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The deformation modes of Cu-10at.%Al single crystal at different temperatures or loading conditions have been further studied by optical microscope and transmission electron microscope observations. The distribution of solute atoms around a moving dislocation has been obtained for a finite system. The dynamic interaction between the diffusing solute atoms and a moving dislocation has been studied using the Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulation of tensile and creep tests. The importance of dislocation interaction in the plastic instability of the PLC effect has also been studied by using a multi-dislocation system. 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The distribution of solute atoms around a moving dislocation has been obtained for a finite system. The dynamic interaction between the diffusing solute atoms and a moving dislocation has been studied using the Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulation of tensile and creep tests. The importance of dislocation interaction in the plastic instability of the PLC effect has also been studied by using a multi-dislocation system. In the study of the cooperative dislocation nucleation, a new method has been developed to calculate the image stress in a finite sample, which has been subsequently used to calculate the mean field stress responsible for the constructive dislocation interaction between nucleating dislocation loops.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Gu, Xuemin"],"institution":"University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign","degree_name":"Ph.D.","degree_level":"Dissertation","degree_discipline":"Materials Science and Engineering","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Bellon, Pascal"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2015,"date_issued":"2015-09-25T20:52:59Z","date_published":"2015-09-25T20:52:59Z","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:26:18Z","subjects":["Engineering, Metallurgy"],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["(MiAaPQ)AAI3223602"],"render_values":[{"text":"(MiAaPQ)AAI3223602","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/2142/82779","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Bellon, Pascal"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Gu, Xuemin"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2015-09-25T20:52:59Z","10000-01-01","2006"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["text"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Materials Science and Engineering"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Dissertation"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Ph.D."]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Engineering, Metallurgy"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/2142/82779","(MiAaPQ)AAI3223602"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Two manifestations of plastic instability, the Portevin-Le Châtelier (PLC) effect and the cooperative nucleation of dislocation loops, have been studied. 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