Mechanical response of KD[sub 2x]H[sub 2(1-x)]PO[sub 4] crystals during nanoindentation.

Autor: Kucheyev, S.O., Siekhaus, W.J., Land, T.A., Demos, S.G.
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Zdroj: Applied Physics Letters; 3/29/2004, Vol. 84 Issue 13, p2274-2276, 3p, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: The deformation behavior of rapidly grown tetragonal KD[sub 2x]H[sub 2(1-x)]PO[sub 4] (KDP and DKDP) single crystals, with a deuteration degree x of 0.0, 0.3, and 0.6, is studied by nanoindentation with a 1 μm radius spherical indenter. Within experimental error, the deformation behavior is found to be independent of the deuterium content and different for (001) and (100) surfaces. Multiple discontinuities (so-called “pop-in” events) in force-displacement curves are observed during indentation loading, but not during unloading. Slip is identified as the major mode of plastic deformation in DKDP, and pop-in events are attributed to the initiation of slip. © 2004 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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