Fracture is one of the most prominent concerns for large scale applications of graphene. In
this paper, we review some of the recent progresses in experimental and theoretical studies …

The super-high strength of single-layer graphene has attracted great interest. In practice,
defects resulting from thermodynamics or introduced by fabrication, naturally or artificially …

MXenes, the new 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides, have recently attracted extensive
attention due to their diverse applications and excellent performances. However, the thermal …

Metallic 2D materials can be promising saturable absorbers for ultrashort pulsed laser
production in the long wavelength regime. However, preparing and manipulating their 2D …

Graphene is an elementary unit for various carbon based nanostructures. The recent
technological developments have made it possible to manufacture hybrid and sandwich …

Based on atomistic simulations, we investigated the mechanical properties of a single-layer
diamond—diamane under tensile and bending deformation. It is found that the layer …

A combined density functional theory and molecular dynamics approach is employed to
study modifications of graphene at atomistic level for better H 2 storage. The study reveals H …

Although graphene is believed to be the strongest material, many properties of this material
are still worth exploring and discovering, especially the influence of inevitable defects in its …

Material properties and fracture characteristics are among the most prominent parameters
that should be considered for a wide range of graphene applications. This article reviews …

Anisotropic mechanics of van der Waals (vdWs) materials offers opportunity to peel off
individual atomic layers, initiating a 2D revolution in the fields of materials science, physics …