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Effects of Surface Orientation and Temperature on Tensile Deformation of Gold Nanowires

Qunfeng Liu¹, gping Shen²

1 MOE Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration, School of Aerospace, Xi’an Jiaotong University,Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China.
2 Corresponding author. MOE Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration, School of Aerospace,Xi’an Jiaotong University, 28 West Xianning Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, P.R. China. Tel/Fax:86-29-82660977; E-mail: sshen@mail.xjtu.edu.cn