Abstract
A hierarchical multiscale modeling for analyzing the electromechanical behaviors of carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposites is presented, considering the matrix damage as well as interfacial debonding between CNTs and the polymer matrix. Fundamental parameters from molecular dynamics simulations, such as the mechanical properties of polymers and the interfacial characteristics between CNTs and polymer, are upscaled to the continuum scale. The results of finite element analysis show that the stress and resistivity distributions significantly depend on the type of polymer. Additionally, we establish a new approach to characterize the matrix damage behavior of each polymer based on the scale bridging method.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Editage (www.editage.com) for English language editing.