The serrated-flow behavior is an important phenomenon that unveils material-deformation mechanisms,as reported for various kinds of materials.NaI doped with Tl(NaI:Tl)is unique among scintillation ma-terials in that t...The serrated-flow behavior is an important phenomenon that unveils material-deformation mechanisms,as reported for various kinds of materials.NaI doped with Tl(NaI:Tl)is unique among scintillation ma-terials in that the structure contains glide planes that are linked to serration behavior.In the present work,single crystals of NaI:Tl were subjected to room-temperature compression experiments at different strain rates.The serrated flow was observed,and complexity and multifractal analyses were performed to analyze the serration behavior.The findings revealed that the strain rate had a pronounced effect on the complexity and multifractality of the serrated flow,similar to what has been found in other alloy systems.The results also indicate that there may be a strong link between the complexity of the serrated flow behavior and the heterogeneity of the underlying dynamics.It is expected that the present work could be a step toward a better understanding of the deformation behavior and forgeability of NaI:Tl single crystals.展开更多
基金support from the National Science Foundation (DMR-1611180,1809640,and 2226508) with the program directors,Drs.J.Madison,Judith Yang,Gary Shiflet,and Diana Farkas。
文摘The serrated-flow behavior is an important phenomenon that unveils material-deformation mechanisms,as reported for various kinds of materials.NaI doped with Tl(NaI:Tl)is unique among scintillation ma-terials in that the structure contains glide planes that are linked to serration behavior.In the present work,single crystals of NaI:Tl were subjected to room-temperature compression experiments at different strain rates.The serrated flow was observed,and complexity and multifractal analyses were performed to analyze the serration behavior.The findings revealed that the strain rate had a pronounced effect on the complexity and multifractality of the serrated flow,similar to what has been found in other alloy systems.The results also indicate that there may be a strong link between the complexity of the serrated flow behavior and the heterogeneity of the underlying dynamics.It is expected that the present work could be a step toward a better understanding of the deformation behavior and forgeability of NaI:Tl single crystals.
