Cold welding of gold and silver nanowires: A molecular dynamics study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 46, 2011, Pages 22870-22876

  Pereira, Z S ^a   Da Silva, E Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AVERAGE VALUES; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; EFFECTIVE POTENTIALS; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC STRUCTURE; GOLD AND SILVER; GOLD NANOWIRE; LOW PRESSURES; NANO SCALE; STRESS TENSORS; WELDING PROCESS;

COLD WELDING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DYNAMICS; GOLD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOWIRES; SILVER;

WELDING;

EID: 81755177595     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp207842v     Document Type: Article

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