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2D materials

2D materials

‘Iron man of 2D materials’ defies century-old description of fracture mechanics

15 Jul 2021 Isabelle Dumé
cracks in h-BN
Branched cracks in a single crystal of 2D hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). (Courtesy: J Lou/Rice University)
Fracture tests carried out on hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) show that this 2D material has an intri

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