On instability of single-walled carbon nanotubes with a vacancy defect

Q. Wang, V. K. Varadan, Y. Xiang, Q. K. Han, B. C. Wen

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    Abstract

    This technical note is concerned with the buckling of single-walled carbon nanotubes with one atomic vacancy. An elastic beam theory is developed to predict the buckling strain of defective CNTs, and the strain prediction via the continuum mechanics model is verified from comparison studies by molecular dynamics simulations. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the continuum mechanics theory for longer CNTs. In addition, a local kink is revealed in the morphology of the buckling of shorter defective CNTs via molecular dynamics.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)357-366
    Number of pages10
    JournalInternational Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics
    Volume8
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

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