Atomistic simulations and continuum modeling of dislocation nucleation and strength in gold nanowires

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-103

  Weinberger, Christopher R ^a   Jennings, Andrew T ^b   Kang, Keonwook ^c   Greer, Julia R ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dislocations; Microstructures; Nucleation

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; BULK METALS; CONTINUUM MODEL; CONTINUUM MODELING; DISLOCATION NUCLEATION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FREE SURFACES; GOLD NANOWIRE; HIGH STRAIN RATES; METALLIC NANOWIRES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOPILLARS; NUCLEATION PROCESS; STRUCTURAL INSTABILITY; THERMALLY ACTIVATED; THERMALLY ACTIVATED PROCESS; TIME-SCALES; TRANSITION STATE THEORIES; WIRE SURFACES;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOWIRES; STRAIN RATE;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 80755179248     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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