• 文献标题:   Pseudo Hall-Petch Strength Reduction in Polycrystalline Graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SONG ZG, ARTYUKHOV VI, YAKOBSON BI, XU ZP
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, polycrystal, grain boundary, dislocation pileup, fracture nucleation
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Rice Univ
  • 被引频次:   112
  • DOI:   10.1021/nl400542n
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

The fracture of polycrystalline graphene is explored by performing molecular dynamics simulations with realistic finite-grain-size models, emphasizing the role of grain boundary ends and junctions. The simulations reveal a similar to 50% or more strength reduction due to the presence of the network of boundaries between polygonal grains, with cracks preferentially starting at the junctions. With a larger grain size, a surprising systematic decrease of tensile strength and failure strain is observed, while the elastic modulus rises. The observed crack localization and strength behavior are well-explained by a dislocation-pileup model, reminiscent of the Hall-Petch effect but coming from different underlying physics.