Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2012-01-31
Nature Mater. 8 (2009) 876
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
8 pages, 5 figures
Scientific paper
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are well known for their exceptional thermal, mechanical and electrical properties. For many CNT applications it is of the foremost importance to know their frictional properties. However, very little is known about the frictional forces between an individual nanotube and a substrate or tip. Here, we present a combined theoretical and experimental study of the frictional forces encountered by a nanosize tip sliding on top of a supported multiwall CNT along a direction parallel or transverse to the CNT axis. Surprisingly, we find a higher friction coefficient in the transverse direction compared with the parallel direction. This behaviour is explained by a simulation showing that transverse friction elicits a soft 'hindered rolling' of the tube and a frictional dissipation that is absent, or partially absent for chiral CNTs, when the tip slides parallel to the CNT axis. Our findings can help in developing better strategies for large-scale CNT assembling and sorting on a surface.
Klinke Christian
Lucas Marcel
Palaci Ismael
Riedo Elisa
Tosatti Erio
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