A modification of the Dregia–Hirth rebound mechanism for misfit dislocation creation was observed in atomistic models of Cu/Ni nanolayered structures. Glide dislocations in Cu layers underwent reaction at the Cu/Ni interface, under an applied compression, so as to produce another glide dislocation and a misfit dislocation.

A Rebound Mechanism for Misfit Dislocation Creation in Metallic Nanolayers. C.H.Henager, R.G.Hoagland: Scripta Materialia, 2004, 50[5], 701-5