In situ atomic-scale observation of dislocation climb and grain boundary evolution in nanostructured metal

Shufen Chu, Pan Liu (), Yin Zhang, Xiaodong Wang, Shuangxi Song, Ting Zhu (), Ze Zhang, Xiaodong Han, Baode Sun and Mingwei Chen ()
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Shufen Chu: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Pan Liu: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yin Zhang: Georgia Institute of Technology
Xiaodong Wang: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shuangxi Song: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ting Zhu: Georgia Institute of Technology
Ze Zhang: Zhejiang University
Xiaodong Han: Beijing University of Technology
Baode Sun: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Mingwei Chen: Johns Hopkins University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract Non-conservative dislocation climb plays a unique role in the plastic deformation and creep of crystalline materials. Nevertheless, the underlying atomic-scale mechanisms of dislocation climb have not been explored by direct experimental observations. Here, we report atomic-scale observations of grain boundary (GB) dislocation climb in nanostructured Au during in situ straining at room temperature. The climb of a edge dislocation is found to occur by stress-induced reconstruction of two neighboring atomic columns at the edge of an extra half atomic plane in the dislocation core. This is different from the conventional belief of dislocation climb by destruction or construction of a single atomic column at the dislocation core. The atomic route of the dislocation climb we proposed is demonstrated to be energetically favorable by Monte Carlo simulations. Our in situ observations also reveal GB evolution through dislocation climb at room temperature, which suggests a means of controlling microstructures and properties of nanostructured metals.

Date: 2022
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