Molecular modeling of crosslinked graphene-epoxy nanocomposites for characterization of elastic constants and interfacial properties.

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 353-364

  Rahman, R ^a   Haque, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b Box 870280   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Elasticity; B. Mechanical properties; C. Computational modeling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR ENERGIES; NANOINDENTATION TESTS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; EPOXY RESINS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODELING; NANOCOMPOSITES; TESTING;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84879534842     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.05.034     Document Type: Article

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