Atomic Scale Sliding and Rolling of Carbon Nanotubes

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1999-06-04

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9906066v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

4 pages (two column) 6 figures - one eps

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.5050

A carbon nanotube is an ideal object for understanding the atomic scale aspects of interface interaction and friction. Using molecular statics and dynamics methods different types of motion of nanotubes on a graphite surface are investigated. We found that each nanotube has unique equilibrium orientations with sharp potential energy minima. This leads to atomic scale locking of the nanotube. The effective contact area and the total interaction energy scale with the square root of the radius. Sliding and rolling of nanotubes have different characters. The potential energy barriers for sliding nanotubes are higher than that for perfect rolling. When the nanotube is pushed, we observe a combination of atomic scale spinning and sliding motion. The result is rolling with the friction force comparable to sliding.

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