Vickers hardness plotted against the yield strength at 700°C for cubic type semiconductors as Si [23], Ge [26], GaP [27], and GaAs [24], and at 1000°C for GaN [25] and SiC [28]. Here, the yield strength of SiC is extrapolated based on the measured results in the temperature range 1300-1800°C.
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