Recent advances in the mechanics of 2D materials

G Wang, H Hou, Y Yan, R Jagatramka… - … Journal of Extreme …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
The exceptional physical properties and unique layered structure of two-dimensional (2D)
materials have made this class of materials great candidates for applications in electronics …

Fracture of graphene: a review

T Zhang, X Li, H Gao - International Journal of Fracture, 2015 - Springer
Fracture is one of the most prominent concerns for large scale applications of graphene. In
this paper, we review some of the recent progresses in experimental and theoretical studies …

Elastic straining of free-standing monolayer graphene

K Cao, S Feng, Y Han, L Gao, T Hue Ly, Z Xu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The sp2 nature of graphene endows the hexagonal lattice with very high theoretical
stiffness, strength and resilience, all well-documented. However, the ultimate stretchability of …

[HTML][HTML] Production and processing of graphene and related materials

C Backes, AM Abdelkader, C Alonso… - 2D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an overview of the main techniques for production and processing of graphene
and related materials (GRMs), as well as the key characterization procedures. We adopt …

Brittle Fracture of 2D MoSe2.

Y Yang, X Li, M Wen, E Hacopian, W Chen… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla …, 2016 - europepmc.org
An in situ quantitative tensile testing platform is developed to enable the uniform in-plane
loading of a freestanding membrane of 2D materials inside a scanning electron microscope …

Mechanical properties of 2D materials studied by in situ microscopy techniques

X Li, M Sun, C Shan, Q Chen… - Advanced Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐dimensional (2D) materials have been demonstrated as promising building
blocks in future electronic and their mechanical properties are quite important for various …

Two-dimensional layered materials: from mechanical and coupling properties towards applications in electronics

H Zhan, D Guo, GX Xie - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
With the increasing interest in nanodevices based on two-dimensional layered materials
(2DLMs) after the birth of graphene, the mechanical and coupling properties of these …

Distinctive in-plane cleavage behaviors of two-dimensional layered materials

Y Guo, C Liu, Q Yin, C Wei, S Lin, TB Hoffman… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Mechanical exfoliation from bulk layered crystal is widely used for preparing two-
dimensional (2D) layered materials, which involves not only out-of-plane interlayer cleavage …

In situ microscopy techniques for characterizing the mechanical properties and deformation behavior of two-dimensional (2D) materials

P Li, Z Kang, Z Zhang, Q Liao, F Rao, Y Lu, Y Zhang - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the atomic thickness and planar characteristics, two-dimensional (2D) materials such
as graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are considered to be excellent …

Folded graphene reinforced nanocomposites with superior strength and toughness: A molecular dynamics study

S Zhao, Y Zhang, J Yang, S Kitipornchai - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Toughness and strength are important material parameters in practical structural
applications. However, it remains a great challenge to achieve high toughness and high …