Computational study on the effects of annealing on the mechanical properties of polycrystalline graphene

Carbon

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 338-349

  Becton, Matthew ^a   Zeng, Xiaowei ^b   Wang, Xianqiao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; TENSILE TESTING;

ANNEALING PROCESS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; GRAIN SIZE; MASS PRODUCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POLYCRYSTALLINE GRAPHENE; STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS; ULTIMATE STRAIN;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84924592213     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2015.01.061     Document Type: Article

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