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

Achieving high elasticity for silicon (Si) nanowires, one of the most important and versatile
building blocks in nanoelectronics, would enable their application in flexible electronics and …

As the backbone material of the information age, silicon is extensively used as a functional
semiconductor and structural material in microelectronics and microsystems. At ambient …

The pillar indentation splitting test is a novel technique for assessing the fracture behavior of
materials using micro-scale pillar samples. One typical limitation of this technique is the …

Residual stresses play a crucial role in determining material properties and behaviour, in
terms of structural integrity under monotonic and cyclic loading, and for functional …

The mechanism responsible for deformation-induced crystalline-to-amorphous transition
(CAT) in silicon is still under considerable debate, owing to the absence of direct …

Modern advanced manufacturing technologies have made possible the tailored design and
fabrication of complex nanoscale architectures with anomalous and enhanced properties …

The exposure of sample to Focused Ion Beam leads to Ga-ion implantation, damage,
material amorphisation, and the introduction of sources of residual stress; namely …

Abstract “Smaller is softer” is a reverse size dependence of strength, defying the “smaller is
stronger” tenet. It usually results from surface-mediated displacive or diffusive deformation …

We present novel in-situ scanning electron microscope experiments exploring the fracture of
silicon as a function of temperature at the microscale, from room temperature to 600° C …