Dynamic crack surface instabilities initiated at dopants

Liron Ben-Bashat Bergman, Dov Sherman*

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Abstract

The origin of micron-scale ridge-like fracture surface instabilities on the {1 1 1} low-energy cleavage plane of silicon crystal was elucidated by fracture experiments and surface analyses by scanning tunneling microscopy under ultra-high vacuum. These investigations show that when a low-speed crack collides with individual boron atoms along the crack front, atomic-height jogs are generated, gradually growing by pile-up mechanisms to over three orders of magnitude in height by forming ridges.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14-17
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume75
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 2014
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
European Commission

    Keywords

    • Brittle crystals
    • Crystallographic defects
    • Dynamic crack propagation
    • Surface instabilities

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