Grain boundaries in hybrid two-dimensional materials

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-70

  Zhang, Zhuhua ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Yakobson, Boris I ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dislocations; First principle calculations; Grain boundary; Hybrid material; Two dimensional material

Indexed keywords

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); GRAIN BOUNDARIES; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

DEVIATION ANGLES; ELECTRONIC BEHAVIORS; FIRST PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS; GROUND-STATE STRUCTURES; PERFECT MATCHES; ROTATION ANGLES; STEPPING STONE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS;

HYBRID MATERIALS;

EID: 84902482858     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2014.05.009     Document Type: Article

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