The special mechanical properties of nanoparticles allow for novel applications in many
fields, eg, surface engineering, tribology and nanomanufacturing/nanofabrication. In this …

The term “nanoparticle stability” is widely used to describe the preservation of a particular
nanostructure property ranging from aggregation, composition, crystallinity, shape, size, and …

Nanoparticles are commonly used in various fields of applications such as electronics,
catalysis or engineering where they can be subjected to a certain amount of stress leading …

Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanosheets, spherical W nanoparticles, and their
combinations were utilized as lubricant additives to synthetic PAO6 oil. The addition of W …

Although nanoparticle additives have been the topic of multiple studies recently, very little
work has attempted to explicitly model the third body contact of nanoparticles. This work …

The wood cell wall features a tough and relatively rigid fiber reinforced composite structure.
It acts as a pressure vessel, offering protection against mechanical stress. Cellulose …

In this study, the thermodynamic behavior of single-and poly-crystalline NiTi shape memory
alloys (SMAs) with different Ni contents was investigated by molecular dynamics (MD) …

Silicon has such versatile characteristics that the mechanical behavior and deformation
mechanism under contact load are still unclear and hence are interesting and challenging …

Structural batteries and supercapacitors combine energy storage and structural
functionalities in a single unit, leading to lighter and more efficient electric vehicles …

Molecular dynamics (MD) is employed to investigate the plastic deformation mechanisms of
single crystalline yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia (YSTZ) nanopillars under uniaxial …