Comparison of simulation of single-crystalline and polycrystalline Mo nanowires under uniaxial tensile strain

Zhongguo Youse Jinshu Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Nonferrous Metals

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1982-1986

  Li, Xiao Fan ^a   Hu, Wang Yu ^a   Xiao, Shi Fang ^a   Deng, Hui Qiu ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Configuration transformation; Mechanical property; Mo nanowires; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC CONFIGURATION; CONFIGURATION TRANSFORMATION; FRACTURE STRAIN; GRAIN BOUNDARY REGIONS; HIGH STRESS; HIGH STRESS CONCENTRATION; INELASTIC DEFORMATION; MO NANOWIRE; MO NANOWIRES; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; NANO-SCALE OBJECTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; POLYCRYSTALLINE NANOWIRES; SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE; STRESS-INDUCED; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS; TENSILE DEFORMATION; UNIAXIAL TENSILE STRAIN; YIELD STRENGTH;

ATOMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLYBDENUM; NANOWIRES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

TENSILE STRAIN;

EID: 73349135607     PISSN: 10040609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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