Size dependence of the nonlinear elastic softening of nanoscale graphene monolayers under plane-strain bulge tests: A molecular dynamics study

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Jun, Sukky ^a   Tashi, Tenzin ^a   Park, Harold S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULGE TESTS; CARBON-CARBON BOND; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; ELASTIC SOFTENING; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; GAS PRESSURES; HYDROGEN MOLECULE; HYDROGEN PRESSURES; MICRO-SCALES; MICROSCALE THIN FILMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANO SCALE; NANO-SIZED; PLANE-STRAIN; SIMULATION RESULT; SIZE DEPENDENCE; SOFTENING BEHAVIOR;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONOLAYERS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 79251602154     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/380286     Document Type: Article

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