In the present work, the uniaxial tensile tests of 3 pairs black phosphorene nanotubes are simulated by molecular dynamics finite element method with Stillinger-Weber potential. Each pair contains an armchair black phosphorene nanotube and a zigzag one, which have approximately equal diameters. Three armchair black phosphorene nanotubes, namely (0, 15), (0, 19) and (0, 21); and three zigzag black phosphorene nanotubes, namely (20, 0), (26, 0) and (28, 0), are considered. We found that the Young's modulus of these tubes increases when their diameter increases. Their fracture stress and fracture strain are also investigated.
We study through molecular dynamics finite element method with Stillinger-Weber potential the uniaxial compression of (0, 24) armchair and (31, 0) zigzag black phosphorene nanotubes with approximately equal diameters. Young's modulus, critical stress and critical strain are estimated with various tube lengths. It is found that under uniaxial compression the (0, 24) armchair black phosphorene nanotube buckles, whereas the failure of the (31, 0) zigzag one is caused by local bond breaking near the boundary.
Abstract:In this paper, the buckling behavior of zigzag BN (Boron Nitride) nanotubes under bending is studied through molecular dynamics finite element method with Tersoff potential. The tube with namely (15, 0) BN zigzag tube is investigated. The critical bending buckling angle, moment and curvature are studied and examined with respect to the tube length-diameter ratios from 5 to 30. Effects of a SW (Stone-Wales) defect in the middle tube on the bending behavior are also discussed. The results show that the tube length affects significantly the bending behavior of these tubes. All tubes exhibit brittle fracture under bending. The buckling takes place at the middle in the compressive side of these tubes. These results are important information on the buckling behaviors of pristine and Stone-Wales BN nanotubes, which will be useful for their future applications.
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