Atomistic Investigation of the Titanium Carbide MXenes under Impact Loading
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Deformation Characteristics
3.2. Stress Distribution and Propogation
3.3. Impact Resistance Evaluation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Xia, K.; Zhan, H.; Zhang, X.; Li, Z. Atomistic Investigation of the Titanium Carbide MXenes under Impact Loading. Nanomaterials 2022, 12, 2456. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12142456
Xia K, Zhan H, Zhang X, Li Z. Atomistic Investigation of the Titanium Carbide MXenes under Impact Loading. Nanomaterials. 2022; 12(14):2456. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12142456
Chicago/Turabian StyleXia, Kang, Haifei Zhan, Xinjie Zhang, and Zhiyong Li. 2022. "Atomistic Investigation of the Titanium Carbide MXenes under Impact Loading" Nanomaterials 12, no. 14: 2456. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12142456