Accession Number:

ADA582348

Title:

Compressive Response of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Films Gleaned from in Situ Flat-Punch Indentations

Descriptive Note:

Journal article

Corporate Author:

GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Pathak, Siddhartha
• Mohan, Nisha
• Abadi, Parisa P.
• Graham, Samuel
• Cola, Baratunde A.
• Greer, Julia R.

Report Date:

2013-04-14

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

We report the mechanical behavior of vertically aligned carbon nanotube films, grown on Si substrates using atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition, subjected to in situ large displacement up to 70 lm flat-punch indentations. We observed three distinct regimes in their indentation stress strain curves i a short elastic regime, followed by ii a sudden instability, which resulted in a substantial rapid displacement burst manifested by an instantaneous vertical shearing of the material directly underneath the indenter tip by as much as 30 lm, and iii a positively sloped plateau for displacements between 10 and 70 lm. In situ nanomechanical indentation experiments revealed that the shear strain was accommodated by an array of coiled carbon nanotube microrollers, providing a low-friction path for the vertical displacement. Mechanical response and concurrent deformation morphologies are discussed in the foam-like deformation framework with a particular emphasis on boundary conditions.

Descriptors:

• *CARBON NANOTUBES
• *COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
• BUCKLING
• FILMS
• IN SITU ANALYSIS
• MICROSTRUCTURE
• SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• STRESS STRAIN RELATIONS
• SUBSTRATES
• VISCOELASTICITY

Subject Categories:

• Refractory Fibers
• Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE