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Defect-free plastic deformation through dimensionality reduction and self-annihilation of topological defects in crystalline solids
- Source :
- Physical Review Research, Vol 2, Iss 1, p 013146 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- American Physical Society, 2020.
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Abstract
- As a signature of symmetry-breaking processes, the generation and annihilation of topological defects (domain walls, strings, etc.) are of great interest in condensed matter physics and cosmology. Here we propose a distinctive self-organization process through phase transitions, in which all the generated topological defects are dimensionality reduced and self-annihilated. In crystalline solids, such a unique mechanism allows a perfect single crystal after plastic deformation, which originates from the coupling of different types of broken symmetries.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26431564
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Physical Review Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.787aaef5c4e9bb5851dfeed7960ef
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.013146