Materials can be strengthened by nanoscale stacking faults

In contrast to the strength of single crystals, stacking faults (SFs) are usually an unfavorable factor that weakens materials. Using molecular-dynamics simulations, we find that parallel-spaced SFs can dramatically enhance the strength of zinc-blende SiC nanorods, which is even beyond that of their...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, J., Shen, Y., Song, F., Ke, F., Bai, Y., Lu, Chunsheng
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26918