Pressure control model for transport of liquid mercury in carbon nanotubes

H. W. Zhang; Z. Q. Zhang; L. Wang; Y. G. Zheng; J. B. Wang; Z. K. Wang

doi:10.1063/1.2720744

Pressure control model for transport of liquid mercury in carbon nanotubes

H. W. Zhang
, Z. Q. Zhang
, L. Wang
, Y. G. Zheng
, J. B. Wang
, Z. K. Wang

Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

14 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes have a significant application in nanotechnology as nanopipes conveying fluids. In this letter, a pressure control model for transport of liquid mercury through carbon nanotubes using classical molecular dynamics simulations in conjunction with an atomistic model is presented. Wetting of single-walled carbon nanotubes by mercury occurs above a threshold pressure of liquid mercury. The liquid mercury can be transported through carbon nanotubes with the continuous increase of its internal pressure. Also, the authors show that single-walled carbon nanotubes can transport liquid mercury discontinuously when a periodical pressure is applied on the liquid.

Original language	English
Article number	144105
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	90
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2720744
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

More information

10.1063/1.2720744

Cite this

@article{72356490d1ae4488b8c3739b70325e2e,

title = "Pressure control model for transport of liquid mercury in carbon nanotubes",

abstract = "Carbon nanotubes have a significant application in nanotechnology as nanopipes conveying fluids. In this letter, a pressure control model for transport of liquid mercury through carbon nanotubes using classical molecular dynamics simulations in conjunction with an atomistic model is presented. Wetting of single-walled carbon nanotubes by mercury occurs above a threshold pressure of liquid mercury. The liquid mercury can be transported through carbon nanotubes with the continuous increase of its internal pressure. Also, the authors show that single-walled carbon nanotubes can transport liquid mercury discontinuously when a periodical pressure is applied on the liquid.",

author = "Zhang, \{H. W.\} and Zhang, \{Z. Q.\} and L. Wang and Zheng, \{Y. G.\} and Wang, \{J. B.\} and Wang, \{Z. K.\}",

note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10225212, 10421202, and 10640420176), the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China (PCSIRT), and the National Key Basic Research Special Foundation of China (2005CB321704).",

year = "2007",

doi = "10.1063/1.2720744",

language = "English",

volume = "90",

journal = "Applied Physics Letters",

issn = "0003-6951",

publisher = "American Institute of Physics",

number = "14",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Pressure control model for transport of liquid mercury in carbon nanotubes

AU - Zhang, H. W.

AU - Zhang, Z. Q.

AU - Wang, L.

AU - Zheng, Y. G.

AU - Wang, J. B.

AU - Wang, Z. K.

N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10225212, 10421202, and 10640420176), the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China (PCSIRT), and the National Key Basic Research Special Foundation of China (2005CB321704).

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - Carbon nanotubes have a significant application in nanotechnology as nanopipes conveying fluids. In this letter, a pressure control model for transport of liquid mercury through carbon nanotubes using classical molecular dynamics simulations in conjunction with an atomistic model is presented. Wetting of single-walled carbon nanotubes by mercury occurs above a threshold pressure of liquid mercury. The liquid mercury can be transported through carbon nanotubes with the continuous increase of its internal pressure. Also, the authors show that single-walled carbon nanotubes can transport liquid mercury discontinuously when a periodical pressure is applied on the liquid.

AB - Carbon nanotubes have a significant application in nanotechnology as nanopipes conveying fluids. In this letter, a pressure control model for transport of liquid mercury through carbon nanotubes using classical molecular dynamics simulations in conjunction with an atomistic model is presented. Wetting of single-walled carbon nanotubes by mercury occurs above a threshold pressure of liquid mercury. The liquid mercury can be transported through carbon nanotubes with the continuous increase of its internal pressure. Also, the authors show that single-walled carbon nanotubes can transport liquid mercury discontinuously when a periodical pressure is applied on the liquid.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/34047258491

U2 - 10.1063/1.2720744

DO - 10.1063/1.2720744

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:34047258491

SN - 0003-6951

VL - 90

JO - Applied Physics Letters

JF - Applied Physics Letters

IS - 14

M1 - 144105

ER -

Pressure control model for transport of liquid mercury in carbon nanotubes

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

More information

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this