Size and temperature effects on the fracture mechanisms of silicon nanowires: Molecular dynamics simulations

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1387-1401

  Kang, Keonwook ^a   Cai, Wei ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dislocations; Fracture mechanisms; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); DUCTILE FRACTURE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE MECHANICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOWIRES; NUCLEATION; SILICON; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRAIN RATE;

BRITTLE TO DUCTILE TRANSITION; CONSTANT STRAIN RATE; CONTROLLING FACTORS; DISLOCATION MOBILITY; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; MODIFIED EMBEDDED ATOM METHODS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SI NANOWIRES (NWS);

FRACTURE;

EID: 78049250327     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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