Determination of mechanical behaviors of Ho3+:BaY2F8 single crystals by nanoindentation

Autor: Hai-Zhi Song, Jie Deng, Zhibin Zhang, Chao Yao, Qingmin Chen, Qian Dai, Xiumin Xie, Liu Yuan, Qibin Liu, Weiying Hu, Wei Zhang, Hui Luo, Hao Xin, Yong Jiang, Haihua Huang
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Ceramics International. 45:21751-21758
ISSN: 0272-8842
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.07.176
Popis: The high-quality 20 mol% Ho3+:BaY2F8 single crystal has been grown by the Czochralski method. The deformation, hardness and Young's modulus of Ho3+:BaY2F8 single crystals have been studied by nanoindentation measuring method. The load-depth of Ho3+:BaY2F8 single crystals were measured under different maximum loads (4–150 mN). The experimental results revealed that the plastic deformation component governs Ho3+:BaY2F8 single crystals at the indentation loads of 4–140 mN. The slip lines in directions appeared at above 30 mN indentation load and increased with indentation load increasing. With the load exceeding 140 mN, a microcrack was detected around the indentation. It is found that materials pile-up and propagation of dislocations dominate the deformation mechanism, where no phase transition occurs. The hardness and Young's modulus are 3.16 ± 0.08 GPa and ~106.9 GPa, respectively. To our best knowledge, the nanoindentation behavior of Ho3+:BaY2F8 single crystal is reported for the first time.
Databáze: OpenAIRE