| Grant number: | 09/18579-0 |
| Support type: | Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - Brazil |
| Duration: | April 01, 2010 - March 31, 2011 |
| Field of knowledge: | Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics |
| Principal Investigator: | Douglas Soares Galvão |
| Grantee: | Douglas Soares Galvão |
| Visiting researcher: | Sergio Benites Legoas |
| Visiting researcher institution: | Universidade Federal de Roraima (UFRR). Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia (CCT), Brazil |
| Home Institution: | Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil |
Abstract
We will investigate the structural and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube forests of different topologies. Our analysis will be mainly based on classical molecular dynamics simulations and finite elements methods. (AU)