1st Edition
Elastic and Plastic Deformation of Carbon Nanotubes
One of the reasons for carbon nanotubes offering huge potential in so many fields is their significant mechanical properties, including the extraordinary rigidity, resilience, toughness, and flexibility. Mechanical deformation of carbon nanotubes is known to cause considerable changes in their physical and chemical properties through the nontrivial structure-property correlation. A strong understanding of their deformation mechanism and available geometry is, therefore, crucial to developing nanotube-based applications. This book is designed to be the first treatise that concentrates on the remarkable mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes. It covers theoretical and experimental progresses in the last decade, which will be helpful for readers to become acquainted with the importance of the subject.
Introduction
Young’s Modulus Measurements
Atomic Modeling
Continuum Modeling
Buckling
Topological Defects
Fracture: Super-Elongation
Carbon Nanocoil
Irradiation-Based Tailoring
Internal Sliding: Unzipping
Reinforcement Application
Biography
Hiroyuki Shima, Motohiro Sato