Mechanical Behavior of Undoped n-Type GaAs under the Indentation of Berkovich and Flat-Tip Indenters
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Xu, L.; Kong, L.; Zhao, H.; Wang, S.; Liu, S.; Qian, L. Mechanical Behavior of Undoped n-Type GaAs under the Indentation of Berkovich and Flat-Tip Indenters. Materials 2019, 12, 1192. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12071192
Xu L, Kong L, Zhao H, Wang S, Liu S, Qian L. Mechanical Behavior of Undoped n-Type GaAs under the Indentation of Berkovich and Flat-Tip Indenters. Materials. 2019; 12(7):1192. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12071192
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Lixia, Lingqi Kong, Hongwei Zhao, Shunbo Wang, Sihan Liu, and Long Qian. 2019. "Mechanical Behavior of Undoped n-Type GaAs under the Indentation of Berkovich and Flat-Tip Indenters" Materials 12, no. 7: 1192. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12071192