Young's modulus of single-walled carbon nanotubes

Nan Yao, Vincenzo Lordi

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Abstract

We report in detail that unlike other materials, carbon nanotubes are so small that changes in structure can affect the Young's modulus. The variation in modulus is attributed to differences in torsional strain, which is the dominant component of the total strain energy. Torsional strain, and correspondingly Young's modulus, increases significantly with decreasing tube diameter and increases slightly with decreasing tube helicity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1939-1943
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume84
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 15 1998

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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