A precise model to predict the structural and elastic properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 583-593

  Sun, Yuzhou ^a,b   Liew, K M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHONGYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Cauchy born rule; Continuum model; Elastic constants

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ENERGIES; BOND DEFORMATIONS; BRENNER POTENTIAL; CAUCHY-BORN RULE; CONTINUUM ANALYSIS; CONTINUUM MODEL; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; GRAPHITE SHEETS; HIGHER ORDER; MICRO-SCALES; SECOND ORDER DERIVATIVES; STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELASTICITY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); STEREOCHEMISTRY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77954928702     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2010.1398     Document Type: Article

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