Graphene folding on flat substrates

We present a combined experimental-theoretical study of graphene folding on flat substrates. The structure and deformation of the folded graphene sheet are experimentally characterized by atomic force microscopy. The local graphene folding behaviors are interpreted based on nonlinear continuum mecha...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2014-10, Vol.116 (16)
Main Authors: Chen, Xiaoming, Zhang, Liuyang, Zhao, Yadong, Wang, Xianqiao, Ke, Changhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied physics
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY
Computer simulation
Continuum mechanics
Deformation
EV RANGE
FLEXIBILITY
Folding
GRAPHENE
Graphical user interface
Interlayers
Mechanical properties
Molecular dynamics
MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHOD
NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
NANOSTRUCTURES
SIMULATION
Stiffness
SUBSTRATES
VAN DER WAALS FORCES
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Summary:We present a combined experimental-theoretical study of graphene folding on flat substrates. The structure and deformation of the folded graphene sheet are experimentally characterized by atomic force microscopy. The local graphene folding behaviors are interpreted based on nonlinear continuum mechanics modeling and molecular dynamics simulations. Our study on self-folding of a trilayer graphene sheet reports a bending stiffness of about 6.57 eV, which is about four times the reported values for monolayer graphene. Our results reveal that an intriguing free sliding phenomenon occurs at the interlayer van der Waals interfaces during the graphene folding process. This work demonstrates that it is a plausible venue to quantify the bending stiffness of graphene based on its self-folding conformation on flat substrates. The findings reported in this work are useful to a better understanding of the mechanical properties of graphene and in the pursuit of its applications.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.4898760