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The hardness of a thin film of silicon is studied in the framework of the 3D Hertzian contact theory. The anisotropy and the anharmonicity of silicon are taken into account for the first time. It is shown that the contribution of plasticity to the hardness of silicon is significant while we know that it possesses strong covalent bonds and dislocations must be thermally activated in this material....
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