Research Article

Buckling of Single-Crystal Silicon Nanolines under Indentation

Figure 3

(a) A set of five load-displacement curves from the nanoindentation tests on the 74 nm SiNLs, with irrecoverable displacements due to fracture of the SiNLs. (b) A SEM image of the fractured SiNLs, with debris of isosceles triangular shape.
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