Mechanical and Thermal Stability of Carbon Nanotube Junctions

	Nanotech 2009 Vol. 3 Nanotechnology 2009: Biofuels, Renewable Energy, Coatings, Fluidics and Compact Modeling Chapter 7: Carbon Nano Structures
	Mechanical and Thermal Stability of Carbon Nanotube Junctions
Authors:	S.Q. Shi, W.C. Liu, F.Y. Meng
Affilation:	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, CN
Pages:	450 - 453
Keywords:	stability, carbon nanotube junctions
Abstract:	Mechanical and thermal stability of carbon nanotube junctions was studied using molecular dynamics simulation method. Junctions made from armchair and zigzag thin carbon nanotubes were first formed by thermal welding process, then tested under 1D and 2D tensile conditions. It was found that the strength of carbon nanotube junctions depends not only on testing temperature, but more importantly on defect configurations at the junctions.
ISBN:	978-1-4398-1784-1
Pages:	694
Hardcopy:	$179.95

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