Breaking the wire: the impact of critical length on melting pathways in silver nanowires

We explore the melting mechanisms of silver nanowires through molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical modelling, where we observe that two distinct mechanisms or pathways emerge that dictate how the solid-liquid interface melts during the phase transition. For wires longer than a critical len...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: K M Ridings, E E L Vaka’uta, S M Croot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Materials Research Express
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/adb08e
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!