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

In recent years, the globe has been confronted with a large number of challenges related to
power supplies, atmospheric pollution, and greater energy demand. Therefore, renewable …

Despite many efforts to advance the understanding of nanowire mechanics, a precise
characterization of the mechanical behavior and properties of nanowires is still far from …

A wide variety of crystalline nanowires (NWs) with outstanding mechanical properties have
recently emerged. Measuring their mechanical properties and understanding their …

Due to its capacity for applying ultralow loads and detecting nanometer-scale deflections,
nanoindentation has been used to investigate the mechanical behavior of various material …

The Mechanical properties of the hexagonal tungsten nanowhiskers, which were
synthesized by chemical vapor deposition, were characterized by instrumented …

A new experimental approach for the characterization of the diametrical elastic modulus of
individual nanowires is proposed by implementing a micro/nanoscale diametrical …

Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) are at the top of the list of materials used in conventional
electromechanical devices as well as in strained nanotechnology. Both experimental and …

The Young's modulus of single crystalline rutile TiO2 nanoribbons was investigated using
nanoindentation. During the experiments, the nanoribbons were laid on three different …

Theoretical simulations of tensile tests on Si⟨ 001⟩ nanowires have been carried out using
Car–Parrinello molecular dynamics. H-passivation was used to model experimentally …