The production of nanostructures by mechanical forming

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Cross, Graham L W ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FORGING; METAL FORMING; MORPHOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY;

FORMING OPERATIONS; MECHANICAL FORMING; NANOIMPRINT; SUB CONTINUUM STRUCTURE;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33749434497     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/39/20/R01     Document Type: Review

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