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13 | | -The objective of this tutorial is to impose the deformation |
14 | | -of a carbon nanotube (CNT) using LAMMPS. |
| 13 | +In this tutorial, the system of interest is a small, single-walled carbon |
| 14 | +nanotube (CNT) in an empty box. The CNT is strained |
| 15 | +by imposing a constant velocity on the edge atoms. To illustrate the |
| 16 | +difference between conventional and reactive force fields, this tutorial |
| 17 | +is divided into two parts: in the first part, a conventional molecular |
| 18 | +force field (called OPLS-AA :cite:`jorgensenDevelopmentTestingOPLS1996`) |
| 19 | +is used and the bonds between the atoms of the CNT are unbreakable. In |
| 20 | +the second part, a reactive force field (called AIREBO :cite:`stuart2000reactive`) |
| 21 | +is used, which allows chemical bonds to break under large strain. |
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16 | | -In this tutorial, a small carbon nanotube (CNT) is simulated |
17 | | -within an empty box using LAMMPS. An external |
18 | | -force is imposed on the CNT, and its deformation is measured over time. |
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20 | | -To illustrate the difference between classical and reactive force fields, |
21 | | -this tutorial is divided into two parts. Within the first part, a classical |
22 | | -force field is used and the bonds between the atoms of the CNT are |
23 | | -unbreakable. Within the second part, a reactive force field |
24 | | -(named AIREBO :cite:`stuart2000reactive`) is used, allowing for the breaking |
25 | | -of chemical bonds when the CNT undergoes strong deformation. |
| 23 | +To set up this tutorial, select *Start Tutorial 2* from the *Tutorials* |
| 24 | +menu of LAMMPS-GUI and follow the instructions. This will select a folder, |
| 25 | +create one if necessary, and place several files into it. The initial |
| 26 | +input file, set up for a single-point energy calculation, will also be |
| 27 | +loaded into the editor under the name *unbreakable.lmp*. Additional files |
| 28 | +are a data file containing the CNT topology and geometry, named |
| 29 | +*unbreakable.data*, a parameters file named *unbreakable.inc*, as well as |
| 30 | +the scripts required for the second part of the tutorial. |
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