An atomistic methodology of energy release rate for graphene at nanoscale

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2014, Pages

  Zhang, Zhen ^a   Wang, Xianqiao ^b   Lee, James D ^a  

^a The George Washington University   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; CRITICAL ENERGY RELEASE RATE; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; FRACTURE-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCKS; HONEYCOMB ARCHITECTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS;

CHIRALITY; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; STRAIN RATE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84897895007     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4869207     Document Type: Article

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