scholarly journals Interfacial Contact Behavior between CNTs and AgNW with Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianlei Cui ◽  
Huanhuan Mei ◽  
Jianwei Zhang ◽  
Zhengjie Fan ◽  
Jun Yang ◽  
...  

The behavior at an interface between carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and silver nanowire (AgNW) could hardly be observed experimentally on an atomic scale, and the interaction is difficult to accurately calculate due to nanometer size effects. In this work, the contact behavior is studied with the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, which indicates that the CNTs and AgNW can move towards each other to form aligned structures with their interfaces in full contact. In these different composite systems, nanotubes may either keep their form of an inherent cylindrical structure or completely collapse into the nanoribbons that can tightly scroll on the AgNW periphery while wrapping it in a core-shell structure. Thus, the atomic configuration evolution that is affected by the van der Waals (vdW) interaction is closely analyzed to assist the understanding of interfacial contact behavior.

Author(s):  
R Komanduri ◽  
L M Raff

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, like other simulation techniques, such as the finite difference method (FDM), or the finite element method (FEM) can play a significant role in addressing a number of machining problems at the atomic scale. It may be noted that atomic simulations are providing new data and exciting insights into various manufacturing processes and tribological phenomenon that cannot be obtained readily in any other way—theory, or experiment. In this paper, the principles of MD simulation, relative advantages and current limitations, and its application to a range of machining problems are reviewed. Machining problems addressed include: (a) the mechanics of nanometric cutting of non-ferrous materials, such as copper and aluminium; (b) the mechanics of nanometric cutting of semiconductor materials, such as silicon and germanium; (c) the effect of various process parameters, including rake angle, edge radius and depth of cut on cutting and thrust forces, specific force ratio, energy, and subsurface deformation of the machined surface; the objective is the development of a process that is more efficient and effective in minimizing the surface or subsurface damage; (d) modelling of the exit failures in various work materials which cause burr formation in machining; (e) simulation of work materials with known defect structure, such as voids, grain boundaries, second phase particles; shape, size and density of these defects can be varied using MD simulation as well as statistical mechanical or Monte Carlo approaches; (f) nanometric cutting of nanostructures; (g) investigation of the nanometric cutting of work materials of known crystallographic orientation; (h) relative hardness of the tool material with respect to the work material in cutting; a range of hardness values from the tool being softer than the work material to the tool being several times harder than the work material is considered; and (i) the tool wear in nanometric cutting of iron with a diamond tool. The nature of deformation in the work material ahead of the tool, subsurface deformation, nature of variation of the forces and their ratio, and specific energy with cutting conditions are investigated by this method.


Author(s):  
Ding Jia ◽  
Longqiu Li ◽  
Andrey Ovcharenko ◽  
Wenping Song ◽  
Guangyu Zhang

Three-dimensional molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is used to study the atomic-scale indentation process of a spherical diamond tip in contact with a copper substrate. In the indentation simulations, the force-displacement curve is obtained and compared with a modified elastic solution of Hertz. The contact area under different indentation depths is also investigated. The force-displacement curve under different maximum indentation depths is obtained to investigate elastic-plastic deformation during the loading and unloading processes.


2016 ◽  
Vol 683 ◽  
pp. 626-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Konovalenko ◽  
Igor S. Konovalenko ◽  
Andrey Dmitriev ◽  
Serguey Psakhie ◽  
Evgeny A. Kolubaev

Mass transfer has been studied at atomic scale by molecular dynamics simulation of friction stir welding and vibration-assisted friction stir welding using the modified embedded atom potential. It was shown that increasing the velocity movement and decreasing the angle velocity of the tool reduce the penetration depth of atoms into the opposite crystallite in the connected pair of metals. It was shown also that increasing the amplitude of vibrations applied to the friction stir welding tool results in increasing the interpenetration of atoms belonging to the crystallites joined


2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 633-638
Author(s):  
Q. X. PEI ◽  
C. LU ◽  
F. Z. FANG ◽  
H. WU

Nanoscale machining involves changes in only a few atomic layers at the surface. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation can play a significant role in addressing a number of machining problems at the atomic scale. In this paper, we employed MD simulations to study the nanometric cutting process of single crystal copper. Instead of the widely used Morse potential, we used the Embedded Atom Method (EAM) potential for this study. The simulations were carried out for various tool geometries at different cutting speeds. Attention was paid to the cutting chip formation, the cutting surface morphology and the cutting force. The MD simulation results show that both the tool geometry and the cutting speed have great influence on the chip formation, the smoothness of machined surface and the cutting force.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 2150006
Author(s):  
Xin Du ◽  
Xiaochong Lu ◽  
Siyao Shuang ◽  
Zhangwei Wang ◽  
Qi-lin Xiong ◽  
...  

The CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) is a potential structural material, whose cyclic plasticity is essential for its safety assessment in service. Here, the effects of twin boundaries (TBs) and temperature on the cyclic plasticity of CoCrFeMnNi HEA were studied by the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The simulation results showed that a significant amount of lattice disorders were generated due to the interactions between partial dislocations in CoCrFeMnNi HEA during the cyclic deformation. Lattice disorder impeded the reverse movement of dislocations and then weakened Bauschinger’s effect in the HEA. The cyclic plasticity of CoCrFeMnNi HEA, especially Bauschinger’s effect, depends highly on the temperature and pre-existing TBs. Such dependence lies in the effects of temperature and pre-existing TBs on the extent of lattice disorder. This study helps further understand the cyclic plasticity of CoCrFeMnNi HEA from the atomic scale.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Qizhong Tang ◽  
Sen Tian

AbstractMolecular dynamics (MD) analysis of methane hydrate is important for the application of methane hydrate technology. This study investigated the microstructure changes of sI methane hydrate and the laws of stress–strain evolution under the condition of compression and tension by using MD simulation. This study further explored the mechanical property and stability of sI methane hydrate under different stress states. Results showed that tensile and compressive failures produced an obvious size effect under a certain condition. At low temperature and high pressure, most of the clathrate hydrate maintained a stable structure in the tensile fracture process, during which only a small amount of unstable methane broke the structure, thereby, presenting a free-motion state. The methane hydrate cracked when the system reached the maximum stress in the loading process, in which the maximum compressive stress is larger than the tensile stress under the same experimental condition. This study provides a basis for understanding the microscopic stress characteristics of methane hydrate.


Author(s):  
Rapeepan Promyoo ◽  
Hazim El-Mounayri ◽  
Kody Varahramyan ◽  
Ashlie Martini

Recently, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been widely used for nanomachining and fabrication of micro/ nanodevices. This paper describes the development and validation of computational models for AFM-based nanomachining (nanoindentation and nanoscratching). The Molecular Dynamics (MD) technique is used to model and simulate mechanical indentation and scratching at the nanoscale in the case of gold and silicon. The simulation allows for the prediction of indentation forces and the friction force at the interface between an indenter and a substrate. The effects of tip curvature and speed on indentation force and friction coefficient are investigated. The material deformation and indentation geometry are extracted based on the final locations of atoms, which are displaced by the rigid tool. In addition to modeling, an AFM was used to conduct actual indentation at the nanoscale, and provide measurements to validate the predictions from the MD simulation. The AFM provides resolution on nanometer (lateral) and angstrom (vertical) scales. A three-sided pyramid indenter (with a radius of curvature ∼ 50 nm) is raster scanned on top of the surface and in contact with it. It can be observed from the MD simulation results that the indentation force increases as the depth of indentation increases, but decreases as the scratching speed increases. On the other hand, the friction coefficient is found to be independent of scratching speed.


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