Nanoindentation of Silver Nanowires

Xiaodong Li; Hongsheng Gao; Catherine J. Murphy; K. K. Caswell

doi:10.1021/nl034525b

Nanoindentation of Silver Nanowires

Xiaodong Li, Hongsheng Gao, Catherine J. Murphy, K. K. Caswell

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The hardness and elastic modulus of a silver nanowire was measured using a nanoindenter. It was found that the silver nanowire has comparable hardness and elastic modulus to bulk silver. An array of nanoscale indents was successfully made on the wire by directly indenting the wire. The shape and size of the indents are controllable. The nanoindentation approach permits the direct machining of nanowires without the complications of conventional lithography.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1495-1498
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nano letters
Volume	3
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/nl034525b
State	Published - Nov 2003
Externally published	Yes

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General Chemistry
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering

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