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	|  | Author | Singh, S.K.; Neek-Amal, M.; Costamagna, S.; Peeters, F.M. |    
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	|  | Title | Thermomechanical properties of a single hexagonal boron nitride sheet | Type | A1 Journal article | 
	|  | Year  | 2013 | Publication | Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics | Abbreviated Journal | Phys Rev B |  | 
	|  | Volume | 87 | Issue | 18 | Pages | 184106-184107 |  | 
	|  | Keywords | A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT) |  | 
	|  | Abstract | Using atomistic simulations we investigate the thermodynamical properties of a single atomic layer of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). The thermal induced ripples, heat capacity, and thermal lattice expansion of large scale h-BN sheets are determined and compared to those found for graphene (GE) for temperatures up to 1000 K. By analyzing the mean-square height fluctuations < h(2)> and the height-height correlation function H(q) we found that the h-BN sheet is a less stiff material as compared to graphene. The bending rigidity of h-BN (i) is about 16% smaller than the one of GE at room temperature (300 K), and (ii) increases with temperature as in GE. The difference in stiffness between h-BN and GE results in unequal responses to external uniaxial and shear stress and different buckling transitions. In contrast to a GE sheet, the buckling transition of a h-BN sheet depends strongly on the direction of the applied compression. The molar heat capacity, thermal-expansion coefficient, and Gruneisen parameter are estimated to be 25.2 J mol(-1) K-1, 7.2 x 10(-6) K-1, and 0.89, respectively. |  | 
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	|  | Language |  | Wos | 000318653800001 | Publication Date | 2013-05-08 |  | 
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	|  | ISSN | 1098-0121;1550-235X; | ISBN |  | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles |  | 
	|  | Impact Factor | 3.836 | Times cited | 80 | Open Access |  |  | 
	|  | Notes | ;  We thank K. H. Michel and D. A. Kirilenko for their useful comments on the manuscript. M. N.-A. was supported by EU-Marie Curie IIF Postdoctorate Fellowship No. 299855. S. Costamagna was supported by the Belgian Science Foundation (BELSPO). This work was supported by the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem program of the Flemish Government.  ; | Approved | Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664 |  | 
	|  | Call Number | UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109010 | Serial | 3638 |  | 
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