Chemically modified graphene films with tunable negative Poisson’s ratios

Yeye Wen; Enlai Gao; Zhenxing Hu; Tingge Xu; Hongbing Lu; Zhiping Xu; Chun Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10361-3

Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Chemically modified graphene films with tunable negative Poisson’s ratios

Yeye Wen,
Enlai Gao,
Zhenxing Hu,
Tingge Xu,
Hongbing Lu,
Zhiping Xu,
Chun Li

Affiliations

Yeye Wen: Department of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University
Enlai Gao: Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University
Zhenxing Hu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas
Tingge Xu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas
Hongbing Lu: Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas
Zhiping Xu: Applied Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, Tsinghua University
Chun Li: Department of Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10361-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Negative Poisson’s ratio, offering unusual properties, is displayed by several materials and predicted for graphene. This work demonstrates such behaviors in monolithic films with interconnected networks of close-packed graphene laminates, and tunability through the chemistry and microstructures.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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