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Dimension-dependent mechanical features of Au-nanocrystalline nanofilms

Lijun Ma1,2,§Lena Du3,§Shu Wang2Qing Wang6Shifeng Xue1( )Hanxing Zhu4( )Qian Liu2,5( )
Department of Engineering Mechanics, College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UK
MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics, TEDA Applied Physics Institute, School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300457, China
College of Mechanical and Architectural Engineering, Taishan University, Tai’an 271000, China

§ Lijun Ma and Lena Du contributed equally to this work.

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Study on mechanical properties with statistical significance of gold nanofilms demonstrates a strong dimension-dependent nonlinear feature and the strong-yield ratio as well as a still valid Hall–Petch relationship at the nanoscale.

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For metal nanofilms composed of nanocrystals, the multiple deformation mechanisms will coexist and bring unique and complex elastic-plastic and fracture mechanical properties. By successfully fabricating large quantities of uniform doubly-clamped suspended gold (Au) nanobeams with different thicknesses and nanograin sizes, we obtain full-spectrum mechanical features with statistical significance by combining atomic force microscopy (AFM) nanoindentation experiments, nonlinear theoretical model, and numerical simulations. The yield and breaking strengths of the Au nanobeams have a huge increase by nearly an order of magnitude compared with bulk Au and exhibit strong nonlinear effects, and the corresponding strong-yield ratio is up to 4, demonstrating extremely high strength reserve and vibration resistance. The strong-yield ratio gradually decreases with decreasing thickness, identifying a conversion of the failure type from ductile to brittle. Interestingly, the Hall–Petch relationship has been identified to be still valid at the nanoscale, and K in the equation reaches 4.8 Gpa·nm1/2, nearly twice of bulk nanocrystalline Au, which is ascribed to the coupling effect of nanocrystals and nanoscale thickness.

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Ma L, Du L, Wang S, et al. Dimension-dependent mechanical features of Au-nanocrystalline nanofilms. Nano Research, 2023, 16(12): 13400-13408. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6091-2
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Received: 02 June 2023
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Accepted: 13 August 2023
Published: 08 September 2023
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