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Sugar-Derived Isotropic Nanoscale Polycrystalline Graphite Capable of Considerable Plastic Deformation.

Boqian SunDaming ChenYuan ChengWeidong FeiDanyu JiangSufang TangGuangdong ZhaoJuntao SongChenlin HouWenzheng ZhangShiqi WuYu YangMingyi TanJie ZhangDaqing WeiChaowei GuoWei ZhangShun DongShanyi DuJiecai HanJian LuoXinghong Zhang
Published in: Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) (2022)
Obtaining large plastic deformation in polycrystalline van der Waals (vdW) materials is challenging. Achieving such deformation is especially difficult in graphite because it is highly anisotropic. The development of sugar-derived isotropic nanostructured polycrystalline graphite (SINPG) is discussed herein. The structure of this material preserves the high in-plane rigidity and out-of-plane flexibility of graphene layers and enables prominent plasticity by activating the rotation of nanoscale (5-10 nm) grains. Thus, micrometer-sized SINPG samples demonstrate enhanced compressive strengths of up to 3.0 GPa and plastic strains of 30-50%. These findings suggest a new pathway for enabling plastic deformation in otherwise brittle vdW materials. This new class of nanostructured carbon materials is suitable for use in a broad range of fields, from semiconductor to aerospace applications.
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