A retrospective on the use of sharp, fixed-profile indenters as materials probes is presented.
Indentation is proposed as a simple but powerful methodology for evaluating basic …

In this paper, a molecular dynamics simulation has been adopted to arrive at a
phenomenological understanding of the wear mechanism of diamond tools against single …

The deformation behavior and phase transformation of 4H silicon carbide (4H-SiC) during
nanoindentation process is investigated with a cube corner diamond indenter through …

Silicon has such versatile characteristics that the mechanical behavior and deformation
mechanism under contact load are still unclear and hence are interesting and challenging …

Microstructural changes of single-crystal 4H silicon carbide (SiC) induced by
nanoindentation under various conditions were investigated. It was found that …

Indentation-induced phase transformation processes were studied by in situ Raman
microspectroscopy of the deformed contact region of silicon on sapphire samples during …

Monocrystalline silicon (Si) undergoes complex phase transformations under external loads,
significantly affecting its performance and processing. In this study, molecular dynamics …

This article is focused on understanding the structural phase transformations of mono-
crystalline silicon induced by nanoindentation, two-body and three-body abrasion at the …

Silicon has a tremendous importance as an electronic, structural and optical material.
Modeling the interaction of a silicon surface with a pointed asperity at room temperature is a …

Large-scale molecular dynamics simulations of nanoindentation on a (100) oriented silicon
surface were performed to investigate the mechanical behavior and phase transformation of …