Table 1 Geometrical and physical properties of the wires
From: Consistent melting behavior induced by Joule heating between Ag microwire and nanowire meshes
Ag microwire | Ag nanowire | Al nanowire | |
|---|---|---|---|
Side length, w (μm) | 1.000 | 0.1000 | 0.1000 |
Cross-sectional area, A (×10-2 μm2) | 100.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Melting point, Tm (×103 K) | 1.234 | 0.873[30] (exp.) | 0.736[31] (num.) |
Thermal conductivity at RT, λ (×10-4 W/μm∙K) | 4.200 | 3.346[28] (num.) | 1.150[32] (num.) |
Electrical resistivity at RT, ρ0 (×10-2 Ω∙μm) | 1.590 | 11.90[29] (exp.) | 6.20[32] (exp.) |
Electrical resistivity at Tm, ρm (×10-2 Ω∙μm) | 7.200 | 37.80 | 17.72 |