The microhardness and the fracture toughness of two main polytypes of gallium oxide (a metastable α-Ga2O3 and thermodynamically stable high-temperature β-Ga2O3 phase) have been investigated. The measurements were carried out by the Vickers hardness test method. This is the first attempt to compare the mechanical properties of various polytypes of gallium oxide.
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