Simulation of elastic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1507-1515

  Jin, Y ^a   Yuan, F G ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nanostructures; C. Elastic properties; Single walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRAIN;

MUTUAL FORCE INTERACTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

ELASTICITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0041845274     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00074-5     Document Type: Article

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