• 文献标题:   A review on the mechanical and thermal properties of graphene and graphene-based polymer nanocomposites: understanding of modelling and MD simulation
  • 文献类型:   Review
  • 作  者:   KUMAR A, SHARMA K, DIXIT AR
  • 作者关键词:   molecular modelling, graphene, nanocomposite, mechanical thermal propertie, molecular dynamic
  • 出版物名称:   MOLECULAR SIMULATION
  • ISSN:   0892-7022 EI 1029-0435
  • 通讯作者地址:   Indian Sch Mines
  • 被引频次:   13
  • DOI:   10.1080/08927022.2019.1680844 EA OCT 2019
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Simulation of molecular dynamics (MD) allows mimicking the systematic variation of mechanical properties beyond the capacity of experimental methods. In this review, the status of the molecular modelling, simulation and mechanical and thermal characterisation of graphene and the properties of bulk nanocomposites using MD are extensively examined. The molecular models of graphene (pristine and functionalised), and the most common epoxy matrix with preeminent MD energy minimisation tools are thoroughly examined. The presence of MD?s simulation setup and the computational procedure for different styles of mixing the polymer matrix with graphene as nanofiller are exhaustively reviewed. In particular, in the analysis of several papers on graphene and their composites, it has been noticed that mechanical, thermal and interfacial properties are ubiquitous to most of the engineering applications. In this review, advances in the molecular modelling and simulation of graphene and their composites has been discussed in detail keeping graphene structures, aspect ratio, weight fraction and density effect as major factors. Finally, the research gaps and future scope are discussed, which indeed helps the researchers in scaling up their researches in graphene and their composites, which may further lead to their experimental findings.