Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes

Exceptionally high Young's modulus observed for individual carbon nanotubes

M.M.J. Treacy, Thomas W. Ebbesen, J. M. Gibson · Nature · 1996 · 5.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

Strength and Breaking Mechanism of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Under Tensile Load

Min-Feng Yu, O. Lourie, Mark J. Dyer et al. · Science · 2000 · 5.3K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Nanobeam Mechanics: Elasticity, Strength, and Toughness of Nanorods and Nanotubes

Eric W. M. Wong, Paul E. Sheehan, Charles M. Lieber · Science · 1997 · 4.8K citations

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Tensile Loading of Ropes of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes and their Mechanical Properties

Min‐Feng Yu, Bradley S. Files, Sivaram Arepalli et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2000 · 2.7K citations

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Electrostatic Deflections and Electromechanical Resonances of Carbon Nanotubes

P. Poncharal, Zhong Lin Wang, D. Ugarte et al. · Science · 1999 · 1.9K citations

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