Comparative molecular dynamics simulation study of mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes with number of stone-wales and vacancy defects

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 2347-2355

  Saxena, Kuldeep K ^a   Lal, Achchhe ^b  

^a GLA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Mechancal properties; Molecular ddynamics; Potential energy; Single walled carbon nanotube; Stone wales defect; Vacancy defect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901021716     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.06.280     Document Type: Conference Paper

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