Self-healing of fractured GaAs nanowires.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
In-situ deformation experiments were carried out in a transmission electron microscope to investigate the structural response of single crystal GaAs nanowires (NWs) under compression. A repeatable self-healing process was discovered in which a partially fractured GaAs NW restored its original single crystal structure immediately after an external compressive force was removed. Possible mechanisms of the self-healing process are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Arsenicals
- Crystallization
- Gallium
- Nanostructures