Elastic straining of free-standing monolayer graphene
The extraordinary mechanical properties of graphene are usually measured on very small or supported samples. Here, the authors develop a method to test a large area of graphene and show that even with edge defects it displays near-ideal mechanical performance.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2020-01-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14130-0 |