Exploring frictional performance of diamond nanothread reinforced polymer composites from the atomistic simulation and density functional theory

• Main Authors: Yin, B. B., Huang, J. S., Ji, Weiming, Liew, K. M.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Diamond Nanothread; Frictional Performance
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163563
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Diamond nanothread (DNT), which has been recently found to outperform other conventional carbon-based nanomaterials, is a promising reinforcer for polymer composites. Here, we find that DNT can significantly improve the frictional resistance of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) composites via atomistic...