Formation of Silicon Nanocrystals under Friction

Influence of the crystallographic orientation of silicon on the formation of "primary" cracks

“…nucleating" cracks are formed when the barriers are broken [6,7]. FL is induced by confinement during cracking [8][9][10].…”

“…To detect and study the " primary" cracks on the surface (100) of silicon crystals in [8][9][10], fractoluminescence (FL) with time resolution 2 ns, white-light interference profilometry and photoluminescence methods were used. The question was: how the silicon surface orientation influences the formation of " primary" cracks"?…”