High impact resistance in graphyne

Ultrahigh Ballistic Resistance of Twisted Bilayer Graphene

Graphene is a good candidate for protective material owing to its extremely high stiffness and high strength-to-weight ratio. However, the impact performance of twisted bilayer graphene is still obscure. Herein we have investigated the ballistic resistance capacity of twisted bilayer graphene compared to that of AA-stacked bilayer graphene using molecular dynamic simulations. The energy propagation processes are identical, while the ballistic resistance capacity of the twisted bilayer graphene is almost two times larger than the AA-bilayer graphene. The enhanced capacity of the twisted bilayer graphene is assumed to be caused by the mismatch between the two sheets of graphene, which results in earlier fracture of the first graphene layer and reduces the possibility of penetration.

First-principles investigation on the bonding mechanisms of two-dimensional carbon materials on the transition metals surfaces

Understanding the bonding mechanisms between carbon and metal atoms are crucial for experimental preparations of low-dimensional carbon materials and metal/low-dimensional carbon composites. In this work, various bonding modes are summarized through a systematical study on the adsorptions of graphene and graphyne on surfaces of typical transition metals. If a carbon atom is adjacent to a transition metal atom, the C-p_z electron may form a covalent bond with a s or a d electron of the transition metal atom. When a metal atom lies below two carbon atoms of graphene or graphyne, two new covalent bonds may be formed between the metal atom and the two carbon atoms by two C-p_z electrons with two d or two sd-hybridized orbital electrons of the transition metal atom. Specially, the two covalent bonds are almost identical by two sd-hybridized orbital electrons, but the two bonds should show significant differences by two d-orbital electrons. Three covalent bonds formed between three carbon atoms and one sd²-hybridized Ti atom are observed on the graphyne/Ti (0001) interface. In addition to the existing sp and sp² hybridizations, the carbon atom may show the sp³ hybridization after graphyne adsorbs on some metals. These research results are obtained through a comprehensive analysis of the adsorption configuration, the differential charge density, and the projected of states from the first-principles calculations in the present study.

Except for the existing sp and sp² hybridizations, the carbon shows the sp³ hybridization after graphyne adsorbs on Ti surface.