Applications of nanowires into future generation nanodevices require a complete
understanding of the mechanical properties of the nanowires. A great research effort has …

Commercial indium tin oxide (ITO) has several drawbacks for optoelectronic applications
such as high cost due to indium scarcity and high temperature deposition process …

The extraordinary work hardening ability and fracture toughness of the face-centered cubic
(fcc) high-entropy alloys render them ideal candidates for many structural applications. Here …

Dense networks of deformation twins endow metals and alloys with unprecedented
mechanical properties. However, the formation mechanism of these hierarchical twin …

Atomic reconstruction has been widely observed in two-dimensional van der Waals
structures with small twist angles,,,,,–. This unusual behaviour leads to many novel …

With the advance in flexible and stretchable electronics, one-dimensional nanomaterials
such as metal nanowires have drawn much attention in the past 10 years or so. Metal …

Advanced nanodevices require reliable nanocomponents where mechanically-induced
irreversible structural damage should be largely prevented. However, a practical …

Metallic nanowires usually exhibit ultrahigh strength but low tensile ductility owing to their
limited strain hardening capability. Here we study the unique strain hardening behavior of …

Silver nanowires (AgNWs) hold great promise for applications in wearable electronics,
flexible solar cells, chemical and biological sensors, photonic/plasmonic circuits, and …

Materials with pseudoelasticity can recover from large strains exceeding their elastic limits
during unloading, making them promising damage-tolerant building blocks for advanced …