Dislocations in Solids

Dislocations are lines of irregularity in the structure of a solid analogous to the bumps in a badly laid carpet. Like these bumps they can be easily moved, and they provide the most important mechanism by which the solid can be deformed. They also have a strong influence on crystal growth and on the electronic properties of semiconductors.


Influence of dislocations on piezoelectric behaviorNew mechanisms for hardening in twinned crystalsBringing theories of martensite transformation into agreementAtomic scale motion of dislocations in electron microscopyDislocation patterns deduced from X-ray diffractionRole of dislocations in frictionDislocation motion in quasicrystals