Friedel Oscillations are Limiting the Strength of Superhard Nanocomposites and Heterostructures

To obtain a deeper understanding of the mechanism of plastic deformation and failure in superhard nanocomposites and heterostructures we studied, by means of the ab initio density functional theory, the stress-strain response and the change of the electronic structure during tensile and shear deform...

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Main Authors: Veprek, S. (Author), Argon, Ali Suphi (Contributor), Zhang, R. F. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2010-01-28T16:12:36Z.
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