Molecular martensitic materials are an emerging class of smart materials with enormous
tunability in physicochemical properties, attributed to the tailored molecular and crystal …

Applications of nanowires into future generation nanodevices require a complete
understanding of the mechanical properties of the nanowires. A great research effort has …

Nanoscale small-volume metallic materials typically exhibit high strengths but often suffer
from a lack of tensile ductility due to undesirable premature failure. Here, we report unusual …

Foldable photoelectronics and muscle-like transducers require highly stretchable and
transparent electrical conductors. Some conducting oxides are transparent, but not …

Twinning is a fundamental deformation mode that competes against dislocation slip in
crystalline solids. In metallic nanostructures, plastic deformation requires higher stresses …

Although multifunctional wearable devices have been widely investigated for healthcare
systems, augmented/virtual realities, and telemedicines, there are few reports on multiple …

Although nanoscale twinning is an effective means to enhance yield strength and tensile
ductility in metals, nanotwinned metals generally fail well below their theoretical strength …

Mechanical response of metal nanowires has recently attracted a lot of interest due to their
ultra-high strengths and unique deformation behaviours. Atomistic simulations have …

The mechanisms of plasticity in metal nanowires with diameters below 100 nm are
reviewed. At these length scales, plasticity in face-centered-cubic metals subjected to …

Flexible electronics technology is considered as a revolutionary technology to unlock the
bottleneck of traditional rigid electronics that prevalent for decades, thereby fueling the next …