Nanocavity hardening: impact of broken bonds at the negatively curved surfaces

Details Nanocavity hardening: impact of broken bonds at the negatively curved surfaces Nanocavity hardening: impact of broken bonds at the negatively curved surfaces

2008-01-05

arxiv.org/abs/0801.0772v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

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It is expected that atomic vacancies or nanometric cavities reduce the number of chemical bonds of nearby atoms and hence the strength of a voided solid. However, the hardness of a porous specimen does not always follow this simple picture of coordination counting. An introduction of a certain amount of atomic vacancies or nanocavities could, instead, enhance the mechanical strength of the porous specimen. Understanding the mechanism behind the intriguing observations remains yet a high challenge. Here we show with analytical expressions that the shortened and strengthened bonds between the under-coordinated atoms and the associated local strain and energy trapping [Sun, Prog Solid State Chem 35, 1-159 (2007)] in the negatively curved surface skins dominate the observed nanocavity hardening. Agreement between predictions and the experimentally observed size-dependence of mechanical strength of some nanoporous materials evidences for the proposed mechanism.

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