Empirical modelling using dummy atoms (EMUDA): An alternative approach for studying "auxetic" structures

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 915-924

  Grima, J N ^a   Gatt, R ^a   Bray, T G C ^a   Alderson, A ^b   Evans, K E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auxetic; EMUDA; Honeycomb; Modelling; Negative Poisson's ratio

Indexed keywords

MACROMOLECULES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON RATIO;

AUXETIC; EMUDA; HONEYCOMB; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEGATIVE POISSON'S RATIO;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 29144519306     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020500401121     Document Type: Article

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