Toughening graphene with topological defects: A perspective

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Teng ^a   Gao, Huajian ^a  

^a Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphene; Topological defects; Toughness

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; GRAPHENE; TOPOLOGY; TOUGHNESS;

CRACK-LIKE FLAWS; TOPOLOGICAL DEFECT;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 84994060532     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4030052     Document Type: Review

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