Resonance frequency distribution of cantilevered (5,5)(10,10) double-walled carbon nanotube with different intertube lengths

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-22

  Kang, Jeong Won ^a   Kwon, Oh Kuen ^b   Hwang, Ho Jung ^c   Jiang, Qing ^d  

^a Chungju National University   (South Korea)

^b Semyung University   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^d University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

cantilevered nanotube oscillators; molecular dynamics; nanotube resonator

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVERED NANOTUBES; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; DESIGN GUIDELINES; DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; GAUSS DISTRIBUTION; INNER WALLS; NANOMECHANICAL RESONATORS; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY; WALL VIBRATIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESONATORS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79551559944     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2010.509862     Document Type: Article

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