Oscillatory behavior of C60-nanotube oscillators: A molecular-dynamics study

P. Liu; Y. W. Zhang; C. Lu

doi:10.1063/1.1890451

Oscillatory behavior of C60-nanotube oscillators: A molecular-dynamics study

P. Liu
, Y. W. Zhang
, C. Lu

Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
National University of Singapore

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Abstract

The mechanical oscillatory behavior of a C60 molecule tunneling through a carbon nanotube induced by van der Waals interaction are investigated by molecular-dynamics simulations. It is found that the C60 performs a decaying oscillation with a gradual decrease of the oscillatory amplitude and a gradual decrease of the oscillatory frequency. It is shown that this decay is due to the transformation of thermal energy and is sensitive to the change in the diameter and the degree of the helicity of the nanotube. In addition, the nanotube length can be used to tune the oscillation frequency of the C60-nanotube oscillators.

Original language	English
Article number	094313
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	97
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1890451
State	Published - 1 May 2005
Externally published	Yes

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