Atomistic modeling of BN nanofillers for mechanical and thermal properties: A review

Nanoscale

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 22-49

  Kumar, Rajesh ^a   Parashar, Avinash ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; ENERGY GAP; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NITRIDES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; YARN;

ACCURATE MODELING; ATOMISTIC MODELING; BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; COMPUTATIONAL POWER; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84952342756     PISSN: 20403364     EISSN: 20403372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c5nr06917c     Document Type: Review

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