Annealing effects on the elastic modulus of tungsten oxide nanowires

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2149-2156

  Zhu, Yanwu ^a   Zhang, Yousheng ^a   Cheong, Fook Chiong ^a   Sow, Chorng Haur ^a   Lim, Chwee Teck ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC WIRE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL REFINING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOWIRES; OXIDES; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

THREE-POINT BEND TESTING; TUNGSTEN OXIDE NANOWIRES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ANNEALING;

EID: 50449092871     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2008.0277     Document Type: Article

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