Photoplasticity behavior in inorganic semiconductors: unraveling fundamental mechanisms across ionic and covalent systems
Abstract
mechanical tests under controlled illumination-from bulk compression to photo-nanoindentation and transmission electron microscopy-that directly show how light modulates dislocation activity. By systematically comparing ionic II-VI and covalent III-V/group-IV systems, we identify the key mechanisms that control the sign and magnitude of photoplasticity and outline design principles for semiconductors whose mechanical properties can be actively tuned by light illumination.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Machine Learning in Materials Science
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Materials Horizons
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 2767–2785
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN