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ItemPlastic deformation of pentagonal silver nanowires: Comparison between AFM nanoindentation and atomistic simulations(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-06) Lucas, Marcel ; Leach, Austin M. ; McDowell, Matthew T. ; Hunyadi, Simona E. ; Gall, Ken ; Murphy, Catherine J. ; Riedo, ElisaThe plastic deformation of a pentagonal silver nanowire is studied by nanoindentation using an atomic force microscope (AFM). AFM images of the residual indent reveal the formation of a neck and surface atomic steps. To study the microscopic deformation mechanism, the indentation force-depth curve is converted to an indentation stress-strain curve and compared to the tensile stress-strain curves predicted by the atomistic simulations of pentagonal silver nanowires. The indentation stress-strain curve exhibits a series of yielding events, attributed to the nucleation and movement of dislocations. The maximum stress measured during nanoindentation (2 Gpa ) is comparable to the tensile yield strength predicted by atomistic simulations.