Generalization of the Hall-Petch and inverse Hall-Petch behaviors by tuning amorphous regions in 2D solids

Special Topic: Glasses—Materials and Physics

Open Access

Issue		Natl Sci Open Volume 2, Number 3, 2023 Special Topic: Glasses—Materials and Physics


Article Number		20220058
Number of page(s)		12
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1360/nso/20220058
Published online		20 April 2023

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