Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes using molecular dynamics simulations with the inlayer van der Waals interactions

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-145

  Chen, W H ^a   Cheng, H C ^b   Hsu, Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Inlayer van der Waals Force; Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

ARMCHAIR TUBES; INLAYER VAN DER WAALS FORCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 34547748387     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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