Atomistic deformation modes in strong covalent solids

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 14, 2005, Pages

  Zhang, Yi ^a   Sun, Hong ^a,b   Chen, Changfeng ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC DEFORMATION; BOND-BREAKING POINTS; COVALENT SOLIDS; TENSILE STRAINS;

BUCKLING; CHEMICAL BONDS; DEFORMATION; DIAMONDS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CUBIC BORON NITRIDE;

EID: 18144368545     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.145505     Document Type: Article

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