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 …

Atomistic simulations of mechanical properties and fracture of graphene: A review

MA Torkaman-Asadi, MA Kouchakzadeh - Computational Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Material properties and fracture characteristics are among the most prominent parameters
that should be considered for a wide range of graphene applications. This article reviews …

Vertical and uniform growth of MoS2 nanosheets on GO nanosheets for efficient mechanical reinforcement in polymer scaffold

P Feng, S Shen, L Yang, Y Kong, S Yang… - Virtual and Physical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Graphene oxide (GO) and molybdenum disulphide (MoS2), have drawn more and more
attention as reinforcement in polymer. However, their large specific surface area and strong …

Fracture at the two-dimensional limit

B Ni, D Steinbach, Z Yang, A Lew, B Zhang, Q Fang… - Mrs Bulletin, 2022 - Springer
More than a century ago, AA Griffith published the seminal paper establishing the
foundational framework for fracture mechanics. The elegant theory creatively introduced the …

Predicted confinement-enhanced stability and extraordinary mechanical properties for carbon nanotube wrapped chains of linear carbon

E Gao, R Li, RH Baughman - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
The demand for high-modulus, high-strength, lightweight materials has continuously driven
the bottom-up assembly of carbon nanostructures into high-performance bulk carbon …

Elastic properties and tensile strength of 2D Ti3C2Tx MXene monolayers

C Rong, T Su, Z Li, T Chu, M Zhu, Y Yan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal nitrides and carbides (MXenes), represented
by Ti3C2Tx, have broad applications in flexible electronics, electromechanical devices, and …

Comprehensive molecular dynamics studies of the ballistic resistance of multilayer graphene-polymer composite

MAN Dewapriya, SA Meguid - Computational Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Unlike most existing works, where the focus has been to study the ballistic performance of
single and multilayer graphene sheets, our research is concerned with the ballistic …

Ballistic performance of ramie fabric reinforcing graphene oxide-incorporated epoxy matrix composite

AC Pereira, AM Lima, LCC Demosthenes, MS Oliveira… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Graphene oxide (GO) incorporation in natural fiber composites has recently defined a novel
class of materials with enhanced properties for applications, including ballistic armors. In the …

Characterizing fracture stress of defective graphene samples using shallow and deep artificial neural networks

MAN Dewapriya, R Rajapakse, WPS Dias - Carbon, 2020 - Elsevier
Advanced machine learning methods could be useful to obtain novel insights into some
challenging nanomechanical problems. In this work, we employed artificial neural networks …

Anisotropic fracture of graphene revealed by surface steps on graphite

C Qu, D Shi, L Chen, Z Wu, J Wang, S Shi, E Gao… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
The anisotropic fracture toughness G (θ) is an intrinsic feature of graphene and is
fundamental for fabrication, functioning, and robustness of graphene-based devices …