Continuum Plate Theory and Atomistic Modeling to Find the Flexural Rigidity of a Graphene Sheet Interacting with a Substrate

Figure 6

Interpolated atomistic simulation results (a) and continuum model solutions (b) with optimized 𝛼 for a 6.4 nm by 6.8 nm graphene sheet with 𝑑=0.31 nm and 𝑇=0 nN/nm.

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