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Influence of Surface Segregation on the Mechanical Property of Metallic Alloy Nanowires

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2012

Aditi Datta ,
Zhiyao Duan  and
Guofeng Wang
Aditi Datta
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Zhiyao Duan
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Guofeng Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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Abstract

The influence of surface segregation on the elastic properties of Pt-M (M = Ni, Co, or Fe) nanowires (NWs) are examined by comparing the predicted Young’s moduli of the segregated and non-segregated nanowires using density functional theory (DFT) calculations and the computed stress-strain curves under tensile loading using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation method. The moduli of the segregated NWs were found to be higher than that of the non-segregated ones. It is believed that the surface segregation increases the number of Pt-M bonds across the outermost and second surface layers, and thus enhances the Young’s modulus of the segregated Pt-M nanowires. MD results confirm our DFT results and it is found that onset of plastic deformation could be altered by the surface segregation process, as well.

Keywords

alloyelastic propertiesnanostructure
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1424: Symposium SS – Properties and Processes at the Nanoscale Nanomechanics of Material Behavior , 2012 , mrsf11-1424-ss15-37
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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