Mobility of a 5|7 defect in carbon nanotubes
The movement of a 5|7 defect in the plastic deformations of a carbon nanotube (CNT) plays the role of dislocation glide in the plastic deformations of metals. This work is concerned with the atomic shift mechanism of the 5|7 defect and the energy barrier when the CNT is subjected to tensile loading....
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Published in | Nanotechnology Vol. 22; no. 10; p. 105707 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
IOP Publishing
11.03.2011
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Summary: | The movement of a 5|7 defect in the plastic deformations of a carbon nanotube (CNT) plays the role of dislocation glide in the plastic deformations of metals. This work is concerned with the atomic shift mechanism of the 5|7 defect and the energy barrier when the CNT is subjected to tensile loading. Action-derived molecular dynamics (ADMD) is applied to find the minimum energy path and the energy barrier. It is found that the tensile loads make it easy for the 5|7 defect to glide, and lower the energy barrier. The minimum load level that makes a 5|7 defect glide freely with no energy barrier in the presence of an adatom is obtained. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0957-4484 1361-6528 |
DOI: | 10.1088/0957-4484/22/10/105707 |