The University of Akron – TechConnect Briefs

Modeling and simulation of adhesion between carbon nanotubes and surfaces

Paudel N.R., Ohashi T., Dai L., Buldum A., The University of Akron, US

There have been also many experimental studies which were performed to compare the adhesion properties of carbon nanotubes with that of a gecko’s foot on smooth surfaces. Yurdumakan et al. measured the adhesive force of [...]

Coating Growth on Nanofibers: Multi-Scale Modeling, Simulations and Experiments

Buldum A., Clemons C., Evans E.A., Kreider K.L., Young G.W., The University of Akron, US

Theoretical and experimental investigations on nanoscale deposition technology are critical for nanoscale materials research and for future nanodevice applications. Moreover, because of the varied and coupled physical phenomena involved (mechanical, electromagnetic, chemical, thermal, etc.), the [...]

Modeling and Simulation of Tubular Nanowires

Buldum A., The University of Akron, US

Metallic nanowires have attracted great interest due to their interesting low-dimensional physics and due to possible future technological applications. Most of the previous investigations were related with quantum point contacts and atomic scale nanowires. Recently, [...]

New Computational Methods for Long-Range Electromagnetic Interactions on the Nanoscale

Tsukerman I., Friedman G., Halverson D., The University of Akron, US

The Flexible Local Approximation MEthod (FLAME) proposed recently by one of the authors is shown to be efficient for the simulation of long-range electromagnetic interactions between nanoparticles. Other promising applications of FLAME include charge or [...]

Electron Field Emission Properties of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes: Modeling and Simulations

Buldum A., Lu J.P., The University of Akron, US

Carbon nanotubes have novel physical properties and they are promising materials for future technological applications. One of the most promising future applications is employing carbon nanotubes in electron field emission devices. Recent experiments showed that [...]