Capillary force-induced structural instability in liquid infiltrated elastic circular tubes

Details Capillary force-induced structural instability in liquid infiltrated elastic circular tubes Capillary force-induced structural instability in liquid infiltrated elastic circular tubes

2009-12-10

arxiv.org/abs/0912.1894v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

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The capillary-induced structural instability of an elastic circular tube partially filled by a liquid is studied by combining theoretical analysis and molecular dynamics simulations. The analysis shows that, associated with the instability, there is a well-defined length scale (elasto-capillary length), which exhibits a scaling relationship with the characteristic length of the tube, regardless of the interaction details. We validate this scaling relationship for a carbon nanotube partially filled by liquid iron. The capillary-induced structural transformation could have potential applications for nano-devices.

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