Nano Mechanics and Nano Materials
Rate dependent deformation of a silicon nanowire under uniaxial compression: Yielding, buckling and constitutive description Download »
Chi Yan Tang, L.C. Zhang, Kausala Mylvaganam. Computational Materials Science 51 (2012) 117–121
Theoretical analysis of nanotube functionalization and polymer grafting Download »
K Mylvaganam and LC Zhang, Chapter 5, in: Surface Modification of Nanotube Fillers, Edited by V Mittal, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim (2011) pp.91-111 (ISBN-10: 3-527-32878-5; ISBN-13: 978-3-527-32878-9).
A new plasticity theory for shear banding instability in metallic glass
HH Ruan and LC Zhang, International Journal of Solids and Structures (2011) in press
Analysis and modeling of the high vacuum scanning spreading resistance microscopy nanocontact on silicon Download »
P Eyben, F Clemente, K Vanstreels, G Pourtois, T Clarysse, E Duriau, T Hantschel, K Sankaran, J Mody, W Vandervorst, K Mylvaganam and LC Zhang, Journal of Vacuum Science Technology B, 28 (2010) 401-406.
Continuum mechanics challenges in multi-scale manufacturing
LC Zhang, Continuum mechanics challenges in multi-scale manufacturing, Proceeding of the 6th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 6 12-15 December 2010, Perth, Australia
Mechanical properties of a silicon nano-wire under uni-axial tension and compression Download »
CY Tang, LC Zhang and K Mylvaganam, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 7 (2010) 2135-2143.
Deformation mechanisms at pop-out in monocrystalline silicon under nanoindentation Download »
L Chang and LC Zhang, Acta Materialia, 57 (2009) 2148-2153.
Mechanical behavior characterization of silicon and effect of loading rate on pop-in: a nanoindentation study under ultra-low loads Download »
L Chang and LC Zhang, Materials Science and Engineering A, 506 (2009) 125-129.
On the mechanics of single-walled carbon nanotubes Download »
LC Zhang, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 209 (2009) 4223-4228.
Origin of friction in films of horizontally oriented carbon nanotubes sliding against diamond Download »
K Mylvaganam, LC Zhang and K Xiao, Carbon, 47 (2009) 1693-1700.
A critical assessment of the elastic properties and effective wall thickness of single-walled carbon nanotubes Download »
C Wang and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 19 (2008) 075705.
An elastic shell model for characterizing single-walled carbon nanotubes Download »
Wang and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 19 (2008) 195704.
Effective wall thickness of single-walled carbon nanotubes for multi-scale analysis: the problem and a possible solution Download »
LC Zhang and C Wang, Chapter 7, in: Modelling Nanomaterials and Nanosystems, edited by R Pyrz, LR Jensen, JC Rauhe and L Kolmorgen, Springer (2008) pp.53-62 (ISBN 8791464110)
Mechanics of carbon nanotubes and their composites
LC Zhang, Chapter 9, in: Micro and Nano Mechanical Testing of Materials and Devices, edited by F Yang and J Li, Springer (2008) pp.179-213 (9780387787008)
Microstructural changes in silicon caused by indentation and machining
LC Zhang, Chapter 4, in: Semiconductor Machining on the Micro-Nanoscale, edited by JW Yan and J Patten, Research Signpost, India (2008) pp.155-197 (9788178953044)
Fabrication and application of polymer composites comprising carbon nanotubes Download »
K Mylvaganam and LC Zhang, Recent Patents on Nanotechnology, 1 (2007) 59-65.
Mechanical and rheological properties of carbon nanotube reinforced polyethylene composites Download »
K Xiao, LC Zhang and I Zarudi,Composite Science and Technology, 67 (2007) 177-182
The effect of interface chemical bonds on the behaviour of nanotube-polyethylene composites under nano-particle impacts Download »
K Mylvaganam, LC Zhang, WCD Cheong, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 4 (2007) 122-126
Nano-characterisation of materials: silicon, copper, carbon nanotubes and diamond thin films
LC Zhang, Chapter 8, in: Handbook of Theoretical and Computational Nanotechnology, Volume 8: Functional Nanomaterials, Nanoparticles, and Polymer Design,edited by M Rieth and W Schommers, American Scientific Publishers, Stevenson Ranch, California, USA (2006) pp. 395-456 (ISBN: 1588830500)
A three-dimensional molecular dynamics modeling of nano-cutting processes Download »
H Tanaka and LC Zhang, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Progress of cutting and grinding, Osaka, Japan, November 1996, 262-266
Bending and local buckling of a nanocomposite beam reinforced by a single-walled carbon nanotube Download »
T Vodenitcharova and LC Zhang, International Journal of Solids & Structures, 43 (2006) 3006–3024.
Deformation-promoted reactivity of single-walled carbon nanotubes Download »
K Mylvaganam and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 17 (2006) 410-414.
The bending-kinking analysis of a single-walled carbon nanotube – a combined molecular dynamics and continuum mechanics technique Download »
K Mylvaganam, T Vodenitcharova and LC Zhang, , Journal of Materials Science 41 (2006) 3341-3347.
A molecular dynamics analysis of the mechanical effect of water on the deformation of silicon monocrystals subjected to nano-indentation Download »
CY Tang and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 16 (2005) 15-20.
Effective separation and alignment of long entangled carbon nanotubes in epoxy Download »
K Xiao and LC Zhang, Journal of Materials Science, 40 (2005) 6513-6516.
Nanotube Bending Due to Central Loading Download »
K Mylvaganam and LC Zhang, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience 2(2) (2005) 251-255.
Mechanism of bending with kinking of a single-walled carbon nanotube Download »
T Vodenitcharova and LC Zhang,Physical Review B, 69 (2004) 115410-1 to 115410-7; also been selected and published in: Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, March 29 (2004).
The deformation of nano-whiskers of mono-crystalline copper: shape effect, properties, shear banding and necking Download »
LC Zhang, H Tanaka and P Gupta, Key Engineering Materials, 274-276 (2004) 331-336.
The stress transfer efficiency of a single-walled carbon nanotube in epoxy matrix Download »
KQ Xiao and LC Zhang, Journal of Materials Science, 39 (2004) 4481-4486.
The effective wall thickness of a single-walled carbon nanotubeDownload »
T Vodenitcharova and LC Zhang, Physical Review B, 68 (2003) 165401-1~165401-4.
Effect of oxygen penetration in silicon due to nano-indentation Download »
K Mylvanagam and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 13 (2002) 623-626.
A molecular dynamics study of scale effects on the friction of single-asperity contacts Download »
LC Zhang, K L Johnson and WCD Cheong, Tribology Letters, 10 [1-2] (2001) 23-28.
Some essentials of simulating nano-surfacing processes using the molecular dynamics method Download »
WCD Cheong, LC Zhang and H Tanaka, Key Engineering Materials, 196 (2001) 31-42.
Molecular dynamics simulation of phase transformations in silicon monocrystals due to nano-indentation Download »
WCD Cheong and LC Zhang, Nanotechnology, 11 [3] (2000) 173-180.
On the mechanics and physics in the nano-indentation of silicon mono-crystals Download »
LC Zhang and H Tanaka, JSME International Journal, Series A: Solid Mechanics & Material Engineering, 42 (1999) 546-559.
Towards a deeper understanding of friction and wear on the atomic scale - A molecular dynamics analysis Download »LC Zhang and H Tanaka, Wear, 211 (1997) 44-53.
