Surface-stress-induced elongation of β-Sn metal nanowires: A density-functional study

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3603-3606

  Kim, Yong Sung ^a   Lee, Seung Mi ^a   Song, Jae Yong ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Density functional calculations; Nanowire; Surface stress; Sn

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; NANOWIRES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION;

ANISOTROPIC DEFORMATION; CHAIN DIRECTION; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL STUDY; METAL NANOWIRE; METAL SURFACES; NANOWIRE STRUCTURES; SURFACE STABILITY; SURFACE STRESS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 77649181515     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.12.162     Document Type: Article

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