Abstract
This technical note is concerned with the buckling of single-walled carbon nanotubes with one atomic vacancy. An elastic beam theory is developed to predict the buckling strain of defective CNTs, and the strain prediction via the continuum mechanics model is verified from comparison studies by molecular dynamics simulations. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the continuum mechanics theory for longer CNTs. In addition, a local kink is revealed in the morphology of the buckling of shorter defective CNTs via molecular dynamics. © 2008 World Scientific Publishing Company.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 357-366 |
| Journal | International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Research Keywords
- Axially compressive buckling
- Carbon nanotubes
- Elastic beam theory
- Kink instability
- Molecular dynamics
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