“…While there have been a number of studies investigating electronic (Fischetti et al, 2002;Kato et al, 2004;Minot et al, 2003;Mkhoyan et al, 2009;Ruffieux et al, 2012), magnetic (Akbarzadeh et al, 2012;Jiang et al, 2015;Li et al, 2011;Reddy et al, 2012;Saha et al, 2019), plasmonic (Boltasseva and Shalaev, 2015) and optical properties (Aumer et al, 2000;Jacobsen et al, 2006;Kuznetsov et al, 2016;Silambarasu et al, 2018;Yang et al, 2002) of ceramic nanomaterials, the importance of mechanical performances focused on deformation, fracture, and failure has been relatively underestimated. However, to assure the reliable operation and prolonged lifetime of such engineering systems under various loading and straining conditions, it is of great importance to understand the fundamental mechanical deterioration mechanisms, e.g., fracture, that impair the integrity and performance.…”