Review Article

Mechanical Researches on Young's Modulus of SCS Nanostructures

Table 1

Experimental results of for SCS nanobeams (nanowires).

DirectionDimension (nm) Young’s modulus (GPa) Testing methodReference
NanobeamNanowire
WidthThicknessdiameter

<110>200255169Bending[5]
200255182Bending[6, 7]
N.A.300170Resonance[10]
N.A.170135Resonance[10]
N.A.38.568Resonance[10]
N.A.1253Resonance[10]
3000090167Tensile[12, 17]
<100>200193174Bending[8]
<111>418Tensile[11]
N.A.120186/207Bending[9]