Mechanical properties of Graphene Nanoribbons

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2009-05-09

arxiv.org/abs/0905.1440v3

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

30 pages. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter (accepted)

Scientific paper

Herein, we investigate the structural, electronic and mechanical properties of zigzag graphene nanoribbons upon the presence of stress applying Density Functional Theory within the GGA-PBE approximation. The uniaxial stress is applied along the periodic direction, allowing a unitary deformation in the range of +/- 0.02%. The mechanical properties show a linear-response within that range while the non-linear dependence is found for higher strain. The most relevant results indicate that Young's modulus is considerable higher than those determined for graphene and carbon nanotubes. The geometrical reconstruction of the C-C bonds at the edges hardness the nanostructure. Electronic structure features are not sensitive to strain in this linear elastic regime, being an additional promise for the using of carbon nanostructures in nano-electronic devices in the near future.

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