Abstract The discovery of two-dimensional (2D) iron monolayer in graphene pores stimulated experimental and computational material scientists to investigate low-dimensional elemental metals. There have been many advances their synthesis, stability, properties the last few years. Inspired by these advancements, we investigated electronic structure elasticity free-standing monolayers group 10 met...

We determine the equilibrium morphology of a strained solid lm for the case where it wets the substrate (Stranski-Krastanow growth). Using a continuum elasticity model with isotropic surface energy and equal elastic constants in the lm and substrate, we calculate an asymptotic solution for the axisymmetric three-dimensional equilibrium shape of a small island, where the height is much less than...

The understanding and realization of directional cell movement towards a harder region of a cell culture substrate surface, so-called mechanotaxis, might provide a solid basis for a functional artificial extracellular matrix, enabling manipulation and elucidation of cell motility. The photolithographic surface microelasticity patterning method was developed for fabricating a cell-adhesive hydro...

We present a theoretical model to calculate the flexural rigidity of nanowires from three-dimensional elasticity theory that incorporates the effects of surface stress and surface elasticity. The unique features of the model are that it incorporates, through the second moment, the heterogeneous nature of elasticity across the nanowire cross section, and that it accounts for transverse surface-s...