A molecular dynamics study of nanoindentation of amorphous silicon carbide

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Szlufarska, Izabela ^a   Kalia, Rajiv K ^b   Nakano, Aiichiro ^b   Vashishta, Priya ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID METAL SURFACES; NANOINDENTATION DAMAGE; SYSTEM GEOMETRY;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOINDENTATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 34547596049     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2756059     Document Type: Article

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