Cooperative deformation of carboxyl groups in functionalized carbon nanotubes

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 49, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 2418-2423

  Nair, Arun K ^a   Qin, Zhao ^a   Buehler, Markus J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio inspired; Carbon nanotubes; Cooperativity; Deformation; Fiber; Functionalization; H bonds; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BIO-INSPIRED; BUILDING BLOCKES; CARBON NANO-TUBE STRUCTURES; CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS; CARBOXYL GROUPS; COOPERATIVE REGION; COOPERATIVITY; DEFORMATION FIELD; DIPOLE DIPOLE INTERACTIONS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; EXTERNAL FORCE; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; H-BONDS; IN-FIBER; IONIC BONDS; MOLECULAR INTERFACES; OVERLAP LENGTH; SHEAR LOADINGS; SMALL REGION; SPIDER SILKS; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS; STRUCTURAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ORGANIZATION; ULTRA-SMALL; WEAK BOND; WEAK HYDROGEN BOND;

CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; COVALENT BONDS; FIBERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROGEN BONDS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MODEL STRUCTURES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

DEFORMATION;

EID: 84863989084     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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