Atomistic simulations of the nonlinear deformation and damage modes of super carbon nanotubes

Yuli Chen, Yajun Yin*, Yonggang Huang, Keh Chih Hwang

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Abstract

The tensile deformations and fractures of super carbon nanotubes (STs) are investigated through the atomic-scale finite element method. STs generated from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with different characteristic aspect-ratioed arms are found to have different nonlinear behaviors in the uniaxial tension process. Specifically, the ST with higher aspect-ratioed arms has three distinct stages: rotation, stretch and rupture, while the ST with lower aspect-ratioed arms has only two stages. Moreover, the local buckling can be only observed in the ST with higher aspect-ratioed arms. This information may lay the foundations for further explorations to the properties of STs in the near future.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)41-45
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2009

Keywords

  • Damage mode
  • Nonlinear deformation
  • Super carbon nanotube
  • Y-branched carbon nanotube

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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