A unified analysis of a micro-beam, droplet and CNT ring adhered on a substrate: Calculation of variation with movable boundaries

作者：Liu, Jian-Lin^*; Xia, Re

来源：Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2013, 29(1): 62-72.

DOI：10.1007/s10409-012-0202-8

• Variational theory
• Transversality condition
• Beam adhesion
• Droplet adhesion
• Carbon nanotube ring adhesion

In this study, we developed a general method to analytically tackle a kind of movable boundary problem from the viewpoint of energy variation. Having grouped the adhesion of a micro-beam, droplet and carbon nanotube (CNT) ring on a substrate into one framework, we used the developed line of reasoning to investigate the adhesion behaviors of these systems. Based upon the derived governing equations and transversality conditions, explicit solutions involving the critical parameters and morphologies for the three systems are successfully obtained, and then the parameter analogies and common characteristics of them are thoroughly investigated. The presented method has been verified via the concept of energy release rate in fracture mechanics. Our analyses provide a new approach for exploring the mechanism of different systems with similarities as well as for understanding the unity of nature. The analysis results may be beneficial for the design of nano-structured materials, and hold potential for enhancing their mechanical, chemical, optical and electronic properties.

• 出版日期2013-2
• 单位中国石油大学（北京）; 武汉大学