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Determining elastic moduli of tungsten nanowires

M. A. Pugachevskii

Institute for Material Studies, Khabarovsk Division, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Khabarovsk

Abstract: The elastic properties of tungsten nanowires (NWs) grown by the carbothermal reduction of nickel tungstate (NiWO$_4$) have been studied using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Based on the AFM data, the elastic moduli of NWs with various dimensions have been calculated. It is concluded that the elastic properties of tungsten NWs are determined by grain boundaries.

Received: 15.02.2010

 English version: Technical Physics Letters, 2010, 36:7, 639–641

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