Experimental Investigations of Deformation Pathways in Nanowires

• Main Author: Sedlmayr, Andreas (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: KIT Scientific Publishing 2012
• Series: Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Angewandte Materialien, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Size-Effect; Scanning-Electron Microscopy; mechanical Properties; Nanowires; Nanotechnology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This work deals with the experimental investigation of the mechanical properties of nanowires. Experiments are conducted in a dedicated system inside the electron microscope. The mechanical response of various material systems is probed, the underlying deformation mechanisms are elucidated and subse...