Representative volume element to estimate buckling behavior of graphene/polymer nanocomposite.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Parashar, Avinash Mertiny, Pierre
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The aim of the research article is to develop a representative volume element using finite elements to study the buckling stability of graphene/polymer nanocomposites. Research work exploring the full potential of graphene as filler for nanocomposites is limited in part due to the complex processes associated with the mixing of graphene in polymer. To overcome some of these issues, a multiscale modeling technique has been proposed in this numerical work. Graphene was herein modeled in the atomistic scale, whereas the polymer deformation was analyzed as a continuum. Separate representative volume element models were developed for investigating buckling in neat polymer and graphene/polymer nanocomposites. Significant improvements in buckling strength were observed under applied compressive loading when compared with the buckling stability of neat polymer.
ISSN	19317573
Journal	Nanoscale Research Letters
Volume Number	7
PubMed Central reference number	PMC3561215
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	22994951
e-ISSN	1556276X
DOI	10.1186/1556-276x-7-515
Language	English
Publisher	Springer
Publisher Date	2012-09-20
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright ©2012 Parashar and Mertiny; licensee Springer.
Subject Keyword	Multiscale model Nanocomposite Buckling Finite element method
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics Materials Science