Molecular simulation of the influence of chemical cross-links on the shear strength of carbon nanotube-polymer interfaces

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 106, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3046-3048

  Frankland, S J V ^a   Caglar, A ^b   Brenner, D W ^a   Griebel, M ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SINGLE-WALLED FULLERENE NANOTUBES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; FULLERENES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0037188036     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp015591+     Document Type: Article

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