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Experimental observations of various deformation and fracture modes under compression of single multiwalled carbon nanotubes, obtained as a result of embedment within a polymeric film, are reported. Based on a combination of experimental measurements and the theory of elastic stability, the compressive strengths of thin- and thick-walled nanotubes are found to be about 2 orders of magnitude higher than the compressive strength of any known fiber.
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