An atomistic-based continuum theory for carbon nanotubes: Analysis of fracture nucleation

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 977-998

  Zhang, P ^a   Jiang, H ^a   Huang, Y ^a   Geubelle, P H ^b   Hwang, K C ^c  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Continuum analysis; Interatomic potential

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MULTILAYERS; NUCLEATION;

CONTINUUM ANALYSIS; INTERATOMIC POTENTIAL;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 1642364063     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2003.09.032     Document Type: Article

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