Nanomechanical behavior and interfacial deformation beyond the elastic limit in 2D metal–organic framework nanosheets

Nanoscale mechanical property measurements of nanoporous nanosheets face many challenges. Herein we show atomic force microscope (AFM)-based nanoindentation to probe the nanoscale mechanical properties of a 2-D metal–organic framework (MOF) nanosheet material containing atomic-sized pores, termed Cu...

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Main Authors: Zeng, Z, Flyagina, IS, Tan, J-C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2020
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Flyagina, IS
Tan, J-C
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Flyagina, IS
Tan, J-C
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description Nanoscale mechanical property measurements of nanoporous nanosheets face many challenges. Herein we show atomic force microscope (AFM)-based nanoindentation to probe the nanoscale mechanical properties of a 2-D metal–organic framework (MOF) nanosheet material containing atomic-sized pores, termed CuBDC [copper 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate]. The sample thickness ranged from ∼10 nm (tens of monolayers) up to ∼400 nm (a stack of multilayers). In terms of its elastic–plastic properties, the Young's modulus (E ∼ 23 GPa) and yield strength (σy ∼ 450 MPa) were determined in the through-thickness direction. Moreover, we characterized the failure mechanisms of the CuBDC nanosheets, where three failure mechanisms were identified: interfacial slippage, fracture of the framework, and delamination of multilayered nanosheets. Threshold forces and indentation depths corresponding to these failure modes were determined. To gain insights into the failure mechanisms, we employ finite-element models with cohesive elements to simulate the interfacial debonding of a stack of 2-D nanosheets during the indentation process. The nanomechanical AFM methodology elucidated here will pave the way for the study of other 2-D hybrid nanosheets and layered van der Waals solids.
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spelling oxford-uuid:241a77ae-f410-47d6-b406-5aae0ce10a472022-03-26T11:48:03ZNanomechanical behavior and interfacial deformation beyond the elastic limit in 2D metal–organic framework nanosheetsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:241a77ae-f410-47d6-b406-5aae0ce10a47EnglishSymplectic ElementsRoyal Society of Chemistry2020Zeng, ZFlyagina, ISTan, J-CNanoscale mechanical property measurements of nanoporous nanosheets face many challenges. Herein we show atomic force microscope (AFM)-based nanoindentation to probe the nanoscale mechanical properties of a 2-D metal–organic framework (MOF) nanosheet material containing atomic-sized pores, termed CuBDC [copper 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate]. The sample thickness ranged from ∼10 nm (tens of monolayers) up to ∼400 nm (a stack of multilayers). In terms of its elastic–plastic properties, the Young's modulus (E ∼ 23 GPa) and yield strength (σy ∼ 450 MPa) were determined in the through-thickness direction. Moreover, we characterized the failure mechanisms of the CuBDC nanosheets, where three failure mechanisms were identified: interfacial slippage, fracture of the framework, and delamination of multilayered nanosheets. Threshold forces and indentation depths corresponding to these failure modes were determined. To gain insights into the failure mechanisms, we employ finite-element models with cohesive elements to simulate the interfacial debonding of a stack of 2-D nanosheets during the indentation process. The nanomechanical AFM methodology elucidated here will pave the way for the study of other 2-D hybrid nanosheets and layered van der Waals solids.
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title Nanomechanical behavior and interfacial deformation beyond the elastic limit in 2D metal–organic framework nanosheets
title_full Nanomechanical behavior and interfacial deformation beyond the elastic limit in 2D metal–organic framework nanosheets
title_fullStr Nanomechanical behavior and interfacial deformation beyond the elastic limit in 2D metal–organic framework nanosheets
title_full_unstemmed Nanomechanical behavior and interfacial deformation beyond the elastic limit in 2D metal–organic framework nanosheets
title_short Nanomechanical behavior and interfacial deformation beyond the elastic limit in 2D metal–organic framework nanosheets
title_sort nanomechanical behavior and interfacial deformation beyond the elastic limit in 2d metal organic framework nanosheets
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