Min Wang et al 2007 Nanotechnology 18 075711 doi:10.1088/0957-4484/18/7/075711
Min Wang, Xinming Qiu and Xiong Zhang
Show affiliationsAs a result of repeating carbon nanotube Y junctions periodically, super honeycomb structures have recently been proposed. In this paper, the mechanical properties of these structures are investigated by using the shell model of the finite element method. The study shows that the super honeycomb structures have great flexibility and outstanding capability in force transferring; the network configuration increases the ductility of the nanomaterials. Furthermore, it can be concluded that the equivalent tensile modulus and Poisson's ratio of super structures are dependent on the number of junctions in the width direction.
62.25.-g Mechanical properties of nanoscale systems
62.20.F- Deformation and plasticity
Issue 7 (21 February 2007)
Received 13 October 2006, in final form 16 November 2006
Published 12 January 2007
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