Atomic-scale understanding and control of dislocation cores is of great technological importance, because they act as recombination centers for charge carriers in optoelectronic devices. Using hybrid ...
Numerous recent studies have focused on the effects of grain size on deformation twinning in nanocrystalline fcc metals. However, grain size alone cannot explain many observed twinning characteristics ...
6/7/04 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Developing novel ways to control the motion of atoms on surfaces is essential for the future of nanotechnology. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois at ...