Mechanical characterization of nanoindented graphene via molecular dynamics simulations

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-10

  Fang, Te Hua ^a   Wang, Tong Hong ^b   Yang, Jhih Chin ^c   Hsiao, Yu Jen ^d  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING INC   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL NANO DEVICE LABORATORIES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Graphene; Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics; Nanoindentation

Indexed keywords

HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INDENTATION DEPTH; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PILE-UPS; PLASTIC ENERGY; RESISTANCE TO DEFORMATION; TOPOLOGICAL DEFECT; UNLOADING PROCESS;

ADHESION; DYNAMICS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOINDENTATION; PILES; UNLOADING;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84862909179     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-481     Document Type: Article

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