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 …

Low-dimensional structures, such as nanotubes, have been the focus of research interest for
approximately three decades due to their potential for use in numerous applications in …

Silicon nanotubes (SiNTs) have been successfully synthesized recently. Despite the wide
potential applications of SiNTs, their mechanical properties are rarely reported. In this study …

The force constants related to the bond stretching and angular variation of boron nitride,
silicon carbide, aluminium nitride and gallium nitride nanosheets are directly evaluated from …

The paper presents a numerical study of defect-free single-wall carbon, boron nitride and
silicon carbide armchair and zigzag nanotubes, through a simple stick-and-spring model …

We calculate the tensile and shear moduli of a series of boron nitride nanotubes and their
piezoelectric response to applied loads. We compare in detail results from a simple …

The mechanical response of two-dimensional nanostructures may be significantly affected
by their size. In this work, a molecular structural mechanics model is developed and is …

In this study, a calculation of the elastic mechanical properties of composite materials
reinforced by boron nitride nanosheets is taking place, following the finite elements …

Free vibration behaviors of single-walled boron nitride nanotubes are investigated using a
computational mechanics approach. Tersoff-Brenner potential is used to reflect atomic …

The paper deals with a numerical model for hexagonal boron nitride nanostructures. The
model is developed in finite kinematics and takes into account binary, ternary and …