Wanlin Guo1,2, Huajian Gao2
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.7, No.1, pp. 19-34, 2005, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2005.007.019
Abstract A systematic investigation is performed on energy dissipation related interaction force associated with interlayer motion of sliding, rotation and telescoping between any two possible neighboring carbon nanotubes. In particular, we analyze the interlayer corrugation energy and sliding, rotation and telescoping resistance force associated with the Lennard-Jones potential as well as a registry-dependent graphitic potential. It is found that the interlayer resistance associated with both of these potentials can vary with the morphology, length and diameter of the two tubes. Energy dissipation related fluctuation of the resistant force can be as low as 10-18N/atom between the most More >