Nanomechanics and Nanostructructured Multifunctional Materials: Experiments, Theories, and Simulations
Call for Papers
The rapid advances of modern technology require a thorough understanding of mechanical properties of materials, structures, and processes at the micro- and nanoscales. Carbon nanotubes, nanocrystals, nanoscale thin films and coatings, MEMS/NEMS, micro- and nanofabrication are all examples of technologies and processes that depend upon fundamental understandings of material properties at small length scales. In order to help them fulfill their promise, mechanics at small length scale must be developed to understand the deformation and failure mechanisms of these small material structures.
In addition, advances in the development of new materials for multifunctional applications will require design, fabrication, and characterization at the nanoscale. Nanostructured materials that have tailored properties to achieve greater mechanical properties along with their electrical, optical, thermal, and other functional properties are essential for future applications in many industry sectors. In order to achieve the overwhelming potential of nanostructured multifunctional materials, advances in fabrication of materials for multifunctional capabilities at the nanoscale through incorporating constituents such as nanotubes, nanofibers, and nanoclays, as well as development of novel and accepted methods and techniques to characterize the mechanical and multifunctional behavior of these materials under application conditions are clearly of critical importance.
The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform for researchers working at the frontier of material mechanics at small length scales to present and discuss exciting new results on different topics of nanostructured multifunctional materials. A wide range of fundamental topics on experiment, theory, and simulation will be covered in this special issue. Papers are solicited in, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Nanoscale thin films and coatings
- Nanotubes, nanowires, and nanoparticles
- Nanoporous materials and nanocomposites
- Nanocrystalline materials
- Application of advanced microscopy techniques
- Advanced mechanical characterizations
- Surface and interface properties
- Size effect and multiscale experiments
- Dynamic response of nanostructured materials
- Fracture and failure of nanostructured materials
- Computer modeling and simulation
- Mechanics occurring in micro- and nanofabrication processes
Authors should follow the Journal of Nanomaterials manuscript format described at the journal site http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the Journal of Nanomaterials Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/, according to the following timetable:
| Manuscript Due | September 1, 2007 |
| First Round of Reviews | December 1, 2007 |
| Publication Date | March 1, 2008 |
Guest Editors
- Jun Lou, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA
- Junlan Wang, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA