Nonlinear elastic and electronic properties of Mo_6S_3I_6 nanowires

Details Nonlinear elastic and electronic properties of Mo_6S_3I_6 nanowires Nonlinear elastic and electronic properties of Mo_6S_3I_6 nanowires

2006-10-25

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0610701v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

7 pages, 8 figures included

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.74.235411

The properties of Mo_6S_3I_6 nanowires were investigated with ab initio calculations based on the density-functional theory. The molecules build weakly coupled one-dimensional chains with three sulfur atoms in the bridging planes between the Mo octahedra, each dressed with six iodines. Upon uniaxial strain along the wires, each bridging plane shows two energy minima, one in the ground state with the calculated Young modulus Y=82 GPa, and one in the stretched state with Y=94 GPa. Both values are at least four times smaller than the experimental values and the origin of the discrepancy remains a puzzle. The ideal tensile strength is about 8.4 GPa, the chains break in the Mo-Mo bonds within the octahedra and not in the S bridges. The charge-carrier conductivity is strongly anisotropic and the Mo_6S_3I_6 nanowires behave as quasi-one-dimensional conductors in the whole range of investigated strains. The conductivity is extremely sensitive to strain, making this material very suitable for stain gauges. Very clean nanowires with good contacts may be expected to behave as ballistic quantum wires over lengths of several $\mu $m. On the other hand, with high-impedance contacts they are good candidates for the observation of Luttinger liquid behaviour. The pronounced 1D nature of the Mo_6S_3I_6 nanowires makes them a uniquely versatile and user-friendly system for the investigation of 1D physics.

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