Interface failure modes explain non-monotonic size-dependent mechanical properties in bioinspired nanolaminates

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Song, Z Q ^a   Ni, Y ^a   Peng, L M ^a   Liang, H Y ^a   He, L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 84962788955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep23724     Document Type: Article

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