Aspect ratio dependence of the elastic properties of ZnO nanobelts

Marcel Lucas, Wenjie Mai, Rusen Yang, Zhong Lin Wang, Elisa Riedo

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Abstract

The Young's modulus of ZnO nanobelts was measured with an atomic force microscope by means of the modulated nanoindentation method. The elastic modulus was found to depend strongly on the width-to-thickness ratio of the nanobelt, decreasing from about 100 to 10 GPa, as the width-to-thickness ratio increases from 1.2 to 10.3. This surprising behavior is explained by a growth-direction-dependent aspect ratio and the presence of stacking faults in nanobelts growing along particular directions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1314-1317
Number of pages4
JournalNano letters
Volume7
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2007

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