Phillip E. Loya

TL;DR: The combined experiment and modelling verify the applicability of the classic Griffith theory of brittle fracture to graphene and quantifies the essential fracture properties of graphene and provides mechanistic insights into the mechanical failure of graphene.

TL;DR: A novel approach to the controlled synthesis of thin crystal arrays of SnS(2) at predefined locations on chip by chemical vapor deposition with seed engineering is reported, which opens a pathway for the large-scale production of layered 2D semiconductor devices, important for applications in integrated nanoelectronic/photonic systems.

TL;DR: The high–strain-rate behavior of multilayer graphene over a range of thicknesses from 10 to 100 nanometers by using miniaturized ballistic tests confirms graphene's exceptional strength and stiffness.

TL;DR: Traditional single-fiber pull-out type experiments were conducted on individual multiwalled carbon nanotubes embedded in an epoxy matrix using a novel technique and the results are qualitatively consistent with the predictions of continuum fracture mechanics models.

TL;DR: Vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes (VASWCNTs) have been successfully transferred onto transparent conducting oxide glass and implemented as efficient low-cost, platinum-free counter electrode in sulfide –mediated dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), featuring notably improved electrocatalytic activity toward thiolate/disulfide redox shuttle over conventional Pt counter electrodes.