Extraordinary Indentation Strain Stiffening Produces Superhard Tungsten Nitrides

Lu, Cheng; Li, Quan; Ma, Yanming; Chen, Changfeng

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.115503

Extraordinary Indentation Strain Stiffening Produces Superhard Tungsten Nitrides

Journal Article · Fri Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.115503· OSTI ID:1390646

Lu, Cheng; Li, Quan; Ma, Yanming; Chen, Changfeng

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