Single crystalline ultrathin gold nanowires: promising nanoscale interconnects

Roy, Ahin ; Pandey, Tribhuwan ; Ravishankar, N. ; Singh, Abhishek K. (2013) Single crystalline ultrathin gold nanowires: promising nanoscale interconnects AIP Advances, 3 (3). Article ID 032131. ISSN 2158-3226

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Abstract

Using first principles based density functional calculation we study the mechanical, electronic and transport properties of single crystalline gold nanowires. While nanowires with the diameter less than 2 nm retain hexagonal cross-section, the larger diameter wires show a structural smoothening leading to circular cross-section. These structural changes significantly affect the mechanical properties of the wires, however, strength remains comparable to the bulk. The transport calculations reveal that the conductivity of these wires are in good agreement with experiments. The combination of good mechanical, electronic and transport properties make these wires promising as interconnects for nano devices.

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