1. Stabilities and catapults of truncated carbon nanocones
- Author
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Junhua Zhao, Shuhong Dong, Jun Liu, Ruiyu Huang, Ziyue Zhang, and Yongheng Li
- Subjects
Nanoelectromechanical systems ,Materials science ,Fullerene ,Mechanical Engineering ,Bioengineering ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,Escape velocity ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Finite element method ,0104 chemical sciences ,Strain energy ,Molecular dynamics ,symbols.namesake ,Mechanics of Materials ,Chemical physics ,symbols ,General Materials Science ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,van der Waals force ,0210 nano-technology ,Carbon nanocone - Abstract
Truncated carbon nanocones (CNCs) can be taken as energy suppliers because of their special structures. In this paper, we demonstrate the stability of truncated CNCs under compression and the escape behavior of a fullerene catapulted from a compressed CNC by molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical models. The strain energy of a CNC and cohesive energy between a fullerene and the CNC (due to their van der Waals interactions) dominate the stability and catapulting capability of the cone, which strongly depend on geometrical parameters (apex angle, top radius and height) of each CNC and axial distances between them. In particular, the additional transverse vibration of buckled CNCs after released plays a significant role in their catapulting abilities and efficiencies. Finally, finite element method and experiments are further performed to validate the escape mechanism. This study should be of great importance to providing a theoretical support for designing novel nanodevices in mico/nanoelectromechanical systems.
- Published
- 2021