中国物理B ›› 2024, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (4): 46101-046101.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ad14ff

所属专题： SPECIAL TOPIC — Heat conduction and its related interdisciplinary areas

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Controlled thermally-driven mass transport in carbon nanotubes using carbon hoops

Yaolong Li(李耀隆)1,2, Songyuan Li(李松远)1,2, Meifen Wang(王美芬)1,2, and Renliang Zhang(张任良)1,2,†   

  1. 1 Hebei Key Laboratory of Mechanical Reliability for Heavy Equipment and Large Structures, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China;
    2 School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
  • 收稿日期:2023-09-01 修回日期:2023-12-06 接受日期:2023-12-13 出版日期:2024-03-19 发布日期:2024-03-27
  • 通讯作者: Renliang Zhang E-mail:zhrleo@ysu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the Doctoral Fund of Yanshan University (Grant No. B919), the Program of Independent Research for Young Teachers of Yanshan University (Grant No. 020000534), and the S&T Program of Hebei Province of China (Grant No. QN2016123). The authors thank the High Performance Computing and Data Center, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics of Yanshan University.

Controlled thermally-driven mass transport in carbon nanotubes using carbon hoops

Yaolong Li(李耀隆)1,2, Songyuan Li(李松远)1,2, Meifen Wang(王美芬)1,2, and Renliang Zhang(张任良)1,2,†   

  1. 1 Hebei Key Laboratory of Mechanical Reliability for Heavy Equipment and Large Structures, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China;
    2 School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
  • Received:2023-09-01 Revised:2023-12-06 Accepted:2023-12-13 Online:2024-03-19 Published:2024-03-27
  • Contact: Renliang Zhang E-mail:zhrleo@ysu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Doctoral Fund of Yanshan University (Grant No. B919), the Program of Independent Research for Young Teachers of Yanshan University (Grant No. 020000534), and the S&T Program of Hebei Province of China (Grant No. QN2016123). The authors thank the High Performance Computing and Data Center, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics of Yanshan University.

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摘要： Controlling mass transportation using intrinsic mechanisms is a challenging topic in nanotechnology. Herein, we employ molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the mass transport inside carbon nanotubes (CNT) with temperature gradients, specifically the effects of adding a static carbon hoop to the outside of a CNT on the transport of a nanomotor inside the CNT. We reveal that the underlying mechanism is the uneven potential energy created by the hoops, i.e., the hoop outside the CNT forms potential energy barriers or wells that affect mass transport inside the CNT. This fundamental control of directional mass transportation may lead to promising routes for nanoscale actuation and energy conversion.

关键词: molecular dynamics, thermal drive, nanotube hoop, mass transport

Abstract: Controlling mass transportation using intrinsic mechanisms is a challenging topic in nanotechnology. Herein, we employ molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the mass transport inside carbon nanotubes (CNT) with temperature gradients, specifically the effects of adding a static carbon hoop to the outside of a CNT on the transport of a nanomotor inside the CNT. We reveal that the underlying mechanism is the uneven potential energy created by the hoops, i.e., the hoop outside the CNT forms potential energy barriers or wells that affect mass transport inside the CNT. This fundamental control of directional mass transportation may lead to promising routes for nanoscale actuation and energy conversion.

Key words: molecular dynamics, thermal drive, nanotube hoop, mass transport

中图分类号:  (Nanotubes)

  • 61.46.Fg
31.15.xv (Molecular dynamics and other numerical methods) 31.15.at (Molecule transport characteristics; molecular dynamics; electronic structure of polymers)