• 文献标题:   Wetting of Liquid Iron in Carbon Nanotubes and on Graphene Sheets: A Molecular Dynamics Study
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GAO YF, YANG Y, SUN DY
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  • 出版物名称:   CHINESE PHYSICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0256-307X
  • 通讯作者地址:   E China Normal Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1088/0256-307X/28/3/036102
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

Using molecular dynamics simulations, we study the wetting of liquid iron in a carbon nanotube and on a graphene sheet. It is found that the contact angle of a droplet in a carbon nanotube increases linearly with the increase of wall curvature but is independent of the length of the filled liquid. The contact angle for a droplet on a graphene sheet decreases with the increasing droplet size. The line tension of a droplet on a graphene sheet is also obtained. Detailed studies show that liquid iron near the carbon walls exhibits the ordering tendencies in both the normal and tangential directions.