Abstract
Prior continuum models of van der Waals force between carbon nanotube walls assume that the pressures be either the same on the walls or inversely proportional to wall radius. A new continuum model is obtained analytically from the Lennard-Jones potential for van der Waals force, without the above assumptions. Buckling of a double-wall carbon nanotube under external pressure is studied, and the critical buckling pressure is much smaller than those models involving the above assumptions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 101917 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 24 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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Lu, W. B., Liu, B., Wu, J., Xiao, J., Hwang, K. C., Fu, S. Y., & Huang, Y. (2009). Continuum modeling of van der Waals interactions between carbon nanotube walls. Applied Physics Letters, 94(10), [101917]. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3099023