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(a–f) SEM and 3D optical microscopic images (inset) of indentations produced on the (110) plane of BDD-D4 shown in Fig. 1 at a location of high boron concentration shown by the white arrow in Fig. 1. The load used for each indentation in (a–f) is shown in the lower-left corner of each panel.
