Viscoelasticity of stepped interfaces

Using molecular dynamics modeling, we show that interfaces in sputter deposited Cu-Nb superlattices exhibit time-dependent elasticity, i.e., viscoelasticity, under shear loading. In the high temperature and small strain rate limit, the interfacial shear modulus approaches a value proportional to the...

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Автори: Demkowicz, Michael J., Skirlo, Scott A.
Інші автори: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Формат: Стаття
Мова:en_US
Опубліковано: American Institute of Physics (AIP) 2015
Онлайн доступ:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/94519
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3438-7234
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3949-0441
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Резюме:Using molecular dynamics modeling, we show that interfaces in sputter deposited Cu-Nb superlattices exhibit time-dependent elasticity, i.e., viscoelasticity, under shear loading. In the high temperature and small strain rate limit, the interfacial shear modulus approaches a value proportional to the density of steps in the interface. It may therefore be possible to tailor the low-frequency shear moduli of interfaces by controlling their step densities.