Investigation of the compressive mechanical properties of boron nitride nanotubes

• Main Author: Seah, Terence Capriane
• Other Authors: Teo Hang Tong Edwin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/71015
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNT), there has been a flourish of research for both the experimental and complimenting theoretical studies of various nanotubes. The excellent properties of CNTs such as their high mechanical strength and semiconductor properties have sparked an interest...