R. C. Gupta^a, P. Varshney^b, Pravesh^c, M. Lal^d, D. Kumar^e, K. Singh^a, A. S. Verma^f,g,*

Chalcogenide Letters, Vol.20, No.2, pp. 101-112, 2023, DOI:10.15251/CL.2023.202.101

Abstract A study of experimental data reveals that the bulk modulus of chalcogenides and pnictides based chalcopyrites (A^II B^IVC₂ ^V and A^I B^III C₂ ^VI ) can be explained by a simple scaling rule that rely only on the crystal ionicity, ionic charge product, and the melting temperature. PVV theory of crystal ionicity, temperature dependence of elasticity and product of ionic charge theory are taken into account for the study. Based on this result, a simple microhardnessbulk modulus relation is applied to evaluate the microhardness of the complex compounds; which correspond well with the experimental data and other published results. More >

Kai Long^1,*, Xiaoyu Yang¹, Nouman Saeed¹, Zhuo Chen¹, Yi Min Xie²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.126, No.1, pp. 293-310, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2021.012734 - 22 December 2020

Abstract A methodology for achieving the maximum bulk or shear modulus in an elastic composite composed of two isotropic phases with distinct Poisson’s ratios is proposed. A topology optimization algorithm is developed which is capable of nding microstructures with extreme properties very close to theoretical upper bounds. The effective mechanical properties of the designed composite are determined by a numerical homogenization technique. The sensitivities with respect to design variables are derived by simultaneously interpolating Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio using different parameters. The so-called solid isotropic material with penalization method is developed to establish the optimization… More >

Yong Gan^*, Zhen Chen^∗,†

Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.3, No.3, pp. 89-94, 2006, DOI:10.3970/mcb.2006.003.089

Abstract Due to their nanoscale size and special features, carbon nanotubes could enter the human body via certain way. The growing use of carbon nanotubes in practical applications, hence, prompts a necessity to study the potential health risks of carbon nanotubes. A numerical study is performed in this paper to investigate the size effect of carbon nanotubes on the bulk modulus of a lipid bilayer by using the constant surface tension molecular dynamics simulation procedure. It is found that the size effect is not monotonic with the increase of nanotube length. An explanation is given on More >