Behavior of the van der Waals force between a plate and a single-walled carbon nanotube under uniform hydrostatic pressure: a theoretical study.

摘要: We study the behaviour of non-retarded van der Waals force between a planar substrate and single-walled carbon nanotube, assuming that system is immersed in liquid medium which exerts hydrostatic pressure on tube's surface, thereby altering its cross section profile. The shape latter described as continual structure characterized by symmetry index n. Two principle mutual positions tube with respect to are studied: when one keeps constant minimal separation surfaces interacting objects; distance from axis substrates bounding surface fixed. Within these conditions, using technique integration approach, we derive integral form expressions give dependance commented applied pressure.