Fracture behavior of SiGe nanosheets: mechanics of monocrystalline vs. polycrystalline structure

MZ Dehaghani, ME Safa, F Yousefi… - Engineering Fracture …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 2D materials present promising features, but their intrinsic defects, especially at
high temperatures, should be considered for usage under harsh conditions. Molecular …

Mechanical properties of silicon-germanium nanotubes: a molecular dynamics study

A Dadrasi, AR Albooyeh, AH Mashhadzadeh - Applied Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In current article, molecular dynamic simulation was selected to estimate the mechanical
properties of silicon‑germanium nanotubes (SiGeNTs) according to their chirality, dimension …

Fracture properties of nanoscale single-crystal silicon plates: Molecular dynamics simulations and finite element method

Y Wei, Y Li, D Huang, C Zhou, J Zhao - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2018 - Elsevier
The thickness-and chirality-dependent mixed-mode I-II critical stress strength factors (SIFs)
and crack growth angles of single-crystal silicon (SCS)[1 0 0] and [1 1 0] plates are …

Investigation on the mechanical properties and fracture phenomenon of silicon doped graphene by molecular dynamics simulation

MH Rahman, S Mitra, M Motalab, P Bose - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Silicon doping is an effective way to modulate the bandgap of graphene that might open the
door for graphene to the semiconductor industries. However, the mechanical properties of …

Atomistic elucidation of mechanical properties and fracture phenomenon of defective indium selenide monolayer

MF Jamil, MSAM Jony, TS Akash, RASI Subad… - Computational …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study reports the mechanical properties and fracture mechanism of pre-cracked and
defected InSe nanosheets using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. We observed a …

Understanding mechanical properties and failure mechanism of germanium-silicon alloy at nanoscale

MH Rahman, EH Chowdhury, MM Islam - Journal of Nanoparticle …, 2020 - Springer
We use molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the material properties of cubic zinc
blende Si 0.5 Ge 0.5 alloy nanowire (NW). We elucidate the effect of nanowire size, crystal …

Temperature-and defect-induced uniaxial tensile mechanical behaviors and the fracture mechanism of two-dimensional silicon germanide

ASMJ Islam, MS Akbar, MS Islam, J Park - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Recently, monolayer silicon germanide (SiGe), a newly explored buckled honeycomb
configuration of silicon and germanium, is predicted to be a promising nanomaterial for next …

Fracture of a silicon nanowire at ultra-large elastic strain

H Zhang, KY Fung, Y Zhuang, K Cao, J Song, A Hu… - Acta Mechanica, 2019 - Springer
Understanding the fracture behavior of one-dimensional (1-D) nanomaterials is critical for
their functional device applications and maximizing their service life. At the nanoscale, solid …

Fracture toughness and crack propagation behavior of nanoscale beryllium oxide graphene-like structures: a molecular dynamics simulation analysis

MZ Dehaghani, AH Mashhadzadeh… - Engineering Fracture …, 2020 - Elsevier
Defects present in the structure of nanostructures strongly affect and determine their
performance, especially at high loadings and temperatures. Herein, molecular dynamics …

Applying molecular dynamics simulation to take the fracture fingerprint of polycrystalline SiC nanosheets

F Molaei, MZ Dehaghani, A Salmankhani… - Computational Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Graphene-like nanosheets are the key elements of advanced materials and systems. The
mechanical behavior of the structurally perfect 2D nanostructures is well documented, but …