This letter addresses the issue of surface softening versus stiffening during elastic
deformation. Using a combination of molecular statics and ab initio calculations, we show …

Functional nanomaterials possess exceptional mechanical, electrical and thermal properties
which have significantly benefited their diverse applications to a variety of scientific and …

Size-dependent elastic constants are investigated theoretically with reference to a
nanoscale single-crystal thin film. A three-dimensional (3D) model is presented with the …

Novel scanning synchrotron cross-sectional nanobeam and conventional laboratory as well
as synchrotron Laplace X-ray diffraction methods are used to characterize residual stresses …

Using classical molecular statics simulations, we show that nanoplate elasticity strongly
depends on surface reconstruction and alignment of bond chains. Because of its well …

The influence of texture on the elastic behavior of Au thin films has been quantified
experimentally and theoretically. The elastic behaviors of non-textured and {111} fiber …

A semi-continuum approach is developed for the mechanical analysis of a silicon nano-
plate. The strain energy of the nano-plate required in the semi-continuum approach is …

An elastic instability model of polymer cylinder subject to surface tension is studied by
energy functional analysis. The no‐classical boundary conditions and equilibrium equation …

Ultrathin films and multilayers, with controlled thickness down to single atomic layers, are
critical for advanced technologies ranging from nanoelectronics to spintronics to quantum …

In the present paper, the well-established Gurtin-Murdoch theory of surface elasticity (Gurtin
and Murdoch, 1975, 1978) is revisited from an orbital-free density functional theory (OFDFT) …