Measurement of the intrinsic strength of crystalline and polycrystalline graphene

By H. Rasool, C. Ophus, W. Klug, A. Zettl, J. Gimzewski. Nature Communications, 2013

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Carbon nanotube- and graphene-reinforced multiphase polymeric composites: review on their properties and applications (2019, methodology): “[61] have measured the fracture strength of graphene membranes at 94 GPa with a fracture force of 6.”
A review on mechanics and mechanical properties of 2D materials—Graphene and beyond (2016, background): “The strength of a pristine 2D material is usually high [4,6], but it could vary substantially due to the presence of topological defects and out-of-plane deformation [13,14].”
Fracture of graphene: a review (2015, background): “5b) (Rasool et al. 2013), similar to predictions fromMDsimulations and theoreticalmodeling (Grantab et al.”
Mechanics of freely‐suspended ultrathin layered materials (2014, methodology): “phene (CVD) 1 Circular drum 160 35 RT, ambient Central indentation [79] 1 Circular drum 1000 ± 50 103-118 RT, ambient Central indentation [83] 1 Circular drum -- 90-94 RT, ambient Central indentation [85] MoS 2 5-10 Circular drum 330 ± 70 -- RT, ambient Central indentation 5-25 Circular drum 290 ± 8”