Nanoparticles are commonly used in various fields of applications such as electronics,
catalysis or engineering where they can be subjected to a certain amount of stress leading …

Nanotechnology is a progressive research and development topic with large amounts of
venture capital and government funding being invested worldwide. Nano mechanics, in …

Fundamental investigations into mechanical behaviour and properties, eg elasticity,
plasticity, hardness, toughness, strength and failure, exhibited at the nanoscale have …

In this work, the results of a series of molecular statics simulations to investigate the size
dependence of the elastic properties of metallic nanoparticles are presented. The per-atom …

The mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials are reviewed, with emphasis on their
constitutive response and on the fundamental physical mechanisms. In a brief introduction …

The elastic behavior of nanoparticles depends strongly on particle shape, size, and
crystallographic orientation. Many prior investigations have characterized the elastic …

With the rapid development of nanotechnology, various types of nanoparticles, nanowires,
nanofibers, nanotubes, and atomically thin plates and sheets have emerged as candidates …

Large-scale molecular dynamics simulations are performed to investigate the plastic
deformation behavior of a bio-inspired metallic nanocomposite which consists of hard …

Nowadays, nanotechnologies are rapidly progressing, and the necessity has arisen in
obtaining predictable properties of nanostructures by processes using various …

Nanoscience primarily deals with synthesis, characterization, exploration, and exploitation of
nanostructured materials. These materials are characterized by at least one dimension in …