Do Twin Boundaries Always Strengthen Metal Nanowires?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>It has been widely reported that twin boundaries strengthen nanowires regardless of their morphology&#8212;that is, the strength of nanowires goes up as twin spacing goes down. This article shows that twin boundaries do not always strengthen nanowires. Using...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhang Yongfeng, Huang Hanchen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2008-01-01
Series:Nanoscale Research Letters
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-008-9198-1