Nanoindentation in Crystal Engineering: Quantifying Mechanical Properties of Molecular Crystals

Varughese, Sunil and Kiran, MSRN and Ramamurty, Upadrasta and Desiraju, Gautam R (2013) Nanoindentation in Crystal Engineering: Quantifying Mechanical Properties of Molecular Crystals. In: ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 52 (10). pp. 2701-2712.

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Abstract

Nanoindentation is a technique for measuring the elastic modulus and hardness of small amounts of materials. This method, which has been used extensively for characterizing metallic and inorganic solids, is now being applied to organic and metalorganic crystals, and has also become relevant to the subject of crystal engineering, which is concerned with the design of molecular solids with desired properties and functions. Through nanoindentation it is possible to correlate molecular-level properties such as crystal packing, interaction characteristics, and the inherent anisotropy with micro/macroscopic events such as desolvation, domain coexistence, layer migration, polymorphism, and solid-state reactivity. Recent developments and exciting opportunities in this area are highlighted in this Minireview.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Publisher:	WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to the WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH,GERMANY.
Keywords:	crystal engineering; crystallography; elastic modulus; materials science; polymorphism
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2013 09:10
Last Modified:	08 Apr 2013 09:10
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/46328

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