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Finite element model of a bi-layered gold coated carbon nanotube composite surface

Finite element model of a bi-layered gold coated carbon nanotube composite surface
Finite element model of a bi-layered gold coated carbon nanotube composite surface
Vertically aligned multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), with a gold (Au)-coated surface, have been shown to provide a stable contact resistance for electrical contact switching applications under low force conditions (micronewton to millinewton), with the MWCNT surface providing a compliant support for the conducting Au layer. In this paper, nanoindentation results are used in the development of a finite element contact model for the composite, referred to as Au/CNT. The results show that the surface is best modeled as a bilayered structure, in which the top layer is modeled as an elastic-plastic layer of the Au/CNT mixed material and the under layer as a CNT forest. The resultant model matches the experimental results for a range of samples with different thickness configurations.
2156-3950
Liu, Hong
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McBride, John W.
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Down, Michael
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Pu, Suan-Hui
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Liu, Hong
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McBride, John W.
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Down, Michael
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Pu, Suan-Hui
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Liu, Hong, McBride, John W., Down, Michael and Pu, Suan-Hui (2015) Finite element model of a bi-layered gold coated carbon nanotube composite surface. IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 5 (6). (doi:10.1109/TCPMT.2015.2428612).

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Abstract

Vertically aligned multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), with a gold (Au)-coated surface, have been shown to provide a stable contact resistance for electrical contact switching applications under low force conditions (micronewton to millinewton), with the MWCNT surface providing a compliant support for the conducting Au layer. In this paper, nanoindentation results are used in the development of a finite element contact model for the composite, referred to as Au/CNT. The results show that the surface is best modeled as a bilayered structure, in which the top layer is modeled as an elastic-plastic layer of the Au/CNT mixed material and the under layer as a CNT forest. The resultant model matches the experimental results for a range of samples with different thickness configurations.

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Published date: 1 June 2015
Organisations: Engineering Mats & Surface Engineerg Gp, Inst. Sound & Vibration Research, Energy Technology Group, Mechatronics, Engineering Science Unit

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Local EPrints ID: 377183
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/377183
ISSN: 2156-3950
PURE UUID: 32359bfe-f9b1-4c33-9665-2eb053c1a190
ORCID for John W. McBride: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3024-0326
ORCID for Suan-Hui Pu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3335-8880

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Date deposited: 11 Jun 2015 11:34
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 04:02

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Author: Hong Liu
Author: John W. McBride ORCID iD
Author: Michael Down
Author: Suan-Hui Pu ORCID iD

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