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Melting behavior in ultrathin metallic nanowires

Melting behavior in ultrathin metallic nanowires The thermal stability of helical multiwalled cylindrical gold nanowires is studied using molecular-dynamics simulations. From our simulation, the melting temperature of gold nanowires is lower than the bulk value, but higher than that of gold nanoclusters. It is interesting to find that the interior melting temperature in ultrathin nanowires is lower than that of the surface melting. The melting starts from the interior atoms, while the surface melting occurs at relatively higher temperature. This unique thermodynamic behavior is closely related to the interior structures. We propose that the surface melting represents the overall melting in ultrathin metallic nanowires. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Physical Review B American Physical Society (APS)

Melting behavior in ultrathin metallic nanowires

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Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 The American Physical Society
ISSN
1095-3795
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.66.085408
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Abstract

The thermal stability of helical multiwalled cylindrical gold nanowires is studied using molecular-dynamics simulations. From our simulation, the melting temperature of gold nanowires is lower than the bulk value, but higher than that of gold nanoclusters. It is interesting to find that the interior melting temperature in ultrathin nanowires is lower than that of the surface melting. The melting starts from the interior atoms, while the surface melting occurs at relatively higher temperature. This unique thermodynamic behavior is closely related to the interior structures. We propose that the surface melting represents the overall melting in ultrathin metallic nanowires.

Journal

Physical Review BAmerican Physical Society (APS)

Published: Aug 15, 2002

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