Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Cantilevered Carbon Nanotube Resonator by Electrostatic Excitation

정전기력 가진에 의한 외팔보형 탄소나노튜브 공진기의 비선형 동적 응답

  • 김일광 (서울시립대학교 대학원 에너지환경시스템공학과) ;
  • 이수일 (서울시립대학교 기계정보공학과)
  • Published : 2011.04.27

Abstract

This paper predicted the dynamic behaviors of a cantilevered carbon nanotube(CNT) incorporating the electrostatic force, van der Waals interactions between the CNT and ground plane. The structural model of the CNT includes geometric and inertial nonlinearities for predicting various phenomena of nonlinear responses of the CNT due to the electrostatic force. In order to solve the problem, we used Galerkin's approximation and the numerical integration techniques and as a result, we predicted characteristics of nonlinear response of nano resonator. The cantilevered CNT shows complex dynamic responses and instabilities due to the applied ac and ac voltages, and driving frequencies. The results investigated in this paper are helpful to the modeling of nanotube based electromechanical devices such as nano-resonators and nano-sensors.

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