As the backbone material of the information age, silicon is extensively used as a functional
semiconductor and structural material in microelectronics and microsystems. At ambient …

Atomistic simulations were used to elucidate the mechanisms of localized plasticity and
fracture in Si nanofibers embedded in Al matrix, with uniaxial tensile straining along the fiber …

The strength–ductility trade-off is a persistent challenge in materials science. In metallic
materials, the incorporation of hard phases or the refinement of characteristic sizes tends to …

In this dissertation, I have investigated and developed a thorough understanding of the
mechanical properties of diamond-structured semiconductor materials at small length scales …