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Influence of hydrogen functionalization on the fracture strength of graphene and the interfacial properties of graphene–polymer nanocomposite.

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nano-fracture
interfacial strength
fracture of graphene
molecular dynamics
graphene-polymer interface

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Influence of hydrogen functionalization on the fracture strength of graphene and the interfacial properties of graphene-polymer nanocomposite

Submitted by Nuwan Dewapriya on
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fracture of graphene
interfacial adhesion
molecular dynamics
hydrogen functionalization
strain rate
temperature effects
graphene
hydrogen adatom
graphene-polymer interface
fracture toghness
kinetic modelling

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Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Continuum Modeling of Temperature and Strain Rate Dependent Fracture Strength of Graphene

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fracture
molecular dynamics
graphene
crack propagation
temperature dependence
kinetics
LAMMPS
short cracks and defects
VMD
vacancy

I would like to share with you our recent paper published in the Journal of Applied Mechanics: J. Appl. Mech. 81(8), 081010 (Jun 02, 2014)

Modelling fracture of graphene using Griffith’s criterion and quantized fracture mechanics

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fracture mechanics
molecular dynamics
nanomechanics
continuum mechanics
graphene
crack propagation
Griffith's equation
quantized fracture mechanics
fracture of graphene
armchair
zigzag

In armchair graphene sheets, crack propagates perpendicular to the applied strain, whereas crack propagation in zigzag sheets occurs at an angle to the straining direction. This occurs due to different bond structure along armchair and zigzag directions as shown in Fig. 1. Videos 1 and 2 show the fracture of armchair and zigzag sheets, respectively.

 

Fig. 1: Armchair and zigzag directions of graohene

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