Bitzek E (2012)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2012
Original Authors: Erik BITZEK
Book Volume: 6
Pages Range: 99-105
Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1299/jmmp.6.99
Twinning can become an important deformation mechanism in fcc metals once the crystal size is reduced to the sub-micron scale, e.g., in nanocrystals or nanowhiskers. The study of the twinning process, the interactions between propagating twins and between dislocations and twins is therefore important for a better understanding of the mechanical properties of metallic nanostructures. Here we show the results of atomistic simulations of defect-free nanowhiskers under tensile load using different EAM potentials for Au. The mechanisms of twin propagation and twin-stacking fault interaction are described and a modification to the criterion by Chen et al. [M. Chen et al., Science 300, 1275, 2003] for predicting twinning and its size dependence is presented.
APA:
Bitzek, E. (2012). Atomistic Study of Twinning in Gold Nanowhiskers. Journal of Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering, 6, 99-105. https://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jmmp.6.99
MLA:
Bitzek, Erik. "Atomistic Study of Twinning in Gold Nanowhiskers." Journal of Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering 6 (2012): 99-105.
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