Date of Award
2021
Document Type
Open Access Master's Report
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MS)
Administrative Home Department
Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor 1
Susanta Ghosh
Committee Member 1
Dibakar Datta
Committee Member 2
Sriram Malladi
Abstract
In this research, we have worked on the brittle fracture of graphene nano-ribbon to explore the behavior of crack propagation at different crack angles. We have performed classical Molecular Dynamics simulations using LAMMPS at ten different crack angles between 0 degrees and 45 degrees, in an increment of 5 degrees to observe the parameters that dominate the crack path. The graphene nanoribbon is loaded in the zigzag direction by pulling it in the armchair direction with a pre-existing crack in the center. We have used OVITO for the visualization of the simulation. AIREBO potential is employed in this work because it is extensively used in the fracture of graphene with different loading conditions and temperatures. The crack path is determined for all ten nanoribbons and the nanoribbon with a crack at 25° turned out to be the weakest because of the sharp crack tip and crack shape. The results are validated with the published results and are in accordance with them.
Recommended Citation
Pathak, Vijay Kumar, "STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF INITIAL CRACK ANGLE ON THE CRACK PROPAGATION IN GRAPHENE NANO-RIBBON THROUGH MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS", Open Access Master's Report, Michigan Technological University, 2021.
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