Enhanced interfacial strength of carbon nanotube/copper nanocomposites via Ni-coating: Molecular-dynamics insights

被引：39

作者：

Duan, Ke ^{[1
]}

Li, Li ^{[1
]}

Hu, Yujin ^{[1
]}

Wang, Xuelin ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Mech Sci & Engn, State Key Lab Digital Mfg Equipment & Technol, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China

来源：

PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES | 2017年 / 88卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Nanocomposite; Carbon nanotube; Molecular dynamics simulation; Interfacial strength; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; MATRIX COMPOSITES; TENSILE; SIMULATION; MICROSTRUCTURES; TOUGHNESS; GRAPHENE; GROWTH;

D O I：

10.1016/j.physe.2017.01.015

中图分类号：

TB3 [工程材料学];

学科分类号：

0805 ; 080502 ;

摘要：

The molecular bridging between carbon nanotube (CNT) within the meta matrix is hopeful for enhancing nanocomposite's mechanical performance. One of the main problems for nanocomposites is the inadequate bonding between nonstructural reinforcement and meta matrix. Ni-coating on CNT is an effective method to overcome the drawback of the inadequate strength, but the enhancing mechanism has not well interpreted yet. In this paper, the enhancing mechanism will be interpreted from the molecular-dynamics insights. The pullout process of CNT and Ni-coated CNT against copper matrix is investigated. The effects of geometric parameters, including CNT length and diameter, are taken into considerations and discussed. Results show that the interfacial strength is significantly improved after the Ni-coated CNT, which shows a good agreement with the experimental results available in the open literature. Besides, the sliding mechanism of Ni-coated CNTs against copper matrix is much more like a kind of friction sliding and directly related to the embedded zone. However, the pullout force of the CNT without Ni-coating is nearly proportional to its diameter, but independent of embedded length.

引用

页码：259 / 264

页数：6

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