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 …

The molecular dynamics (MD) model of α-Al 2 O 3 nanowires in bending is established by
using LAMMPS to calculate the atomic stress and strain at different loading rates in order to …

Metallic nanowires (NW) usually exhibit unique physical, mechanical, and chemical
properties compared to their bulk counterparts. Despite extensive research on their …

Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to study the deformation mechanisms of<
110>-oriented, faceted Cu and Au nanowires under bending along three different …

Molecular dynamics simulations are conducted to investigate the mechanical properties and
deformation mechanism of silicon nanowires (SiNWs) under pure bending, with a focus on …

We report large-scale molecular dynamics simulation deformation studies of Ni nanowire
(NW) of size 100 Å (x)× 1000 Å (y)× 100 Å (z) comprising of 925,965 atoms. Surface and …

In recent years, certain molecular crystals have been reported to possess surprising
flexibility by undergoing significant elastic or plastic deformation in response to mechanical …

The molecular dynamics models of Al and Al/Ti core-shell nanowires (NWs) are established
using the large-scale atomic/molecular massively parallel simulator (LAMMPS) to simulate …

Abstract Design of high-performance nanodevices require nanowires with optimized
bending properties, which relies on a thorough understanding of the mechanical behavior of …

Metallic nanowires usually exhibit ultrahigh strength but low tensile ductility, owing to their
limited strain hardening capability. Here, our larger scale molecular dynamics simulations …