Nanometer to micron scale mechanics of [100] silicon nanowires using atomistic simulations at accelerated time steps

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 208, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2115-2123

  Kim, Hansung ^a   Tomar, Vikas ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

atomistic simulations; molecular dynamics; silicon nanowires

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIORS; CRITICAL SURFACES; FAILURE MECHANISM; MATERIAL DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; MICRON SCALE; SI NANOWIRE; SILICON NANOWIRES; SURFACE EFFECT; SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; TIME STEP; TIME-SCALES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CRYSTAL LATTICES; DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; STRAIN RATE; SURFACES;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 80052477346     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201026578     Document Type: Article

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