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Mechanical Nanosprings: Induced Coiling and Uncoiling of Ultrathin Au Nanowires

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 132, Issue 34, Pages 11920-11922

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja105433d

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  1. Ministry of Education, Singapore [ARC 27/07, 13/09]
  2. Office Of The Director
  3. EPSCoR [GRANTS:13762384] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
  4. Office Of The Director
  5. EPSCoR [1003970] Funding Source: National Science Foundation

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We report the controllable coiling of colloidal gold nanowires induced by the contraction of their polymer shells. The mechanical energy stored in this process can be released upon removal or swelling of the polymer shells.

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