Simulations of mechanics and structure of nanomaterials --- from nanoscale to coarser scales

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dc.creatorSchiøtz, J.
dc.creatorVegge, T.
dc.creatorDi Tolla, F. D.
dc.creatorJacobsen, K. W.
dc.date1998-08-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:11:20Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:11:20Z
dc.descriptionWe discuss how simulations of mechanical properties of materials require descriptions at many different length scales --- from the nanoscale where an atomic description is appropriate, through a mesoscale where dislocation based descriptions may be useful, to macroscopic length scales. In some materials, such as nanocrystalline metals, the range of length scales is compressed and a polycrystalline material may be simulated at the atomic scale. The first part of the paper describes such simulations of nanocrystalline copper. We observe how the grain boundaries contribute actively to the deformation. At grain sizes below 10-15 nm deformation in the grain boundaries dominate over the traditional dislocation-based deformation mechanisms. This results in a reversal of the normal grain size dependence of the yield stress: we observe that the material becomes softer when the grain size is reduced. The second part of the paper gives an overview over simulation techniques appropriate for problems too large to be treated in atomic-scale simulations, and how they can be combined to describe the interplay between phenomena at different length scales through multiscale modelling.
dc.description18 pages, 6 figures, LaTeX2e required. For nicer figures, see http://www.fysik.dtu.dk/~schiotz/papers/risoesymp/
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9808211
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9808211
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/28536
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleSimulations of mechanics and structure of nanomaterials --- from nanoscale to coarser scales
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