Atomistic insights into scratch-induced structural evolution of silica glass

S Sahoo, S Mannan, U Tiwari, RR Kaware, Z Ye… - Acta Materialia, 2025 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanism of scratch damage is vital to develo** better scratch-
resistant glasses. To this extent, employing molecular dynamics simulations and …

Deformation Mechanisms of Nanoporous Oxide Glasses: Indentations and Finite Element Simulation

D Wu, Z Xue, Z Ni, Y Li, Z Chen, X Zhu, Y Xu, P Lu… - Acta Materialia, 2025 - Elsevier
Nanoporous oxide glasses have a wide array of applications including medicine, sensor
and optics, owing to their high thermal and chemical stability. However, the correlations …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct deformation mechanisms of silicate glasses under nanoindentation: The critical role of structure

Z Yan, R Lu, L Ding, L Wang, Z Zhang - Journal of Applied Physics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We use large-scale molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the indentation response
of three silica-based glasses with varying compositional complexities. Our primary goal is to …