Fast Monte Carlo Simulation-based Process Design and Planning for Carbon Nanotube Synthesis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Keywords
nanomanufacturing, process design, Young’s modulus, fast MC simulation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2016.08.106
Abstract
Although nanostructures have been considered for industrial applications, the current production and yield rate remains rather low, hovering in 10-20%. An effective process planning and design for nanomanufacturing is considered necessary to improve quality of nanostructures and consequentially the yield rate. Key to quality assurance in nanomanufacturing is to derive desired geometric features, which are determinant to physical and chemical properties (e.g., Young's modulus), of nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs). While atomistic simulation models are widely used to study those nano-scale phenomena and consequentially the process design, they suffer from an overwhelming computational overhead. In this paper, we present a meso-scale fast Monte Carlo (MC) simulation approach to investigate large-scale CNT synthesis in chemical vapor deposition, and identify key parameters (here, catalyst diameter, temperature, and CNT length) to maximize the Young's modulus.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Procedia Manufacturing, v. 5, p. 1357-1368
Scholar Commons Citation
Cheng, Changqing; Bukkapatnum, Satish T.; Raff, Lionel; and Komanduri, Ranga, "Fast Monte Carlo Simulation-based Process Design and Planning for Carbon Nanotube Synthesis" (2016). Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Faculty Publications. 53.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/egs_facpub/53
