A molecular mechanics study on size-dependent elastic properties of single-walled boron nitride nanotubes

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1204-1213

  Jiang, Lai ^a   Guo, Wanlin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

Boron nitride nanotubes; Composite nanotubes; Elastic properties; Molecular mechanics; Multiscale

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; ANALYTICAL MODEL; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; COMPOSITE NANOTUBES; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; HELIX ANGLES; MULTISCALES; NANOTUBE DIAMETERS; SINGLE-WALLED BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; SURFACE SHEAR;

BORON; CALCULATIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NITRIDES;

NANOTUBES;

EID: 79955610389     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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