Mechanical properties of monolayer graphene under tensile and compressive loading

被引:191
作者
Gao, Yuanwen [1 ]
Hao, Peng [1 ]
机构
[1] Lanzhou Univ, Sch Civil Engn & Mech, Dept Engn Sci & Mech, Key Lab Mech Western Disaster & Environm,Minist E, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China
关键词
Monolayer graphene; Zigzag graphene; Armchair graphene; Mechanical property; Quantum molecular dynamics; WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; ELASTIC PROPERTIES;
D O I
10.1016/j.physe.2009.04.033
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The mechanical properties of zigzag graphene and armchair graphene nanoribbon under tensile and compressive loading are studied by the use of quantum mechanics as well as quantum molecular dynamics (MD) method based on the Roothaan-Hall equation and the Newton motion laws. The similar failure mechanisms and different mechanical properties are found in zigzag graphene and armchair graphene subjected to mechanical load. Under tensile or compressive loadings, the critical loading of the zigzag graphene is larger than that of the armchair graphene. Both zigzag graphene and armchair graphene begin to break at the outmost carbon atomic layers. Applied mechanical loading indeed changes the electronic properties of graphene. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1561 / 1566
页数:6
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