Young's modulus of ZnO nanobelts measured using atomic force microscopy and nanoindentation techniques

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 3591-3597

  Ni, Hai ^a   Li, Xiaodong ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BRITTLE FRACTURE; ELASTIC MODULI; INDENTATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; ZINC OXIDE;

BENDING TESTS; NANOBELTS; NANOINDENTATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33745727612     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/14/039     Document Type: Article

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