• 文献标题:   A MECHANICAL MODEL FOR SELF-ASSEMBLED GRAPHENE AROUND NANOTUBE
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MENG XH, LI M, XING YL, BAI ZY
  • 作者关键词:   morphology, graphene, nanotube, mechanical model, molecular dynamics simulation
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS
  • ISSN:   1758-8251 EI 1758-826X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Dalian Univ Technol
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1142/S1758825114500367
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

In this paper, a theoretical model based on the finite deformation beam theory is established to study the self-assembled behavior of graphene around a nanotube due to the van der Waals interactions. The morphology of graphene, governed by the nanotube diameter, is quantitatively determined by using the energy minimization approach in the theoretical model. From present results, it is demonstrated that the morphology of graphene predicted by the theoretical model agrees well with those obtained in molecular dynamics simulations. Furthermore, the influence of nanotube diameter, the binding energy and bending rigidity on the morphology of graphene has been investigated. It is found that the nanotube diameter has remarkable effect on the morphology of graphene while the morphology has tiny change with the change of binding energy. We hope that the present results offer the guideline in design of nanoelectronics based on graphene.