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Mechanical Properties

Vacancy defects toughen up 2D materials

By Belle Dumé October 18, 2016
Crack-tip

Atomically sharp cracks propagate throughout the material in a way that generates the least energy to break the material apart.

Read the full article on nanotechweb


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