Effect of defect guided out-of-plane deformations on the mechanical properties of graphene T. Chaitanya Sagar, Viswanath Chinthapenta, M. F. Horstemeyer Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 2020 In this paper, nanoscale mechanical properties and failure behavior of graphene with Stone-Wales defect concentration were investigated using molecular dynamics simulations with the latest ReaxFFC-2013 potential that can accurately capture bond breakages of graphitic compounds. The choice of interatomic potential plays an essential role in capturing the deformation mechanism accurately. Stable configuration of two-dimensional graphene experiences out-of-plane deformation leading to ripples and wrinkles in graphene. It is observed that the mechanical properties such as Young’s modulus, ultimate tensile strength, and the fracture strain are dependent on the out-of-plane deformation, temperature, defect concentration, defect orientation, defect layout and loading configuration. It is observed that the post transient phase non-homogenous ripples and wrinkles influence the mechanical properties at low and high defect concentrations, respectively.
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Effect of defect guided out-of-plane deformations on the mechanical properties of graphene TC Sagar, V Chinthapenta, MF Horstemeyer Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures 29 (2), 83-99 , 2021 2021 Citations: 10
Effect of substitutional and vacancy defects on the electrical and mechanical properties of 2D-hexagonal boron nitride TC Sagar, V Chinthapenta Journal of Molecular Modeling 26 (8), 192 , 2020 2020 Citations: 22
Electronic scale properties of pristine stanene and tin forms using ab-initio methods C T Sagar, V R Chinthapenta Advanced Materials Letters 10 (1), 74-78 , 2019 2019 Citations: 5
Lower and upper bound estimates of material properties of pristine graphene: Using quantum espresso T Chaitanya Sagar, V Chinthapenta Advances in Structural Integrity: Proceedings of SICE 2016, 253-265 , 2017 2017 Citations: 2
Second IITH Solid Mechanics Symposium Book of Abstracts Solid Mechanics Group Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad C Sagar, VR Chinthapenta Second IITH Solid Mechanics Symposium , 2017 2017
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Effect of substitutional and vacancy defects on the electrical and mechanical properties of 2D-hexagonal boron nitride TC Sagar, V Chinthapenta Journal of Molecular Modeling 26 (8), 192 , 2020 2020 Citations: 22
Effect of defect guided out-of-plane deformations on the mechanical properties of graphene TC Sagar, V Chinthapenta, MF Horstemeyer Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures 29 (2), 83-99 , 2021 2021 Citations: 10
Electronic scale properties of pristine stanene and tin forms using ab-initio methods C T Sagar, V R Chinthapenta Advanced Materials Letters 10 (1), 74-78 , 2019 2019 Citations: 5
Lower and upper bound estimates of material properties of pristine graphene: Using quantum espresso T Chaitanya Sagar, V Chinthapenta Advances in Structural Integrity: Proceedings of SICE 2016, 253-265 , 2017 2017 Citations: 2
Second IITH Solid Mechanics Symposium Book of Abstracts Solid Mechanics Group Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad C Sagar, VR Chinthapenta Second IITH Solid Mechanics Symposium , 2017 2017