Graphene has received significant attention due to its combination of remarkable
mechanical, thermal, chemical and electrical properties. Furthermore, due to its superior …

The mechanical properties of materials are not only indispensable key factors in their
application fields, but are also fundamentally important in terms of materials science. Since …

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 …

New materials with distinctive properties are arising and attracting the scientific community
at regular intervals. Stiffness and strength are the important factors in determining stability …

The super-high strength of single-layer graphene has attracted great interest. In practice,
defects resulting from thermodynamics or introduced by fabrication, naturally or artificially …

A machine learning model is proposed to predict the brittle fracture of polycrystalline
graphene under tensile loading. The model employs a convolutional neural network …

This paper presents a comprehensive molecular dynamics study on the effects of
nanocracks (a row of vacancies) on the fracture strength of graphene sheets at various …

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 …

Assembling layered materials in the form of vertically stacked heterostructures has emerged
as a facile way to leverage the properties of each component and fabricate novel highly …

The numerous applications of carbon-based nanomaterials clearly demonstrate the
importance of polymorphism in carbon. Two-dimensional biphenylene is a recently …