Deformation of silicon - Insights from microcompression testing at 25-500 °c

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1853-1866

  Korte, S ^a   Barnard, J S ^a   Stearn, R J ^a   Clegg, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceramic material; Dislocations; Fracture; Mechanical testing; Silicon

Indexed keywords

AXIAL SPLITTING; DEFORMED SPECIMEN; DISLOCATION CORE STRUCTURE; DISLOCATION MECHANISMS; DISSOCIATED DISLOCATIONS; HIGH CONFINING PRESSURE; MICRO-PILLARS; MICROCOMPRESSION; NEAR ROOM TEMPERATURE; PARTIAL DISLOCATIONS; PILLAR DIAMETERS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL TESTING; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

YIELD STRESS;

EID: 80052036833     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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