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Atomistic simulations of uniaxial tensile behaviors of single-walled carbon nanotubes

  • P. Liu
  • , Y. W. Zhang*
  • , H. P. Lee
  • , C. Lu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
  • National University of Singapore

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Abstract

Atomistic simulations, using the second-generation reactive empirical bond order (REBO) potential, are performed to investigate the uniaxial tensile behaviors of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). It is found that the effect of the nanotube diameters on the elastic modulus, the tensile strength and the stress vs. strain relation of SWCNTs is small yet noticeable. However, the effect of the degree of helicity is significant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)543-547
Number of pages5
JournalMolecular Simulation
Volume30
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atomistic simulation
  • Carbon nanotube
  • Mechanical properties
  • Nanotube

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