Interfacial Stress Transfer in a Graphene Monolayer Nanocomposite

It is demonstrated from stress-induced Raman bands shiftsthat stress can be transferred from a polymer matrix to a graphene monolayer (see image) in a model nanocomposite. It is shown further that the behavior can be modeled using continuum mechanics and that the interface between the graphene and the polymer breaks down at a shear stress of the order of 2 MPa. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any…

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  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  Award: EP/G035954/1