Anomalous isotope effect on mechanical properties of single atomic layer Boron Nitride
Abstract
The ideal mechanical properties and behaviors of materials without the influence of defects are of great fundamental and engineering significance but considered inaccessible. Here, we use single-atom-thin isotopically pure hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) to demonstrate that two-dimensional (2D) materials offer us close-to ideal experimental platforms to study intrinsic mechanical phenomena. The highly delicate isotope effect on the mechanical properties of monolayer hBN is directly measured by indentation: lighter 10B gives rise to higher elasticity and strength than heavier 11B. This anomalous isotope effect establishes that the intrinsic mechanical properties without the effect of defects could be measured, and the so-called ultrafine and normally neglected isotopic perturbation in nuclear charge distribution sometimes plays a more critical role than the isotopic mass effect in the mechanical and other physical properties of materials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 10.1038/s41467-023-41148-2
Entities
People
- Alexey Falin
- Dong Qian
- Eli Janzen
- Elton J. G. Santos
- Haifeng Lv
- Hwo-Shuenn Sheu
- James H Edgar
- Lu Hua Li
- Qiran Cai
- Rui Zhang
- Wei Gan
- Xiaojun Wu
Organizations
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Office of Naval Research
- University of Edinburgh