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Strain induced phase transition in CdSe nanowires: Effect of size and temperature

Mandal, Taraknath (2012) Strain induced phase transition in CdSe nanowires: Effect of size and temperature. In: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 101 (2).

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4734990

Abstract

Using all-atom molecular dynamics simulation, we have studied the effect of size and temperature on the strain induced phase transition of wurtzite CdSe nanowires. The wurtzite structure transforms into a five-fold coordinated structure under uniaxial strain along the c axis. Our results show that lower temperature and smaller size of the nanowires stabilize the five-fold coordinated phase which is not a stable structure in bulk CdSe. High reversibility of this transformation with a very small heat loss will make these nanowires suitable for building efficient nanodevices. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4734990]

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Publisher: AMER INST PHYSICS
Additional Information: Copy right for this article belongs to American Institute of Physics
Department/Centre: Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited: 13 Aug 2012 09:47
Last Modified: 13 Aug 2012 09:47
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/44944

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