Advances in modelling and analysis of nano structures: a review

• Published in: Nanotechnology reviews (Berlin) Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 230 - 258
• Main Authors: Chandel, Vikram Singh, Wang, Guannan, Talha, Mohammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin De Gruyter 01.01.2020; Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Subjects: Actuators; Biosensors; Environmental conditions; Fabrication; Graphene; Mechanical properties; Mechanical systems; molecular dynamics; Nanostructure; nanostructures; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology devices; Nanotubes; Nanowires; nonlocal doublet method; size-dependent continuum models; Stability analysis; Structural analysis; structural response; Vibration analysis
• ISSN: 2191-9097; 2191-9089; 2191-9097
• DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2020-0020

Nanostructures are widely used in nano and micro-sized systems and devices such as biosensors, nano actuators, nano-probes, and nano-electro-mechanical systems. The complete understanding of the mechanical behavior of nanostructures is crucial for the design of nanodevices and systems. Therefore, the flexural, stability and vibration analysis of various nanostructures such as nanowires, nanotubes, nanobeams, nanoplates, graphene sheets and nanoshells has received a great attention in recent years. The focus has been made, to present the structural analysis of nanostructures under thermo-magneto-electro-mechanical loadings under various boundary and environmental conditions. This paper also provides an overview of analytical modeling methods, fabrication procedures, key challenges and future scopes of development in the direction of analysis of such structures, which will be helpful for appropriate design and analysis of nanodevices for the application in the various fields of nanotechnology.