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Carbon Nanotubes: Atomistic Investigation of Load Transfer Between DWNT Bundles “Crosslinked” by PMMA Oligomers (Adv. Funct. Mater. 15/2013)
Author(s) -
Naraghi Mohammad,
Bratzel Graham H.,
Filleter Tobin,
An Zhi,
Wei Xiaoding,
Nguyen SonBinh T.,
Buehler Markus J.,
Espinosa Horacio D.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201370075
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , shearing (physics) , composite material , nanotechnology , scanning electron microscope , nanotube
On page 1883 Markus J. Buehler, Horacio D. Espinosa, and co‐workers report a study designed to probe the interfacial shear strength between carbon nanotube (CNT) bundles, which is a key element in the bottom‐up hierarchical design of CNT fibers with unprecedented mechanical performance. The back cover image blends renderings from atomistic and coarse‐grain molecular dynamics simulations with scanning electron microscopy images of shearing between surface‐functionalized doublewalled nanotube (DWNT) bundles. The background shows a mat of CNT bundles from which a pair of bundles is selected for testing.