The effect of Stone-Thrower-Wales defects on mechanical properties of graphene sheets - A molecular dynamics study

Carbon

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-132

  He, Linchun ^a   Guo, Siusiu ^a   Lei, Jincheng ^a   Sha, Zhendong ^a   Liu, Zishun ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

BREAKING STRENGTH; GRAPHENE SHEETS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; TILTING ANGLE;

DEFECTS;

EID: 84900828179     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.03.044     Document Type: Article

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