It is an established paradigm in the emerging fields of nanoscience, nanotechnology and
molecular engineering that a very important domain of fundamental research is associated …

Abstract Carbon nano-onions (CNOs)-reinforced nanocomposites are one of the most
attractive materials due to their excellent performance in many fields of applications. This …

Modelling and Mechanics of Carbon-based Nanostructured Materials sets out the principles
of applied mathematical modeling in the topical area of nanotechnology. It is purposely …

The mechanics of a C60 fullerene oscillating in a carbon nanotube (CNT) is investigated
using continuum approximation and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The Lennard …

Amongst possible new nanomechanical devices created based on carbon nanostructures,
high-frequency nanoscale oscillators, or the so-called gigahertz oscillators have attracted …

This paper aims to present a thorough investigation into the mechanics of a C 60 fullerene
oscillating within the center of a carbon nanotube bundle. To model this nanoscale …

We report very simple and accurate algebraic expressions for the van der Waals (VDW)
potentials and the forces between two parallel and crossed carbon nanotubes. The Lennard …

This article aims to present a comprehensive study on the oscillatory behavior of concentric
carbon nanocones (CNCs) inside carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using a continuum approach …

There are many new nanomechanical devices created based on carbon nanostructures
among which gigahertz oscillators have generated considerable interest to many …

Based on the continuum approximation and Lennard-Jones (LJ) potential, mechanics of
nested spherical fullerenes, known as carbon onions, inside multi-walled carbon nanotubes …