High-pressure studies of size dependent yield strength in rhenium diboride nanocrystals

Hu, Shanlin; Hamilton, Spencer G.; Turner, Christopher L.; Robertson, Daniel D.; Yan, Jinyuan; Kavner, Abby; Kaner, Richard B.; Tolbert, Sarah H.

doi:10.1039/D3NH00489A

Title: High-pressure studies of size dependent yield strength in rhenium diboride nanocrystals

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2024 · Nanoscale Horizons

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NH00489A· OSTI ID:2317704

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA, Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA, California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA

Non-hydrostatic high pressure X-ray diffraction is used to study the hardness of superhard ReB ₂ nanocrystals. All nanocrystals show less plastic deformation under load than bulk ReB ₂ , with the smallest nanocrystals showing the most enhancement.

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