Nanostructures have broad implications both in fundamental research and in future nano- and bio-technologies. However, the nanofabrication to date remains largely empirical; most structures are made in a trial-&-error manner. This is due mainly to the lack of complete understanding of the underlying physical principles. Therefore, we propose to perform comprehensive multi-scale theoretical and computational studies to investigate the fundamental mechanisms governing the nanomechanical architecture of strained bi-layer nanometer-thick ultrathin films. Our goal is to establish this novel and versatile nanofabrication technique and demonstrate its vast potential by computational design and testing of various forms of nanostructures.
Nanostructures have broad implications both in fundamental research and in future nano- and bio-technologies. However, the nanofabrication to date remains largely empirical; most structures are made in a trial-&-error manner. This is due mainly to the lack of complete understanding of the underlying physical principles. Therefore, we propose to perform comprehensive multi-scale theoretical and computational studies to investigate the fundamental mechanisms governing the nanomechanical architecture of strained bi-layer nanometer-thick ultrathin films. Our goal is to establish this novel and versatile nanofabrication technique and demonstrate its vast potential by computational design and testing of various forms of nanostructures.