Molecular mechanics modeling of carbon nanotube fracture

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1769-1776

  Duan, W H ^a   Wang, Q ^a   Liew, K M ^b   He, X Q ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE ANGLES; FRACTURE STRAIN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS MODELS;

CHIRALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 34447554376     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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