Affiliation:
1. Shaanxi Xueqian Normal University
Abstract
Since carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were discovered, due to their unique and novel physical and chemical characteristics, many studies focus on them. In this article, a two-dimensional (2D) curvature elastic energy model for isotropic tube is presented, and reduced to a one-dimensional (1D) continuous model which is in accordance with Kirchhoff elastic rod theory. The problems remaining to be solved are discussed.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.