Low-temperature in situ large-strain plasticity of silicon nanowires

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作者
Han, Xiaodong
Zheng, Kun
Zhang, YueFei
Zhang, Xiaona
Zhang, Ze [1 ]
Wang, Zhong Lin
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[1] Beijing Univ Technol, Inst Microstruct & Properties Adv Mat, Beijing 100022, Peoples R China
[2] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
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10.1002/adma.200602705
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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The large-strain plasticity (LSP) of single-crystalline silicon nanowires (Si NWs) observed in situ at room temperature by axial tension experiments carried out in an ultrahigh-resolution electron microscope is reported. The LSP is demonstrated to result in a fourfold reduction in NW diameter before fracture (see figure), which is three orders of magnitude higher than that of bulk Si.
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