Dislocation–grain boundary interactions: Recent advances on the underlying mechanisms studied via nanoindentation testing

F Javaid, H Pouriayevali, K Durst - Journal of Materials Research, 2021 - Springer
To comprehend the mechanical behavior of a polycrystalline material, an in-depth analysis
of individual grain boundary (GB) and dislocation interactions is of prime importance. In the …

[HTML][HTML] Defect-related etch pits on crystals and their utilization

D Lu, Q Jiang, X Ma, Q Zhang, X Fu, L Fan - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Etch pits could form on an exposed surface of a crystal when the crystal is exposed to an
etching environment or chemicals. Due to different dissolution rates along various crystalline …

Exploring the origins of the indentation size effect at submicron scales

X Ma, W Higgins, Z Liang, D Zhao, GM Pharr… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
The origin of the indentation size effect has been extensively researched over the last three
decades, following the establishment of nanoindentation as a broadly used small-scale …

Nanoindentation pop‐in in oxides at room temperature: dislocation activation or crack formation?

X Fang, H Bishara, K Ding, H Tsybenko… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Most oxide ceramics are known to be brittle macroscopically at room temperature with little
or no dislocation‐based plasticity prior to crack propagation. Here, we demonstrate the size …

On a novel strain indicator based on uncorrelated misorientation angles for correlating dislocation density to local strength

PO Guglielmi, M Ziehmer, ET Lilleodden - Acta materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
We present a new method based on uncorrelated misorientation measurements by Electron
Backscattered Diffraction (EBSD) to characterize the dislocation density of site-specific areas …

Evaluation of mechanical properties and hydrophobicity of room‐temperature, moisture‐curable polysilazane coatings

Y Zhan, R Grottenmüller, W Li… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polysilazane coatings have a broad need in real‐life applications, which require low
processing or working temperature. In this work, five commercially available polysilazanes …

Grain boundary effect on nanoindentation: A multiscale discrete dislocation dynamics model

S Lu, B Zhang, X Li, J Zhao, M Zaiser, H Fan… - Journal of the Mechanics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanoindentation is a convenient method to investigate the mechanical properties of
materials on small scales by utilizing low loads and small indentation depths. However, the …

Room‐temperature dislocation plasticity in SrTiO3 tuned by defect chemistry

S Stich, K Ding, QK Muhammad, L Porz… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dislocations have been identified to modify both the functional and mechanical properties of
some ceramic materials. Succinct control of dislocation‐based plasticity in ceramics will also …

Room‐temperature bulk plasticity and tunable dislocation densities in KTaO3

X Fang, J Zhang, A Frisch, O Preuß… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We report room‐temperature bulk plasticity mediated by dislocations in single‐crystal cubic
potassium tantalate oxide (KTaO3), contrasting the conventional knowledge that single …

Thermally enhanced dislocation density improves both hardness and fracture toughness in single‐crystal SrTiO3

MN Salem, K Ding, J Rödel… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dislocation‐tuned functionality in ceramic oxides for potential versatile applications gains
increasing attention. As the widespread chemical do** suffers from poor temperature …