We identify a new material phenomenon, where minute mechanical manipulations induce pronounced global structural reconfigurations in faceted multi-walled nanotubes. This behavior has strong implications on the tribological properties of these systems and may be the key to understand the enhanced inter-wall friction recently measured for boron-nitride nanotubes with respect to their carbon counterparts. Notably, the fast rotation of helical facets in these systems upon coaxial sliding may serve as a nanoscale Archimedean screw for directional transport of physisorbed molecules.
The Smallest Archimedean Screw : Facet Dynamics and Friction in Multi-Walled Nanotubes / R. Guerra, I. Leven, A. Vanossi, O. Hod, E. Tosatti. - In: NANO LETTERS. - ISSN 1530-6984. - 17:9(2017 Sep 13), pp. 5321-5328.
The Smallest Archimedean Screw : Facet Dynamics and Friction in Multi-Walled Nanotubes
R. GuerraPrimo
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2017
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We identify a new material phenomenon, where minute mechanical manipulations induce pronounced global structural reconfigurations in faceted multi-walled nanotubes. This behavior has strong implications on the tribological properties of these systems and may be the key to understand the enhanced inter-wall friction recently measured for boron-nitride nanotubes with respect to their carbon counterparts. Notably, the fast rotation of helical facets in these systems upon coaxial sliding may serve as a nanoscale Archimedean screw for directional transport of physisorbed molecules.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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