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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Atmosphere-Induced Effect in Microhardness, Dislocation Mobility and Plasticity of C60and Graphite Crystals
I. ManikaJanis ManiksJ. Kalnacssubject
CrystallographyBrittlenessFullereneMolecular solidMaterials scienceGeneral Chemical EngineeringBilayerIndentationGraphiteDislocationComposite materialIndentation hardnessdescription
Abstract Formation of hard, brittle and toluene-insoluble near-surface layer (∼0.3 μm) of C60 crystals under atmospheric exposure was observed. Similar atmosphere-induced effect was found for graphite crystals and might also be expected for other molecular solids. Data on ageing kinetics of C60 and graphite crystals are presented. Variation of hardness with indentation depth can be described by the microhardness model for bilayer medium with different mechanical properties. Specific feature of C60 and graphite crystals is that no size effect appears in the intrinsic microhardness and dislocation mobility characteristics in the indentation depth range of 0.6–4μm.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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1997-01-01 | Fullerene Science and Technology |