Publications of Glenn E. Beltz

0.   G. E. Beltz, “The Mechanics of Dislocation Nucleation at a Crack Tip,” Ph.D. Thesis, Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1992).

1.   G. E. Beltz and J. R. Rice, “Dislocation Nucleation Versus Cleavage Decohesion at Crack Tips,” in Modeling the Deformation of Crystalline Solids: Physical Theory, Application, and Experimental Comparisons (edited by T. C. Lowe, A. D. Rollett, P. S. Follansbee, and G. S. Daehn) TMS, Warrendale, PA, p. 457 (1991).

2.   G. E. Beltz and J.-S. Wang, “Crack Direction Effects Along Copper/Sapphire Interfaces,” Acta metall. mater. 40, 1675 (1992).

3.   G. E. Beltz and J. R. Rice, “Dislocation Nucleation at Metal/Ceramic Interfaces,” Acta metall. mater. 40, S321 (1992).

4.   J.-S Wang and G. E. Beltz, “The Directionality of Interfacial Cracking in Bimaterials,” in Structure and Properties of Interfaces in Materials (edited by W. A. T. Clark, U. Dahmen, and C. L. Briant), Materials Research Society Proceedings 238, Pittsburgh, pp. 405-410 (1992).

5.   J. R. Rice, G. E. Beltz, and Y. Sun, “Peierls Framework for Dislocation Nucleation from a Crack Tip,” in Topics in Fracture and Fatigue, (edited by A. S. Argon) Springer Verlag, New York, p. 1 (1992).

6.   Y. Sun, G. E. Beltz, and J. R. Rice, “Estimates from Atomic Models of Tension-Shear Coupling in Dislocation Nucleation from a Crack Tip,” Mater. Sci. Engng. A 170, 67 (1993).

7.   G. E. Beltz and L. B. Freund, “Dislocation Threading Through an Epitaxial Film: An Analysis Based on the Peierls-Nabarro Concept,” in Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties IV (edited by P. H. Townsend, T. P. Weihs, J. E. Sanchez, Jr., and P. B¿rgesen), Materials Research Society Proceedings 308, Pittsburgh, pp. 395-400 (1993).

8.   L. B. Freund, G. E. Beltz, and Fjola Jonsdottir, “Continuum Modeling of Stress-Driven Surface Diffusion in Strained Elastic Materials,” in Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties IV (edited by P. H. Townsend, T. P. Weihs, J. E. Sanchez, Jr., and P. Borgesen), Materials Research Society Proceedings 308, Pittsburgh, pp. 383-394 (1993).

9.   G. E. Beltz and L. B. Freund, “On the Nucleation of Dislocations at a Crystal Surface,” Phys. Stat. Sol. B 180, 303 (1993).

10. G. E. Beltz and S. Schmauder, “A Multi-Plane Model for Defect Nucleation at Cracks,” in Defect-Interface Interactions (edited by E. P. Kvam, A. H. King, M. J. Mills, T. D. Sands, and V. Vitek), Materials Research Society Proceedings 319, Pittsburgh, pp. 257-262 (1994).

11. G. E. Beltz and L. B. Freund, “Analysis of the Strained Layer Critical Thickness Concept Based on a Peierls-Nabarro Model of a Threading Dislocation,” Phil. Mag. A 69, 183 (1994).

12. J. R. Rice and G. E. Beltz, “The Activation Energy for Dislocation Nucleation from a Crack Tip,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids 42, 333 (1994).

13. Y. Sun and G. E. Beltz, “Dislocation Nucleation from a Crack Tip: A Formulation Based on Anisotropic Elasticity,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids 42, 1905 (1994).

14. J.-S. Wang and G. E. Beltz, “On the Directionality of Interfacial Cracking in Bicrystals and the Loading Phase Angle Dependence,” in Fracture Mechanics: 25th Volume (edited by F. Erdogan), American Society for Testing and Materials Proceedings 1220, Philadelphia, pp. 89-105 (1995).

15. G. E. Beltz and L. B. Freund, “Dislocation Emission at Surfaces,” in Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties V (edited by P. H. Townsend, S. P. Baker, C. A. Ross, P. Borgesen, and C. A. Volkert), Materials Research Society Proceedings 356, Pittsburgh, pp. 93-98 (1995).

16. J. Wulf, P. Lipetzky, G. E. Beltz, and T. Steinkopff, “A Finite Element Model of a Star-Shaped Inclusion,” Computational Materials Science 3, 423 (1995).

17. P. Gumbsch and G. E. Beltz, “On The Continuum Versus Atomistic Descriptions of Dislocation Nucleation Versus Cleavage in Nickel,” Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 3, 597 (1995). pdf

18. D. M. Lipkin and G. E. Beltz, “A Simple Elastic Cell Model of Cleavage Fracture in the Presence of Dislocation Plasticity,” Acta Materiala 44, 1287 (1996).

19. J. S. Speck, Mary A. Brewer, G. E. Beltz, A. E. Romanov, and W. Pompe, “Scaling Laws for the Reduction of Threading Dislocation Densities in Homogeneous Epitaxial Buffer Layers,” J. Appl. Phys. 80, 3808 (1996).

20. D. M. Lipkin, D. R. Clarke, and G. E. Beltz, “A Strain-Gradient Model of Cleavage Fracture in Plastically Deforming Materials,” Acta Materiala 44, 4051 (1996).

21. G. E. Beltz, J. R. Rice, C. F. Shih, and L. Xia, “A Self-Consistent Model for Cleavage in the Presence of Plastic Flow,” Acta Materiala 44, 3943 (1996).

22. A. E. Romanov, W. Pompe, G. E. Beltz, and J. S. Speck, “An Approach to Threading Dislocation ‘Reaction Kinetics’,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 69, 3342 (1996). pdf

23. A. E. Romanov, W. Pompe, G. E. Beltz, and J. S. Speck, “Modeling of Threading Dislocation Density Reduction in Heteroepitaxial Layers, I. Geometry and Crystallography,” Phys. Stat. Sol. B 198, 599 (1996).

24. A. E. Romanov, W. Pompe, G. E. Beltz, and J. S. Speck, “Modeling of Threading Dislocation Density Reduction in Heteroepitaxial Layers, II. Effective Dislocation Kinetics,” Phys. Stat. Sol. B 199, 33 (1997).

25. D. M. Lipkin, G. E. Beltz, and D. R. Clarke, “A Model of Cleavage Fracture Along Metal/Ceramic Interfaces,” in Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties VI (edited by W. W. Gerberich, H. Gao, J.-E. Sundgren, and S. P. Baker), Materials Research Society Proceedings 436, Pittsburgh (1997).

26. G. E. Beltz, Margherita Chang, J. S. Speck, W. Pompe, and A. E. Romanov, “Computer Simulation of Threading Dislocation Density Reduction in Heteroepitaxial Layers,” Phil. Mag. A 76, 807 (1997).

27. G. E. Beltz, Margherita Chang, M. Eardley, W. Pompe, A. E. Romanov, and J. S. Speck, “A Theoretical Model for Threading Dislocation Reduction During Selective Area Growth,” Mater. Sci. Engng. A 234, 794 (1997).

28. Lisa L. Fischer and G. E. Beltz, “Continuum Mechanics of Crack Blunting on the Atomic Scale: ElasticSolutions,” Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 5, 517 (1997). pdf

29. Anna Machova and G. E. Beltz, “Stability of Crack Tips in Terms of Molecular Dynamics,” Kovove Materialy (Metallic Materials) 36, 135 (1998).

30. R. Miller, R. Phillips, G. E. Beltz, and Michael Ortiz, “A Non-Local Formulation of the Peierls Dislocation Model,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 46, 1845 (1998). pdf

31. A. E. Romanov, W. Pompe, Sheila K. Mathis, G. E. Beltz, and J. S Speck, “Threading Dislocation Reduction in Strained Layers,” J. Appl. Phys, 85, 182 (1999). pdf

32. G. E. Beltz and Lisa L. Fischer, “Effect of Finite Crack Length and Blunting on Dislocation Nucleation in Mode III,” Phil. Mag. A 79, 1367 (1999).

33. C. B. Garcia, Cheryl Kimiko Endo, Margherita Chang, and G. E. Beltz, “Dislocation Models as Teaching Aids,” Journal of Materials Education 21, 149 (1999).

34. G. E. Beltz, D. M. Lipkin, and Lisa L. Fischer, “Role of Crack Blunting in Ductile Versus Brittle Response of Crystalline Materials,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 4468 (1999). pdf

35. G. E. Beltz, Robin L. Blumberg-Selinger, K.-S. Kim, and M. P. Marder (editors), Fracture and Ductile vs. Brittle Behavior - Theory, Modeling, and Experiment, Materials Research Society Proceedings 539, Pittsburgh (1999).

36. Margherita Chang, Sheila K. Mathis, G. E. Beltz, and C. M. Landis, “Annihilation Radii for Dislocations Intercepting a Free Surface with Application to Heteroepitaxial Thin Film Growth,” in III-V and IV-IV Materials and Processing Challenges for Highly Integrated Microelectronics and Optoelectronics (edited by S. A. Ringel, E. A. Fitzgerald, I. Adesida, and D. C. Houghton), Materials Research Society Proceedings 535, Pittsburgh, pp. 9-14 (1999). pdf

37. D. M. Lipkin, G. E. Beltz, and Lisa L. Fischer, “Effect of Crack Blunting on the Ductile-Brittle Response of Crystalline Materials,” in Fracture and Ductile vs. Brittle Behavior - Theory, Modeling, and Experiment (edited by G. E. Beltz, R. L. Blumberg Selinger, K.-S. Kim, and M. P. Marder), Materials Research Society Proceedings 539, Pittsburgh, pp. 49-56 (1999).

38. Lisa L. Fischer and G. E. Beltz, “Effect of Crack Geometry on Dislocation Nucleation and Cleavage Thresholds,” in Fracture and Ductile vs. Brittle Behavior - Theory, Modeling, and Experiment (edited by G. E. Beltz, R. L. Blumberg Selinger, K.-S. Kim, and M. P. Marder), Materials Research Society Proceedings 539, Pittsburgh, pp. 57-62 (1999).

39. Anna Machova, G. E. Beltz, and Margherita Chang, “Atomistic Simulation of Stacking Fault Formation in BCC Iron,” Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 7, 949 (1999).

40. M. P. Rao, A. J. Sanchez-Herencia, G. E. Beltz, R. M. McMeeking, and F. F. Lange, “Laminar Ceramics that Exhibit a Threshold Strength,” Science 286, 102 (1999). pdf

41. G. E. Beltz and D. M. Lipkin, “A Dislocation Model for the Directional Anisotropy of Grain Boundary Fracture,” MRS Bulletin 25, 21 (2000).

42. Sheila K. Mathis, A. E. Romanov, L. F. Chen, G. E. Beltz, W. Pompe, and J. S. Speck, “Modeling of Threading Dislocation Reduction in Growing GaN Layers,” Phys. Stat. Sol. A 179, 125 (2000).

43. Lisa L. Fischer and G. E. Beltz, “The Effect of Crack Blunting on the Competition Between Dislocation Nucleation and Cleavage,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids 49, 635 (2001).

44. A. E. Romanov, G. E. Beltz, W. T. Fischer, P. M. Petroff, and J. S. Speck, “Elastic Fields of Quantum Dots in Subsurface Layers,” J. Appl. Phys. 17, 221 (2001).

45. G. E. Beltz and Lisa L. Fischer, “Effect of T-Stress on Edge Dislocation Formation at a Crack Tip Under Mode I Loading,” in Multi-Scale Deformation and Fracture in Materials and Structures (edited by T.-J. Chuang and J. W. Rudnicki), Kluwer, Dordrecht, in press (2001).