MD simulation of phase transformations due to nanoscale cutting on silicon monocrystals with diamond tip

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3674-3679

  Tang, Qiheng ^a   Chen, Fenghua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIAMONDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SILICON; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

DISPLACIVE PHASE TRANSFORMATION; LOCALIZED HIGH PRESSURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; SILICON MONOCRYSTALS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 33746919999     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/39/16/022     Document Type: Article

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