NEW EVIDENCE FOR A PRESSURE-INDUCED PHASE-TRANSFORMATION DURING THE INDENTATION OF SILICON

被引:196
作者
PHARR, GM [1 ]
OLIVER, WC [1 ]
HARDING, DS [1 ]
机构
[1] OAK RIDGE NATL LAB,DIV MET & CERAM,OAK RIDGE,TN 37831
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美国能源部;
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10.1557/JMR.1991.1129
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Scanning electron micrographs of indents in (111) silicon reveal that a thin layer of material immediately adjacent to the indenter is plastically extruded. The fact that the material can be deformed in this way indicates that it has metallic-like mechanical properties. This is presented as new evidence that a pressure-induced phase transformation to the metallic state occurs during the indentation of silicon.
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