The hardness of silicon and germanium
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L.J. Vandeperre; F. Giuliani; S.J. Lloyd; W.J. Clegg
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Article
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2007
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Elsevier Science
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English
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It is generally accepted that the hardness of silicon and germanium at low temperature is limited by a phase transformation under the indenter, as the measured hardness is equal to the transformation pressure. However, observations of the deformation under indents using transmission electron microsc