Title :
Nonlinear oscillations of a carbon nanotube resonator
Author :
Hawwa, M.A. ; Mayoof, F.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
Nonlinear oscillations of a single-walled carbon nanotube excited harmonically near its primary resonance is considered. The carbon nanotube resonator is considered to be doubly-clamped at a source and a drain. The dynamic problem is modeled in the context of nonlinear vibration of an elastic beam theory, with mid-plane stretching. The response of the nanotube illustrates a sequence of period-doubling bifurcations leading to chaos.
Keywords :
bifurcation; carbon nanotubes; micromechanical resonators; oscillations; vibrations; bifurcation; carbon nanotube resonator; elastic beam theory; nonlinear oscillations; nonlinear vibration; Bifurcation; Carbon nanotubes; Context modeling; Differential equations; Integral equations; Mechanical engineering; Nanoscale devices; Nonlinear equations; Resonance; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics and its Applications, 2009. ISMA '09. 6th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sharjah
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3480-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3481-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISMA.2009.5164837