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Mechanical properties, strength physics and plasticity

Mechanical properties of ZnSe : Cr$^{2+}$ single crystals

O. A. Fedorenko, Yu. A. Zagoruiko, N. O. Kovalenko

Institute for Single Crystals, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkov

Abstract: The microhardness of single-crystal samples of ZnSe: Cr$^{2+}$ with a chromium concentration in the range from 3.3 $\times$ 10$^{17}$ to 4.0 $\times$ 10$^{19}$ cm$^{-3}$ has been studied. The microhardness as a function of the load on the indenter on the faces (111), $(1\bar10)$, and (001) of the ZnSe: Cr$^{2+}$ and ZnSe samples has been measured. It has been established that doping of zinc selenide with chromium leads to a decrease in the anisotropy of the mechanical properties and stabilization of the cubic sphalerite structure.

Received: 11.04.2012

 English version: Physics of the Solid State, 2012, 54:11, 2253–2255

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