On instability of single-walled carbon nanotubes with a vacancy defect

International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 357-366

  Wang, Q ^a   Varadan, V K ^b   Xiang, Y ^c   Han, Q K ^d   Wen, B C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Axially compressive buckling; Carbon nanotubes; Elastic beam theory; Kink instability; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); VACANCIES;

BUCKLING STRAIN; COMPARISON STUDIES; ELASTIC BEAMS; MECHANICS MODELS; MECHANICS THEORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS (MDS); SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCNTS); VACANCY DEFECTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 45849149660     PISSN: 02194554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219455408002697     Document Type: Article

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