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On the van der Waals interaction of carbon nanotubes as electromechanical nanothermometers

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Electromechanical carbon nanothermometers are devices that work based on the interactions and relative motions of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs). In this paper, the mechanics of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) constituting two well-known configurations for nanothermometer, namely shuttle configuration and telescope configuration are fully investigated. Lennard-Jones (LJ) potential function along with the continuum approximation is employed to investigate van derWaals (vdW) interactions between the interacting entities. Accordingly, semi-analytical expressions in terms of single integrals are obtained for vdW interactions. Acceptance condition and suction energy are studied for the shuttle configuration. In addition, a universal potential energy is presented for the shuttle configuration consisting of two finite CNTs. Also, for the telescope configuration, extensive studies are performed on the distributions of potential energy and interaction force for various radii and lengths of CNTs. It is found that these geometrical parameters have a considerable effect on the potential energy.

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    R. Ansari, M. Daliri & M. Hosseinzadeh

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Ansari, R., Daliri, M. & Hosseinzadeh, M. On the van der Waals interaction of carbon nanotubes as electromechanical nanothermometers. Acta Mech Sin 29, 622–632 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-013-0047-9

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