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Challenges and opportunities in chemomechanics of materials: A perspective

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Chemomechanics of materials is an exciting and fast growing field where mechanics meets chemistry. This perspective presents a brief overview of recent advance in the study of materials chemomechanics. We identify challenges and opportunities for tackling the long-standing and emerging problems for the field.

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  1. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, George Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA

    Ting Zhu & BaoLin Wang

  2. AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    XuFei Fang & Xue Feng

  3. Center for Advanced Mechanics and Materials, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    XuFei Fang & Xue Feng

  4. Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf, 40237, Germany

    XuFei Fang

  5. State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, School of Aerospace, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, China

    ShengPing Shen

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Zhu, T., Fang, X., Wang, B. et al. Challenges and opportunities in chemomechanics of materials: A perspective. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 62, 1385–1387 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-018-9516-2

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