Torsional Characteristics of SingleWalled Carbon Nanotube with Water Interactions by Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Nano-Micro Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 268-279

  Vijayaraghavan, V ^a   Wong, C H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Molecular dynamics; Nano fluid; Torsion; Water encapsulation; Water interaction

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DEFECTS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; NANOTUBES; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TORSIONAL STRESS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION METHODS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; NANOFLUIDS; SINGLEWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNT); TORSIONAL PROPERTIES; TORSIONAL STRENGTH; WATER INTERACTIONS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 84958757903     PISSN: 23116706     EISSN: 21505551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03353791     Document Type: Article

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