Atomic-layer expulsion in nanoindentations on an ionic single crystal

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 839-841

  Teran Arce P F M ^a,b   Andreu Riera, G ^a   Gorostiza, P ^a   Sanz, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0006258014     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1306909     Document Type: Article

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