Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been widely used in materials science and chemistry
research since it was invented in the 1980s. It is a relatively new tool for geosciences and is …

Size effect of the nickel-based single crystal superalloy DD6 is investigated in this study by
performing nanoindentation experiments and finite element (FE) simulations by …

The impacts of the parameters controlling the finite element simulation of instrumented
indentation tests and their consequences on numerical results are reviewed in case of …

Plastic deformation behavior is most conveniently assessed by characterization on a
surface, but whether such observations are representative of bulk properties is uncertain …

Characterizing the thermal maturation of organic matter is essential to oil and gas resource
evaluation and generation mechanisms, but is extremely challenging in nanoscale vitrinite …

An abundance of organic matter is present as solid bitumen in highly mature shales.
Changes in chemical structure of solid bitumen during catagenesis could alter the way its …

The near-surface mechanical properties of thin films as well as bulk materials are amongst
the key parameters important for their application, and instrumented nanoindentation is a …

Nanoindentation is a popular tool for the study of hardness and elasticity of materials at the
nanoscale. However, the roughness of such samples may violate the basic assumptions …

The nanoindentation‐induced mechanical deformation response is applied to identify the
orthotropic elastic moduli using the Delafargue and Ulm method as well as to validate the …

Nanoindentation has become a common technique for measuring the hardness and elastic–
plastic properties of materials, including coatings and thin films. In recent years, different …