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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Study on Crack Resistance Mechanism of Helical Carbon Nanotubes in Nanocomposites.

Zhiwu Bie, Xuefeng Liu, Yajie Deng, Xian Shi, Xiaoqiao He

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors.

Zhiwu BieDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong.
Xuefeng LiuCollege of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China.
Yajie DengSchool of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Xian ShiSchool of Civil Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5401-1002
Xiaoqiao HeDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong.

Funding

Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China CityU 11206723the National Natural Science Foundation of China 12102162the National Science Foundation of China 12002240
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Helical carbon nanotubes (HCNTs) with different geometrical properties were constructed and incorporated into nanocomposites for the investigation of the anti-crack mechanism. The interfacial mechanical properties of the nanocomposites reinforced with straight carbon nanotubes and various types of HCNTs were investigated through the pullout of HCNTs in the crack propagation using molecular dynamics (MD). The results show that the pullout force of HCNTs is much higher than that of CNTs because the physical interlock between HCNTs and matrices is much stronger than the van der Waals (vdW) interactions between CNTs and matrices. Remarkably, HCNTs with a large pitch length can not only effectively prevent the initiation of breakages but also hinder the growth of cracks, while HCNTs with a small diameter and tube radius cannot even effectively prevent the initiation of cracks, which is similar to straight CNTs. Moreover, the shear resistance of HCNTs increases with the increase in the helix angle, which remains at a high level when the helix angle reaches the critical value. However, HCNTs with a small helix angle and large diameter can carry out more polymer chains, while snake-like HCNTs and HCNTs with a small diameter and helix angle can hardly carry out any polymer chain during the pullout process and show similar interfacial properties to the straight CNTs.

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crack resistancehelical carbon nanotubesmolecular dynamicsnanocomposites

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PMID39852734
PMCPMC11767758

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