Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Interfacial Interactions between Flattened Carbon Nanotubes and Amorphous Carbon: Implications for Ultra-Lightweight Composites.

ABSTRACT: Flattened carbon nanotubes (flCNTs) naturally form in many carbon nanotube-based materials and can exhibit mechanical properties similar to round carbon nanotubes but with tighter packing and alignment. To facilitate the design, fabrication, and testing of flCNT-based composites for aerospace structures, computational modeling can be used to efficiently and accurately predict their performance as a function of processing parameters, such as reinforcement/matrix cross-linking. In this study, molecular dynamics modeling is used to predict the load transfer characteristics of the interface region between the flat region of flCNTs (i.e., bi-layer graphene) and amorphous carbon (AC) with various levels and locations of covalent bond cross-linking and AC mass density. The results of this study s

SUBMITTER: Gaikwad PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9039962 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature