TY - JOUR
T1 - Finite element modelling of the mechanics of discrete carbon nanotubes filled with ZnS and comparison with experimental observations
AU - Monteiro, André O.
AU - Da Costa, Pedro M. F. J.
AU - Cachim, Paulo Barreto
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: We acknowledge financial support from the COMPETE-FEDER program and FCT to the project PTDC/EME-PME/112073/2009 and PEst-C/CTM/LA0011/2011 which allowed us to achieve this work.
PY - 2013/9/25
Y1 - 2013/9/25
N2 - The mechanical response to a uniaxial compressive force of a single carbon nanotube (CNT) filled (or partially-filled) with ZnS has been modelled. A semi-empirical approach based on the finite element method was used whereby modelling outcomes were closely matched to experimental observations. This is the first example of the use of the continuum approach to model the mechanical behaviour of discrete filled CNTs. In contrast to more computationally demanding methods such as density functional theory or molecular dynamics, our approach provides a viable and expedite alternative to model the mechanics of filled multi-walled CNTs. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
AB - The mechanical response to a uniaxial compressive force of a single carbon nanotube (CNT) filled (or partially-filled) with ZnS has been modelled. A semi-empirical approach based on the finite element method was used whereby modelling outcomes were closely matched to experimental observations. This is the first example of the use of the continuum approach to model the mechanical behaviour of discrete filled CNTs. In contrast to more computationally demanding methods such as density functional theory or molecular dynamics, our approach provides a viable and expedite alternative to model the mechanics of filled multi-walled CNTs. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/562983
UR - http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10853-013-7745-3
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84891465206&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10853-013-7745-3
DO - 10.1007/s10853-013-7745-3
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-2461
VL - 49
SP - 648
EP - 653
JO - Journal of Materials Science
JF - Journal of Materials Science
IS - 2
ER -