Molecular dynamic study of the mechanical properties of two-dimensional titanium carbides Tin+1Cn (MXenes)

Nanotechnology

Volumn 26, Issue 26, 2015, Pages 1-10

  Borysiuk, Vadym N ^a,b   Mochalin, Vadym N ^a   Gogotsi, Yury ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b SUMY STATE UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM CARBIDE;

CALCULATED VALUES; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; DEFORMATION PROCESS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; STRAIN RATE EFFECT; STRAIN STRESS CURVE; TENSILE DEFORMATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 84931272353     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/26/265705     Document Type: Article

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