In this article, we investigate the predictions of the first principles on structural stability,
electronic and mechanical properties of 2D nanostructures: graphene, silicene, germanene …

Nanoscale mechanical property measurements of nanoporous nanosheets face many
challenges. Herein we show atomic force microscope (AFM)-based nanoindentation to …

Silicene has recently grabbed tremendous attention in the scientific community owing to its
superb electronic and thermal properties and the promise of high-efficiency thermoelectric …

The density functional theory is used here to study the influence of adsorption on the elastic
and plastic properties of silicene. The hydrogen and fluorine atoms are considered as the …

First principle calculations are used here to obtain the mechanical properties of the
monolayer zigzag phosphorene nanosheet. These properties are used to compute some …

In this paper, the structural and mechanical properties of silicene are investigated by the
density functional theory calculations. To calculate Young's, bulk, and shear moduli and …

Classical molecular dynamics simulations have been performed to investigate five
mechanical properties of defective penta-graphene under uniaxial tension, namely Young's …

As graphene has become one of the most important materials, there is renewed interest in
other similar structures. One example is silicene, the silicon analogue of graphene. It shares …

Using molecular dynamics simulations, the heat transfer characteristics of the double-
layered graphene/silicene nanosheets are investigated. Fourier's heat transfer equation is …

The adsorption of the hydrogen and fluorine atoms on the arsenene nanosheet is simulated
herein. The density functional theory is utilized for this purpose. The influence of the H and F …