In situ observation of size-scale effects on the mechanical properties of ZnO nanowires

Nanotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 26, 2011, Pages

  Asthana, A ^a   Momeni, K ^a   Prasad, A ^b   Yap, Y K ^b   Yassar, R S ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; ATOMIC PLANES; ATOMIC SCALE; BRITTLE FAILURES; COMBINED EFFECT; DIAMETER EFFECT; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; IN-SITU; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; IONIC CRYSTALS; LATTICE FRINGES; LOADING AND UNLOADING; LONG RANGE INTERACTIONS; MODULUS VALUES; NEUTRAL ZONE; SIZE-SCALE EFFECTS; TEM; YOUNG'S MODULUS; ZNO; ZNO NANOWIRES; ZNO WIRES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOINDENTATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNLOADING; WIRE; ZINC OXIDE;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 79957835570     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/26/265712     Document Type: Article

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