Mechanics of thermophoretic and thermally induced edge forces in carbon nanotube nanodevices

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1676-1687

  Guo, Zhengrong ^a   Chang, Tienchong ^a   Guo, Xingming ^a   Gao, Huajian ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Edge force; Nanoactuator; Thermal gradient; Thermophoresis

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CLOSED FORM; DOUBLE WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; EDGE FORCES; GRADIENT FORCE; INNER TUBES; MODEL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANO SCALE; NANO-DEVICES; NANOACTUATORS; SOLID BODIES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL ACTUATOR; THERMALLY INDUCED; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THERMOPHORETIC; THERMOPHORETIC FORCE; TUBE ENDS; TWO-COMPONENT; VAN DER WAALS ENERGIES;

CRYSTAL LATTICES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLIDS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOPHORESIS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84862886078     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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