Figure 1
Fabrication and deformation morphology of nano-moulded Pt57.5Cu14.7Ni5.3P22.5 MG nanowires.
(a), Schematic of MG nanowire moulding approach, wherein a cast MG sample is pressed into a nanoporous template above Tg, which is subsequently etched away to reveal free-standing nanowires. (b), SEM image of an as-moulded nanowire array. (c), Schematic of microscale compression testing of collections of nanowires with a 50 μm flat punch. (d), SEM image of array clearly delineating deformed region. Following compression testing, shear offsets indicating the formation of shear bands are prevalent in majority of deformed nanowires, with diameters of approximately (e), 100 nm and (f), 60 nm.
