Friedel Oscillations are Limiting the Strength of Superhard Nanocomposites and Heterostructures
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Veprek, S.; Argon, Ali Suphi; Zhang, R. F.
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To obtain a deeper understanding of the mechanism of plastic deformation and failure in superhard nanocomposites and heterostructures we studied, by means of the ab initio density functional theory, the stress-strain response and the change of the electronic structure during tensile and shear deformation of a prototype interfacial systems consisting of 1 monolayer SiN sandwiched between a few nm thick TiN layers. This shows that peak Friedel oscillations of valence charge density weaken the Ti-N interplanar bonds next to that interface, where decohesion in tension and slip in shear occurs. These results provide ways to design new, stronger and harder materials.
Date issued
2009-01Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical EngineeringJournal
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society
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Zhang, R. F., A. S. Argon, and S. Veprek. “Friedel Oscillations are Limiting the Strength of Superhard Nanocomposites and Heterostructures.” Physical Review Letters 102.1 (2009): 015503. (C) 2010 The American Physical Society.
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0031-9007