Reconstruction properties of a single vacancy in zigzag carbon nanotubes and their effects on elastic properties

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2209-2216

  Yuan, Jianhui ^a,b   Liew, K M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Molecular dynamics; Non continuous potential barriers; Vacancy reconstruction; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHODS; NON-CONTINUOUS POTENTIAL BARRIERS; POTENTIAL BARRIERS; RECONSTRUCTION PROPERTY; SINGLE VACANCIES; VACANCY DEFECTS; YOUNG'S MODULUS; ZIGZAG CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DEFECTS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; REPAIR; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

VACANCIES;

EID: 72749114623     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2009.1275     Document Type: Article

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