(a) Real-time visualization by AFM, of the propagation of a crack tip to the surface of a broken silica glass in corrosion by stress (breaking speed: 30 picometer per second). (b) Fracture surface observed by AFM after complete rupture of the sample.
Studies realised in the group seeks to understand and describe the relationship between the microstructure of a material and its mechanical properties such as its fracture properties for example.