Indentation-induced phase transformations in silicon: influences of load, rate and indenter angle on the transformation behavior

Size effects and strength fluctuation in nanoscale plasticity

“…Such jerky behavior has been attributed to the instability of microscopic defect processes, such as dislocation nucleation or depinning in crystalline metals [8,9], phase transformation in semiconductors [10] and localized shear transformation in amorphous metals [11]. Despite recent intensive studies of jerky plastic deformation [12,13], its influence on macroscopic mechanical properties and the stochastic nature of the underlying defect processes are not well understood.…”

Hot nanoindentation in inert environments

“…Furthermore, because of its high sensitivity, nanoindentation can be a powerful tool to probe physical phenomena in materials, such as dislocation nucleation [2][3][4] , shear band activation [5][6] and phase transformations [7][8][9] . For all of these purposes, however, nanoindentation testing has most commonly been conducted at room temperature.…”

High pressure phase transformation in iron under fast compression

“…Well known concepts of phase nucleation and growth are being revisited and refined [1][2][3] due to their importance in geophysics, metallurgy, materials science [4][5][6][7] and many other fields, while new experimental techniques, particularly at high pressures, continue to open new vistas of research and exploration [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The study of phase transition kinetics under high pressures has a long history, with the earliest reported measurements being performed under static conditions by Bridgman [15].…”