The design of self-collapsed super-strong nanotube bundles

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1397-1410

  Pugno, Nicola Maria ^a,b,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bundle; Nanotube; Self collapse; Sliding; Strength

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; BUNDLE; DOGBONE; FULLERITES; NANO SCALE; NANOTUBE BUNDLES; PEA PODS; POLYGONIZATION; SELF-COLLAPSE; SLIDING; STRENGTH; SURFACE ENERGIES;

LIQUIDS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 78049306024     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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