Investigating the Mechanical Properties of Double- Walled Carbon Nanocones under Tensile and Compressive loadings using the finite element method

In this paper, finite element method is employed to study the buckling behavior and mechanical properties of double-walled carbon nanocones. In this regard, double-walled nanocones with different geometries, including lengths and angles, and boundary conditions are investigated. Based on the similarity between the nanostructures and space frames, structural mechanics approach is employed to study the mechanical behavior of the nanocones. In this approach, the carbon nanocones are considered as space frame and beam and mass elements are utilized to model the atoms and bonds. The results show that the elastic modulus of the carbon nanocones decreases by increasing the apex angle and length. Besides, it is shown that the influence of the apex angle on the critical buckling force of the carbon nanocones is more significant than the length effect. Increasing apex angle and length of the carbon nanocones lead to increasing and decreasing of the critical buckling force, respectively.