Mechanical properties and scaling laws of nanoporous gold

• Published in: Journal of applied physics Vol. 113; no. 2
• Main Authors: Sun, Xiao-Yu, Xu, Guang-Kui, Li, Xiaoyan, Feng, Xi-Qiao, Gao, Huajian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 14.01.2013
• Subjects: Gold; Ligaments; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Nanostructure; Scaling laws; Tensile deformation; Ultimate tensile strength

Nanoporous metals are a class of novel nanomaterials with potential applications in many fields such as sensing, catalysis, and fuel cells. The present paper is aimed to investigate atomic mechanisms associated with the uniaxial tensile deformation behavior of nanoporous gold. A phase field method i...