Title: Interfacial Mechanical Behaviors in Carbon Nanotube Assemblies,
Abstract: Interface widely exists in carbon nanotube (CNT) assembly materials, taking
place at different length scales. It determines severely the mechanical
properties of these assembly materials. Here I assess the mechanical properties
of individual CNTs and CNT bundles, the inter-layer or inter-shell mechanics in
multi-walled CNTs, the shear properties between adjacent CNTs, and the
assembly-dependent mechanical and multifunctional properties of macroscopic CNT
fibers and films.