TITLE
THE SHAPE EFFECT ON THE MELTING PROCESS OF ALUMINUM NANOWIRES: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY
AUTHOR(S)
Unal Domekeli1,*, Murat Celtek2
ABSTRACT
Nanowires, one of the nanostructured materials, are extensively used due to their unique performance and impact on the next generation industry. Nanowires have received significant attention from the nanotechnology research and application community. Therefore, it is considered a promising candidate for future nano-scale devices that are expected to shrink significantly in size. In this study, we investigated the effects of cross-sectional shape on the melting behavior of Aluminum (Al) nanowires using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation technique with embedded atom potentials (EAM). In the simulations, cylindrical and square cross-section nanowire models were used to observe the cross-section effect. During the heating process, some thermal, structural and dynamic properties of the system were calculated. The results show that the cross-sectional shape has an effect on the melting behavior of Al nanowires, but this effect does not create significant differences. Moreover, above melting temperatures, a thickening occurs in the region corresponding to the nanowire's midsection. After a critical temperature value, the nanowire transforms into nanoparticle form.
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Unal Domekeli1,*, Murat Celtek2, THE SHAPE EFFECT ON THE MELTING PROCESS OF ALUMINUM NANOWIRES: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY, UNITECH – SELECTED PAPERS - 2025