Atomistic investigation into the mechanical behaviour of crystalline and amorphous TiO2 nanotubes
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2016
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotubes are appealing to research communities due to their excellent functional properties. However, there is still a lack of understanding of their mechanical properties. In this work, we conduct molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to investigate the mechanical behaviour of rutile and amorphous TiO2 nanotubes. The results indicate that the rutile TiO2 nanotube has a much higher Young's modulus (∼800 GPa) than the amorphous one (∼400 GPa). Under tensile loading, rutile nanotubes fail in the form of brittle fracture but significant ductility (up to 30%) has been observed in amorphous nanotubes. This is attributed to a unique ‘repairing’ mechanism via bond reconstruction at under-coordinated sites as well as bond conversion at over-coordinated sites. In addition, it is observed that the fracture strength of rutile nanotubes is strongly dependent on their free surfaces. These findings are considered to be useful for development of TiO2 nanostructures with improved mechanical properties. |
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RSC Publishing |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/94082/1/RSC%20Advances_authors%20version.pdf DOI:10.1039/c5ra27268h Xu, Yanan, Wang, Mingchao, Hu, Ning, Bell, John, & Yan, Cheng (2016) Atomistic investigation into the mechanical behaviour of crystalline and amorphous TiO2 nanotubes. RSC Advances, 6(33), pp. 28121-28219. http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/DP150101717 |
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Copyright 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry |
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School of Chemistry, Physics & Mechanical Engineering; Faculty of Science and Technology |
Palavras-Chave | #100708 Nanomaterials #100712 Nanoscale Characterisation #nano materials #nanotubes #mechanical property #deformation #failure |
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Journal Article |