Thermal buckling of multi-walled carbon nanotubes based on a rigorous van der Waals interaction

Journal of Thermal Stresses

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-355

  Wang, X Y ^a   Wang, X ^a   Chen, X ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Multi walled carbon Nanotubes; Rigorous van der Waals interaction; Thermal buckling

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSION; BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; THERMAL LOAD; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

INTERACTION FORCE; RIGOROUS VAN DER WAALS INTERACTION; THERMAL BUCKLING; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 33947198304     PISSN: 01495739     EISSN: 1521074X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01495730601146287     Document Type: Article

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