Ebook: IUTAM Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Beijing, China, 8-12 August, 2010

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures, held in Beijing, 8-12 August, 2010. The symposium brought together the most active scientists working in this area from the fields of solid mechanics, composites, physics, and materials science and summarized the state-of-the-art research results with a view to advancing the frontiers of mechanics and materials physics.

Nanomaterials and heterostructures have a large fraction of their atoms at surfaces and interfaces. These atoms see a different environment to those in the interior and can have a substantial effect on the overall mechanical and physical behaviour of a material. The last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the study of surfaces and how the surface behaviour couples with that of the bulk to determine the overall system response.

The papers in this proceedings cover: extension of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics to the nano-scale; multiscale simulations; surface effects in monolithic nano-scale elements and nanostructures; mechanical and physical properties of nanomaterials and heterostructures; self-assembly, etc. The surface stress effect is inherently a multidisciplinary and fertile field; the Symposium truly reflects these features.

This IUTAM Symposium was also dedicated to Professor Bhushan L Karihaloo of Cardiff University on his impending retirement, in recognition of his contributions to the fields of solid mechanics and nanomechanics, and to IUTAM activities in general.

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This volume constitutes the proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures, held in Beijing, 8-12 August, 2010. The symposium brought together the most active scientists working in this area from the fields of solid mechanics, composites, physics, and materials science and summarized the state-of-the-art research results with a view to advancing the frontiers of mechanics and materials physics.

Nanomaterials and heterostructures have a large fraction of their atoms at surfaces and interfaces. These atoms see a different environment to those in the interior and can have a substantial effect on the overall mechanical and physical behaviour of a material. The last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the study of surfaces and how the surface behaviour couples with that of the bulk to determine the overall system response.

The papers in this proceedings cover: extension of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics to the nano-scale; multiscale simulations; surface effects in monolithic nano-scale elements and nanostructures; mechanical and physical properties of nanomaterials and heterostructures; self-assembly, etc. The surface stress effect is inherently a multidisciplinary and fertile field; the Symposium truly reflects these features.

This IUTAM Symposium was also dedicated to Professor Bhushan L Karihaloo of Cardiff University on his impending retirement, in recognition of his contributions to the fields of solid mechanics and nanomechanics, and to IUTAM activities in general.

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This volume constitutes the proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures, held in Beijing, 8-12 August, 2010. The symposium brought together the most active scientists working in this area from the fields of solid mechanics, composites, physics, and materials science and summarized the state-of-the-art research results with a view to advancing the frontiers of mechanics and materials physics.

Nanomaterials and heterostructures have a large fraction of their atoms at surfaces and interfaces. These atoms see a different environment to those in the interior and can have a substantial effect on the overall mechanical and physical behaviour of a material. The last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the study of surfaces and how the surface behaviour couples with that of the bulk to determine the overall system response.

The papers in this proceedings cover: extension of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics to the nano-scale; multiscale simulations; surface effects in monolithic nano-scale elements and nanostructures; mechanical and physical properties of nanomaterials and heterostructures; self-assembly, etc. The surface stress effect is inherently a multidisciplinary and fertile field; the Symposium truly reflects these features.

This IUTAM Symposium was also dedicated to Professor Bhushan L Karihaloo of Cardiff University on his impending retirement, in recognition of his contributions to the fields of solid mechanics and nanomechanics, and to IUTAM activities in general.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Oriented Thermomechanics for Isothermal Planar Elastic Surfaces Under Small Deformation....Pages 1-13
The Energetics of Self-organised InAs/GaAs(100) Quantum Dots....Pages 15-25
Elastic and Electric Fields in Quantum Wire/Dot Nanostructures via the Perturbation Theory....Pages 27-35
Overall Properties of Thermoelastic Nanocomposites Incorporating Interface Energies....Pages 37-48
Size and Surface Effects on Stress-Diffusion Coupling in Silicon Nanowire Electrodes....Pages 49-58
Growth Instability of Strained Film: An Elastic Green’s Function Force Monopole Approach....Pages 59-70
Fast Flow Through Nanotubes and Tube Blow-Out....Pages 71-86
Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Study for Creating Graphene-Based van der Waals Nano/Microscale Devices....Pages 87-104
Mechanical Properties of Materials Considering Surface Effects....Pages 105-115
A Study on Cell-Substrate Interfacial Interaction Modulated by Substrate Stiffness....Pages 117-124
Energy Approach for Nanoscale Beams with Surface Effects....Pages 125-135
Multiple-Scale Interface Fracture Analysis for Thin Film/Substrate System Under Temperature Mismatch....Pages 137-146
Quality Verification of Polished PCD Composites by Examining the Phase Transformations....Pages 147-156
Size-Dependent Elastic Properties of Honeycombs....Pages 157-169
Computational Modeling of Surface Effects: Distinctions from Classical Surface Elasticity Theory....Pages 171-177
Computational Thermomechanics with Boundary Structures....Pages 179-191
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the Nanocheckerboard Formation....Pages 193-202
Understanding Diffusion-Induced-Stresses in Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes....Pages 203-215
Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Polymer Layers on Solid-Liquid Interfaces....Pages 217-228
A Density Functional Study of Zinc Oxide Elastic Properties Under High Pressure....Pages 229-245
A Multiscale Approach to the Influence of Geometry and Deformation on the Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 247-255
Heterogeneous Structures with Negative Effective Mass....Pages 257-267
Tuning Long-Range Elastic Interaction Between Adsorbates by External Straining....Pages 269-275
On the Stress Field and Dislocation Emission of an Elliptically Blunted Mode III Crack with Surface Stress Effect....Pages 277-287
Mechanics of Surface Enhanced Microcantilever Sensors....Pages 289-300
Back Matter....Pages 305-312

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This volume constitutes the proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures, held in Beijing, 8-12 August, 2010. The symposium brought together the most active scientists working in this area from the fields of solid mechanics, composites, physics, and materials science and summarized the state-of-the-art research results with a view to advancing the frontiers of mechanics and materials physics.

Nanomaterials and heterostructures have a large fraction of their atoms at surfaces and interfaces. These atoms see a different environment to those in the interior and can have a substantial effect on the overall mechanical and physical behaviour of a material. The last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the study of surfaces and how the surface behaviour couples with that of the bulk to determine the overall system response.

The papers in this proceedings cover: extension of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics to the nano-scale; multiscale simulations; surface effects in monolithic nano-scale elements and nanostructures; mechanical and physical properties of nanomaterials and heterostructures; self-assembly, etc. The surface stress effect is inherently a multidisciplinary and fertile field; the Symposium truly reflects these features.

This IUTAM Symposium was also dedicated to Professor Bhushan L Karihaloo of Cardiff University on his impending retirement, in recognition of his contributions to the fields of solid mechanics and nanomechanics, and to IUTAM activities in general.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Oriented Thermomechanics for Isothermal Planar Elastic Surfaces Under Small Deformation....Pages 1-13
The Energetics of Self-organised InAs/GaAs(100) Quantum Dots....Pages 15-25
Elastic and Electric Fields in Quantum Wire/Dot Nanostructures via the Perturbation Theory....Pages 27-35
Overall Properties of Thermoelastic Nanocomposites Incorporating Interface Energies....Pages 37-48
Size and Surface Effects on Stress-Diffusion Coupling in Silicon Nanowire Electrodes....Pages 49-58
Growth Instability of Strained Film: An Elastic Green’s Function Force Monopole Approach....Pages 59-70
Fast Flow Through Nanotubes and Tube Blow-Out....Pages 71-86
Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Study for Creating Graphene-Based van der Waals Nano/Microscale Devices....Pages 87-104
Mechanical Properties of Materials Considering Surface Effects....Pages 105-115
A Study on Cell-Substrate Interfacial Interaction Modulated by Substrate Stiffness....Pages 117-124
Energy Approach for Nanoscale Beams with Surface Effects....Pages 125-135
Multiple-Scale Interface Fracture Analysis for Thin Film/Substrate System Under Temperature Mismatch....Pages 137-146
Quality Verification of Polished PCD Composites by Examining the Phase Transformations....Pages 147-156
Size-Dependent Elastic Properties of Honeycombs....Pages 157-169
Computational Modeling of Surface Effects: Distinctions from Classical Surface Elasticity Theory....Pages 171-177
Computational Thermomechanics with Boundary Structures....Pages 179-191
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of the Nanocheckerboard Formation....Pages 193-202
Understanding Diffusion-Induced-Stresses in Lithium Ion Battery Electrodes....Pages 203-215
Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Polymer Layers on Solid-Liquid Interfaces....Pages 217-228
A Density Functional Study of Zinc Oxide Elastic Properties Under High Pressure....Pages 229-245
A Multiscale Approach to the Influence of Geometry and Deformation on the Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 247-255
Heterogeneous Structures with Negative Effective Mass....Pages 257-267
Tuning Long-Range Elastic Interaction Between Adsorbates by External Straining....Pages 269-275
On the Stress Field and Dislocation Emission of an Elliptically Blunted Mode III Crack with Surface Stress Effect....Pages 277-287
Mechanics of Surface Enhanced Microcantilever Sensors....Pages 289-300
Back Matter....Pages 305-312
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