Atomistic simulation of dislocation nucleation barriers from cracktips in α-Fe

Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Gordon, Peter A ^a   Neeraj, T ^a   Luton, Michael J ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ENERGY BARRIERS; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; IRON; LOADING; NUCLEATION;

(1 1 1) ORIENTATION; ACTIVATION ENERGY BARRIERS; ACTIVATION PATHWAYS; ATOMISTIC SIMULATION (AS); DISLOCATION LOOPS; DISLOCATION NUCLEATION; EDGE EMISSIONS; LOOP FORMATION; MODE II; NUDGED ELASTIC BAND METHODS; SUB CRITICAL;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 44949201047     PISSN: 09650393     EISSN: 1361651X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0965-0393/16/4/045006     Document Type: Article

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