Void Deformation and Breakup in Shearing Silica Glass

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作者
Chen, Yi-Chun [1 ]
Nomura, Ken-ichi [1 ]
Kalia, Rajiv K. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Nakano, Aiichiro [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Vashishta, Priya [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ So Calif, Dept Phys & Astron Collaboratory Adv Comp & Simul, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
[2] Univ So Calif, Dept Chem Engn & Mat Sci Collaboratory Adv Comp &, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
[3] Univ So Calif, Dept Comp Sci Collaboratory Adv Comp & Simulat, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS; VITREOUS SILICA; SMALL DROPS; VISCOSITY; SIMULATIONS; FRACTURE; BUBBLES; STRESS; FLUID; FLOWS;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.035501
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We study shear deformation and breakup of voids in silica glass using molecular dynamics simulations. With an increase in the shear strain, two kinds of defects-threefold-coordinated silicon and nonbridging oxygen atoms-appear as spherical voids deform elastically into ellipsoidal shapes. For shear strains epsilon > 15%, nanocracks appear on void surfaces and voids deform plastically into a threadlike structure. Nanocracks are nucleated by the migration of threefold-coordinated Si and nonbridging O on - Si-O-Si-O - rings. For epsilon > 40%, the threadlike structures break up into several fragments.
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