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Fig.9-9 Separation of aluminum grain boundaries by penetration of hydrogen atoms

(a) Cross-sectional view of the electron density (electron/bohr3) connecting the atoms together; (b) three-dimensional region with a low atomic structure and electron density in the same region as the electron density above. The number of hydrogen atoms in the grain boundary increases from left to right. First-principle calculations capture a large expansion of the aluminum grain boundaries in the vertical direction perpendicular to the grain boundaries due to the penetration of hydrogen atoms.

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