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Reveal the Deformation Mechanism of (110) Silicon from Cryogenic Temperature to Elevated Temperature by Molecular Dynamics Simulation

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Jing Han
1,*,
Yuanming Song
1,
Wei Tang
1,
Cong Wang
1,
Liang Fang
2,
Hua Zhu
1,
Jiyun Zhao
1 and
Jiapeng Sun
3,*
1
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
2
State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
3
College of Mechanics and Materials, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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Nanomaterials 2019, 9(11), 1632; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9111632
Received: 9 October 2019 / Revised: 13 November 2019 / Accepted: 15 November 2019 / Published: 18 November 2019
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Silicon undergoes a brittle-to-ductile transition as its characteristic dimension reduces from macroscale to nanoscale. The thorough understanding of the plastic deformation mechanism of silicon at the nanoscale is still challenging, although it is essential for developing Si-based micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS). Given the wide application of silicon in extreme conditions, it is, therefore, highly desirable to reveal the nanomechanical behavior of silicon from cryogenic temperature to elevated temperature. In this paper, large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to reveal the spherical nanoindentation response and plastic deformation mechanism of (110)Si at the temperature range of 0.5 K to 573 K. Special attention was paid to the effect of temperature. Multiple pop-ins detected in load/pressure-indentation strain curves are impacted by temperature. Four featured structures induced by nanoindentation, including high-pressure phases, extrusion of α-Si, dislocations, and crack, are observed at all temperatures, consistent with experiment results. The detailed structure evolution of silicon was revealed at the atomic scale and its dependence on temperature was analyzed. Furthermore, structure changes were correlated with pop-ins in load/pressure-indentation strain curves. These results may advance our understanding of the mechanical properties of silicon. View Full-Text
Keywords: single crystalline silicon; nanoindentation; molecular dynamics simulation; phase transformation; deformation mechanism; temperature single crystalline silicon; nanoindentation; molecular dynamics simulation; phase transformation; deformation mechanism; temperature
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Han, J.; Song, Y.; Tang, W.; Wang, C.; Fang, L.; Zhu, H.; Zhao, J.; Sun, J. Reveal the Deformation Mechanism of (110) Silicon from Cryogenic Temperature to Elevated Temperature by Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1632. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9111632

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Han J, Song Y, Tang W, Wang C, Fang L, Zhu H, Zhao J, Sun J. Reveal the Deformation Mechanism of (110) Silicon from Cryogenic Temperature to Elevated Temperature by Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(11):1632. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9111632

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Han, Jing, Yuanming Song, Wei Tang, Cong Wang, Liang Fang, Hua Zhu, Jiyun Zhao, and Jiapeng Sun. 2019. "Reveal the Deformation Mechanism of (110) Silicon from Cryogenic Temperature to Elevated Temperature by Molecular Dynamics Simulation" Nanomaterials 9, no. 11: 1632. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9111632

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