Buckling of carbon nanotubes wrapped by polyethylene molecules
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 624-627 |
Journal / Publication | Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics |
Volume | 375 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 17 Jan 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
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Abstract
The discovery of a buckling instability of a single-walled carbon nanotube wrapped by a polyethylene molecule subjected to compression is reported through molecular mechanics simulations. A decrease up to 44% in the buckling strain of the nano-structure owing to the van der Waals interaction between the two molecules is uncovered. A continuum model is developed to calculate both the interaction between the tube and the polymer and the decreased buckling strain of the structure by fitting the molecular mechanics results. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Research Area(s)
- Elastic shell model, Long chain polyethylene molecule, Molecular mechanics, Single-walled carbon nanotubes, Van der Waals interaction
Citation Format(s)
Buckling of carbon nanotubes wrapped by polyethylene molecules. / Wang, Q.
In: Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, Vol. 375, No. 3, 17.01.2011, p. 624-627.
In: Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, Vol. 375, No. 3, 17.01.2011, p. 624-627.
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review