AVS 46th International Symposium
    Topical Conference on Emerging Opportunities and Issues in Nanotubes and Nanoelectronics Friday Sessions
       Session NT+NS+EM+MS-FrM

Paper NT+NS+EM+MS-FrM5
Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes Under Bending

Friday, October 29, 1999, 9:40 am, Room 6C

Session: Nanotubes: Growth, Characterization and Properties II
Presenter: L. Yang, NASA
Authors: L. Yang, NASA
M.P. Anantram, NASA
J. Han, NASA
R.L. Jaffe, NASA
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Bending, buckling and even collapsing of carbon nanotubes have been more frequently observed experimentally. They could be elastic or plastic deformations, and responsible for a variety of mechanical and electronic measurements. We systematically investigate mechanical and elecronical properties of carbon nanotubes under these deformations. They are correlated with tube configuration and stress - strain relations. Some interesting observations are made. For example, electron transport can be enhanced or suppressed, depending on the configuration and deformation of a tube. We also apply the simulation results in understanding some related experimental observations.