Phase Transformations

Rate dependent deformation of a silicon nanowire under uniaxial compressiion: yielding, buckling and constitutive description                                                                                                       Download » 
CY Tang, LC Zhang and K Mylvaganam, Computational Materials Science  51 (2012) 117-121.

A Monte-Carlo approach for modelling glass transition Download »
HH Ruan and LC Zhang, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 94 [10] 3350–3358 (2011)

Chemical effect on the material removal rate in the CMP of silicon wafers Download »
YG Wang, LC Zhang, AQ Biddut, Wear, 270 (2011) 312-316.

Realisation of grinding-hardening in workpieces of curved surfaces - Part 1: plunge cylindrical grinding Download »
T Nguyen and LC Zhang, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 51 (2011) 309-319.

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

Dependence of pad performance on its texture in polishing mono-crystalline silicon wafers Download »
LC Zhang, AQ  Biddut and YM  Ali, International Journal of Mechanical Science, 52 (2010) 657-662.

Grinding-hardening using dry air and liquid nitrogen: prediction and verification of temperature fields and hardened layer thickness Download »
T Nguyen, LC Zhang, , International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 50 (2010) 901-910.

Mechanical properties of a silicon nano-wire under uni-axial tension and compression Download »
CY Tang, LC Zhang and K Mylvaganam, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 7 (2010) 2135-2143.

Nanoscratch-induced phase transformation of monocrystalline Si Download »
YQ Wu, H Huang, J Zou, LC Zhang and JM Dell,  Scripta Materiallia, 63 (2010) 847-850.

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.

Damage-free polishing of monocrystalline silicon wafers without chemical additives Download »
A Biddut, LC Zhang, Y Ali and Z Liu, Scripta Materialia, 59 (2008) 1178-1181.

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)

Grinding-hardening with liquid nitrogen: mechanisms and technology Download »
T Nguyen, LC Zhang and I Zarudi, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 47 (2007) 97-106

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)

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.

Amorphous structures induced in monocrystalline silicon by mechanical loading Download »
I Zarudi, J Zou, W McBride and LC Zhang, Applied Physics Letters, 85 (2004) 932-934.

Atomistic structure of monocrystalline silicon in surface nano-modification Download »
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.

Mono-crystalline silicon subjected to multi-asperity sliding: nano-wear mechanisms, subsurface damage and effect of asperity interaction Download »
WCD Cheong and LC Zhang, International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 18 (2003) 398-407.

Residual stress induced atomic scale buckling of diamond carbon coatings on silicon substrate Download »
K Mylvanagam and LC Zhang, Thin Solid Films, 425 (2003) 145-149.

A revisit to some fundamental wheel-workpiece interaction problems in surface grinding Download »
I Zarudi and LC Zhang, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 42 (2002) 905-913.

Mechanical property improvement of quenchable steel by grinding Download »
I Zarudi and LC Zhang,  Journal of Materials Science, 37 (2002) 3935-3943.

Modelling the structure changes in quenchable steel subjected to grinding Download »
I Zarudi and LC Zhang,  Journal of Materials Science, 37 (2002) 4333-4341.

Some essentials of simulating nano-surfacing processes using the molecular dynamics method Download »
WCD Cheong, LC Zhang and H Tanaka, Key Engineering Materials, 196 (2001) 31-42.

Towards a Deeper Understanding of Plastic Deformation in Mono-Crystalline Silicon Download »
LC Zhang, I Zarudi, International Journal of Mechanical Science, 43(9) (2001) 1985-1996.

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.

An understanding of the chemical effect on the nano-wear deformation in mono-crystalline silicon components Download »
LC Zhang and I Zarudi, Wear, 225-229 (1999) 669-677.

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.

Applied Mechanics in Grinding: Part VI, residual stresses and surface hardening by coupled thermo-plasticity and phase transformation Download »
M Mahdi and LC Zhang,  International Journal of Machine Tools Manufacture, 38 (1998) 1289-1340.

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.

Effect of ultra-precision grinding on the microstructural change in silicon monocrystals Download »
I Zarudi and LC Zhang, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 84 (1998) 148-158.

Towards a deeper understanding of friction and wear on the atomic scale - A molecular dynamics analysis Download »
LC Zhang and H Tanaka, Wear, 211 (1997) 44-53.

Subsurface damage in single-crystal silicon due to grinding and polishing Download »
I Zarudi and LC Zhang,  Journal of Materials Science Letters, 15 (1996) 586-587.

Applied mechanics in grinding, Part IV: The mechanism of grinding induced phase transformation Download »
LC Zhang and M Mahdi, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 35 (1995) 1397-1409.