On the coupling of axial and shear deformations of single-walled carbon nanotubes and graphene: A numerical study

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 163-172

  Georgantzinos, S K ^a   Giannopoulos, G I ^b   Anifantis, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Atomistic; Nanomaterial; Spring; Structural mechanics

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DEFORMATION; GRAPHENE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); STRETCHING; YARN;

ATOMISTIC; FINITE ELEMENT PROCEDURE; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; HARMONIC APPROXIMATION; INTERACTION POTENTIALS; INTERATOMIC INTERACTIONS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; STRUCTURAL MECHANICS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 80052885881     PISSN: 17403499     EISSN: 20413092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740349911412874     Document Type: Article

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