High-pressure behaviors of carbon nanotubes

Journal of Superhard Materials

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 371-385

  Zhao, Z S ^a   Zhou, X F ^b   Hu, M ^a   Yu, D L ^a   He, J L ^a   Wang, H T ^b   Tian, Y J ^a   Xu, B ^a  

^a YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

carbon nanotubes; electronic and mechanical characteristics; novel metastable carbons; pressure induced polymerization

Indexed keywords

CARBON PHASIS; HIGH-PRESSURE BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; NON-HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; OVALIZATION; POLYGONIZATION; SUPERHARD; THEORETICAL STUDY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIZATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84874626202     PISSN: 10634576     EISSN: 19349408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3103/S1063457612060111     Document Type: Review

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