{"id":967,"date":"2025-03-18T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T05:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graphene.nus.edu.sg\/barbaros\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=967"},"modified":"2025-03-18T13:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T05:59:25","slug":"intrinsic-toughening-in-monolayer-amorphous-carbon-nanocomposites","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/graphene.nus.edu.sg\/barbaros\/publication\/intrinsic-toughening-in-monolayer-amorphous-carbon-nanocomposites\/","title":{"rendered":"Intrinsic toughening in monolayer amorphous carbon nanocomposites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Despite the superior properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials, their low fracture toughness has limited practical applications. Our study demonstrates intrinsic toughening in monolayer amorphous carbon (MAC) nanocomposites predominantly composed of amorphous phases with small crystalline domains, showing significant enhancements in energy absorption during crack propagation. These improvements are quantitatively investigated through\u00a0<\/span><em>in situ<\/em><span>\u00a0SEM tensile testing and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. This work not only unveils the toughening mechanisms but also introduces an intrinsic toughening strategy for 2D materials, enabling their use in fields requiring robust fracture resistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/graphene.nus.edu.sg\/barbaros\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/1-s2.0-S2590238525000438-fx1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-965 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graphene.nus.edu.sg\/barbaros\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/1-s2.0-S2590238525000438-fx1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graphene.nus.edu.sg\/barbaros\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/1-s2.0-S2590238525000438-fx1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/graphene.nus.edu.sg\/barbaros\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/1-s2.0-S2590238525000438-fx1.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This work is with several international collaborators. For more details, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S2590238525000438\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","publication_taxonomy":[5],"class_list":["post-967","publication","type-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","publication_taxonomy-research"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Intrinsic toughening in monolayer amorphous carbon nanocomposites - Barbaros Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graphene.nus.edu.sg\/barbaros\/publication\/intrinsic-toughening-in-monolayer-amorphous-carbon-nanocomposites\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Intrinsic toughening in monolayer amorphous carbon nanocomposites - Barbaros Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Despite the superior properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials, their low fracture toughness has limited practical applications. 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