This paper reports the quantitative measurement of a full spectrum of mechanical properties
of fivefold twinned silver (Ag) nanowires (NWs), including Young's modulus, yield strength …

To exploit the novel size-dependent mechanical properties of nanowires, it is necessary for
one to develop strategies to control the strength and toughness of these materials. Here, we …

Metallic nanowires usually exhibit ultrahigh strength but low tensile ductility owing to their
limited strain hardening capability. Here we study the unique strain hardening behavior of …

Atomistic simulations are employed to probe the deformation behavior of experimentally
observed top‐down and bottom‐up face‐centered cubic silver nanowires. Stable,< 110> …

There has been relatively little study on time-dependent mechanical properties of
nanowires, in spite of their importance for the design, fabrication and operation of nanoscale …

Atomistic simulations are used to investigate the yield strength of experimentally observed
atomic and nanometer scale gold wires. The atomistic predictions of strength are …

The ideal strength of crystalline solids refers to the stress at elastic instability of a
hypothetical defect-free crystal with infinite dimensions subjected to an increasing load …

Nanowires have attracted considerable interest as nanoscale interconnects and as the
active components of both electronic and electromechanical devices. Nanomechanical …

A unique size‐dependent strain hardening mechanism, that achieves both high strength and
ductility, is demonstrated for penta‐twinned Ag nanowires (NWs) through a combined …

We performed atomistic simulations to study the effect of free surfaces on the yielding of gold
nanowires. Tensile surface stresses on the surfaces of the nanowires cause them to contract …