Nanoscale bending of multilayered boron nitride and graphene ribbons: Experiment and objective molecular dynamics calculations

Ilia Nikiforov, Dai Ming Tang, Xianlong Wei, Traian Dumitricǎ, Dmitri Golberg

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Abstract

By combining experiments performed on nanoribbons in situ within a high-resolution TEM with objective molecular dynamics simulations, we reveal common mechanisms in the bending response of few-layer-thick hexagonal boron nitride and graphene nanoribbons. Both materials are observed forming localized kinks in the fully reversible bending experiments. Microscopic simulations and theoretical analysis indicate platelike bending behavior prior to kinking, in spite of the possibility of interlayer sliding, and give the critical curvature for the kinking onset. This behavior is distinct from the rippling and kinking of multi- and single-wall nanotubes under bending. Our findings have implications for future study of nanoscale layered materials, including nanomechanical device design.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number025504
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume109
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 11 2012

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