title: Stability and structure of nanowires grown from silver, copper and their alloys by laser ablation into superfluid helium.
abstract: Nanowires with 5 nm diameter made of silver, copper, and their alloys were grown in superfluid helium. The silver nanowires being heated to 300 K disintegrated into individual clusters. In contrast, copper nanowires were stable at room temperature, and nanowires made of alloys were also stable despite their low melting temperature.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics RAS, 1 Semenov avenue, 142432, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia. gordon@ficp.ac.ru.
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karabulin
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matyushenko
authors.forename: Vyacheslav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sizov
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khodos