Atomistic processes of surface-diffusion-induced abnormal softening in nanoscale metallic crystals
As the sample size goes down to the nanoscale, the surface-related mechanism plays an important role in the deformation of nanoscale crystals. Here, the authors report breakdown of the traditional Hall-Petch-like relation in nanoscale Ag attributed to diffusion-involved nucleation behaviors.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25542-2 |