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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Plasma Physics
  • Materials Science

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  • Crystalline solids inherently contain defects impacting mechanical and thermal properties.
  • Tracking atomic motion in real solids is challenging and costly.
  • Complex plasmas offer macroscopic model systems with analogies to solids and liquids.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate plastic deformation mechanisms in crystalline solids using a complex plasma model.
  • To analyze the generation and movement of defects under stress.
  • To compare macroscopic reversibility with particle-scale irreversibility.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments and simulations were conducted on monolayer hexagonal complex plasma slabs.
  • Uniaxial compression and decompression cycles of large amplitudes were applied.
  • The internal structure and defect dynamics were observed during deformation.

Main Results:

  • Significant lattice rearrangements and defect generation were observed during the deformation cycle.
  • Dislocations (point defects) were generated and moved parallel to their Burgers vectors under load.
  • The macroscopic deformation cycle exhibited reversibility, but particle-level changes were irreversible.

Conclusions:

  • Complex plasmas effectively model defect dynamics in crystalline solids.
  • Plastic deformation involves defect generation and movement, leading to irreversible changes at the particle scale.
  • Macroscopic reversibility can mask underlying microscopic irreversibility in materials.