Elastic and plastic deformation of carbon nanotubes

• Main Author: Shima, Hiroyuki.
• Other Authors: Sato, Motohiro.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2013.
• Subjects: Carbon.; Nanotubes.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9789814364157; 9814364150; 9781628707649; 162870764X; 9789814310758; 9814310751
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Carbon nanotubes offer huge potential in so many fields due in part to their significant mechanical properties, including extraordinary rigidity, resilience, toughness, and flexibility. Mechanical deformation of carbon nanotubes is known to cause considerable changes in their physical and chemical p...