straight through-thickness surface cracks and its application to studying dislocation nucleation in Si," Acta Materialia 44, 845-53 (1996). [PDF]

Hsia, K. J. and Xu, Z.-Q., "The mathematical framework and an approximate solution of surface crack propagation under hydraulic pressure loading," International Journal of Fracture , 78, 363-378 (1996).

Dey, N., Socie, D. F. and Hsia, K. J., "Tensile creep behavior of a vitreous-bonded aluminum oxide under static and cyclic loading," Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 79 (9) 2353-2363 (1996).
 
 


1991-1995

Xin, Y.-B., Hsia, K. J. and Lange, D., "Quantitative characterization of the fracture surface of Si single crystals by confocal microscropy," Journal of the American Ceramic Society 78, 3201-208 (1995).

  Hsia, K. J. and Xu, Z., "Effect of hydraulic pressure on surface crack propagation," Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica 8, 604-608 (1995).

  Dey, N., Socie, D. F. and Hsia, K. J., "Modeling static and cyclic fatigue in ceramics containing a viscous grain boundary phase," Acta Metallurgica et Materialia, 43, 2163-2175 (1995). [PDF]

Hsia, K. J. and Argon, A. S., "Experimental study of micromechanisms of brittle-to-ductile transition in Si single crystals," Materials Science and Engineering A176, 111-119 (1994).

Nitzsche, V. R. and Hsia, K. J., "Modeling of dislocation mobility controlled brittle-to-ductile transition," Materials Science and Engineering A176, 155-164 (1994).

  Hsia, K. J., Suo, Z. and Yang, W., "Cleavage due to dislocation confinement in layered materials," Journal of Mechanics and Physics of Solids 42, 877-896 (1994). [PDF]

Barkey, M. E., Socie, D. F. and Hsia, K. J., "A yield surface approach to the estimation of notch strains for proportional and nonproportional cyclic loading,"  ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 116, 173-180 (1994).

Hsia, K .J., Xin, Y.-B. and Lin, L., "Numerical simulation of semi-crystalline nylon 6: elastic constants of crystalline and amorphous parts," Journal of Materials Science 29, 1601-1611 (1994).

Hsia, K. J., Argon, A. S., Parks, D. M., Mechanics of Materials 14, 313-315 (1993). [PDF]

Dey, N., Socie, D. F. and Hsia, K. J., "Static and cyclic fatigue failure at high temperature in ceramics containing grain boundary viscous phase: Part I-Experiments," UILU-ENG-93-6034 (1993).

Dey, N., Socie, D. F. and Hsia, K. J., "Static and cyclic fatigue failure at high temperature in ceramics containing grain boundary viscous phase: Part II-Modelling," UILU-ENG-93-6035 (1993).

Hsia, K. J., Argon, A. S. and Parks, D. M., "Dominant creep failure process in tensile components," ASME Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology 114, 255-264 (1992).

Hsia, K. J., Parks, D. M. and Argon, A. S., "Effects of grain boundary sliding in creep-constrained boundary cavitation and creep deformation," Mechanics of Materials 11, 43-62 (1991). [PDF]

Hsia, K. J., Argon, A. S. and Parks, D. M., "Modeling of creep damage evolution around blunt notches and sharp cracks,"  Mechanics of Materials 11, 19-42 (1991). [PDF]

Brede, M., Hsia, K. J. and Argon, A. S., "Brittle crack propagation in silicon single crystals," Journal of Applied Physics 70, 758-771 (1991). [PDF]
 
 


Dissertation/Thesis

Rahul Panat, "On the rumpling instability in thermal barrier systems", Ph.D. Dissertation, 2004. [PDF]

Ming Liu, "On an accelerated fatigue-testing technique using piezoelectric actuators", Ph.D. Dissertation, 2003. [PDF]

Sulin Zhang, "Effects of surface microstructure on the strength of adhesively bonded structures", Ph.D. Dissertation, 2002. [PDF]

Brook Ferney, "Studies on the brittle-ductile transition in silicon", Ph.D. Dissertation, 2001. [PDF]

Yun-Biao Xin, "The role of dislocation activities in the brittle-ductile transition in silicon single crystals", Ph.D. Dissertation, 1996.

Nishit Dey, "High temperature fatigue and creep deformation behavior under static and cyclic loading in ceramics containing a viscous grain boundary phase", Ph.D. Dissertation, 1995.

Valerie Nitzsche, Ph.D. Dissertation, 1995.

Tong-Liang Zhang, "Modeling of crack surface interaction in mixed-mode fracture", MS Thesis, 1994.

Mark Barkey, "Calculation of notch strains under multiaxial nominal loading", Ph.D. Dissertation, 1993.

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