Molecular dynamics study of effects of nickel coating on torsional behavior of single-walled carbon nanotube |
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Authors: | Hai-Yang Song Xin-Wei Zha |
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Institution: | School of Science, Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi’an 710121, China |
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Abstract: | The effects of nickel coating on the torsional behaviors of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) subject to torsion motion are investigated using the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation method. The simulation results show that regardless of chirality, defect or radius, nickel coating can considerably enhance the critical torque of SWCNTs. However, by comparing the critical torsion angle between nickel-coated SWCNTs and corresponding pristine SWCNTs, it is found that nickel coating in small-radius nanotubes does induce a reduction in the critical torsion angle. The results also show that the structural failure of nickel coated imperfect (9,0) SWCNT occurs at an obviously higher critical torque in comparison with uncoated (9,0) SWCNT with a vacancy defect. Furthermore, we also find that the critical torque of a short nickel coated SWCNT is bigger than that of a long one, while the critical torsion angle for a short tube is smaller than that for a long one. |
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Keywords: | Carbon nanotube Torsional behavior Nickel coating Molecular dynamics simulation |
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