Abstract
Magnesium oxide nanocubes are compressed along the [001] direction in situ in the transmission electron microscope. Incipient plasticity in the smaller samples is characterized by the nucleation of few (Formula presented.) dislocations while a larger number of line defects is observed in larger nanocubes. Yield and flow stresses scattered stochastically above a minimum value varying as the inverse of the sample size. The upper bound is given by the reduced number of dislocation sources. Such size-dependent behaviour is justified by a detailed statistical analysis and is fully explained by the deformation mechanism.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 278-283 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Materials Research Letters |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- In situ
- TEM
- compression
- dislocation
- mgo
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)