Enhancement of friction between carbon nanotubes: An efficient strategy to strengthen fibers

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 312-316

  Zhang, Xiaohua ^a   Li, Qingwen ^a  

^a SUZHOU INSTITUTE OF NANO TECH AND NANO BIONICS   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube bundles; Intertube friction; Molecular dynamics simulations; Structural transition; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE BUNDLE; CARBON NANOTUBE BUNDLES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; STRUCTURAL TRANSITION; STRUCTURAL TRANSITIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON FIBERS; FIBERS; FRICTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRIBOLOGY; UNLOADING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; FRICTION; VIBRATION;

FRICTION; NANOTUBES, CARBON; VIBRATION;

EID: 75749087613     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn901515j     Document Type: Article

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