Visualizing dislocation nucleation by indenting colloidal crystals

Peter Schall (), Itai Cohen, David A. Weitz and Frans Spaepen
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Peter Schall: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Itai Cohen: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
David A. Weitz: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Frans Spaepen: Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Nature, 2006, vol. 440, issue 7082, 319-323

Abstract: An analogue of nano-indentation performed on a colloidal crystal provides direct images of defect formation in real time and on the single-particle level — allowing investigation of the effects of thermal fluctuations.

Date: 2006
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