title: Effects of loading misalignment and tapering angle on the measured mechanical properties of nanowires.
abstract: Loading misalignment and tapering of nanowires are usually unavoidable factors in compression and tensile mechanical property testing of nanowires. Herein, we report quantitative finite element analyses and experimental measurements on how these two factors affect the measured compression and tensile mechanical properties if they are not included in the data analysis. The results obtained show that ignoring these two factors leads to different degrees of underestimation of the critical load, Young's modulus and tensile fracture strength.
authors.affiliation: School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: Yujie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xianghai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Xiaozhou
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Yiu-Wing
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Mai