Modification of the elastic properties of nanostructures with surface charges in applied electric fields

European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-347

  Zhu, Linli ^a   Zheng, Xiaojing ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Electric field effect; Hellman Feynman force; Nanostructures; Negative pressure; Size effect; Surface energy effects

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD; EFFECTIVE ELASTIC MODULUS; EFFECTIVE MODULI; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONS; LATERAL SURFACE; NANO FILMS; NEGATIVE PRESSURES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SIZE EFFECT; SIZE EFFECTS; SURFACE ENERGIES; SURFACE FREE ENERGY; SURFACE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THICKNESS OF THE FILM; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CHARGED PARTICLES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOWIRES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION;

ELECTRIC WIRE;

EID: 76949093481     PISSN: 09977538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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