Description
Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes: Fundamentals, Modeling and Safety draws on the latest academic research and nanotechnology applications to provide a comprehensive guide on the most recent developments in the science of carbon nanotubes. The fundamentals of nanomechanics and mechanical behavior of carbon nanotubes are presented in initial chapters, followed by more advanced topics such as the classification of carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotubes in nanocomposites, multiwall carbon nanotubes, and recent trends.This book provides a system for the classification of carbon nanotubes into 20 classes, aiding correct selection for various applications, and includes the Atomic Registry Matrix Analysis for nanoscale interfaces, essential for design involving friction or sliding. Parametric maps are included to help readers pick the correct model for a particular CNT geometry, in addition to a thorough examination of the effective thickness paradox and safety issues related to CNTs, such as toxicity at high aspect ratio.Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes is essential reading for anyone involved in research or engineering that includes carbon nanotubes, be they students or seasoned professionals in the field. It is particularly useful to those working with applications in the areas of microelectronics, robotics, aerospace, composites, or prosthetics.
- Provides a system for the classification of carbon nanotubes, aiding correct selection for various applications
- Includes the Matrix Registry Analysis for nanoscale interfaces that is essential for design involving friction or sliding
- Features parametric maps to help readers pick the right model for a particular CNT geometry (beam vs. shell vs. thin or thick shells, etc.)
- Presents a thorough examination of the safety issues related to CNTs, including toxicity at high aspect ratio
Table of Contents
1. Nanotechnology of Carbon Nanotubes: Sensors, Transistors and Nanocomposites2. Nanoscale Laws of Motion and Governing Equations for Atomic and Continuum Scales3. Nanomechanics of Graphene Sheets and Atomic Registry Matrix Analysis4. Classification of Carbon Nanotubes: 20 Classes of Atomic Structures5. Mechanics of the High Aspect Ratio Carbon Nanotubes: Beam Models, Nanoscale Buckling, Nanobeams and Phonons6. Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes: Shell Models, Chiral Formulations and Nanoscale Buckling7. Mechanics of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes: Unique Structures, Beam and Shell Models, Sliding and Friction8. Carbon Nanotubes in Nanocomposites9. Nanoscale Interfaces in Nanocomposites and Friction Laws10. Constitutive Modeling of Multifunctional Nanocomposites: Electromechanical, Thermomechanical and Elastomagnetic Properties11. Carbon Nanotube Length and Criteria for Potential Toxicity12. Trends in Recent Publications on Mechanics of Carbon Nanotubes
