Mechanics of crystalline boron nanowires

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1112-1124

  Ding, Weiqiang ^a   Calabri, Lorenzo ^b   Chen, Xinqi ^a   Kohlhaas, Kevin M ^a   Ruoff, Rodney S ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Nanostructures; B. Fracture; B. Mechanical properties; B. Strength; B. Vibration

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WIRE;

CRYSTALLINE BORON NANOWIRES; RESONANCE FREQUENCY; TENSILE LOADING MEASUREMENTS;

BORON;

BORON; CRYSTALLINITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 33646194641     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.11.030     Document Type: Article

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