Saurav Goel
Nanoindentation of polysilicon and single crystal silicon: molecular dynamics simulation and experimental validation.
Goel, Saurav; Faisal, Nadimul Haque; Luo, Xichun; Yan, Jiwang; Agrawal, Anupam
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Abstract
This paper presents novel advances in the deformation behaviour of polycrystalline and single crystal silicon using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and validation of the same via nanoindentation experiments. In order to unravel the mechanism of deformation, four simulations were performed: indentation of a polycrystalline silicon substrate with a (i) Berkovich pyramidal and a (ii) spherical (arc) indenter, and (iii and iv) indentation of a single crystal silicon substrate with these two indenters. The simulation results reveal that high pressure phase transformation (HPPT) in silicon (Si-I to Si-II phase transformation) occurred in all cases; however, its extent and the manner in which it occurred differed significantly between polycrystalline silicon and single crystal silicon, and was the main driver of differences in the nanoindentation deformation behaviour between these two types of silicon. Interestingly, in polycrystalline silicon, the HPPT was observed to occur more preferentially along the grain boundaries than across the grain boundaries. An automated dislocation extraction algorithm (DXA) revealed no dislocations in the deformation zone, suggesting that HPPT is the primary mechanism in inducing plasticity in silicon.
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GOEL, S., FAISAL, N.H., LUO, X., YAN, J. and AGRAWAL, A. 2014. Nanoindentation of polysilicon and single crystal silicon: molecular dynamics simulation and experimental validation. Journal of physics D: applied physics [online], 47(27), article number 275304. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/47/27/275304
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 7, 2014 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 13, 2014 |
Publication Date | Jul 9, 2014 |
Deposit Date | Sep 19, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 19, 2016 |
Journal | Journal of physics D: applied physics |
Print ISSN | 0022-3727 |
Electronic ISSN | 1361-6463 |
Publisher | IOP Publishing |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 27 |
Article Number | 275304 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/47/27/275304 |
Keywords | MD simulation; Polycrystalline silicon; Single crystal silicon; Nanoindentation |
Public URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1752 |
Contract Date | Sep 19, 2016 |
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