Structural and helix reversal defects of carbon nanosprings

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Hauptverfasser: Savin, Alexander V., Korznikova, Elena A., Dmitriev, Sergey V.
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author Savin, Alexander V.
Korznikova, Elena A.
Dmitriev, Sergey V.
author_facet Savin, Alexander V.
Korznikova, Elena A.
Dmitriev, Sergey V.
contents Due to their chiral structure, carbon nanosprings possess unique properties that are promising for nanotechnology applications. The structural transformations of carbon nanosprings in the form of spiral macromolecules derived from planar coronene and kekulene molecules (graphene helicoids and spiral nanoribbons) are analyzed using molecular dynamics simulations. While the tension/compression of such nanosprings has been analyzed in the literature, this study investigates other modes of deformation, including bending and twisting. Depending on the geometric characteristics of the carbon nanosprings, the formation of structural and helix reversal defects is described. It is found that nanosprings demonstrate a significantly higher coefficient of axial thermal expansion than many metals and alloys. These results are useful for designing nanosensors that operate over a wide temperature range.
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spellingShingle Structural and helix reversal defects of carbon nanosprings
Savin, Alexander V.
Korznikova, Elena A.
Dmitriev, Sergey V.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Due to their chiral structure, carbon nanosprings possess unique properties that are promising for nanotechnology applications. The structural transformations of carbon nanosprings in the form of spiral macromolecules derived from planar coronene and kekulene molecules (graphene helicoids and spiral nanoribbons) are analyzed using molecular dynamics simulations. While the tension/compression of such nanosprings has been analyzed in the literature, this study investigates other modes of deformation, including bending and twisting. Depending on the geometric characteristics of the carbon nanosprings, the formation of structural and helix reversal defects is described. It is found that nanosprings demonstrate a significantly higher coefficient of axial thermal expansion than many metals and alloys. These results are useful for designing nanosensors that operate over a wide temperature range.
title Structural and helix reversal defects of carbon nanosprings
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.04490