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Title
Dislocation-mediated relaxation in nanograined columnar ​palladium films revealed by on-chip time-resolved HRTEM testing
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Abstract
The high-rate sensitivity of nanostructured metallic materials demonstrated in the recent literature is related to the predominance of thermally activated deformation mechanisms favoured by a large density of internal interfaces. Here we report time-resolved high-resolution electron transmission microscopy creep tests on thin nanograined films using on-chip nanomechanical testing. Tests are performed on ​palladium, which exhibited unexpectedly large creep rates at room temperature. Despite the small 30-nm grain size, relaxation is found to be mediated by dislocation mechanisms. The dislocations interact with the growth nanotwins present in the grains, leading to a loss of coherency of twin boundaries. The density of stored dislocations first increases with applied deformation, and then decreases with time to drive additional deformation while no grain boundary mechanism is observed. This fast relaxation constitutes a key issue in the development of various micro- and nanotechnologies such as ​palladium membranes for hydrogen applications.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Nature communications
Publication
2015
ISSN
2041-1723
DOI
10.1038/NCOMMS6922
Volume/pages
6 (2015) , 8 p.
Article Reference
5922
ISI
000348742300002
Pubmed ID
25557273
Medium
E-only publicatie
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Understanding nanocrystalline mechanical behaviour from structural investigations.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 09.01.2015
Last edited 09.10.2023
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