Athermal fracture of covalent bonds

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn 539, Issue , 1999, Pages 145-151

  Gilman, J J ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENERGY GAP; FRACTURE; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

COVALENT BOND; QUANTUM TUNNELING; THERMAL FRACTURE; ZENER TUNNELING;

CHEMICAL BONDS;

EID: 0032591912     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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