An analytic investigation for the edge effect on mechanical properties of graphene nanoribbons

GR Han and JS Sun and JW Jiang, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 123, 064301 (2018).

DOI: 10.1063/1.5012562

We derive analytical expressions for the Young's modulus and the Poisson's ratio of the graphene nanoribbon, in which free edges are warped by the compressive edge stress. Our analytical formulas explicitly illustrate the reduction of the Young's modulus by the warped free edges, leading to the obvious width dependence for the Young's modulus of the graphene nanoribbon. The Poisson's ratio is also reduced by the warped free edges, and negative Poisson's ratio can be achieved in the graphene nanoribbon with an ultra-narrow width. These results are comparable with previous theoretical works. Published by AIP Publishing.

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