Role of atomic scale interfaces in the compressive behavior of carbon nanotubes in composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2030-2038

  Namilae, S ^a   Chandra, N ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Interfaces; C. Buckling; C. Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING; TORSIONAL STRESS;

ATOMIC SCALE INTERFACES; NANOSCALE INTERFACES; POLYETHYLENE MATRIX;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

BUCKLING; CARBON; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; LOADING (TESTING); NANOTUBE; POLYETHYLENE;

EID: 33746037232     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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