Persistence length and nanomechanics of random bundles of nanotubes

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-110

  Yakobson, Boris I ^a   Couchman, Luise S ^b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundles of nanotubes; Mechanical properties; Modeling and simulation; Nanoscience; Processing

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; EQUATIONS OF STATE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; STIFFNESS;

BUNDLES OF NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; MODELING AND SIMULATION; NANOSCIENCE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 33646819660     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-005-8335-3     Document Type: Article

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