Abstract
Room-temperature deformation mechanism of InSb micro-pillars has been investigated via a multi-scale experimental approach, where micro-pillars of 2 µm and 5 µm in diameter were first fabricated by focused ion beam (FIB) milling and in situ deformed in the FIB-SEM by micro-compression using a nano-indenter equipped with a flat tip. Strain rate jumps have been performed to determine the strain rate sensitivity coefficient and the related activation volume. The activation volume is found to be of the order of 3–5 b3, considering that plasticity is mediated by Shockley partial dislocations. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) thin foils were extracted from deformed micro-pillars via the FIB lift-out technique: TEM analysis reveals the presence of nano-twins as major mechanism of plastic deformation, involving Shockley partial dislocations. The presence of twins was never reported in previous studies on the plasticity of bulk InSb: this deformation mechanism is discussed in the context of the plasticity of small-scale samples.
Highlights
Room-temperature deformation mechanism of InSb micro-pillars has been investigated via a multiscale experimental approach, where micro-pillars of 2 μm and 5 μm in diameter were first fabricated by focused ion beam (FIB) milling and in situ deformed in the FIB-SEM by micro-compression using a nano-indenter equipped with a flat tip
The brittle-to-ductile transition (BDT) has been studied in bulk Indium Antimonide, InSb, single crystals: first, the BDT occurs at T = 150 °C and, second, two transitions were evidenced with temperature[5,6]
It was concluded that bulk deformation of InSb single crystal exhibits two transitions in temperature: the first one at room temperature associated to a change from Shuffle Set (SS) to Glide Set (GS) modes and the second one at about 150 °C associated to a change from partial to perfect dislocations, both in the GS
Summary
Room-temperature deformation mechanism of InSb micro-pillars has been investigated via a multiscale experimental approach, where micro-pillars of 2 μm and 5 μm in diameter were first fabricated by focused ion beam (FIB) milling and in situ deformed in the FIB-SEM by micro-compression using a nano-indenter equipped with a flat tip. Size dependency on InSb micro-pillars have been studied by Thilly et al.[19] to characterize the deformed microstructure and identify the plasticity mechanisms.
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