Nanomechanics of carbon tubes: Instabilities beyond linear response

被引:2340
作者
Yakobson, BI
Brabec, CJ
Bernholc, J
机构
[1] Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.2511
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Carbon nanotubes subject to large deformations reversibly switch into different morphological patterns. Each shape change corresponds to an abrupt release of energy and a singularity in the stress-train curve. These transformations, simulated using a realistic many-body potential, are explained by a continuum shell model. With properly chosen parameters, the model provides a remarkably accurate ''roadmap'' of nanotube behavior beyond Hooke's law.
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页码:2511 / 2514
页数:4
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