Strain gradient effect in nanoscale thin films

Acta Materialia

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3053-3061

  Haque, M A ^a,b   Saif, M T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICITY; STRAIN; THIN FILMS;

STRAIN GRADIENT;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0038820385     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6454(03)00116-2     Document Type: Article

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