Self-Healing of Fractured GaAs Nanowires Yanbo Wang Hannah J. Joyce Qiang Gao Xiaozhou Liao H. Hoe Tan Jin Zou Simon P. Ringer Zhiwei Shan Chennupati Jagadish 10.1021/nl104330h.s004 https://acs.figshare.com/articles/media/Self_Healing_of_Fractured_GaAs_Nanowires/2664697 In-situ deformation experiments were carried out in a transmission electron microscope to investigate the structural response of single crystal GaAs nanowires (NWs) under compression. A repeatable self-healing process was discovered in which a partially fractured GaAs NW restored its original single crystal structure immediately after an external compressive force was removed. Possible mechanisms of the self-healing process are discussed. 2011-04-13 00:00:00 crystal structure crystal GaAs nanowires Possible mechanisms transmission electron microscope GaAs NW