INTERACTION OF A DISLOCATION DIPOLE WITH A MODE III INTERFACE CRACK

Interaction between a screw dislocation dipole and a mode III interface crack is investigated. By using the complex variable method, the closed form solutions for complex potentials are obtained when a screw dislocation dipole lies inside a medium. The stress fields and the stress intensity factors at the tip of the interface crack produced by the screw dislocation dipole are given. The influence of the orientation, the dipole arm and the location of the screw dislocation dipole as well as the material mismatch on the stress intensity factors is discussed. The image force and the image torque acting on the screw dislocation dipole center are also calculated. The mechanical equilibrium position of the screw dislocation dipole is examined for various material property combinations and crack geometries. The results indicate that the shielding or anti-shielding effect on the stress intensity factor increases abruptly when the dislocation dipole approaches the tip of the crack. Additionally, the disturbation of the interface crack on the motion of the dislocation dipole is also significant.

Discrete dislocation plasticity analysis of dispersion strengthening in oxide dispersion strengthened(ODS) steels

A discrete dislocation plasticity analysis of dispersion strengthening in oxide dispersion strengthened(ODS) steels was described. Parametric dislocation dynamics(PDD) simulation of the interaction between an edge dislocation and randomly distributed spherical dispersoids(Y2O3) in bcc iron was performed for measuring the influence of the dispersoid distribution on the critical resolved shear stress(CRSS). The dispersoid distribution was made using a method mimicking the Ostwald growth mechanism. Then, an edge dislocation was introduced, and was moved under a constant shear stress condition. The CRSS was extracted from the result of dislocation velocity under constant shear stress using the mobility(linear) relationship between the shear stress and the dislocation velocity. The results suggest that the dispersoid distribution gives a significant influence to the CRSS, and the influence of dislocation dipole, which forms just before finishing up the Orowan looping mechanism, is substantial in determining the CRSS, especially for the interaction with small dispersoids. Therefore, the well-known Orowan equation for determining the CRSS cannot give an accurate estimation, because the influence of the dislocation dipole in the process of the Orowan looping mechanism is not accounted for in the equation.

Anisotropic lithium-ion migration and electro-chemo-mechanical coupling in Sb_(2)Se_(3) single crystals

Harvesting the promising high energy density of advanced electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries is critically dependent on a mechanistic understanding on how the materials function and degrade along with the battery cycling.Here,we tracked phase transformations during(de)lithiation of Sb_(2)Se_(3) single crystals using in situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM)technique,and revealed electro-chemo-mechanical evolution at the reaction interface.The effect of this electro-chemo-mechanical coupling has a complicated interplay on the lithiation kinetics and causes various types of defects at the reaction front,including dislocation dipoles,antiphase boundaries,and cracks.In return,the formed cracks and related defects build a path for fast diffusion of lithium ions and trigger a highly anisotropic lithiation at the twisted reaction front,giving rise to the formation of presumably "dead" Sb_(2)Se_(3) nanodomains in amorphous Li_(x)Sb_(2)Se_(3).The detailed mechanistic understanding may facilitate the rational design of high-capacity electrode materials for battery applications.