Graphene Is Strong, but Is It Tough?
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 16:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed the first known statistical theory for the toughness of polycrystalline graphene, which is made with chemical vapor deposition, and found that it is indeed strong, but more importantly, its toughness--or resistance to fracture--is quite low.