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    Atomistic modelling of size-dependent mechanical properties and fracture of pristine and defective cove-edged graphene nanoribbons
    (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020-07) Damasceno, D. A; Rajapakse, R. K. N. D; Mesquita, E
    Cove-edged graphene nanoribbons (CGNR) are a class of nanoribbons with asymmetric edges composed of alternating hexagons and have remarkable electronic properties. Although CGNRs have attractive size-dependent electronic properties their mechanical properties have not been well understood. In practical applications, the mechanical properties such as tensile strength, ductility and fracture toughness play an important role, especially during device fabrication and operation. This work aims to fill a gap in the understanding of the mechanical behaviour of CGNRs by studying the edge and size effects on the mechanical response by using molecular dynamic simulations. Pristine graphene structures are rarely found in applications. Therefore, this study also examines the effects of topological defects on the mechanical behaviour of CGNR. Ductility and fracture patterns of CGNR with divacancy and topological defects are studied. The results reveal that the CGNR become stronger and slightly more ductile as the width increases in contrast to normal zigzag GNR. Furthermore, the mechanical response of defective CGNRs show complex dependency on the defect configuration and distribution, while the direction of the fracture propagation has a complex dependency on the defect configuration and position. The results also confirm the possibility of topological design of graphene to tailor properties through the manipulation of defect types, orientation, and density and defect networks.
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    Atomistic simulation of tensile strength properties of graphene with complex vacancy and topological defects
    (Springer Vienna, 2020-08) Damasceno, D. A; Rajapakse, R. K. N. D; Mesquita, E; Pavanello, R
    Defects including topological and vacancy defects have been observed in graphene during fabrication. Defects are also introduced to break the lattice symmetry of graphene and thereby obtain enhanced optoelectronic and other properties. It is important that gains in certain properties due to the presence defects are not at the expense of mechanical strength which is important in handling graphene and device fabrication. This paper presents a comprehensive study of the tensile strength and fracture strain of monolayer graphene with commonly observed topological defects and nanopores. Both molecular dynamics and the atomic-scale finite element method (AFEM) are used in this study, and the accuracy of AFEM in simulating complex topological and vacancy defects including line defects is established. It is found that the tensile strength properties have a complex dependency on the defect shape, size, and chirality. Certain defect geometries are found to be mechanically superior to other defect geometries thereby supporting the concept of topological design of graphene to optimize properties. The study also establishes AFEM as an efficient and potential tool for topological optimization of the mechanical behaviour of graphene.