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