Enhanced Mechanical Stability of Gold Nanotips through Carbon Nanocone Encapsulation
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Enhanced Mechanical Stability of Gold Nanotips through Carbon Nanocone Encapsulation
Gold is a noble metal that, in comparison with silver and copper, has the advantage of corrosion resistance. Despite its high conductivity, chemical stability and biocompatibility, gold exhibits high plasticity, which limits its applications in some nanodevices. Here, we report an experimental and theoretical study on how to attain enhanced mechanical stability of gold nanotips. The gold tips w...
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Departamento de Física, ICEx, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30123-970, Brazil; 2 Materials Research Institute, N-261 Millennium Science Complex, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; 3 Centro de Microscopia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30123-970, Brazil; 4 Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, Belo Horizonte, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/srep10408