High strain rate deformation of layered nanocomposites

Jae-Hwang Lee, David Veysset, Jonathan P. Singer, Markus Retsch, Gagan Saini, Thomas Pezeril, Keith A. Nelson and Edwin L. Thomas ()
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Jae-Hwang Lee: MIT
David Veysset: Institute for Solider Nanotechnologies, MIT
Jonathan P. Singer: MIT
Markus Retsch: MIT
Gagan Saini: MIT
Thomas Pezeril: Institut Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR CNRS 6283, Université du Maine
Keith A. Nelson: Institute for Solider Nanotechnologies, MIT
Edwin L. Thomas: MIT

Nature Communications, 2012, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Bullet-proof materials made of nanostructured composites outperform conventional materials, yet little is known of their nanoscale response to high-speed impact. Using laser-propelled microscopic projectiles, Lee et al.directly visualize this process in layered nanocomposites.

Date: 2012
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