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    Rights statement: Copyright 2017 American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters, 111 (7), 2017 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4989612 This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.

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Liquid-like behaviour of gold nanowire bridges

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Article number073104
<mark>Journal publication date</mark>17/08/2017
<mark>Journal</mark>Applied Physics Letters
Issue number7
Volume111
Number of pages4
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

A combination of Focused Ion Beam (FIB) and Reactive Ion Etch (RIE) was used to fabricate free standing gold nanowire bridges with radii of 30 nm and below. These were subjected to point loading to failure at their mid-points using an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), providing strength and deformation data. The results demonstrate a dimensionally dependent transition from conventional solid metallic properties to liquid-like behaviour including the unexpected reformation of a fractured bridge. The work reveals mechanical and materials properties of nanowires which could have significant impact on nanofabrication processes and nanotechnology devices such as Nano Electro Mechanical Systems (NEMS).

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Copyright 2017 American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters, 111 (7), 2017 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4989612 This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.