Abstract: The ability of mechanosensing is essential for intelligent systems. Here we show by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations that a graphene flake on a bent beam exhibits amazing mechanosensing behavior, termed flexotaxis. The ...

Abstract: Thermally induced structural transitions in nanotubes between cylindrical and collapsed states are central to their applications in nanotechnology. Despite extensive research, the explicit determination of the critical ...

Abstract: Directional motion plays a crucial role in various mechanical systems. Although mechanisms for nanoscale directional motion have been widely used in many aspects of nanotechnology, it remains a great challenge to generate ...

Abstract: Long-distance transport of a nanoparticle on a solid surface remains a challenge in nanotechnology. Here, we design a nanoscale motor device for continuously transporting a nanoparticle on a beam surface. The device is ...

Abstract: Temperatureand stiffnessdependent edge forces offer new mechanisms of designing nanodevices driven by temperature and stiffness gradients. Here, we investigate the edge forces in a graphene nanolayer on a spring supported ...

Abstract: Graphynes, a new family of carbon allotropes, exhibit superior mechanical properties depending on their atomic structures and have been proposed as a promising building materials for nanodevices. Accurate modeling and ...

Abstract: Directional motion is one of the most fundamental motions in the nature, which is driven by specific types of gradients. The transition metal dichalcogenides graded lateral heterostructure is a valuable semiconductor playing ...

Abstract: Directional motion is one of the most fundamental motions in the nature, which is driven by specific types of gradients. The transition metal dichalcogenides graded lateral heterostructure is a valuable semiconductor playing ...

Abstract: Intrinsic driving mechanism is of particular significance to nanoscale mass delivery and device design. Stiffness gradient-driven directional motion, i.e., nanodurotaxis, provides an intrinsic driving mechanism, but an ...

Abstract: The interlayer attraction force between concentric carbon nanotubes (CNTs) plays an important role in CNT-based nanodevices. However, the precise measurement of the interlayer attraction force remains to date a challenge. ...