Influence of odd and even number of Stone-Wales defects on the fracture behaviour of an armchair single-walled carbon nanotube under axial and torsional strain

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 409-417

  Talukdar, K ^a   Mitra, A K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics simulation; Single walled carbon nanotube; Stone Wales defect

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LOADING; BOND-ORDER POTENTIAL; C-C BONDS; DEFECT-DEFECT INTERACTIONS; FRACTURE BEHAVIOUR; FRACTURE MODE; IN-PLANE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; SHEAR MODULUS; STONE-WALES DEFECT; STONE-WALES DEFECTS; TORSIONAL STRAIN; YOUNG MODULUS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DEFECTS; DYNAMICS; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 77952376132     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020903530971     Document Type: Article

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