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Reported values (0.2 MPa–7.0 GPa) of the interlayer shear strength (ISS) of graphite are very dispersed. The main challenge to obtain a reliable value of the ISS using conventional measuring methods was the unavailability of sufficiently large single crystalline graphite. Here we present a novel experimental method to measure the ISS, and obtain the value as ∼0.14 GPa. Our result can serve as an important basis for understanding mechanical behavior of graphite or graphene-based materials.
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The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10832005) and the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB936803).
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Liu, Z., Zhang, SM., Yang, JR. et al. Interlayer shear strength of single crystalline graphite. Acta Mech Sin 28, 978–982 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-012-0137-0
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