Adhesion energy in carbon nanotube-polyethylene composite: Effect of chirality

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Al Haik, M ^a   Hussaini, M Y ^a   Garmestani, H ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION ENERGY; CHIRALITY; INTERFACIAL FRICTION MODELS; NONBONDED INTERACTIONS;

ADHESION; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYETHYLENES; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 17444427081     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1868060     Document Type: Article

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