Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Plate-nanolattices at the theoretical limit of stiffness and strength

  • Cameron Crook,
  • Jens Bauer,
  • Anna Guell Izard,
  • Cristine Santos de Oliveira,
  • Juliana Martins de Souza e Silva,
  • Jonathan B. Berger,
  • Lorenzo Valdevit

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15434-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Plate-lattices are predicted to reach the upper bounds of strength and stiffness compared to traditional beam-lattices, but they are difficult to manufacture. Here, the authors use two-photon polymerization 3D-printing and pyrolysis to make carbon plate-nanolattices which reach those theoretical bounds, making them up to 639% stronger than beam-nanolattices.