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Molecular dynamics simulations which make use of a many-body analytic potential function have been used to study the nanometer-scale indentation of diamond and graphite. We find that the simulation correctly reproduces experimentally determined trends in load versus penetration data. As a result, trends in mechanical properties, e.g. Young’s modulus, are also reproduced.
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This work was supported in part by the Office of Naval Research through contract # N0001491-WX24150. J. A. Harrison acknowledges support from the Office of Naval Technology as an ASEE research associate.
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Harrison, J.A., Colton, R.J., White, C.T. et al. Atomistic Simulation of the Nanoindentation of Diamond and Graphite Surfaces. MRS Online Proceedings Library 239, 573–578 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-239-573
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