Meanings
nountricrystal (plural tricrystals)
plural tricrystals
- A semiconductor (or similar device) incorporating a junction of three crystals.
By comparison to averaged results from many discrete dislocation dynamics (DDD) simulations of an aluminum type tricrystal under tensile loading, the new hardening parameter in the continuum model is calibrated.
2015, E. Bayerschen, M. Stricker, S. Wulfinghoff, D. Weygand, T. Böhlke, “Equivalent Plastic Strain Gradient Plasticity with Grain Boundary Hardening and Comparison to Discrete Dislocation Dynamics”, in arXiv
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tricrystal
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