Nanoindentation experiments and atomistic modelling show that the nanoscale plasticity of silicon changes when the material is no longer connected to the bulk.
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Cross, G. Isolation leads to change. Nature Nanotech 6, 467–468 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2011.124
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