Curvature Elastic Energy Model for Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract:

Since carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were discovered, due to their unique and novel physical and chemical characteristics, many studies focus on them. In this article, a two-dimensional (2D) curvature elastic energy model for isotropic tube is presented, and reduced to a one-dimensional (1D) continuous model which is in accordance with Kirchhoff elastic rod theory. The problems remaining to be solved are discussed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 906)
• Pages: 185-189
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.906.185
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Wen Wei Yao
• Keywords: Carbon Nanotube (CN), Curvature Elastic Energy Model, Elastic Rod Theory, Isotropic Tube

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