A comprehensive investigation of quantum confinement in nanowires has been carried out.
Though applied to silicon nanowires (SiNWs), it is general and applicable to all nanowires …

This work presents the development and applications of a new empirical, variable charge
potential for Al 2 O 3 systems within the charge optimized many-body (COMB) potential …

Germanium displays enhanced carrier mobility under mechanical straining, which makes it
an important material for optoelectronics and ultrafast semiconductor devices. However, it is …

Stacking fault tetrahedra commonly existed in subsurface of deformed face center cubic
metals, has great influence on machining precision and surface roughness in nano-cutting …

The mechanical behaviour of Mgsingle bondAl alloys can be largely improved by the
formation of an intermetallic Laves phase skeleton, in particular the creep strength. Recent …

In this paper we present a systematic and well controlled procedure for building atomistic
amorphous/crystalline interfaces in silicon, dedicated to the molecular dynamics simulations …

Room-temperature deformation mechanism of InSb micro-pillars has been investigated via a
multi-scale experimental approach, where micro-pillars of 2 µm and 5 µm in diameter were …

As a typical hard but brittle material, Si tends to fracture abruptly at a stress well below its
theoretical strength, even if the tested volume goes down to submicron scale, at which …

The focused ion beam (FIB) technique has established itself as an indispensable tool in the
material science community, both to analyze samples and to prepare specimens by FIB …

Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) are a promising anode material for Li‐ion batteries due to their
exceptionally high charge capacity. However, direct implementation is hindered by large …