Size dependency and potential field influence on deriving mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes using molecular dynamics

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摘要 Athoroughunderstandingonthemechanicalpropertiesofcarbonnanotube(CNT)isessentialinextendingtheadvancedapplicationsofCNTbasedsystems.However,conductingexperimentstoestimatemechanicalpropertiesatthisscaleisextremelychallenging.Therefore,developmentofmechanisticmodelstoestimatethemechanicalpropertiesofCNTsalongwiththeintegrationofexistingcontinuummechanicsconceptsiscriticallyimportant.ThispaperpresentsacomprehensivemoleculardynamicssimulationstudyonthesizedependencyandpotentialfunctioninfluenceofmechanicalpropertiesofCNT.Commonlyusedreactivebondorder(REBO)andadaptiveintermolecularreactivebondorder(AIREBO)potentialfunctionswereconsideredinthisregard.Young'smodulusandshearmodulusofCNTsarederivedbyintegratingclassicalcontinuummechanicsconceptswithmoleculardynamicssimulations.TheresultsindicatethatthepotentialfunctionhasasignificantinfluenceontheestimatedmechanicalpropertiesofCNTs,andtheinfluenceofpotentialfieldismuchhigherwhenstudyingthetorsionalbehaviourofCNTsthanthetensilebehaviour.
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出处 《力学快报:英文版》 2015年4期
出版日期 2015年04月14日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)