Novel Structures and Properties of Ni Nanowires

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Atomic structures and properties of Ni nanowires are studied by using the generalized simulated annealing method with SuttonChen potential. Amorphous-like, helical, face-centered cubic and defect structures are found for different wire lengths. And from the analyses of the binding energy and angular correlation function (ACF), it is found that the helical structure of the Ni nanowires is the most stable form. With the compression and extension, the nanowires could transform from fcc [11 structure to fcc [110] one.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 779-780)

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239-242

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September 2013

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