The electronics industry drives a great deal of research towards inventing methods for creating smaller devices. In order for the current trend of the diminishing …
Here we investigated the fracture and wrinkling in graphene with topological defects using atomistic simulations and continuum models. We first studied the flaw insensitive fracture …
Length scale effects in plastic deformation, restrictions on plastic deformation, and realistic simulation of fracture behavior are critical for future engineering design and reliability. Plastic …
Nanotwinned metals have exhibited enhanced mechanical properties, including ultra-high strength, good ductility and remarkable fracture toughness. In this dissertation, we used large-scale atomistic simulations to …
The automobile industry drives a great deal of research towards understanding the mechanical behavior of high-strength steels. Two important behaviors exhibited by these materials are …
It is well known that diffusion induced stresses are responsible for capacity fading of electrodes in lithium-ion batteries. Here, we develop an atomistic-based continuum model …