Fracture of monolayer germanene: A molecular dynamics study

MQ Le, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS B, 32, 1850241 (2018).

DOI: 10.1142/S0217979218502417

Molecular dynamics simulations with Tersoff potential were performed to study the fracture properties of monolayer germanene at 300 K. The two- dimensional (2D) Young's modulus, 2D tensile strength and axial strain at the tensile strength of pristine monolayer germanene are about 36.0 and 37.5 N/m; 5.1 and 4.6 N/m; 21.4 and 15.9%, in the zigzag and armchair directions, respectively. Griffith theory was applied to compute the critical stress intensity factor. Compared to monolayer graphene, the critical stress intensity factor of monolayer germanene is much smaller. Fracture pattern and effects of the initial crack length on the fracture properties are also studied. Results are useful for future design and applications of this 2D material.

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