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Mechanical properties of suspended graphene sheets

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In this article, the Young's modulus of stacks of graphene sheets suspended over photolithographically defined trenches in silicon dioxide was measured using an atomic force microscope, with measured spring constants scaling as expected with the dimensions of the suspended section, ranging from 1to5N∕m.
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Using an atomic force microscope, we measured effective spring constants of stacks of graphene sheets (less than 5) suspended over photolithographically defined trenches in silicon dioxide. Measurements were made on layered graphene sheets of thicknesses between 2 and 8nm, with measured spring constants scaling as expected with the dimensions of the suspended section, ranging from 1to5N∕m. When our data are fitted to a model for doubly clamped beams under tension, we extract a Young’s modulus of 0.5TPa, compared to 1TPa for bulk graphite along the basal plane, and tensions on the order of 10−7N.

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Size effect in single layer graphene sheets and transition from molecular mechanics to continuum theory

TL;DR: In this paper , the size-dependent mechanical response of graphene is investigated with an entirely nonlinear molecular mechanics approach, and a continuum anisotropic membrane model for graphene in finite elasticity is presented.
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Construction of graphene network in Ni matrix composites: A molecular dynamics study of densification process

TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the formation mechanism of Graphene network reinforced Ni matrix composites (GN/Ni) by molecular dynamics and showed that discrete graphene sheets covered on Ni particles are assembled into an intact and continuous graphene network through interlayer and lateral connections.
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Synthesis and characterization of graphene-based nanocomposites for EM shielding applications

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel graphene-based nanocomposites, consisting of a polymeric-based system filled with graphenenanoplatelets (GNP), are developed for application as low-cost lightweight electromagnetic shielding materials.
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First-Principle Study of Dislocation Slips in Impurity Doped Graphene

TL;DR: In this paper, the generalized-stacking-fault energy (GSFE) curves along two crystallographic slips, glide and shuffle, for both pristine graphene and impurity of boron (B) or nitrogen (N) doped graphene were examined.
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Mechanical properties of bundled carbon nanoscroll

TL;DR: In this article, three individual single-layer graphene samples were put together as a bundle to study the effect of bundling on the mechanical properties of carbon nanoscrolls, and the simulation results showed that the bundled sample buckled at a slightly lower critical strain with an ultimate strength almost three times that of single sample.
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Raman spectrum of graphene and graphene layers.

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Experimental observation of the quantum Hall effect and Berry's phase in graphene

TL;DR: In this paper, an experimental investigation of magneto-transport in a high-mobility single layer of Graphene is presented, where an unusual half-integer quantum Hall effect for both electron and hole carriers in graphene is observed.
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Experimental Observation of Quantum Hall Effect and Berry's Phase in Graphene

TL;DR: An experimental investigation of magneto-transport in a high-mobility single layer of graphene observes an unusual half-integer quantum Hall effect for both electron and hole carriers in graphene.
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