Simulation of Rotary Motion Generated by Head-to-Head Carbon Nanotube Shuttles

Author

Hamdi, Mustapha ; Subramanian, Arunkumar ; Dong, Lixin ; Ferreira, Antoine ; Nelson, Bradley J.

Author_Institution

Lab. PRISME, Ecole Nat. Super. d´´Ing. de Bourges, Bourges, France

Volume

18

Issue

1

fYear

2013

fDate

Feb. 2013

Firstpage

130

Lastpage

137

Abstract

A novel rotary nanomotor is described using two axially aligned, opposing chirality nanotube shuttles. Based on intershell screw-like motion of nanotubes, rotary motion is generated by electrostatically pulling the two cores together. Simulations using molecular dynamics show the generation of rotation from armchair nanotube pairs and their actuation properties. The simulation results point toward the use of these motors as building blocks in nanoelectromechanical systems and nanorobotic systems for sensing, actuation, and computation applications.

Keywords

carbon nanotubes; micromotors; microrobots; molecular dynamics method; nanoelectromechanical devices; C; actuation applications; actuation properties; armchair nanotube pairs; computation applications; electrostatic pulling; head-to-head carbon nanotube shuttles; intershell screw-like motion; molecular dynamics; nanoelectromechanical systems; nanorobotic systems; rotary motion; rotary nanomotor; rotation generation; sensing applications; Carbon; Carbon nanotubes; Electric potential; Electron tubes; Electrostatics; Force; Green products; Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation; nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS); nanorobotic system; nanotube; rotary nanomotor;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Mechatronics, IEEE/ASME Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1083-4435

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMECH.2011.2165078

Filename

6017125