Atomistic simulations of shearing friction and dynamic adhesion of double-walled carbon nanotubes on Au substrates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 599-607

  Huang, Pei Hsing ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes; B. Mechanical properties; C. Elastic properties; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

ADHESION BEHAVIORS; ADHESION FORCES; ADHESIVE STRENGTH; ADHESIVE SYSTEMS; AERIAL DENSITY; ATOMIC FRICTION; ATOMISTIC MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; DYNAMIC ADHESION; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; EULER BERNOULLI BEAM THEORY; MD SIMULATION; NANOTUBE WALLS; PEELING VELOCITY; PER UNIT LENGTH; PHASE RELATIONSHIPS; SINGLE-WALLED; SLIDING FRICTION; TUBE LENGTH; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BINDING ENERGY; CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTICITY; FRICTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SHEARING; SUBSTRATES; TRIBOLOGY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ADHESION;

EID: 84857140414     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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