Publications

  1. S. Ramesh, and Y. Kulkarni, Statistical mechanics of active vesicles and the size distribution paradox, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 191, 105749 (2024). (pdf) 
  2. K. Xu, X. Sheng, A. Mathew, E. Flores, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, X. Zhang, Mechanical behavior and thermal stability of nanocrystalline metallic materials with thick grain boundaries. JOM, 76, 2914–2928 (2024). (pdf)
  3. A. Mathew, and Y. Kulkarni, An Electro-chemo-mechanical theory with flexoelectricity: Application to ionic conductivity of soft solid electrolytes, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 91, 041001 (2024). (pdf)
  4. Y. Kulkarni, Fluctuations of active membranes with nonlinear curvature elasticity, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 173, 105240 (2023). (pdf)
  5. D. Neffati, and Y. Kulkarni, Homogenization of surface energy and elasticity for highly rough surfaces, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 89, 041004 (2022). (pdf)
  6. R. Su, D. Neffati, J. Cho, Z. Shang, Y. Zhang, J. Ding, Q. Li, S. Xue, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, and X. Zhang, High-strength nanocrystalline intermetallics with room temperature deformability enabled by nanometer thick grain boundaries, Science Advances, 7, eabc8288 (2021).(pdf)
  7. R. Su, D. Neffati, Y. Zhang, J. Cho, J. Li, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, and X. Zhang, The influence of stacking faults on mechanical behavior of advanced materials, Materials Science and Engineering A, 803, 140696 (2021). (pdf)
  8. R. Su, D. Neffati, Q. Li, S. Xue, J. Cho, J. Li, J. Ding, Y. Zhang, C. Fan, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, and X. Zhang, Ultra-high strength and plasticity mediated by partial dislocations and defect networks: Part II: Layer thickness effect, Acta Materialia, 204, 116494 (2021). (pdf)
  9. D. Chen, S. Xu, and Y. Kulkarni, Atomistic mechanism for vacancy induced grain boundary migration, Physical Review Materials, 4, 033602 (2020). (pdf)
  10. R. Su, D. Neffati, Q. Li, S. Xue, J. Cho, J. Li, J. Ding, Y. Zhang, C. Fan, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, and X. Zhang, Ultra-high strength and plasticity mediated by partial dislocations and defect networks: Part I: Texture Effect, Acta Materialia, 185, 181 (2020). (pdf)
  11. J. Ding, D. Neffati, Q. Li, R. Su, Jin Li, S. Xue, Z. Shang, Y. Zhang, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, and X. Zhang, Thick grain boundary induced strengthening in nanocrystalline Ni alloy, Nanoscale, 11, 23449 (2019). (pdf)
  12. R. Su, D. Neffati, J. Cho, Q. Li, J. Ding, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, and X. Zhang, Phase transformation induced plasticity in high-strength hexagonal close packed Co with stacking faults, Scripta Materialia, 173, 32 (2019). (pdf)
  13. D. Chen, and Y. Kulkarni, Atomistic modeling of grain boundary motion as a random walk, Physical Review Materials, 2, 093605 (2018). (pdf)
  14. R. Su, D. Neffati, S. Xue, Q. Li, Z. Fan, Y. Liu, H. Wang, Y. Kulkarni, and X. Zhang, Deformation mechanisms in FCC Co dominated by high-density stacking faults, Materials Science & Engineering A, 736, 12 (2018). (pdf)
  15. S. Jiao, and Y. Kulkarni, Radiation tolerance of nanotwinned metals - An atomistic perspective, Computational Materials Science, 142, 290 (2018). (pdf)
  16. D. Chen, T. Ghoneim, and Y. Kulkarni, Effect of impurities on grain boundary motion from interface random walk, Applied Physics Letters, 111, 161606 (2017). (pdf)
  17. D. Chen, and Y. Kulkarni, Thermal fluctuations as a computational microscope for studying crystalline interfaces: A mechanistic perspective, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 84, 121001 (2017). (pdf)
  18. F. Hammami, and Y. Kulkarni, Rate dependence of grain boundary sliding via time-scaling atomistic simulations, Journal of Applied Physics, 121, 085303 (2017). (pdf)
  19. S. Jiao, and Y. Kulkarni, Molecular dynamics study of creep mechanisms in nanotwinned metals, Computational Materials Science, 110, 254 (2015). (pdf)
  20. D. Chen, and Y. Kulkarni, Entropic interaction between fluctuating twin boundaries, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 84, 59 (2015). (pdf)
  21. D. Chen, and Y. Kulkarni, Atomistic study of the thermal stress due to twin boundaries, Journal of Applied Mechanics, 82, 021005 (2015). (pdf)
  22. T. Sinha, and Y. Kulkarni, Alternating brittle and ductile response of twin boundaries in nanotwinned structures, Journal of Applied Physics, 116, 183505 (2014). (pdf)
  23. F. Hammami, and Y. Kulkarni, Size effects in twinned nanopillars, Journal of Applied Physics, 116, 033512 (2014). (pdf)
  24. D. Chen, and Y. Kulkarni, Elucidating the kinetics of twin boundaries from thermal fluctuations, MRS Communications, 3, 241 (2013). (pdf)
  25. S. Tang, and Y. Kulkarni, The interplay between strain and size effects on the thermal conductance of grain boundaries in graphene, Applied Physics Letters, 103, 213113 (2013). (pdf)
  26. J. Bezares, S. Jiao, Y. Liu, D. Bufford, L. Lu, X. Zhang, Y. Kulkarni, and R.J. Asaro, Indentation of nano-twinned FCC metals: Implications for nano-twin stability, Acta Materialia, 60, 4623 (2012). (pdf)
  27. Y. Kulkarni, Coarse-graining of atomistic description at finite temperature using formal asymptotics, International Journal of Multiscale Computational Engineering, 10, 13 (2012). (pdf)
  28. T. Sinha, and Y. Kulkarni, Anomalous deformation twinning in fcc metals at high temperatures, Journal of Applied Physics, 109, 114315 (2011). (pdf)
  29. C. Arevalo, Y. Kulkarni, M.P. Ariza, M. Ortiz, J. Knap, and J. Marian, Quasicontinuum method at finite temperature applied to the study of nanovoids evolution in fcc crystals, Progress in Industrial Mathematics at ECMI 2008, 15, 709(2010). (pdf)
  30. Y. Kulkarni, and R. J. Asaro, Are some nano-twinned fcc metals optimal for strength, ductility, and grain stability, Acta Materialia, 57, 4835 (2009). (pdf)
  31. Y. Kulkarni, R. J. Asaro, and D. Farkas, Are nano-twinned structures in fcc metals optimal for strength, ductility, and grain stability, Scripta Materialia, 60, 532 (2009). (pdf)
  32. R. J. Asaro, D. Farkas, and Y. Kulkarni, The Soret effect in diffusion in crystals, Acta Materialia, 56, 1243 (2008). (pdf)
  33. R. J. Asaro, and Y. Kulkarni, Are rate sensitivity and strength effected by cross-slip in nano-twinned fcc metals, Scripta Materialia, 58, 389 (2008). (pdf)
  34. Y. Kulkarni, J. Knap, and M. Ortiz, A variational approach to coarse-graining of equilibrium and non-equilibrium atomistic description at finite temperature, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 56, 141 (2008). (pdf)