3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2006
Radius and chirality dependent conformation of polymer molecule at nanotube interface
Chenyu Wei
Temperature dependent conformations of linear polymer molecules adsorbed at carbon nanotube (CNT) interfaces are investigated through molecule dynamics simulations. Model polyethyl…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2002
Thermal Expansion and Diffusion Coefficients of Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites
Chenyu Wei, Deepak Srivastava, Kyeongjae Cho
Classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations employing Brenner potential for intra-nanotube interactions and Van der Waals forces for polymer-nanotube interfaces are used to invet…
cond-mat2002
Tensile Strength of Carbon Nanotubes under Realistic Temperature and Strain Rate
Chenyu Wei, Kyeongjae Cho, Deepak Srivastava
Strain rate and temperature dependence of the tensile strength of single-walled carbon nanotubes has been investigated with molecular dynamics simulations. The tensile failure or y…