A theoretical evaluation of load transfer in multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 193-197

  Chen, Y L ^a   Liu, B ^a   Hwang, K C ^a   Huang, Y ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; INTERWALL; LAYER SPACINGS; LOAD TRANSFER; SHEAR-LAG MODEL; THEORETICAL EVALUATION; UTILIZATION RATIOS;

STEREOCHEMISTRY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 78049527377     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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