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Atomistic Simulation of the Nanoindentation of Diamond and Graphite Surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

J. A. Harrison ,
R. J. Colton ,
C. T. White  and
D. W. Brenner
J. A. Harrison
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Code 6170, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375–5000
R. J. Colton
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Code 6170, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375–5000
C. T. White
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Code 6170, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375–5000
D. W. Brenner
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Code 6170, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375–5000
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Abstract

Molecular dynamics simulations which make use of a many-body analytic potential function have been used to study the nanometer-scale indentation of diamond and graphite. We find that the simulation correctly reproduces experimentally determined trends in load versus penetration data. As a result, trends in mechanical properties, e.g. Young's modulus, are also reproduced.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 239: Symposium D – Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties III , 1991 , 573
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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