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Potential Space Applications of Nanomaterials

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This paper deals with physical fundamentals of nanomaterial structure and properties, their classification and the peculiarities of different classes, and the main potential applications of these materials in the next generation spacecraft. Some results of the experimental and mathematical simulation of the space environment influence on nanostructures are given.

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  1. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow, Russia

    Lev S. Novikov & Ekaterina N. Voronina

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  1. Integrity Testing Laboratory Inc., Markham, Ontario, Canada

    Jacob Kleiman

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Novikov, L.S., Voronina, E.N. (2017). Potential Space Applications of Nanomaterials. In: Kleiman, J. (eds) Protection of Materials and Structures from the Space Environment. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 47. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19309-0_15

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