Mechanical Researches on Young's Modulus of SCS Nanostructures
Figure 2
Time-sequent series of high-resolution images
of a tensile deformation process of a single crystalline Si nanowire. The tip of
the cantilever (the left-hand side) is retracted toward the left as indicated
by the bold arrows. (Reprinted with permission from [11]. 2005
American physical Society).