Twin boundaries (TBs) are assumed to be obstacles to dislocation motion and increase the
strength of metals. Here, we report the abnormal phenomenon that TBs reduce the strength …

Abstract The deformation behavior of⟨ 110⟩-oriented twinned Au nanowires (NWs) with
multiple longitudinal coherent twin boundaries (CTBs) under tension is studied using in− situ …

Large-scale atomistic simulations are performed to study tensile and compressive ⟨ 112 ⟩⟨
112⟩ loading of single-crystalline nanowires in body-centered cubic tungsten (W). Effects of …

The competition between dislocation slip and deformation twinning in body-centered cubic
(BCC) nanocrystals can be strongly influenced by the deformation conditions. In this study …

Device miniaturization requires the bending of nanowires (NWs) on the nanoscale. To
explore the mechanical behavior the mechanisms of plastic deformation of nickel nanowires …

Metallic nanowires (NWs) with twin boundaries (TBs) running parallel to the NW length
direction exhibit unusual plastic strain recovery owing to the interaction of dislocations with …

Three-point bend test coupled with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis was
carried out on individual tungsten oxide nanowires (NWs) before and after annealing. Three …

Microtwins are frequently observed in face-centered-cubic (fcc) metal nanowires with low
stacking fault energy. The authors have previously reported that the tensile yield strength of …

This letter addresses the issue of deformation mechanisms and mechanical tensile behavior
of the twinned metal nanowires using atomistic simulations. Free surfaces are always the …

Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to demonstrate the synergistic effects of the
extrinsic size (nanowire length) and intrinsic size (twin boundary spacing) on the failure …