Measurements of near-ultimate strength for multiwalled carbon nanotubes and irradiation-induced crosslinking improvements B Peng, M Locascio, P Zapol, S Li, SL Mielke, GC Schatz, HD Espinosa Nature nanotechnology 3 (10), 626-631, 2008 | 1266 | 2008 |
On the mechanics of mother-of-pearl: a key feature in the material hierarchical structure F Barthelat, H Tang, PD Zavattieri, CM Li, HD Espinosa Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 55 (2), 306-337, 2007 | 1013 | 2007 |
Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone–Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials HD Espinosa, JE Rim, F Barthelat, MJ Buehler Progress in Materials Science 54 (8), 1059-1100, 2009 | 826 | 2009 |
An experimental investigation of deformation and fracture of nacre–mother of pearl F Barthelat, HD Espinosa Experimental mechanics 47, 311-324, 2007 | 537 | 2007 |
Nanoelectromechanical contact switches OY Loh, HD Espinosa Nature nanotechnology 7 (5), 283-295, 2012 | 497 | 2012 |
A grain level model for the study of failure initiation and evolution in polycrystalline brittle materials. Part I: Theory and numerical implementation HD Espinosa, PD Zavattieri Mechanics of materials 35 (3-6), 333-364, 2003 | 490 | 2003 |
Elasticity size effects in ZnO nanowires− a combined experimental-computational approach R Agrawal, B Peng, EE Gdoutos, HD Espinosa Nano letters 8 (11), 3668-3674, 2008 | 485 | 2008 |
Plasticity size effects in free-standing submicron polycrystalline FCC films subjected to pure tension HD Espinosa, BC Prorok, B Peng Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 52 (3), 667-689, 2004 | 460 | 2004 |
An electromechanical material testing system for in situ electron microscopy and applications Y Zhu, HD Espinosa Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (41), 14503-14508, 2005 | 438 | 2005 |
Tablet-level origin of toughening in abalone shells and translation to synthetic composite materials HD Espinosa, AL Juster, FJ Latourte, OY Loh, D Gregoire, PD Zavattieri Nature communications 2 (1), 173, 2011 | 416 | 2011 |
A methodology for determining mechanical properties of freestanding thin films and MEMS materials HD Espinosa, BC Prorok, M Fischer Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 51 (1), 47-67, 2003 | 416 | 2003 |
Mechanical properties of nacre constituents and their impact on mechanical performance F Barthelat, CM Li, C Comi, HD Espinosa Journal of Materials Research 21 (8), 1977-1986, 2006 | 400 | 2006 |
Giant piezoelectric size effects in zinc oxide and gallium nitride nanowires. A first principles investigation R Agrawal, HD Espinosa Nano letters 11 (2), 786-790, 2011 | 346 | 2011 |
A review of mechanical and electromechanical properties of piezoelectric nanowires HD Espinosa, RA Bernal, M Minary‐Jolandan Advanced Materials 24 (34), 4656-4675, 2012 | 325 | 2012 |
A thermal actuator for nanoscale in situ microscopy testing: design and characterization Y Zhu, A Corigliano, HD Espinosa Journal of micromechanics and microengineering 16 (2), 242, 2006 | 306 | 2006 |
Grain level analysis of crack initiation and propagation in brittle materials PD Zavattieri, HD Espinosa Acta Materialia 49 (20), 4291-4311, 2001 | 292 | 2001 |
Ultrahigh strength and stiffness in cross‐linked hierarchical carbon nanotube bundles T Filleter, R Bernal, S Li, HD Espinosa Advanced Materials 23 (25), 2855-2860, 2011 | 273 | 2011 |
Experimental-computational investigation of ZnO nanowires strength and fracture R Agrawal, B Peng, HD Espinosa Nano letters 9 (12), 4177-4183, 2009 | 240 | 2009 |
Materials science and fabrication processes for a new MEMS technology based on ultrananocrystalline diamond thin films O Auciello, J Birrell, JA Carlisle, JE Gerbi, X Xiao, B Peng, HD Espinosa Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 16 (16), R539, 2004 | 240 | 2004 |
Design and operation of a MEMS-based material testing system for nanomechanical characterization HD Espinosa, Y Zhu, N Moldovan Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 16 (5), 1219-1231, 2007 | 234 | 2007 |