Research Article

Statistical Molecular Dynamics Study of (111) and (100) Ni Nanocontacts: Evidences of Pentagonal Nanowires

Figure 2

Minimum cross-section evolution of simulated breakage processes of Ni nanowires along the (111) (black curves) and (100) (grey curves) stretching directions at 4 K (a) and 300 K (b).
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