?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Characterization+of+mechanical+behaviour+of+TiO2+nanotube+array&rft.creator=Xu%2C+Yanan&rft.subject=nanoindentation&rft.subject=nanotube+array&rft.subject=densification&rft.subject=nanoductility&rft.subject=strength&rft.description=This+thesis+presents+a+comprehensive+investigation+on+mechanical+behaviour+of+TiO2+nanotube+arrays.+Experimental+investigation+and+numerical+simulations+have+been+carried+out+to+understand+the+mechanical+behaviour+of+single+nanotube%2C+micron-sized+nanotube+pillar+and+nanotube+arrays.+The+deformation+and+failure+mechanisms+and+their+dependence+on+loading+conditions+are+discussed.+The+outcomes+of+this+work+will+be+beneficial+to+future+development+of+TiO2+nanotube+arrays+and+other+nanostructures.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2016&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F96480%2F1%2FYanan_Xu_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Xu%2C+Yanan+(2016)+Characterization+of+mechanical+behaviour+of+TiO2+nanotube+array.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F96480%2F&rft.identifier=Science+%26+Engineering+Faculty%3B+School+of+Chemistry%2C+Physics+%26+Mechanical+Engineering