Sutrakar, Vijay Kumar and Mahapatra, D Roy (2009) Effects of Isothermal and Adiabatic Thermal Loadings on Size and Strain Rate Dependence of Copper Nanowire. In: Defence Science Journal, 59 (3). pp. 252-259.
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In the present paper, the size and strain rate effects on ultra-thin < 100 >/{100} Cu nanowires at an initial temperature of 10 K have been discussed. Extensive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been performed using Embedded atom method (EAM) to investigate the structural behaviours and properties under high strain rate. Velocity-Verlet algorithm has been used to solve the equation of motions. Two different thermal loading cases have been considered: (i) Isothermal loading, in which Nose-Hoover thermostat is used to maintain the constant system temperature, and (ii) Adiabatic loading, i.e., without any thermostat. Five different wire cross-sections were considered ranging from 0.723 x 0.723 nm(2) to 2.169 x 2.169 nm(2) The strain rates used in the present study were 1 x 10(9) s(-1), 1 x 10(8) s(-1), and 1 x 10(7) s(-1). The effect of strain rate on the mechanical properties of copper nanowires was analysed, which shows that elastic properties are independent of thermal loading for a given strain rate and cross-sectional dimension of nanowire. It showed a decreasing yield stress and yield strain with decreasing strain rate for a given cross- section. Also, a decreasing yield stress and increasing yield strain were observed for a given strain rate with increasing cross-sectional area. Elastic modulus was found to be similar to 100 GPa, which was independent of processing temperature, strain rate, and size for a given initial temperature. Reorientation of < 100 >/{100} square cross-sectional copper nanowire into a series of stable ultra-thin Pentagon copper nanobridge structures with dia of similar to 1 nm at 10 K was observed under high strain rate tensile loading. The effect of isothermal and adiabatic loading on the formation of such pentagonal nanobridge structure has been discussed.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Defence Science Journal |
| Publisher: | Defence Scientific Information Documentation Centre |
| Additional Information: | Copyright of this article belongs to Defence Scientific Information Documentation Centre. |
| Keywords: | Metallic Nanowires; Sensors; Nanosystems; Copper Nanowires; Nanobridge Structure; Moleculer Dynamics Simulation; Nano-Electronic Device Fabrication; Isothermal Loading; Thermal Loading; Diabatic Thermal Loading. |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering) |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Aug 2009 11:10 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Aug 2009 11:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/22089 |
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