This article reviews recent basic research on two classes of twins: growth twins and
deformation twins. We focus primarily on studies that aim to understand, via experiments …

The hardness and elastic modulus of a silver nanowire was measured using a
nanoindenter. It was found that the silver nanowire has comparable hardness and elastic …

Epitaxial silver films with (111) and (110) orientations were deposited by magnetron
sputtering onto silicon (111) and (110) substrates, respectively. High density growth twins …

Using molecular-dynamics simulation, we study nanoindentation in fcc (Cu and Al) and bcc
(Fe and Ta) metals by a spherical indenter and investigate the size of the plastic zone …

Using molecular-dynamics simulation, we study nanoindentation and scratching in an Fe (1
0 0) surface. We find an indentation hardness of 20 GPa in good agreement with experiment …

Large-scale molecular dynamics simulations of nanocrystalline Au are used to investigate
the interaction between dislocations emitted under an indenter and the nearby grain …

Twins are domain crystals inside their parent crystals, where they share some of the same
crystal lattice points in a symmetrical manner. The formation and growth of twins result in …

The mechanical responses of single crystalline Body-Centered Cubic (BCC) metals, such as
molybdenum (Mo), outperform other metals at high temperatures, so much so that they are …

Using molecular dynamics simulation we study scratching of Fe crystals by a hard repulsive
tip. Three surface orientations–(1 0 0),(1 1 0), and (1 1 1)–are studied with two scratch …

The phenomenon of 2D nanoindentation of circular “Brinell” indenter into a single crystal
metal thin film bonded to a rigid substrate is investigated. The simulation method is the …