Abstract: Dynamic fracture is an important area of materials analysis, assessing the atomiclevel mechanisms by which materials fail over time. Here, we focus on brittle materials failure and show that an atomistically derived ...

Abstract: The analysis and design of materials is often a slow process that may take weeks, months, or years, and many current material platforms rely on expensive raw material sources that fail to achieve sustainability goals. ...

Abstract: Lowdimensional nanomaterials are attractive for various applications, including damage repair, drug delivery, and bioimaging. The ability to control the morphology of nanomaterials is critical for manufacturing as well as ...

Abstract: Silicene is a twodimensional (2D) allotrope of silicon with a rippled or corrugated honeycomb structure in analogy to graphene. Its semiconducting properties make it attractive for developing future nanoelectronic devices. ...

Abstract: Among the many potential twodimensional carbon allotropes inspired by graphene, graphynes have received exceptional attention recently. Graphynes exhibit remarkable mechanical properties depending on their structure. The ...

Abstract: We investigate the effective elastic properties of disordered heterogeneous materials whose Young's modulus varies spatially as a lognormal random field. For one, two, and threedimensional (1D, 2D, and 3D) rectangular ...

Abstract: We investigate the elastic effective modulus Eeff of twodimensional checkerboard specimens in which square tiles are randomly assigned to one of two component phases. This is a model system for a wide class of multiphase ...

Abstract: A paradigm in nature is to architect composites with excellent material properties compared to its constituents, which themselves often have contrasting mechanical behavior. Most engineering materials sacrifice strength ...

Abstract: Optimized for millions of years, natural materials often outperform synthetic materials due to their hierarchical structures and multifunctional abilities. They usually feature a complex architecture that consists of simple ...