• 文献标题:   Molecular Dynamics-Based Cohesive Law for Epoxy-Graphene Interfaces
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FAN JD, ANASTASSIOU A, MACOSKO CW, TADMOR EB
  • 作者关键词:   graphenebased nanofiller, polymer matrix composite, cohesive law, molecular dynamics simulation
  • 出版物名称:   TRIBOLOGY LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1023-8883 EI 1573-2711
  • 通讯作者地址:  
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1007/s11249-021-01422-0
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Molecular dynamics simulations are used to obtain mode I and mode II fracture energies and cohesive laws for bulk epoxy and interfaces formed between epoxy and single-layer graphene (SLG), multilayer graphene (MLG), and multilayer graphene oxide (MLGO). The elastic moduli and ultimate tensile and shear strengths of epoxy-graphene interfaces are calculated from uniaxial tension and simple shear loadings. The results show that Young's modulus and the ultimate tensile strength increase relative to bulk epoxy, whereas the shear modulus and ultimate shear strength are reduced. Failure of epoxy-graphene interfaces in tension occurs due to the formation of voids in the epoxy. Failure in shear is due to tangential slipping at the interface. Under mixed-mode conditions, the shear modulus and shear strength decrease with increasing tensile load. The critical energy release rate Gc for the studied epoxy-SLG/MLG/MLGO systems is obtained using a continuum fracture mechanics approach and is found to be significantly lower than for bulk epoxy. All of the results are combined to define mode I and II cohesive laws for bulk epoxy and epoxy-SLG/MLG/MLGO interfaces that can be used in theoretical models and numerical methods, such as finite elements, that employ cohesive zones.