Approximate solutions for a self-folding problem of carbon nanotubes

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 0110131-0110138

  Mikata, Yozo ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; YARN;

A-CARBON; APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; EXACT SOLUTION; FOLDING AND UNFOLDING; FOLDINGS; FORCE METHOD; LARGE ASPECT RATIO; MODEL-BASED OPC; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS CALCULATION; VAN DER WAALS' FORCES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77955249879     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: 15288889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3184084     Document Type: Article

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