Compressive buckling of carbon nanotubes containing polyethylene molecules

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 729-732

  Wang, Q ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; POLYETHYLENES; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; YARN;

BUCKLING STRAIN; COMPRESSIVE BUCKLING; POLYMER MOLECULE; TUBE WALLS; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 78649947166     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.10.023     Document Type: Letter

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