Chin. Phys. Lett.  2009, Vol. 26 Issue (6): 068702    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/26/6/068702
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Gating of Water Flow Induced by Bending of a Carbon Nanotube

WANG Shen1,2, LU Hang-Jun3, TU Yu-Song1,2, WANG Chun-Lei1,2,
FANG Hai-Ping 1,4

1Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 800-204, Shanghai 2018002Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 1000493Department of Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 3210044Theoretical Physics Center for Science Facilities (TPCSF), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049
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WANG Shen, LU Hang-Jun, TU Yu-Song et al  2009 Chin. Phys. Lett. 26 068702
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Abstract The ON-OFF state transition of the water transport induced by the structural bending of a carbon nanotube is studied by molecule dynamics simulation. The water permeation through a bent carbon nanotube shows excellent gating property with a threshold bending angle of about 14.6°. We also investigate the water density distribution inside the nanochannel to illustrate the mechanism.
Keywords: 87.15.He      36.20.Ey     
Received: 09 January 2009      Published: 01 June 2009
PACS:  87.15.He  
  36.20.Ey (Conformation (statistics and dynamics))  
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