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Tearing graphene sheets from adhesive substrates produces tapered nanoribbons

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Sen, Dipanjan; Novoselov, Kostya S.; Reis, Pedro Miguel; Buehler, Markus J.
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Abstract
Graphene is a truly two-dimensional atomic crystal with exceptional electronic and mechanical properties. Whereas conventional bulk and thin-film materials have been studied extensively, the key mechanical properties of graphene, such as tearing and cracking, remain unknown, partly due to its two-dimensional nature and ultimate single-atom-layer thickness, which result in the breakdown of conventional material models. By combining first-principles ReaxFF molecular dynamics and experimental studies, a bottom-up investigation of the tearing of graphene sheets from adhesive substrates is reported, including the discovery of the formation of tapered graphene nanoribbons. Through a careful analysis of the underlying molecular rupture mechanisms, it is shown that the resulting nanoribbon geometry is controlled by both the graphene–substrate adhesion energy and by the number of torn graphene layers. By considering graphene as a model material for a broader class of two-dimensional atomic crystals, these results provide fundamental insights into the tearing and cracking mechanisms of highly confined nanomaterials.
Date issued
2010-05
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77221
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
Journal
Small
Publisher
Wiley Blackwell
Citation
Sen, Dipanjan et al. “Tearing Graphene Sheets From Adhesive Substrates Produces Tapered Nanoribbons.” Small 6.10 (2010): 1108–1116.
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1613-6810
1613-6829

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