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. 2019 Oct 28;9:15387. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51733-5

Table 1.

Moduli and maximum or minimum stresses of the copper-implanted models evaluated using molecular dynamics simulations, which are shown in GPa unit. Percentages are ratios of the properties to those of amorphous silica (α-SiO2).

Cu volume ratio [vol%] α-SiO2 3 nm 4 nm 5 nm 3 nm × 4 4 nm × 2
0 5 11 22 20 22
Modulus [GPa]
Stretch 70.4 66.1 57.2 47.5 48.4 47.3
93.9% 81.3% 67.6% 68.8% 67.2%
Compress 65.3 62.3 53.3 47.5 50.0 50.1
95.5% 81.7% 72.8% 76.6% 76.7%
Shear 26.3 24.2 20.5 16.4 17.8 16.5
91.9% 78.2% 62.3% 67.6% 62.9%
Maximum or minimum stress [GPa]
Stretch 20.7 17.3 14.6 10.6 12.4 10.9
83.8% 70.5% 51.3% 59.9% 52.7%
Compress −13.4 −13.0 −11.7 −10.0 −9.5 −9.7
97.1% 87.2% 74.5% 71.4% 72.9%
Shear 11.2 9.5 8.1 5.9 7.1 6.2
84.9% 71.9% 52.4% 63.3% 55.4%