We demonstrate a facile method for synthesizing and isolating Au nanowires with a high
density of twin boundary defects normal to the growth axis. In this process, oleylamine …

Twin boundary spacing (TBS) plays a significant role in the yield behaviour of twinned
nanowires (NWs). However, few studies have shown an overall view of the effects on the …

Spreading twins throughout nano metals has been proved to effectively mediate the
mechanical behaviors in face-centered-cubic (fcc) metals. However, the experimental …

Based on the high-purity single-crystal tungsten nanowire firstly prepared by the metal-
catalyzed vapor-phase reaction method, molecular dynamics method was used to calculate …

Atomistic simulations are used to investigate the mechanical behavior of metal nanowire
with fivefold twinned structure. The twinned nanowires were reported in recent experiments …

Nanomaterials often surprise us with unexpected phenomena. Here, we report a discovery
of the anti-twinning deformation, previously thought impossible, in nanoscale body-centered …

Deformation mechanism of kink-step distorted coherent twin boundaries in copper nanowire
Page 1 AIMS Materials Science, 4(1): 102-117. DOI: 10.3934/matersci.2017.1.102 Received …

Metals with nanoscale twins have shown ultrahigh strength and excellent ductility, attributed
to the role of twin boundaries (TBs) as strong barriers for the motion of lattice dislocations …

Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the asymmetrical yield strength of twinned copper
nanowires under tension and compression. The simulation results show that the strength of …

Despite being strong with many outstanding physical properties, tungsten is inherently brittle
at room temperature, restricting its structural and functional applications at small scales …