Premium
Engineering Strong Intergraphene Shear Resistance in Multi‐walled Carbon Nanotubes and Dramatic Tensile Improvements
Author(s) -
Estili Mehdi,
Kawasaki Akira
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200902140
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , ultimate tensile strength , composite material , ceramic , graphene , shear (geology) , failure mechanism , nanotechnology
Strong intergraphene shear resistance is engineered in multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by embedding the nanotubes into a compressive‐stressing ceramic environment to exploit the exceptional strength of its inner graphene walls during tensile loading. A dramatic enhancement in the tensile failure load of MWCNT is achieved in the ceramic environment and a new “multi‐wall” failure mechanism is discovered.