Chapter 1 A Shell Theory for Carbon Nanotubes Based on the Interatomic Potential and Atomic Structure

Advances in Applied Mechanics

Volumn 43, Issue C, 2009, Pages 1-68

  Wu, J ^a   Hwang, K C ^a   Huang, Y ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Curvature; Interatomic potential; Shell theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84974636917     PISSN: 00652156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2156(09)43001-1     Document Type: Review

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