The relevance of polymer nanocomposites (PNCs) in the automobile industry has been
booming for the last few decades because this kind of material can fulfill the need for …

In the construction sector, interest and exploration work within the field of carbon materials
have been ongoing for many years. Although carbon fibers have already been applied to …

The Young's modulus, strength, and toughness of nanostructures are important to proposed
applications ranging from nanocomposites to probe microscopy, yet there is little direct …

Carbon nanotubes are unique tubular structures of nanometer diameter and large
length/diameter ratio. The nanotubes may consist of one up to tens and hundreds of …

A variety of outstanding experimental results on the elucidation of the elastic properties of
carbon nanotubes are fast appearing. These are based mainly on the techniques of high …

We estimate the stiffness of single-walled carbon nanotubes by observing their freestanding
room-temperature vibrations in a transmission electron microscope. The nanotube …

Carbon nanotubes are believed to be the ultimate low-density high-modulus fibers, which
makes their characterization at nanometer scale vital for applications. By using an atomic …

Owing to their superior mechanical and physical properties, carbon nanotubes seem to hold
a great promise as an ideal reinforcing material for composites of high-strength and low …

We present a comparative study of the energetic, structural, and elastic properties of carbon
and composite single-wall nanotubes, including BN, BC 3, and BC 2 N nanotubes, using a …

Multi-walled carbon nanotube/epoxy resin composites have been fabricated. By choosing
an over-aged hardener, relatively soft and ductile matrix, a rubbery epoxy resin, has been …