On the factors controlling the mechanical properties of nanotube films

Carbon

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-47

  Blighe, Fiona M ^a   Lyons, Philip E ^a   De, Sukanta ^a   Blau, Werner J ^a   Coleman, Jonathan N ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TOUGHNESS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

COMMERCIAL SUPPLIERS; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; NANOTUBE FILMS; NANOTUBE SURFACE ENERGY; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 38649135405     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.10.028     Document Type: Article

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