| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 796755 | Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | 2011 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
We present an analytical study for the elastic properties of single-walled boron nitride nanotubes via a molecular mechanics model. Closed-form expressions for Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio and surface shear modulus are derived as functions of the nanotube diameter. The results are helix angle sensitive and comparable to those from ab initio calculations. This work is a first effort to establish analytical model of molecular mechanics for composite nanotubes and reveals the dissimilarities between size-dependent elastic properties of carbon and boron nitride nanotubes.
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Authors
Lai Jiang, Wanlin Guo,