In this study we address the mechanical properties of Sb2S3 nanowires and determine their Young's modulus using in situ electric-field-induced mechanical resonance and static bending tests on individual Sb2S3 nanowires with cross-sectional areas ranging from 1.1·10(4) nm(2) to 7.8·10(4) nm(2). Mutually orthogonal resonances are observed and their origin explained by asymmetric cross section of ...

The elastic properties of gallium nitride (GaN) nanowires with different structures were investigated by in situ electron microscopy in this work. The electric-field-induced resonance method was utilized to reveal that the single crystalline GaN nanowires, along [120] direction, had the similar Young's modulus as the bulk value at the diameter ranging 92-110 nm. Meanwhile, the elastic behavior ...

The effects of water filling and electric field on the mechanical property of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are investigated with molecular dynamics simulations. The simulation results indicate that the water filling and electric field could enhance the elastic modulus but reduce the Poisson's ratio of the CNTs. As for the buckling behaviors, a significant enhancement could be observed in the yield s...

We describe the expected distribution of intensity for a scintillating source of finite size observed through a scattering medium, including systematic and instrumental effects. We describe measurements of the size of the Vela pulsar, using this technique. 1. Theoretical Background Waves from a pointlike source observed through a scattering medium will suffer random phase changes. If the phase ...

The equilibrium of dense plasma in a gravity field and problem of a gravity-induced electric polarization in this matter are discussed. The calculation for metals performed before shows that both-the gravity-induced compressive strain and the gravity-induced electric field-are inversely proportional to their Young moduli. The calculation for high dense plasma, where Young modulus is equal to ze...

Impedance spectroscopy has become one of the most versatile and essential investigation methods concerning electrical properties materials for electronic energy applications. Deriving knowledge about physical mechanisms, however, often demands excellent expertise in evaluating spectra. Investigating different representations same data set can help elucidate underlying physics, but this is rarel...

We propose ultrathin Huygens metasurfaces to control transmission amplitudes and phases of electromagnetic waves independently, in which each unit cell is comprised of an electric dipole and a magnetic dipole. By altering the electric and magnetic responses of unit cells, arbitrary complex transmission coefficients with modulus values smaller than 0.85 are obtained. Two Huygens metasurfaces cap...

Silicon dioxide films are extensively used in nano and micro-electromechanical systems. Here we studied the influence of an external electric field on the mechanical properties of a SiO2 film by using nanoindentation technique of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and friction force microscopy (FFM). A giant augmentation of the relative elastic modulus was observed by increasing the localized electr...