Elastic properties of carbon nanotubes in the radial direction

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-88

  Cao, Guoxin ^a   Tang, Yuye ^a   Chen, Xi ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

carbon nanotube; elastic property; molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990361372     PISSN: 17403499     EISSN: 20413092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/17403499JNN39     Document Type: Article

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