Abstract Two-dimensional materials (2DMs) are prone to brittle failure under load but a
recent experiment has demonstrated intrinsic toughening in hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) …

Anisotropic two-dimensional materials present a diverse range of physical characteristics,
making them well-suited for applications in photonics and optoelectronics. While mechanical …

Local kinetic processes during crack growth are non-equilibrium and discrete and thus
cannot be resolved in the framework of continuum thermodynamics. Atomistic modeling …

Crack branching in graphene under complex stresses is investigated by molecular dynamics
simulations and boundary-layer models. Using the maximum energy release rate (MERR) …

Extreme mechanical processes such as strong lattice distortion and bond breakage during
fracture often lead to catastrophic failure of materials and structures. Understanding the …

The wear-free sliding of layers or flakes of graphene-like 2D materials, important in many
experimental systems, may occur either smoothly or through stick-slip, depending on driving …

The strengths of glasses are intricately linked to their atomic-level heterogeneity. Atomistic
simulations are frequently used to investigate the statistical physics of this relationship …

Understanding the fracture mechanisms in composite materials across scales, from nano-to
micro-scales, is essential for an in-depth understanding of the reinforcement mechanisms …

Extreme mechanical processes such as strong lattice distortion and bond breakage during
fracture are ubiquitous in nature and engineering, which often lead to catastrophic failure of …

This study examines the roughness of mechanically cleaved edges in 2D crystals and
glasses using molecular dynamics simulations with chemically accurate machine-learning …