On the large-strain plasticity of silicon nanowires: Effects of axial orientation and surface

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 146-158

  Liu, Qunfeng ^a   Shen, Shengping ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Dislocations; A. Fracture mechanisms; B. Crystal plasticity; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

AXIAL ORIENTATIONS; CRYSTAL PLASTICITY; DISLOCATION EMISSIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; IN-LINE; INITIAL YIELDING; LARGE STRAINS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SILICON NANOWIRES; SIZE DEPENDENCE; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SURFACE EFFECT; YIELD POINTS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOWIRES;

SILICON;

EID: 84865688903     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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