Catalin R. Picu

TL;DR: It is reported that the two-dimensional elastic modulus of graphene is maintained even at a high density of sp(3)-type defects, which provides important basic information for the rational design of composites and other systems utilizing the high modulus and strength of graphene.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report that the two-dimensional elastic modulus of graphene is maintained even at a high density of sp(3)-type defects and that the breaking strength of defective graphene is only 14% smaller than its pristine counterpart in the sp3-defect regime.

TL;DR: In this article, a concurrent atomistic to continuum (AtC) coupling method is presented, where the problem domain is decomposed into an atomistic sub-domain where fine scale features need to be resolved, a continuum subdomain which can adequately describe the macroscale deformation and an overlap interphase subdomain that has a blended description of the two.

TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical network model reproducing some significant features of the viscoelastic behavior of unentangled polymer melts reinforced with well dispersed non-agglomerated nanoparticles is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, the role of the mean distance between these nanofillers on the overall conformation of polymer chains and, more importantly, on the statistics of bridges, dangling ends, loops, and trains was investigated.