Solid-state phase transformation is an intriguing phenomenon in crystalline or noncrystalline
solids due to the distinct physical and chemical properties that can be obtained and modified …

Recent advances in nanotechnology have led to the development of nano-electro-
mechanical systems (NEMS) such as nanomechanical resonators, which have recently …

Metals usually have three crystal structures: face-centered cubic (fcc), body-centered cubic
(bcc), and hexagonal-close packed (hcp) structures. Typically, metals exhibit only one of …

Simulations of crystal deformation and structural transformation may generate complex
datasets involving networks with million to billion chemical bonds which makes local …

Shear-coupled grain boundary (GB) migration is of general significance in the deformation
of nanocrystalline and polycrystalline materials, but comprehensive understanding of the …

Gold is an element whose unique properties are strongly influenced by relativistic effects. A
large body of appropriate calculations now exists and its main conclusions are summarized …

We present atomistic simulations of the tensile and compressive loading of single crystal
face-centered cubic (FCC) nanowires with〈 100〉 and〈 110〉 orientations to study the …

Mechanical response of metal nanowires has recently attracted a lot of interest due to their
ultra-high strengths and unique deformation behaviours. Atomistic simulations have …

The mechanisms of plasticity in metal nanowires with diameters below 100 nm are
reviewed. At these length scales, plasticity in face-centered-cubic metals subjected to …

The primary challenge to exploit the nanowire as a truly one‐dimensional building block in
nanoscale devices is the clear incorporation of scale effects into the operational …