Hydrogen embrittlement in metallic nanowires

oleh: Sheng Yin, Guangming Cheng, Tzu-Hsuan Chang, Gunther Richter, Yong Zhu, Huajian Gao

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-05-01

Deskripsi

The effect of hydrogen embrittlement on metal nanostructures is still unclear. Here, the authors combine nanomechanical testing and molecular dynamics simulations to show that hydrogen can suppress surface dislocation nucleation in silver nanowires.