Volume-expansion-induced lattice instability and solid-state amorphization
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 53 (1) , 16-19
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.53.16
Abstract
Structural changes of elemental and binary thin-film layered crystals are investigated under coercive volume expansion using molecular-dynamics simulations. The results show that, although the crystalline lattice itself is stable against large volume expansion, it can be easily changed into a disordered structure when small anisotropic forces are locally applied. This type of lattice instability may be responsible for triggering the so-called solid-state amorphization. © 1996 The American Physical Society.Keywords
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