Horizontally aligned carbon nanotube arrays: growth mechanism, controlled synthesis, characterization, properties and applications

R Zhang, Y Zhang, F Wei - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted worldwide research interest in the past two
decades owing to their extraordinary properties and wide applications in numerous fields …

Recent studies on buckling of carbon nanotubes

CM Wang, YY Zhang, Y Xiang, JN Reddy - 2010 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper reviews recent research studies on the buckling of carbon nanotubes. The
structure and properties of carbon nanotubes are introduced to the readers. The various …

Thickness of graphene and single-wall carbon nanotubes

Y Huang, J Wu, KC Hwang - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2006 - APS
Young's modulus and the thickness of single wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) obtained from
prior atomistic studies are largely scattered. In this paper we establish an analytic approach …

Free transverse vibrations of double-walled carbon nanotubes using a theory of nonlocal elasticity

YQ Zhang, GR Liu, XY Xie - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2005 - APS
Based on theory of nonlocal elasticity, a nonlocal double-elastic beam model is developed
for the free transverse vibrations of double-walled carbon nanotubes. The effect of small …

The atomic-scale finite element method

B Liu, Y Huang, H Jiang, S Qu, KC Hwang - Computer methods in applied …, 2004 - Elsevier
The multiscale simulation is important to the development of nanotechnology and to the
study of materials and systems across multiple length scales. In order to develop an efficient …

Continuum model for the vibration of multilayered graphene sheets

S Kitipornchai, XQ He, KM Liew - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2005 - APS
The vibration analysis of multilayered graphene sheets (MLGSs) using a continuum model is
reported in this paper. An explicit formula is derived to predict the van der Waals (vdW) …

A theory of plasticity for carbon nanotube reinforced composites

P Barai, GJ Weng - International Journal of Plasticity, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess exceptional mechanical properties, and when
introduced into a metal matrix, it could significantly improve the elastic stiffness and plastic …

Atomistic simulation and continuum modeling of graphene nanoribbons under uniaxial tension

Q Lu, W Gao, R Huang - … and Simulation in Materials Science and …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Atomistic simulations are performed to study the nonlinear mechanical behavior of graphene
nanoribbons under quasistatic uniaxial tension, emphasizing the effects of edge structures …

Transverse vibrations of double-walled carbon nanotubes under compressive axial load

Y Zhang, G Liu, X Han - Physics Letters A, 2005 - Elsevier
Based on the Bernoulli–Euler beam theory, a double-elastic beam model is developed for
transverse vibrations of double-walled carbon nanotubes under compressive axial load …

Hyperelasticity with softening for modeling materials failure

KY Volokh - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2007 - Elsevier
Traditional hyperelastic models of materials allow for the unlimited increase of the strain
energy under the strain increase. It is clear, however, that no real material can accumulate …