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Small. 2012 Jun 25;8(12):1869-75. doi: 10.1002/smll.201102603. Epub 2012 Mar 27.

Ultrahigh strength of dislocation-free Ni3Al nanocubes.

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

Robert Maaß, Lucas Meza, Bin Gan, Sammy Tin, Julia R Greer

Affiliations

  1. California Institute of Technology, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 22454244 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201102603

Abstract

Individual Ni(3) Al nanocubes under pressure are investigated by comparing the compressive strength of both dislocation-free and irradiated Ni(3) Al nanocubes. The results are dicussed in light of the size-dependent and size-independent strength of face-centered cubic (fcc) nanocrystals in the framework of dislocation nucleation at free surfaces. This study sheds more light on the understanding of fundamental deformation mechanisms and size-affected strength in dislocation-free metallic nanocrystals.

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