Molecular dynamics simulations of the torsional instability of carbon nanotubes filled with hydrogen or silicon atoms

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Wang, Q ^a   Liew, K M ^b   Varadan, V K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

SILICON ATOMS; SPILL-OVER PHENOMENON; TORSIONAL BUCKLING; TORSIONAL INSTABILITY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 38849139828     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2840165     Document Type: Article

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