Studies of size effects on carbon nanotubes' mechanical properties by using different potential functions

Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-16

  Xiao, Shaoping ^a   Hou, Wenyi ^a  

^a University of Iowa   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Potential function; Size effect; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; ELASTIC MODULI; FUNCTIONS; POISSON RATIO;

POTENTIAL FUNCTION; SIZE EFFECT; UNIVERSAL FORCE FIELD (UFF);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33644978488     PISSN: 1536383X     EISSN: 15364046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15363830500538425     Document Type: Article

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