Numerical analysis of nanotube based NEMS devices - Part II: Role of finite kinematics, stretching and charge concentrations

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 726-731

  Ke, Changhong ^a   Espinosa, Horacio D ^a   Pugno, Nicola ^a,b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CONCENTRATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION; NONLINEAR KINEMATICS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ELECTROSTATICS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 24744452217     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1985435     Document Type: Article

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