形变碳纳米管选择通过性的分子动力学研究

本文采用分子动力学方法, 研究了基团修饰后形变碳纳米管的水分子通过性和离子选择性. 结果表明, 形变碳纳米管的短径与修饰基团的种类、修饰率及修饰位置有关. 不同粗细碳纳米管均存在临界短径, 小于临界短径的形变碳纳米管具有对氯离子和钠离子的选择性, 同时水分子通过速率与本征碳纳米管相比未明显变小. 分析系统平均力势表明, 离子选择性来源于不同短径碳纳米管管口的通过势垒. 对于实际制备中较宽孔径分布的碳纳米管, 可以通过基团修饰等方法调控其短径, 提高其离子选择性.

Molecular dynamic of selectivity and permeation based on deformed carbon nanotube

Extensive molecular dynamics simulations of water permeation and ion selectivity of the single-walled carbon nanotubes with the radial deformation are presented. The simulated results indicate that there is a close relationship between the minor axis of deformed carbon nanotubes and the variety, density as well as the position of functional groups. The critical minor axis of different diameter carbon nanotubes exists, and the carbon nanotube whose minor axis is less than the critical minor axis owns the selectivity of chlorine and sodium ions. Meanwhile, compared with intrinsic carbon nanotubes, the deformed nanotubes do not obviously reduce the permeation of water. The analysis of the potential of mean force reveals that the selectivity and the permeation of ions come from the pass potential barrier of carbon nanotubes with various minor axises. Furthermore, our observations of modifying functional groups may have significance for controlling the minor axis and improving the selectivity and permeation of ions in real manufacture of some large nanotubes.