Issue 31, 2010

Oscillation induced worm-like locomotion of carbon nanotubes

Abstract

Harmonic oscillation of a doubly clamped single-walled carbon nanotube rope is significantly damped by the resistive force of friction at intertube contacts and the energy transmission rate has been estimated to be lower than that on a metal wire excited at similar frequency and vibrating length by one order of magnitude.

Graphical abstract: Oscillation induced worm-like locomotion of carbon nanotubes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Dec 2009
Accepted
12 Apr 2010
First published
07 Jun 2010

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010,12, 8810-8814

Oscillation induced worm-like locomotion of carbon nanotubes

T. Cheng, C. Lu, Y. Lai, H. Kuo, W. Fang, N. Tai and W. Hsu, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2010, 12, 8810 DOI: 10.1039/B925210J

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