• 文献标题:   Fracture Characteristics of Monolayer CVD-Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HWANGBO Y, LEE CK, KIM SM, KIM JH, KIM KS, JANG B, LEE HJ, LEE SK, KIM SS, AHN JH, LEE SM
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  • 出版物名称:   SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
  • ISSN:   2045-2322
  • 通讯作者地址:   Yonsei Univ
  • 被引频次:   45
  • DOI:   10.1038/srep04439
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

We have observed and analyzed the fracture characteristics of the monolayer CVD-graphene using pressure bulge testing setup. The monolayer CVD-graphene has appeared to undergo environmentally assisted subcritical crack growth in room condition, i.e. stress corrosion cracking arising from the adsorption of water vapor on the graphene and the subsequent chemical reactions. The crack propagation in graphene has appeared to be able to be reasonably tamed by adjusting applied humidity and stress. The fracture toughness, describing the ability of a material containing inherent flaws to resist catastrophic failure, of the CVD-graphene has turned out to be exceptionally high, as compared to other carbon based 3D materials. These results imply that the CVD-graphene could be an ideal candidate as a structural material notwithstanding environmental susceptibility. In addition, the measurements reported here suggest that specific non-continuum fracture behaviors occurring in 2D monoatomic structures can be macroscopically well visualized and characterized.