Prediction of dislocation nucleation during nanoindentation by the orbital-free density functional theory local quasi-continuum method

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 359-389

  Hayes, Robin L ^a   Fago, Matt ^b   Ortiz, Michael ^b   Carter, Emily A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Density functional theory; Dislocation; Embedded atom method; Indentation; Multiscale modeling; Nucleation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); INDENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

DISLOCATION NUCLEATION; EMBEDDED ATOM METHOD; MULTISCALE MODELING; ORBITAL-FREE DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY LOCAL QUASI-CONTINUUM METHOD;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 33646057369     PISSN: 15403459     EISSN: 15403467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/040615869     Document Type: Article

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