--2023—

2023-1. Z. Cheng, T. Wan, L.F. Bu, L. Lu*.
Effect of volume fractions of gradient transition layer on mechanical behaviors of nanotwinned Cu.
Acta Materialia, 242 (2023) 118456.   

2023-2. Q.S. Pan, L.J. Jing, L. Lu*.
Enhanced fatigue endurance limit of Cu through low-angle dislocation boundary.
Acta Materialia, 244 (2023) 118542.

2023-3. Z. Cheng, L.F. Bu, Y. Zhang, H.A. Wu, T. Zhu, L. Lu*.
Characterization of gradient plastic deformation in gradient nanotwinned Cu.
Acta Materialia, 246 (2023) 118673.

2023-4. L.F. Bu, Z. Cheng, Y. Zhang, H.A. Wu, T. Zhu, L. Lu*.
Trans-twin dislocations in nanotwinned metals.
Scripta Materialia, 229 (2023) 115348.

2023-5. T. Wan, Z. Cheng, L. Lu*.
Effect of component proportion on mechanical behaviors of laminated nanotwinned Cu.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 59 (2023) 567-576.

2023-6. Z. Cheng, T. Wan, L. Lu*.
Interface strain gradient enabled high strength and hardening in laminated nanotwinned Cu.
Acta Materialia, 256 (2023) 119138.  

2023-7. Q.S. Pan, M.X. Yang, R. Feng, A.C. Chuang, K. An, P.K. Liaw, X.L. Wu, N.R. Tao,  L. Lu*.
Atomic faulting induced exceptional cryogenic strain hardening in gradient-cell-structured alloy.
Science, 382 (2023)185–190.

2023-8. L.X. Zhang, Q.S. Pan, L. Lu*.
Revealing the mechanical behavior of homogeneous dislocation cell units in high-entropy alloy.
Materials Research Letters, 11 (2023) 907-914.

2023-9. Z. Cheng, L. Lu*.
Fundamental strengthening mechanisms of ordered gradient nanotwinned metals.
Nano Research, DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6124.

2023-10. R.K. Zhao, H.Z. Zhao, L. Lu*.
Superior fatigue crack growth resistance in bulk Cu with highly oriented nanotwins.
Science China Materiails, 66 (2023) 4251-4257.

--2022—

2022-1. Z. Cheng, L.F. Bu, Y. Zhang, H.A. Wu, T. Zhu, H.G. Gao, L. Lu*.
Unraveling the origin of extra strengthening in gradient nanotwinned metals.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119 (2022) e2116808119.

2022-2. H.Z. Zhao, Z.S. You, N.R. Tao, L. Lu*.
Anisotropic toughening of nanotwin bundles in the heterogeneous nanostructured Cu.
Acta Materialia, 228 (2022) 117748.

2022-3. H.Z. Zhao, Z. Li, H.J. Gao, L. Lu*.
Fracture and toughening mechanisms in nanotwinned and nanolayered materials.
MRS Bulletin, 47 (2022) 1-7. 

2022-4. Q.S. Pan, L. Lu*.
Synthesis and deformation mechanics of gradient nanostructured materials.
National Science Open, 1 (2022) 2022006.

2022-5. L. Lu*. H.Z. Zhao.
Progress in Strengthening and Toughening Mechanisms of Heterogeneous Nanostructured Metals.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 58 (2022) 1360-1370. 

2022-6. Q.S. Pan, F. Cui, N.R. Tao, L. Lu*.
Strain-controlled fatigue behavior of nanotwin strengthened 304 austenitic stainless steel.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 58 (2022) 45-53. 

2022-7. Z. Cao, Z. Cheng, W. Xu, L. Lu*.
Effect of work hardening discrepancy on strengthening of laminated Cu/CuZn alloys.
Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 103 (2022) 67-72. 

--2021--

2021-1. Q.S. Pan, L.X. Zhang, R. Feng, Q.H. Lu, K. An, A.C. Chuang, J.D. Poplawsky, P.K. Liaw, L. Lu*.
Gradient cell–structured high-entropy alloy with exceptional strength and ductility.
Science, 374 (2021) 984–989. Now Web of Science Highly cited paper

2021-2. H.Z. Zhao, Z.S. You, N.R. Tao, L. Lu*.
Anisotropic strengthening of nanotwin bundles in heterogeneous nanostructured Cu: Effect of deformation compatibility.
Acta Materialia, 210 (2021) 116830.

2021-3. T. Wan, Z. Cheng, L.F. Bu, L. Lu*.
Work hardening discrepancy designing to strengthening gradient nanotwinned Cu.
Scripta Materialia, 201 (2021) 113975.

2021-4. L. Lu*, Q.S. Pan, K. Hattar, B.L. Boyce.
Fatigue and fracture of nanostructured metals and alloys.
MRS Bulletin, 46 (2021) 258-264.

2021-5. Q.S. Pan, S. Guo, F. Cui, L.J. Jing, L. Lu*.
Superior strength and ductility of 304 austenitic stainless steel with gradient dislocations.
Nanomaterials, 11 (2021) 2613.

2021-6. F. Cui, Q.S. Pan, N.R. Tao, L. Lu*.
Enhanced high-cycle fatigue resistance of 304 austenitic stainless steel with nanotwinned grains.
International Journal of Fatigue, 143 (2021) 105994.

2021-7. Z.S. You, S.S. Luo, L. Lu*.
Size effect of deformation nanotwin bundles on their strengthening and toughening in heterogeneous nanostructured Cu.
Science China: Technological Sciences, 64 (2021) 23-31.

2021-8. S.Y. He, B.B. Jiang, C.Y. Wang, C.J. Chen, H.C. Duan, S. Jin, H.Q. Ye, L. Lu, K. Du.
High reversible strain in nanotwinned metals.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13 (2021) 46088？46096.

--2020—

2020-1. Z.S. You, H.L. Fu, S.D. Qu, W.K. Bao, L. Lu*.
Revisiting anisotropy in the tensile and fracture behavior of cold-rolled 316L stainless steel with heterogeneous nano-lamellar structures.
Nano Materials Science, 2 (2020) 72–79.

2020-2. Y. Zhang, Z. Cheng, L. Lu, T. Zhu.
Strain gradient plasticity in gradient structured metals.
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 140 (2020) 103946. 

2020-3. Q.S. Pan, J.Z. Long, L.J. Jing, N.R. Tao, L. Lu*.
Cyclic strain amplitude-dependent fatigue mechanism of gradient nanograined Cu.
Acta Materialia, 196 (2020) 252–260.

2020-4. X.Y. Li, L. Lu, J.G. Li, X. Zhang, H.J. Gao. 
Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of gradient nanostructured metals and alloys.  
Nature Reviews Materials, 5 (2020) 706–723. Now Web of Science Highly cited paper

2020-5. Q.S. Pan, L. Lu*.
Improved fatigue resistance of gradient nanograined metallic materials: Suppress strain localization and damage accumulation.
Scripta Materialia, 187 (2020) 301–306.

2020-6. L. Lu*, X.L. Wu, I.J. Beyerlein.
Preface to the viewpoint set on: Heterogeneous gradient and laminated materials.
Scripta Materialia, 187 (2020) 307–308.

2020-7. Q.S. Pan, F. Cui, L. Lu*.
High-cycle fatigue resistance of nanotwinned 304 austensitic stainless steel.
International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, (2020) 88.

2020-8. H.Z. Zhao, Z.S. You, L. Lu*.
Anisotropic tensile and fracture behavior in bulk nanocrystalline Cu with embedded nanoscale twins.
International Conference on Nanostructured Materials, (2020) 84.

--2019—

2019-1. J.Z. Long, Q.S. Pan, N.R. Tao, M. Dao, S. Suresh, L. Lu*.
Improved fatigue resistance of gradient nanograined Cu.
Acta Materialia, 166 (2019) 56-66.

2019-2. Q.S. Pan, H.F. Zhou, Q.H. Lu, H.J. Gao, L. Lu*.
Asymmetric cyclic response of tensile pre-deformed Cu with highly oriented nanoscale twins.
Acta Materialia, 175 (2019) 477-486.

2019-3. Z. Cheng, L. Lu*.
The effect of gradient order on mechanical behavior of gradient nanotwinned Cu.
Scripta Materialia, 164 (2019) 130-134.

2019-4. L.J. Jing, Q.S. Pan, J.Z. Long, N.R. Tao, L. Lu*.
Effect of volume fraction of gradient nanograined layer on high-cycle fatigue behavior of Cu.
Scripta Materialia, 161 (2019) 74-77.

2019-5. Z.S. You, S.D. Qu, S.S. Luo, L. Lu*.
Fracture toughness evaluation of nanostructured metals via a contactless crack opening displacement gauge. 
Materialia, 7 (2019) 100430.

2019-6. Y.H. Fan, F. Cui, L. Lu*, B. Zhang.
A nanotwinned austenite stainless steel with high hydrogen embrittlement resistance.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 788 (2019) 1066-1075.

2019-7. Q.H. Lu, J.S. Bai, Z. Cheng, L. Lu*.
Cold rolling behavior of Cu with highly oriented nanotwins: The importance of local shear strain. 
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 580 (2019) 012008. 

2019-8. L.J. Jing, Q.S. Pan, J.Z. Long, N.R. Tao, L. Lu*.
Effect of volume fraction of gradient nanograined layer on low-cycle fatigue behavior of Cu.
Advanced Engineering Materials, 1900554 (2019).

2019-9. Y.C. Feng, M. Liu, Y.P. Shi, H. Ma, D.Z. Li, Y.Y. Li, L. Lu, X.Q. Chen.
High-throughput modeling of atomic diffusion migration energy barrier of fcc metals.
Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 29 (2019) 341-348.

--2018—

2018-1. Z. Cheng, H.F. Zhou, Q.H. Lu, H.J. Gao, L. Lu*.
Extra strengthening and work hardening in gradient nanotwinned metals. 
Science, 362 (2018) 559. Now Web of Science Highly cited paper 

2018-2. L. Xiong, Z.S. You, S.D. Qu, L. Lu*.
Fracture behavior of heterogeneous nanostructured 316L austenitic stainless steel with nanotwin bundles.
Acta Materialia, 150 (2018) 130-138. 

2018-3. J.Z. Long, Q.S. Pan, N.R. Tao, L. Lu*.
Abnormal grain coarsening in cyclically deformed gradient nanograined Cu. 
Scripta Materialia, 145 (2018) 99-103.  

2018-4. J.Z. Long, Q.S. Pan, N.R. Tao, L. Lu*.
Residual stress induced tension-compression asymmetry of gradient nanograined copper.
Materials Research Letters, 6 (2018) 456-461.

2018-5. H. Wang, Z.S. You, L. Lu*.
Kinematic and isotropic strain hardening in copper with highly aligned nanoscale twins.
Materials Research Letters, 6 (2018) 333-338.

2018-6. Z. Cheng, S. Jin, L. Lu*.
Effect of electrolyte temperature on microstructures of direct-current electrodeposited nanotwinned cu. 
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 54 (2018) 428-434. 

2018-7. L.W. Yang, C.Y. Wang, M.A. Monclus, L. Lu, J.M. Molina-Aldareguia, J. Llorca. 
Influence of temperature on the strain rate sensitivity and deformation mechanisms of nanotwinned Cu. 
Scripta Materialia, 154 (2018) 54-59.

2018-8. X. Zhang, J.H. Yao, B. Liu, J. Yan, L. Lu, Y. Li, H.J. Gao, X.Y. Li. 
Three-dimensional high-entropy alloy-polymer composite nanolattices that overcome the strength-recoverability trade-off.
Nano Letters, 18 (2018) 4247-4256.

--2017—

2017-1. Q.S. Pan, H.F. Zhou, Q.H. Lu, H.J. Gao, L. Lu*.
History-independent cyclic response of nanotwinned metals.
Nature, 551 (2017) 214-217. 

2017-2. W. Chen, Z.S. You, N.R. Tao, Z.H. Jin, L. Lu*. 
Mechanically-induced grain coarsening in gradient nano-grained copper. 
Acta Materialia, 125 (2017) 255-264.

2017-3. Q.H. Lu, Z.S. You, X.X. Huang, N. Hansen, L. Lu*.
Dependence of dislocation structure on orientation and slip systems in highly oriented nanotwinned Cu.
Acta Materialia, 127 (2017) 85-97.

2017-4. S.S. Luo, Z.S. You, L. Lu*.
Intrinsic fracture toughness of bulk nanostructured Cu with nanoscale deformation twins.
Scripta Materialia, 133 (2017) 1-4.

2017-5. L. Xiong, Z.S. You, L. Lu*. 
Fracture behavior of an austenitic stainless steel with nanoscale deformation twins.
Scripta Materialia, 127 (2017) 173-177.

2017-6. Z.S. You, L. Lu*. 
Deformation and fracture mechanisms of nanotwinned metals.
National Science Review, 4 (2017) 519-521.

2017-7. Q.H. Lu, X.X. Huang, N. Hansen, L. Lu*.
Orientation and length scale effects on dislocation structure in highly oriented nanotwinned Cu.
Materials Science and Engineering, 219 (2017) 012032.

2017-8. Z.J. Wang, Q.J. Li, Y. Li, L.C. Huang, L. Lu, M. Dao, J. Li, E. Ma, S. Suresh, Z.W. Shan. 
Sliding of coherent twin boundaries.
Nature Communication, 8 (2017) 1108.

2017-9  S.S. Luo, Z.S. You, L. Lu*.
Thickness effect on fracture behavior of columnar-grained Cu with preferentially oriented nanoscale twins.
Journal of Materials Research, 32(2017) 4554-4562.

--2016—

2016-1. X.L. Lu, Y. Li, L. Lu*. 
Co-existence of homogeneous flow and localized plastic deformation in tension of amorphous Ni–P films on ductile substrate.
Acta Materialia, 106 (2016) 182-192.

2016.2. D.C. Bufford, Y.M. Wang, Y. Liu, L. Lu*. 
Synthesis and microstructure of electrodeposited and sputtered nanotwinned face-centered-cubic metals.
MRS Bulletin, 41 (2016) 286-291.

2016-3. L. Xiong, Z.S. You, L. Lu*.
Enhancing fracture toughness of nanotwinned austenitic steel by thermal annealing.
Scripta Materialia, 119 (2016) 55-59.

2016-4. Z. Zeng, X.Y. Li, D.S. Xu, L. Lu, H.J. Gao, T. Zhu. 
Gradient plasticity in gradient nano-grained metals.
Extreme Mechanics Letters, 8 (2016) 213-219.

2016-5. J.S. Bai, Q. H. Lu, L. Lu*. 
Detwinning behavior induced by local shear strain in nanotwinned Cu.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 52 (2016) 491-496.

2016-6. S. Jin, Z. Cheng, Q.S. Pan, L. Lu*. 
Effect of electrolyte additive concentration on microstructure of direct-current electrodeposited nanotwinned Cu.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 52 (2016) 973-979.

--2015—

2015-1. Z.S. You, L. Lu*. 
Effect of Strain Rate on Tensile Ductility and Fracture Behavior of Bulk Nanotwinned copper.
Advanced Engineering Materials, 7 (2015) 1754-1759.

2015-2. N. Lu, K. Du, L. Lu, H.Q. Ye.
Transition of dislocation nucleation induced by local stress concentration in nanotwin copper.
Nature Communications, 6 (2015) 7648.

2015-3. Z. Zeng, X. Li, L. Lu, T. Zhu.
Fracture in a thin film of nanotwinned copper.
Acta Materialia, 98 (2015) 313-317.

2015-4. W. Chen, Z.S. You, N.R. Tao, L. Lu*.
Microstructural evolutions and stability of gradient nanograined copper under tensile tests and subsequent storage.
Materials Science and Engineering, 89 (2015) 012001.

2015-5. Q.S. Pan, L. Lu*.
Dislocation characterization in fatigued Cu with nanoscale twins.
Science China-Materials, 58 (2015) 915-920.

--2014—

2014-1. Q.S. Pan, L. Lu*. 
Strain-controlled cyclic stability and properties of Cu with highly oriented nanoscale twins.
Acta Materialia, 81 (2014) 248–257.

2014-2. N. Lu, K. Du, L. Lu, H.Q. Ye. 
Motion of 1/3111 dislocations on ∑3 {112} twin boundaries in nanotwinned copper.
Journal of Applied Physics, 115 (2014) 024310.

2014-3. Q.S. Pan, L. Lu*.
Stress and strain-controlled fatigue properties of Cu with highly oriented nanoscale twins.
35th Riso International Symposium on Materials Science, 1 (2014) 429-437.

2014-4. L. Lu*, Z.S. You.
Plastic deformation mechanism in nanotwinned metals.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 50 (2014) 129-139.

2014-5. S.N. Mathaudhu, Y. Estrin, Z. Horita, E. Lavernia, X.Zh. Liao, L. Lu, Q.M. Wei, G. Wilde, Y.T. Zhu.
Preface to the special issue on ultrafine-grained materials.
Journal of Materials Science, 49 (2014) 6485-6486.

--2013—

2013-1. Z.S. You, X.Y. Li, L.J. Gui, Q.H. Lu, T. Zhu, H.J. Gao, L. Lu*.
Plastic anisotropy and associated deformation mechanisms in nanotwinned metals.
Acta Materialia, 61 (2013) 217–227.

2013-2. Q.S. Pan, Q.H. Lu, L. Lu*.
Fatigue behavior of columnar-grained Cu with preferentially oriented nanoscale twins.
Acta Materialia, 61 (2013) 1383-1393.

2013-3. L. Yang, L. Lu*.
The influence of sample thickness on the tensile properties of pure Cu with different grain sizes.
Scripta Materialia, 69 (2013) 242–245.

2013-4. L. Yang, N.R. Tao, K. Lu, L. Lu*.
Enhanced fatigue resistance of Cu with a gradient nanograined surface layer.
Scripta Materialia, 68 (2013) 801–804.

2013-5. X.L. Lu, Q.H. Lu, Y. Li, L. Lu*.
Gradient Confinement Induced Uniform Tensile Ductility in Metallic Glass.
Scientific Reports, 3 (2013) 3319.

2013-6. S. Jin, Q.S. Pan, L. Lu*.
Microstructure dependence of direct–current electrodeposited bulk Cu with preferentially oriented nanotwins on the current densities.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 49 (2013) 635-640.

--2012—

2012-1. L. Lu*, K. Lu. 
Preface to the viewpoint set on the strengthening effect of nanoscale twins.
Scripta Materialia, 66 (2012) 835-836.

2012-2. L. Lu*, Z.S. You, K. Lu.
Work hardening of polycrystalline Cu with nanoscale twins.
Scripta Materialia, 66 (2012) 837-842.

2012-3. W. Wang, Y. Zhong, K. Lu, L. Lu, D.L. McDowell, T. Zhu. 
Size effects and strength fluctuation in nanoscale plasticity.
Acta Materialia, 60 (2012) 3302-3309.

2012-4. J. Bezares, S.Y. Jiao, Y. Liu, D. Bufford, L. Lu, X.H. Zhang, Y. Kulkarni, R.J. Asaro. 
Indentation of nanotwinned fcc metals: Implications for nanotwin stability.
Acta Materialia, 60 (2012) 4623-4635.

2012-5. L. Lu*, Z.S. You, Q.S. Pan, K. Lu.
Mechanical properties of Cu with preferentially orientated nanoscale twins.
33rd Risoe International Symposium on Materials Science-nanometals-Status and Perspective, (2012) 79-91.

2012-6. Q.H. Lu, Z.S. You, L. Lu*.
Dislocation structure in compressed Cu with highly oriented nanoscale twins.
33rd Risoe International Symposium on Materials Science-nanometals-Status and Perspective, (2012) 311-316.

2012-7. J. Kidmose, L. Lu, N. Hansen, G. Winther, X. Huang.
Onset of strain localization in nanostrucutred Al.
33rd Risoe International Symposium on Materials Science-nanometals-Status and Perspective, (2012) 265-270.

2012-8. J. Kidmose, L. Lu, G. Winther, N. Hansen, X.X. Huang. 
Strain distribution during tensile deformation of nanostructured aluminum samples.
Journal of Materials Science, 47(2012) 7901-7907.

2012-9. G. Winther, Z.S. You, L. Lu. 
International Symposium on Plasticity 2012 and Its Current Applications.
International Symposium on Plasticity 2012 and Its Current Applications, (2012) 4.

2012-10. J. Kidmose, L. Lu, G. Winther, N. Hansen, X.X. Huang.
Effects of Post Process Treatments on the Mechanical Stability of Rolled Nanostructured Aluminum.
AIP Conference Proceedings, (2012).

--2011--

2011-1. X.H. Chen, L. Lu*, K. Lu. 
Grain size dependence of tensile properties in ultrafine-grained Cu with nanoscale twins.
Scripta Materialia, 64 (2011) 311-314.

2011-2. A. Singh, L. Tang, M. Dao, L. Lu*, S. Suresh.
Fracture toughness and fatigue crack growth characteristics of nanotwinned copper.
Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) 2437-2446.

2011-3. Z.S. You, L. Lu*, K. Lu. 
Tensile behavior of columnar grained Cu with preferentially orientated nanoscale twins.
Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) 6927-6937.

2011-4. A. Singh, M. Dao, L. Lu, S. Suresh.
Deformation, structural changes and damage evolution in nano-twinned copper under repeated frictional contact sliding.
Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) 7311-7324.

2011-5. L. Lu, K Lu.
Mechanical behavior and deformation mechanism of FCC metals with nanoscale twins.
Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline Materials, (2011) 163.

2011-6. Grethe Winther, L. Lu.
Flow stress anisotropy of nanotwinned copper.
Symposium on Nanometals for Energy, (2011).

--2010—

2010-1. X.Y. Li, Y.J. Wei, L. Lu, K. Lu, H.J. Gao.
Dislocation nucleation governed softening and maximum strength in nano-twinned metals.
Nature, 464 (2010) 877-880. Once Web of Science Highly cited paper

2010-2. L. Lu*, K. Lu. 
Metallic materrials with nano-scale twins.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 46 (2010) 1422-1427.

2010-3. Z.S. You, L. Lu*, K. Lu. 
Temperature effect on rolling behavior of nano-twinned copper.
Scripta Materialia, 62(2009) 415-418.

2010-4. L. Lu, K. Lu. 
Strengthening mechanism of nano-scale twins.
30th Risoe International Symposium on Materials Science - Nanostructures Metals Fundamentals to Applications.
Nanostructured Metals: Fundamental to Application, (2009) 101-116.

2010-5. Y.D. Wang, W.J. Liu, L. Lu, Y. Ren, Z.H. Nie, J. Almer, S. Cheng, Y.F. Shen, L. Zuo, P.K. Liaw, K. Lu.
Low Temperature Deformation Detwinning---A Reverse Mode of Twinning.
Advanced Engineering Materials, 12 (2010) 906-911.

2010-6. W. Wang, Y. Zhong, G. Tucker, K. Lu, L.Lu, D. McDowell, T. Zhu.
Dislocation Nucleation, Jerky Flow and Size Effects in Nanoindentation.
Minerals, Metals and Materials Society/AIME, (2010) 14-18.

--2009—

2009-1. K. Lu, L. Lu, S. Suresh.
Strengthening materials by engineering coherent internal boundaries at the nanoscale.
Science, 324 (2009) 349-352. Once Web of Science Highly cited paper 

2009-2. L. Lu*, X. Chen, X. Huang, K. Lu.
Revealing the maximum strength in nano-twinned copper. 
Science, 323 (2009) 607-610. Once Web of Science Highly cited paper

2009-3. L. Lu*, T. Zhu, Y.F. Shen, M. Dao, K. Lu, S. Suresh.
Stress relaxation and the structure size-dependence of plastic deformation in nanotwinned copper.
Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 5165-5173.

2009-4. L. Lu*, M. Dao, T. Zhu, J. Li.
Size dependence of rate-controlling deformation mechanisms in nanotwinned copper.
Scripta Materialia, 60 (2009) 1062-1066.

2009-5. E.W. Qin, L. Lu*, N.R. Tao, K. Lu.
Enhanced fracture toughness of bulk nanocrystalline Cu with embedded nanoscale twins. 
Scripta Materialia, 60 (2009) 539-542.

2009-6. E.W. Qin, L. Lu*, N.R. Tao, J. Tan, K. Lu.
Enhanced fracture toughness and strength in bulk nanocrystalline Cu with nanoscale twin bundles.
Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 6215-6225.

2009-7. L. Tang, L. Lu*. 
Effect of Electrolyte Temperature on Microstructures of Direct-Current Electrodeposited Nanotwinned Cu.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 7 (2009) 808-814.

--2008-- 

2008-1. J.H. Yao, J.Q. Wang, L. Lu*, Y. Li. 
High tensile strength reliability in a bulk metallic glass.
Applied Physics Letters, 92 (2008) 041905.

2008-2. L. Lu*. 
Current progress of mechanical properties of metals with nano-scale twins.
Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 24 (2008) 473-482.

2008-3. Z.W. Shan, L. Lu, A.M. Minor, E.A. Stach, S.X. Mao. 
The effect of twin plane spacing on the deformation of copper containing a high density of growth twins.
Journal of Metals, 60 (2008) 71-75.

--2007-- 

2007-1. M. Dao, L. Lu, R.J. Asaro, J.T.M. De. Hosson, E. Ma. 
Toward a quantitative understanding of mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline metals.
Acta Materialia, 55 (2007) 4041-4065. Once Web of Science Highly cited paper 

2007-2. X.H. C, L. Lu*.
Work hardening of ultrafine-grained copper with nanoscale twins.
Scripta Materialia, 57 (2007) 133-136.

2007-3. X.H. Chen, L. Lu*, K. Lu. 
Electrical resistivity of ultrafine-grained copper with nanoscale growth twins.
Journal of Applied Physics, 102 (2007) 083708.

2007-4. Y.F. Shen, X.H Chen, B. Wu, L. Lu. 
Microstructure and tensile strength of Cu with nano-scale twins.
IUTAM Symposium on Mechanical Behavior and Micro-Mechanics of Nanostructured Materials, (2007) 19-24.

--2006-- 

2006-1. M. Dao, L. Lu, Y.F. Shen, S. Suresh.
Strength, strain-rate sensitivity and ductility of copper with nanoscale twins.
Acta Materialia, 54 (2006) 5421- 5432. Once Web of Science Highly cited paper 

2006-2. Y.F. Shen, L. Lu*, M. Dao, S. Suresh.
Strain rate sensitivity of Cu with nanoscale twins.
Scripta Materialia, 55 (2006) 319-322.

2006-3. J. Chen, L. Lu, K. Lu.
Hardness and strain rate sensitivity of nano crystalline Cu.
Scripta Materialia, 54 (2006) 1913-1918. Once Web of Science Highly cited paper 

2006-4. J.Y. Guo, K. Wang, L. Lu*. 
Tensile properties of Cu with deformation twins induced by SMAT.
Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 22 (2006) 789-792.

2006-5. L.X. Liu, X.H. Chen, L. Lu*.
Strain rate sensitivity of ultrafine-grained Cu with nanosized twins. 
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 19 (2006) 313-318.

2006-6. Z. Han, L. Lu, K. Lu. 
Dry sliding tribological behavior of nanocrystalline and conventional polycrystalline copper. 
Tribology Letters, 21 (2006) 47-52.

2006-7. C.B. Jiang, B. Wu, Z.Q. Zhang, L. Lu, S.X. Li, S.X. Mao.
Lithium fluoride nanowires via vapor- liquid - solid growth.
Applied Physics Letters, 88 (2006) 093103.

2006-8. X. Zhang, H. Wang, X.H. Chen, L. Lu, R.G. Hoagland, A. Misra.
High-strength sputter-deposited Cu foils with preferred orientation of nanoscale growth twins. 
Applied Physics Letters, 88 (2006) 173116.

2006-9. J.Y. Guo, Q.H. Lu, L. Lu*. 
Effect of twins on the dislocation storage capacity of dislocations in submicro-crystalline pure copper. 
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 2 (2006) 903-908.

--2005--

2005-1. L. Lu, R. Schwaiger, Z.W. Shan, M. Dao, K. Lu, S. Suresh.
Nano-sized twins induce high rate sensitivity of flow stress in pure copper.
Acta Materialia, 53 (2005) 2169-2179. Once Web of Science Highly cited paper

2005-2. Y.F. Shen, L. Lu*, Q.H. Lu, Z.H. Jin, K. Lu.
Tensile properties of copper with nano-scale twins.
Scripta Materialia, 52 (2005) 989-994. Once Web of Science Highly cited paper

2005-3. X.H. Chen, J. Lu, L. Lu, K. Lu.
Tensile properties of a nanocrystalline 316L austenitic stainless steel.
Scripta Materialia, 52 (2005) 1039-1044.

2005-4. X.L. Guo, L. Lu*, S.X. Li.
Cyclic deformation behavior in pure Cu with growth-in twins.
Materials Science and Engineering :A, 405 (2005) 239-245.

2005-5. X.L. Guo, L. Lu*, S.X. Li.
Dislocation evolution in twins of cyclically deformed copper. 
Philosophers Magazine Letters, 85 (2005) 613-623.

2005-6. Z. Han, L. Lu, H.W. Zhang, Z.Q. Yang, F.H. Wang, K. Lu.
Comparison of the oxidation behavior of nanocrystalline and coarse-grain copper. 
Oxidation of Metals, 63 (2005) 261-275. 

2005-7. J.K. Yu, E.H. Han, L. Lu, X.J. Wei, M. Leung.
Corrosion behaviors of nanocrystalline and conventional polycrystalline copper.
Journal of Materials Science, 40 (2005) 1019-1022.

2005-8. X.L. Guo, L. Lu*, S.X. Li.
Effect of twin size on the dislocation configuration during cyclic deformation of polycrystalline twin copper.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 41 (2005) 23-27.

--2004-- 

2004-1. L. Lu, Y.F. Shen, X.H. Chen, L.H. Qian, K. Lu.
Ultrahigh strength and high electrical conductivity in copper.
Science, 304 (2004) 422-426.

2004-2. E. Ma, Y.M. Wang, Q.H. Lu, M.L. Sui, L. Lu, K. Lu.
Strain hardening and large tensile elongation in ultrahigh-strength nano-twinned copper.
Applied Physics Letters, 85 (2004) 4932-4934.

2004-3. X.L. Guo, Y.F. Shen, L. Lu*, S.X. Li.
Effect of twins on the fatigue behavior of polycrystalline copper.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 40 (2004) 1281-1284.

--2001--

2001-1. L. Lu, M.L. Sui, K. Lu.
Cold rolling of bulk nanocrystalline copper. 
Acta Materialia, 49 (2001) 4127-4134. Once Web of Science Highly cited paper

2001-2. L. Lu, M.L. Sui, K. Lu.
Superplasticity extensibility and deformation mechanism of a nanocrystalline copper sample.
Advanced Engineering Materials, 9 (2001)663-667.

2001-3. L. Lu, N.R. Tao, L.B. Wang, B.Z. Ding, K. Lu.
Grain growth and strain release in nanocrystalline copper.
Journal of Applied Physics, 11(2001) 6408-6414.

2001-4. L. Lu, S.X. Li, K. Lu. 
An abnormal strain rate effect on tensile behavior in nanocrystalline copper. 
Scripta Materialia, 45 (2001) 1163-1169.

2001-5. Q.P. Kong, B. Cai, L. Lu, K. Lu.
The creep of nanocrystalline metals and its connection with grain boundary diffusion.
Defect and Diffusion Forum, 188-190 (2001) 45-58.

2001-6. D. Jia, K.T. Ramesh, E. Ma, L. Lu, K. Lu.
Compressive behavior of an electrodeposited nanostructured copper at quasistatic and high strain rates.
Scripta Materialia, 45 (2001) 613-620. 

2001-7. B. Cai, Q.P. Kong, P. Cui, L. Lu, K. Lu.
Creep behaviour of cold rolled nanocrystalline pure copper.
Scripta Materialia, 45 (2001) 1407-1413.

2001-8. J. Chen, W. Wang, L. Lu, K. Lu.
Measurement of creep rate sensitivity of copper at room temperature by using nanoindentation.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 37 (2001) 1179-1183.

2001-9. L. Lu, M.L. Sui, K. Lu.
Investigation on cold rolling behavior of nanocrystalline copper.
Materials review in Sinca, 15 (2001) 56-58.

--2000--  

2000-1. L. Lu, M.L. Sui, K. Lu.
Superplastic extensibility of nanocrystalline copper at room temperature.
Science, 287 (2000) 1463-1466. 

2000-2. L. Lu, L.B. Wang, B.Z. Ding, K. Lu.
High-tensile ductility in nanocrystalline copper.
Journal of Materials Research, 15 (2000) 270-273.

2000-3. L. Lu, L.B. Wang, B.Z. Ding, K. Lu.
Comparison of the thermal stability between electrodeposited and cold-rolled nanocrystalline copper samples.
Materials Science and Engineering:A, 286 (2000) 125-129.

2000-4. B. Cai, Q.P. Kong, L. Lu, K. Lu.
Low temperature creep of nanocrystalline copper.
Materials Science and Engineering:A, 286 (2000) 188-192.

2000-5. K. Lu, L. Lu.
The progress of the mechanical properties in nanocrystalline metallic materials.
Acta Metallurgica Sinica, 8 (2000), 785-789. 

--1999--  

1999-1. B. Cai, Q.P. Kong, L. Lu, K. Lu.
Interface controlled diffusional creep of nanocrystalline pure copper.
Scripta Materialia, 41 (1999) 755-759.