Structural transformation in monolayer materials: a 2D to 1D transformation.

@article{Momeni2016StructuralTI,
  title={Structural transformation in monolayer materials: a 2D to 1D transformation.},
  author={Kasra Momeni and Hamed Attariani and Richard LeSar},
  journal={Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP},
  year={2016},
  volume={18 29},
  pages={
          19873-9
        }
}
Reducing the dimensions of materials to atomic scales results in a large portion of atoms being at or near the surface, with lower bond order and thus higher energy. At such scales, reduction of the surface energy and surface stresses can be the driving force for the formation of new low-dimensional nanostructures, and may be exhibited through surface relaxation and/or surface reconstruction, which can be utilized for tailoring the properties and phase transformation of nanomaterials without… 
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