Elastic and plastic deformation of carbon nanotubes

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...

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Main Author Shima, Hiroyuki
Other Authors Sato, Motohiro
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, ©2013.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9789814364157
9814364150
9781628707649
162870764X
9789814310758
9814310751
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Young's Modulus Measurement; Chapter 3: Atomistic Modeling; Chapter 4: Continuum Modeling; Chapter 5: Buckling; Chapter 6: Topological Defects; Chapter 7: Fracture; Chapter 8: Super-Elongation; Chapter 9: Carbon Nanocoil; Chapter 10: Irradiation-Based Tailoring; Chapter 11: Internal Sliding; Chapter 12: Unzipping; Chapter 13: Reinforcement Application; Bibliography; Back Cover.