A numerical study of the imperfection effect on ultrananocrystalline diamond properties under different loading paths and temperatures

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2075-2080

  Shen, Luming ^a   Chen, Zhen ^b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Ultrananocrystalline diamond; B. Defects; B. Strength; C. Multiscale modeling

Indexed keywords

A. ULTRANANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND; B. DEFECTS; B. STRENGTH; C. MULTISCALE MODELING; CARBON ATOMS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; GRAIN BOUNDARY EFFECTS; KINETIC MONTE CARLO; LOADING CONDITION; LOADING PATH; MD SIMULATION; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS; N-DOPED; NUMERICAL STUDIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SHEAR LOADINGS; SIMULATION RESULT; ULTRA-NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND; ULTRANANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMONDS;

DIAMOND FILMS; DIAMONDS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; VACANCIES;

NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

DEFECT; FILM; LOADING (TESTING); SHEAR PROPERTY; STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 67650905404     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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