Flexoelectricity refers to the mechanical-electro coupling between strain gradient and
electric polarization, and conversely, the electro-mechanical coupling between electric field …

Moiré superlattices in van der Waals heterostructures have given rise to a number of
emergent electronic phenomena due to the interplay between atomic structure and electron …

Soft robotics requires materials that are capable of large deformation and amenable to
actuation with external stimuli such as electric fields. Energy harvesting, biomedical devices …

Atomically thin nanomaterials represent a unique paradigm for interfacing with biological
systems due to their mechanical flexibility, exceptional interfacial area, and ease of chemical …

This work studies experimentally and numerically the post-bifurcation response of a
magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) film bonded to a soft non-magnetic (passive) …

Graphene-based carbon micro-/nano-cones were prepared by depositing pyrolytic carbon
onto individual carbon nanotubes as supports using a specific chemical vapor deposition …

There is growing interest in using 2D graphene-related reinforcements to toughen brittle
ceramics in nanocomposites. However, there is a lack of fundamental understanding of the …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials are highly bendable due to their atomic thickness
and, thus, can readily attain a large strain gradient hard to achieve in bulk materials. This …

How do the weak sound waves get amplified in a cochlea? This deceptively simple question
has attracted a fair amount of attention and several creative mechanisms have been …

We present a numerical-aided experimental study on the buckling of hierarchical beams
comprising multiple self-similar modules. Each module consists of multiple elemental beams …