An investigation into the axial-deformation of helical multi-shell gold nanowires

作者:Ju, Shin Pon; Lee, Wen Jay; Lin, Jenn Sen*
来源:Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2008, 69(2-3): 658-660.
DOI:10.1016/j.jpcs.2007.07.055

摘要

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to investigate the mechanical properties and phase transformation behavior of helical multi-shell (HMS) gold nanowires (7-1, 11-4 and 14-7-1) during compression tests performed at a temperature of 4 K. The results indicate that the HMS gold nanowires transform from an original HMS structure to face-centered cubic (FCC) and hexagonal close-packed (HCP) structures during the compression process.