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Nanoscale Structural and Mechanical Characterization of a Natural Nanocomposite Material: The Shell of Red Abalone

Li, Xiaodong, Chang, Wei-Che, Chao, Yuh J., Wang, Rizhi, Chang, Ming·2004·Nano Letters
DOI 10.1021/nl049962k
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Nanoscale structural and mechanical characterization of the shell of a red abalone has been carried out. Cobble-like polygonal nanograins are basic building blocks that are used to construct individual aragonite platelets into a mother-of-pearl configuration known as nacre. The nanograin-structured aragonite platelets are not brittle in nature, but somewhat ductile. The deformability of the aragonite platelets together with the crack deflection, aragonite platelet slip, and organic adhesive interlayer contribute to the nacre's fracture toughness. Cracks formed in the outer prismatic layer of the shell do not show the crack diversion mechanism.

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Authors
Li, X., Chang, W.-C., Chao, Y. J., Wang, R., & Chang, M.
Venue
Nano Letters
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published
2004-02-27
Volume
4
Issue
4
Pages
613-617
ISSN
  • 1530-6984 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-6992
DOI
10.1021/nl049962k
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12.64
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journal article
Language
en
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Li, X., Chang, W.-C., Chao, Y. J., Wang, R., & Chang, M. (2004). Nanoscale Structural and Mechanical Characterization of a Natural Nanocomposite Material: The Shell of Red Abalone. Nano Letters. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl049962k

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