abstract
The mechanical response of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) filled with crystalline zinc sulphide (ZnS) nanowires under uniaxial compression is studied using classical molecular dynamics. These simulations were used to analyse the behaviour of SWCNT, with and without ZnS filling, in terms of critical force and critical strain. Force versus strain curves have been computed for hollow and filled systems, the latter clearly showing an improvement of the mechanical behaviour caused by the ZnS nanowire. The same simulations were repeated for a large range of dimensions in order to evaluate the influence of the aspect ratio on the mechanical response of the tubes. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
keywords
MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS; COMBINING RULES; DRUG-DELIVERY; MECHANICS; STABILITY; CANCER; FORCE; STATE
subject category
Chemistry; Materials Science
authors
Monteiro, AO; Costa, PMFJ; Cachim, PB; Holec, D
our authors
Groups
Projects
Nanomechanics of 1D materials (PTDC/EME-PME/112073/2009)
Centre for Research in Ceramics and Composite Materials - CICECO (LA0011: 2011-2012) (PEst-C/CTM/LA0011/2011)
acknowledgements
We acknowledge financial support from the COMPETE-FEDER program and FCT to the projects PTDC/EME-PME/112073/2009 and PEst-C/CTM/LA0011/2011. This work was partially funded by KAUST. AM is grateful to the Da Vinci program for an internship scholarship. We thank the reviewers for their constructive suggestions.