Fluctuations in Plasticity at the Microscale

During deformation, microscale materials may flow or change shape abruptly as atomic-scale defects migrate and assemble. The abrupt episodes of deformation appear to have a power-law distribution, a finding that may help in the design of miniature devices.

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 312; no. 5777; pp. 1151 - 1152
Main Authors M.-Carmen Miguel, Zapperi, Stefano
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington American Association for the Advancement of Science 26.05.2006
The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects
Avalanches
Crystals
Deformation
Domain walls
Hysteresis
Magnetization
Materials
Materials science
Perspectives
Plastic deformation
Plasticity
Plastics
Thin films
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Summary:During deformation, microscale materials may flow or change shape abruptly as atomic-scale defects migrate and assemble. The abrupt episodes of deformation appear to have a power-law distribution, a finding that may help in the design of miniature devices.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1127729