Young's moduli of functionalized single-wall carbon nanotubes under tensile loading

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-175

  Kuang, Y D ^a   He, X Q ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; A. SWCNT polyethylene composites; B. Young's moduli; C. Molecular mechanics; E. Functionalization

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CHIRALITY; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ENANTIOMERS; MECHANICS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); STEREOCHEMISTRY;

A. CARBON NANOTUBES; A. SWCNT/POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; B. YOUNG'S MODULI; C. MOLECULAR MECHANICS; E. FUNCTIONALIZATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

COMPOSITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LOADING (TESTING); NANOTUBE; POLYETHYLENE; TENSILE PROPERTY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 57749107478     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.09.044     Document Type: Article

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