Theoretical Study of Atomic Structure and Elastic Properties of Branched Silicon Nanowires
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2009-05-19 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
The atomic structure and elastic properties of Y-silicon nanowire junctions of fork- and bough-types were theoretically studied and effective Young modulus were calculated using the Tersoff interatomic potential. In the final stages of bending, new bonds between different parts of the Y-shaped wires are formed. It was found that the stiffness of the nanowires considered can be compared with the stiffness of carbon nanotube Y-junctions.
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@article{arxiv.0905.2685,
title = {Theoretical Study of Atomic Structure and Elastic Properties of Branched Silicon Nanowires},
author = {Pavel B. Sorokin and Alexander G. Kvashnin and Dmitry G. Kvashnin and Pavel V. Avramov and Alexander S. Fedorov and Leonid A. Chernozatonskii},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2685},
year = {2009}
}
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15 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables