Multi-scale modeling of carbon nanotube-based artificial muscles

• Grant number: 19/15018-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: December 01, 2019
• End date: December 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Principal Investigator: Douglas Soares Galvão
• Grantee: John Emil Petersen Iii
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/08293-7 - CCES - Center for Computational Engineering and Sciences, AP.CEPID

Abstract

We intend to carry out a multi-scale investigation of carbon nanotube-based artificial muscles. Objectives: to create structural models representative of the CNT yarns; to investigate the physical origin of the coiled process; to investigate the role of the embedded paraffin in the actuation process; to investigate whether other embedded organic molecules could lead to the same actuation performance. (AU)