Prediction of nonlocal scaling parameter for armchair and zigzag single-walled carbon nanotubes based on molecular structural mechanics, nonlocal elasticity and wave propagation

International Journal of Engineering Science

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 509-522

  Narendar, S ^a   Roy Mahapatra, D ^b   Gopalakrishnan, S ^b  

^a DRDO   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Molecular mechanics; Nonlocal elasticity; Nonlocal small scale parameter; Single walled carbon nanotube; Wavenumber

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC VIBRATION; ELASTIC PROBLEMS; GRAPHENE SHEETS; LARGE DIAMETER; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; LONG-WAVELENGTH LIMITS; LONGITUDINAL WAVE PROPAGATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURAL MECHANICS; NON-LOCAL INTERACTIONS; NONLOCAL; NONLOCAL ELASTICITY; NONLOCAL SMALL SCALE PARAMETER; SCALING PARAMETER; SELF-CONSISTENT METHOD; SINGLE-WALLED; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON; TORSIONAL MODES; WAVE NUMBERS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTICITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; GRAPHENE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PAPER SHEETING; STEREOCHEMISTRY; ULTRASONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 79953300268     PISSN: 00207225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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