2014/11/25 by N. Stefanakis, Stefanakis, N.
Engineering · Materials Science · #Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research #Carbon Nanotubes in Composites #FOS: Physical sciences #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Nanotechnology research and applications
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1411.7050
openalex publication_date 2014/11/25 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The objective of the present paper is to investigate the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes. We use classical molecular dynamics simulation in order to study the effect of external compression, bending and torsion to nanotubes. We find that in the low temperature limit, the nanotubes are resilient, sustaining extreme strain without signs of brittleness or plasticity. For high temperatures and under tension the nanotubes show brittle or plastic behavior.