Nanoindentation

Nanotwinning in monocrystalline silicon upon nanoscratching Download »
K Mylvaganam and LC Zhang, Scripta Materialia, 65 (2011) 214-216.

Analysis and modeling of the high vacuum scanning spreading resistance microscopy nanocontact on silicon Download »
P Eyben, F Clemente, K Vanstreels, G Pourtois, T Clarysse, E Duriau, T Hantschel, K Sankaran, J Mody, W Vandervorst, K Mylvaganam and LC Zhang, Journal of Vacuum Science Technology B, 28 (2010) 401-406.

Continuum mechanics challenges in multi-scale manufacturing
LC Zhang, Continuum mechanics challenges in multi-scale manufacturing, Proceeding of the 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 6 12-15 December 2010, Perth, Australia

Deformation mechanisms at pop-out in monocrystalline silicon under nanoindentation Download »
L Chang and LC Zhang, Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 2148-2153.

Evolution of the metastable phases in silicon during nanoindentation: mechanism analysis and experimental verification Download »
K Mylvaganam, LC Zhang, P Eyben, J Mody and W Vandervorst,  Nanotechnology, 20 (2009) 305705.

Mechanical behavior characterization of silicon and effect of loading rate on pop-in: a nanoindentation study under ultra-low loads Download »
L Chang and LC Zhang, Materials Science and Engineering A, 506 (2009) 125-129.

Microstructural changes in silicon caused by indentation and machining
LC Zhang, Chapter 4, in: Semiconductor Machining on the Micro-Nanoscale, edited by JW Yan and J Patten, Research Signpost, India (2008) pp.155-197 (9788178953044)

Nano-characterisation of materials: silicon, copper, carbon nanotubes and diamond thin films
LC Zhang, Chapter 8, in: Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology, Volume 8: Functional Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, and Polymer Design,edited by M Rieth and W Schommers, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, California, USA (2006) pp. 395-456 (ISBN: 1588830500)

A molecular dynamics analysis of the mechanical effect of water on the deformation of silicon monocrystals subjected to nano-indentation Download »
CY Tang and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 16 (2005) 15-20.

Effect of temperature and stress on plastic deformation in monocrystalline silicon induced by scratching Download » I Zarudi, T Nguyen and LC Zhang,Applied Physics Letters, 86 (2005) 011922-1~011922-4

The difference of phase distributions in silicon after indentation with Berkovich and spherical indenters Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang, WCD Cheong and TX Yu,  Acta Materiala, 53 (2005) 4795-4800.

A new constitutive model for the phase transformations in mono-crystalline silicon Download »
T Vodenitcharova and LC Zhang,International Journal of Solids & Structures, 41 (2004) 5411-5424.

Atomistic structure of monocrystalline silicon in surface nano-modificationDownload »
I Zarudi, WCD Cheong, J Zou and LC Zhang,  Nanotechnology, 15 (2004) 104-107.

Cyclic microindentations on monocrystalline silicon in air and in water Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang and MV Swain, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Proc IMechE Part C, 218 (2004) 591-598.

The R8-BC8 phases and crystal growth in monocrystalline silicon under microindentation with a spherical indenter Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang, J Zou and T Vodenitcharova, Journal of Materials Research, 19 (2004) 332-337.

A mechanics prediction of the behaviour of mono-crystalline silicon under nano-indentation Download »
T Vodenitcharova and LC Zhang, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 40 (2003) 2989-2998.

Behaviour of monocrystalline silicon under cyclic microindentations with a spherical indenter Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang and MV Swain, Applied Physics Letters, 82 (2003) 1027-1029.

Microstructure evolution in monocrystalline silicon in cyclic microindentation Download »
I Zarudi, LC Zhang and MV Swain, Journal of Materials Research, 18 (2003) 758-761.

Microstructure of phases: high resolution characterisation Download »
I Zarudi, J Zou and LC Zhang,  Applied Physics Letters, 82 (2003) 874-876.

Effect of oxygen penetration in silicon due to nano-indentation Download »
K Mylvanagam and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 13 (2002) 623-626.

Effect of repeated nano-indentations on the deformation in monocrystalline silicon Download »
WCD Cheong and LC Zhang, Journal of Materials Science Letters, 19 (2000) 439-442.

Molecular dynamics simulation of phase transformations in silicon monocrystals due to nano-indentation Download »
WCD Cheong and LC Zhang,  Nanotechnology, 11 [3] (2000) 173-180.

On the mechanics and physics in the nano-indentation of silicon mono-crystals Download »
LC Zhang and H Tanaka,  JSME International Journal, Series A: Solid Mechanics & Material Engineering, 42 (1999) 546-559.

Structural Changes in Mono-Crystalline Silicon Subjected to Indentation – Experimental Findings Download »
I Zarudi and LC Zhang, Tribology International, 32 (1999) 701-712.

Atomic Scale Deformation in Silicon Monocrystals Induced by Two-Body and Three-Body Contact Sliding Download »
LC Zhang and H Tanaka,  Tribology International, 31 (1998) 425-433.

The plastic behaviour of silicon subjected to micro-indentation Download »
LC Zhang and M Mahdi,  Journal of Material Science 31 (1996) 5671-5676.