@article {6790,
	title = {Mechanical response of η-layered borophene: impact of strain, temperature, vacancies and intercalation},
	journal = {Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys},
	volume = {90},
	number = {3},
	year = {2020},
	abstract = {
	The mechanical behavior of few-layered borophene (η-LB), at different temperatures ranging from 10 to 800 K in conjunction with a variant strain-rate, is studied by employing molecular dynamics simulations based on the Stillinger-Weber potential. The uniaxial tensile deformations along the zigzag- and armchair-direction of the hexagonal lattice are considered for\&nbsp;η-LB, with\&nbsp;η\&nbsp;= 1, 2, 3, 4. We find an extremely anisotropic mechanical response. Parameters such as Young{\textquoteright}s modulus and fracture strength are higher along the armchair-traction than the zigzag one due to the corrugated structure along the zigzag-axis. The fracture resistances of\&nbsp;η-LB are strongly sensitive to temperature, while their dependence on the strain-rate is relatively low. The influence of nitrogen intercalation as well as vacancy defects on elastic behavior is also determined and discussed. The results are significantly affected by the defect{\textquoteright}s type, concentration, and location. Our findings provide useful insights for the design of LB for many applications requiring a practical large magnitude strain engineering.

},
	url = {https://www.epjap.org/articles/epjap/abs/2020/06/ap200119/ap200119.html},
	author = {Saaoud, Mohamed and Sadki, Kawtar and Drissi, Lalla Btissam and Fay{\c c}al Djeffal}
}
