Diverse nanowires activated self-scrolling of graphene nanoribbons

作者：Xia, Dan; Xue, Qingzhong^*; Yan, Keyou; Lv, Cheng

来源：Applied Surface Science, 2012, 258(6): 1964-1970.

DOI：10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.05.122

• Graphene nanoribbon
• Nanowire
• Self-scrolling
• Core/shell composite nanowire
• Molecular dynamics simulation

Diverse nanowires (NWs) activating the self-scrolling of planar graphene (GN) nanoribbons have been studied by using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Once the NWs' radiuses reach a threshold, all the seven NWs, acting as an external force, can initiate the conformational change of the GN nanoribbons, and finally form the core/shell composite NWs. Our simulation found that van der Waals (vdW) force plays an important role in the process of forming core/shell composite NWs. This preparation method of the core/shell composite NWs will open a further development of a broad new class of metal/GN core/shell composite NWs with enhanced properties. And these core/shell structures can be the building blocks of functional nanodevices with unique mechanical, electrical, or optical properties.

• 出版日期2012-1-1
• 单位中国石油大学（北京）