Mechanical creep instability of nanocrystalline methane hydrates

• DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05896c
• Publication Date: 2021-01-13T19:30:26Z
• Authors: Pinqiang Cao; Jianlong Sheng; Jianyang Wu; Fulong Ning
• Keywords: Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph); 0301 basic medicine; 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics; 13. Climate action; Physics - Chemical Physics; Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall); FOS: Physical sciences

Fundamental creep mechanisms of nanocrystalline methane hydrates are revealed, which are of importance to evaluate the mechanical stability of gas hydrate-bearing sediments in both terrestrial and planetological environments.