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Fracture Nanomechanics
Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd, July 2011, Pages: 304
Small structures of the micro/nanometer scale, such as electronic/optic devices and MEMS/NEMS have been developed, and the size of their elements now approaches the nano/atomic scale. Since the conventional “fracture mechanics” is based on the continuum-body approximation, its applicability to the nanoscale components is questionable. Moreover, for describing the fracture behavior of atomic components (e.g., atomic wire and carbon nanotube), it is necessary to understand not only the mechanical parameters (e.g., stress and strain) but also the fracture criterion in the atomic scale.
This book discuses the fracture behavior of nano/atomic elements (nanofilms, nanowires, and so on) and focuses on the initiation and propagation of interface crack and mechanical instability criterion of atomic structures. This covers the fundamentals and the applicability of the top-down (conventional fracture mechanics to nanoscale) and bottom-up (atomic mechanics including ab initio simulation) concepts. New areas, such as multiphysics characteristics of nanoelements, are introduced as well.
Key Features
There are many books on the conventional fracture mechanics and on the “multiscale” concept, which are applicable to large components. However, there is no other book that discusses the fracture behavior of nano-components in terms of the mechanics.
Since the authors collaborate in the whole writing process, from the planning to the final check, discussing closely, readers can systematically learn the concepts of mechanics related with the “fracture” phenomenon in nanoscale on the basis of experiments and numerical simulations.
Since this is an ongoing research area, the authors not only explain the results reported but also point out the future directions in each topic, which may give readers plenty of hints on advanced works.
Readership
Researchers in materials science, physics, and engineering (MEMS/NEMS and electronic devices)
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